The Adler Letter (with apologies to Col. William B. Travis)

The Mayoralty of Austin

Travis, Jun. 7. 2017

To the People of the United States of America & All Good People in the World –

Fellow Citizens & compatriots —

I am besieged, by a thousand or more of the bills and laws of the State under Governor Abbott – Austin has sustained a continual Bombardment & cannonade for five months. The State has demanded a surrender, otherwise, the garrison are to be put to the sword, if the City is taken – I have answered the demand with a taco joke & our flag still waves proudly from the walls – I shall never surrender or retreat. Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism & everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid, with all dispatch — because now people think it’s a good idea to protest SB4 by asking SXSW to leave Austin, which is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard. Continue reading →