Abbott gets sued re: "Contract Tracing" Boondoggle

"Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are on the way with him, lest your adversary deliver you to the judge, the judge hand you over to the officer, and you be thrown into prison."
Matthew 5:25

Daaaang:

Federal lawsuit filed today in the Southern District of Texas takes aim at @GovAbbott & state agencies for Texas’ $295M contact tracing deal. Suit includes some 1,500 plaintiffs, incl. @Bill_Zedler & 3 former state reps, & alleges various violations of U.S. Constitution. #txlege pic.twitter.com/j3bHPtbxVu

— Jasper Scherer (@jaspscherer) June 15, 2020

Here's the thing: Lawsuits are not free. They cost money to file and fight. While that last statement is obvious, it also speaks volumes to the degree of abuse in this case.

Think about how frequently those with the means to take on these sorts of fights roll over and die.

That a fight is actually occurring means: a) those waging it think the abuse is severe enough to warrant it **AND** b) they think they can win.

We know that we've been saying for awhile that we think Abbott's going to drop this contract.  That being said, we admit that it hasn't happened yet.  But we still think dropping the contract is Abbott's path of least resistance.  And that's before you get to this.

Bottom Line:  Honestly, it's astounding that they've yet to jettison this contract.  It's an albatross.  But they've got to eventually.  Right?!?