Stand up to Alcoa and you stand up for the older people with emphysema. Stand up to Alcoa as you stand up for Travis County residents who want and demand - clean air. The right to breathe clean air is a basic human right. It is fundamental to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness the cherished ideals that we celebrated just yesterday. But like any other basic right it needs to be defended.
Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.
Be vigilant today. Don t hide behind excuses that this is not your jurisdiction. Don t hide behind generalities that mean nothing. Take this bull by the horns and pass Judge Biscoe s resolution.