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Are we stil whistlin' dixie in 2020? Texas, the lone star star state has filed a lawsuit against four battleground states over mail in ballots. "Don't Mess With Texas," is a slogan that harkens to independence, history, and a marketing campaign against littering from the 1980's. But now Texas is joined by many other states to make a constitutional challenge that may lead to the Supreme Court. This episode explores historical parallels that may or may not be relevant. But this is certainly a historical epoch - a crisis that is brewing - PANDEMIC STRIKES! Featuring historical music "Dixie" and "The Bonnie Blue Flag" and a reading of the Texas Version of the tune known as "The Lone Star Flag." The episode concludes with a poignant quote by Winston Churchill. **Songs included: A 1916 phonograph version of “Dixie’s Land” performed by n old 1916 recording of Dixie/Dixie's Land/I Wish I Was in Dixie by Billy Murray and Ada Jones, composed in 1859 by Daniel Decatur Emmett and “Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag” performed by The Lansdowne Orchestra conducted by Alfred Ralston with The George Mitchell Chorale (1960) by Irish immigrant Harry McCarthy.