Hey man, this isn't soccer. There is no stoppage time. 1 hour and 16 minutes to go, every second counts.
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TX State Senator leads 11 hour filibuster that successfully beats anti-abortion bill
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Hey man, this isn't soccer. There is no stoppage time. 1 hour and 16 minutes to go, every second counts.
Only if they can get the debate on the appeal I believe. Then Watson should be able to talk until he yields
Escape Goat
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Watson looks like he is a master debater.
ClassyPenguin
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Right to abort is a basic human right in my opinion. It already happens at the biological level.
Seriously, an hour will be like nothing to him.
Unknown Soldier
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Why does that Youtube stream have no sound?
Because no one is speaking into a mic at the moment
They're killing the sound whenever they're arguing at the bench.
Thanks to watching 4 hours of this debate, I know what this means!
Half and half
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Must get off the internet and sleep...
boiled goose
good with gravy
I would rephrase as right to not be forced to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term is a human right.
Devolution
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This legislation would close all abortion clinics?
The amount of women's health clinics in the US has dwindled from 1980. It's really depressing.
The amount of women's health clinics in the US has dwindled from 1980. It's really depressing.
The mic is recognized by the floor, The mic has the floor and refuses to get off.
Unknown Soldier
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Damn, I just got home from work. Did I miss everything?
speculawyer
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The right to privacy.
phosphor112
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They are going over the rule book and MAYBE transcripts right now?
Also, is she allowed to sit down during this time?
spandexmonkey
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I love the restraint going on from both sides. Can feel the curses and bitterness hiding behind their calm arguing.
In a round about way, yes.
Except for a handful in east texas
My understanding is that only 4 clinics in the state currently meet the requirements of this bill, and it would be something like one in DFW, one in Houston, one in SA, and one in Austin. Anyone in rural South or West Texas is out of luck.
ClassyPenguin
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Pro-Lifers stifle all goddam access. It's sick.
So I imagine the chair will rule against this point of order and then Watson will appeal again?
There is no audio to stream right now
There is no audio to stream right now
Escape Goat
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Republican politics is always best when they think nobody is watching and everyone really is.
all but five located in east Texas.
I expect so. A law that isn't duly passed isn't a law.
Brawndo Addict
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Is this appeal on the last point of order violation the only opportunity for more delay? Were it to be voted on and sustained, am I correct in assuming that there would be little to stop the bill from being brought to a vote?
Candeldandel
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I would very much like to hear this, but as it is, there doesn't seem to be anything going on :\ I can't hear anything, at least. My support still stands!
Devolution
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So doing what other states have done and not banning it outright but making the clinics themselves less available. Just wow. And those clinics provide all kinds of health care and low cost contraception. They going to close them outright or just shut down abortion procedures? If it's the former these people are even more fucking disgusting.
Was epic.
A piece of legislation could be harmful and disruptive, yet still be constitutional. The court's job is to only determine its constitutionality to the state or federal level.
Unknown Soldier
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Sure would be nice if they turned sound back on. Right now it's not very exciting...
Black Mamba
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#DEAD
Not likely, the legislature makes and enforces their own rules
Squirrel Killer
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The chair ruled Sen Davis' speech was not germane and issued a third warning to her, and closed her speech.
Sen Watson then moved to appeal the chair's ruling, a motion which takes precedence over lots of other actions and is debatable (meaning Watson would get a chance to finish filibustering for Sen Davis.) The President stepped down and put a new guy in the chair (appropriate since there would be a conflict of interest in the chair overseeing debate on his own ruling.) Then there were a whole host of points of order, which take precedence over the move to appeal. And then Sen Numbnuts tried to slip in the motion to table the motion to appeal.
The thing is, Sen Watson never yielded the floor. With his motion, he opened debate, but had to yield to the points of order. The chair never should have recognized the motion to table. It shouldn't matter, you can't take action on the main motion when there's another motion that's been tabled, but I don't really trust that parliamentarian.
phosphor112
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Is she allowed to rest during this time?
Amazing :lol
They can always do another round of protocol questions, just asking to have things clarified or re-explained to kill a little more time. Realistically, how long does the vote take I wonder? If they shut everyone down and go for the vote, they're going to have to clear the galleries to be able to hear anyone.
ClassyPenguin
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Yes. It's what ~4% of Planned Parenthood's total services, they act as if it all they do and that all of the employees and volunteers are Nazi-esque.
Right, it's one of these model legislation things where it's carefully crafted to sound mostly reasonable to a cursory reading but de facto is about shutting down abortion clinics.
I can't say for sure, but this is my hunch as well. I've never heard of a law being appealed on the basis that parliamentary procedures weren't followed in its passing. Procedures are usually treated as an internal matter for the legislative chamber.
It doesn't matter she's done now. If this is going to continue Watson will be the one to do it, that beautiful beautiful man.
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