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[Remmy2112]

This has been some truly entertaining stuff... and alarming and uplifting for me as a resident of Texas.

 

[MG310]

He's going to open up Microsoft Word, crank that font up to 150 and write 12:01.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

With the VRA thrown out...I expect Texas to redraw the district lines even worse for Dems. 2014 is the next statewide election though

 

[chubigans]

So they're breaking the rules in order to push this through?

lolololol

I kinda wonder if they're allowed to do that with thanks to the outside disruption of the gallery.

 

[Akainu]

Surely small government means precisely staying out of things like abortion, right?

Smaller government to fit in the doctors office.

 

[Devolution]

They are going to ram it through they just like they rammed unwanted ultrasounds into the uteruses of women who want to get abortions. Like they give an honest fuck about anything.

 

[rykomatsu]

that's not what matters. 180,000 people saw them do it amidst a crowd screaming against their favor for 15 goddamn minutes. and many more will see it happen tomorrow.

texas senate, you dun fucked up son.

Loud minority, inconsequential imho.

 

[Candeldandel]

Can we just get a fucking verdict without having to dig through the goddamn details? What the fuck. Did it pass or not? Did the people and that brave woman make a difference or did crotchety old fucks just do whatever the fuck they want again? Like always?

 

[pigeon]

In many ways the confusion over whether the bill passed will be notably worse for the GOP than either definitive option. "Bill passes" and "bill fails" are both nonstories compared to "nobody really sure whether bill is law or not."

 

[HK-47]

So they're breaking the rules in order to push this through?

lolololol

They have been breaking the rules for the past half hour.

 

[Black Mamba]

Becca Aaronson ‏@becca_aa 1m
Patrick says they voted #SB5 before midnight, it counts

Wow.

 

[IrishNinja]

Actually, the shits in the suits represent way more of the people, as they were elected. #TheMoreYouKnow

yeah, senators traditionally represent the will of the people to a fault, no doubt

duffy given the weight of the discussion is the really the best thread for you to troll right now?

 

[Escape Goat]

Smaller government to fit in the doctors office.

loool

 

[AMUSIX]

Doesn't count when the republicans gerrymandered the everloving shit out of the state.

If you think the senators represent the people, you are truly ignorant.

Indeed....there's no way anyone can look at this and think those lines were drawn with any sense of fairness...

 

[joe2187]

We need pictures of the scene on the streets.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=jVjgY427qW8#t=98s

 

[Enron]

Loud minority, inconsequential imho.

^ this.

 

[PhoenixDark]

Won't it be tossed by appeal if passed after midnight?

 

[BuggyDClown]

What the fuck. Just caught up on all of this.

When will our country hit a breaking point?

We're all so divided, surly something is going to push it over the edge. We need to clean house, tear down the entire system and rebuild. It's all gone to shit.

I'm so fucking embarrassed by the state of things.

 

[helloresolven]

http://www.wfaa.com/news/politics/A...-the-wire-at-Texas-Legislature-212857491.html

State Sen. Wendy Davis was found to have violated three parliamentary rules with less than two hours left in her bid to block passage of a new law that would limit abortions in Texas. But the session ended at midnight with no vote on Senate Bill 5.

 

[statham]

shame.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

@mikestatesman
Deuell and other GOP sens: SB5 passed 17-12. #txlege

Err...wtf

2014...hispanics need to turn the fuck out for Texas dems

 

[perfectchaos007]

"This Is all because of YOU!" who was that directed toward?

 

[sangreal]

But if taken to the supreme court, wouldn't there be enough to overturn their decision if passed? This is actually pretty disturbing to say the least.

No, they make, break and enforce their own rules. They have no obligation to follow them, they do it to preserve decorum. There might be an issue if the session lasted longer than 30 days though

You're going to see the same thing at a federal level soon when the fillibuster is killed with a simple majority vote.

 

[JABEE]

If they jam it through, how long will it take to get an injunction upheld? Wouldn't this interrupt services being provided to women?

 

[kendrid]

With the VRA thrown out...I expect Texas to redraw the district lines even worse for Dems. 2014 is the next statewide election though

Here in IL the Democrats do the same damn thing. Gerrymandering is used by both sides.

 

[Talon]

Loud minority, inconsequential imho.

Actually, polling numbers indicate that Texans aren't a fan of it either, although it's more an indication of not liking the special session opened up to jam a few things through by greasy Rick.

 

[jediyoshi]

I like this guy's style

 

[iammeiam]

Wait, whatever happened to the big font thing? Was that something they had to vote on? Is that what that vote was? Hw do the senators even know what they were voting on at that point?

 

[VeryGooster]

RT @JustinJKruger: WOW! RT @CommieChan: This is outside the Texas senate right now #standwithwendy pic.twitter.com/6PuHO8VPt7

 

[kai3345]

 

[kirblar]

No, they make and break their own rules. They have no obligation to follow them, they do it to preserve decorum. There might be an issue if the session lasted longer than 30 days though

You're going to see the same thing at a federal level soon when the fillibuster is killed with a simple majority vote.

To be fair - the fillibuster needs to die in the U.S. Senate, unfortunately.

 

[Devolution]

If they jam it through, how long will it take to get an injunction upheld? Wouldn't this interrupt services being provided to women?

That's the whole point of the bill.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Here in IL the Democrats to the same damn thing. Gerrymandering is used by both sides.

Agreed.

 

[Zocano]

Pictures from twitter: https://twitter.com/CommieChan/status/349748705248829440/photo/1


Edit: Welp. Guess I should type less next time.

 

[HK-47]

Indeed....there's no way anyone can look at this and think those lines were drawn with any sense of fairness...

The fuck is this? A jigsaw puzzle of political overreach?

 

[Black Mamba]

In many ways the confusion over whether the bill passed will be notably worse for the GOP than either definitive option. "Bill passes" and "bill fails" are both nonstories compared to "nobody really sure whether bill is law or not."

Bill fails is still the best outcome for women, though.

Man, this whole last hour was fucking disgusting.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

This may actually end up being a defining moment for American democracy this century the way things are going. You just KNOW there will be legal challenges to this if somehow the Republicans will pass it and claim it bears weight of law. I can see it going to the Supreme Court.

 

[Divvy]

*Turns on youtube stream to look at politicians pushing women's health bills*

*Sees a bunch of white haired old men talking in a circle*

Glad I'm not a woman in Texas

 

[Aaron Strife]

just fyi

 

[ActStriker]

The Associated Press ‏@AP 24s
BREAKING: Republicans pass new restrictions expected to close almost every abortion clinic in Texas.

.

 

[sangreal]

To be fair - the fillibuster needs to die.

Yes, I have no problem with that. I'm just saying it is the same concept. The majority is responsible for enforcing the rules, so they can ignore them as they see fit. The courts see it as an internal matter

At the federal level, this is explicit in the constitution:

Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly Behavior, and, with the Concurrence of two thirds, expel a member.

 

[Escape Goat]

Indeed....there's no way anyone can look at this and think those lines were drawn with any sense of fairness...

for comparison to population density

 

[JABEE]

That's the whole point of the bill.

What I mean is in the time between now and the trial to throw out the vote?

 

[Aaron]

And they're doing a fine job of representing right now.

Wait, no they ain't.

How does that figure? All of Texas didn't turn up to chant. I bet if a toll was taken of the voters in Texas, the majority would be in favor. That's the people they represent. The ones who would vote assholes like them into the job.

 

[Talon]

Democrats Senators telling local media there was no vote before midnight.

Republican Senators telling local media that it passed.

Same old, same old.

 

[B-Dubs]

.

I just saw that, such fucking bullshit man.

 

[Enron]

Indeed....there's no way anyone can look at this and think those lines were drawn with any sense of fairness...

I brought this up in a gerrymandering thread before - but you are insane if you think this is something unique to republicans. Illinois redrew their districts in the recent past, and there's some truly loldistricts in that state.

For example:

 

[Devolution]

What I mean is in the time between now and the trial to throw out the vote?

Sorry I just wanted to throw that snark out there because the whole thing is just gross.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Also, if SB5 didn't pass, Perry will be just be calling another special session

 

[PhoenixDark]

Err...wtf

2014...hispanics need to turn the fuck out for Texas dems

The problem is that the districts are specifically drawn to negate minority influence. If you put all the Hispanics in big districts than it doesn't matter if they vote in force or not, they'll be electing safe democrats while republicans carve small white districts everywhere.