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[Sobriquet]

 

[Unknown Soldier]

They're happy on the ustream.

edit: They just announced it! BILL DEFEATED

 

[Alexlf]

DEAD

EDIT: They gotta make a movie out of this, it would work so well.

 

[malfcn]

D-E-A-D.

 

[BanGy.nz]

Dead. Fantastic

 

[King Allant]

It dead.

EDIT

youtube steam is up

 

[Angelus Errare]

Boom!

 

[jaxword]

Boom!

Headshot!

Glad it didn't go to the courts after all!

 

[I am Michael Bolton]

Yes!!

 

[Brinbe]

wonderful =)

 

[Brawndo Addict]

It's official. Damn, what a day, what a crazy series of events, what an ending. Thank god for the people who erupted and went on nonstop at the very end.

 

[Fracas]

Fuckin amazing

 

[mackaveli]

It's official. Damn, what an ending. Thank god for the people who erupted and went on nonstop at the very end.

That was insane to watch.

 

[Velcro Fly]

Now to prosecute the mofo that changed the time on it passing

 

[Angelus Errare]

Somewhere there's a republican crying his/her heart out.

Good.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I guess sometimes there are happy endings.

Spoiler

But in the end, the future refused to change?

 

[Officerrob]

What an amazing clusterfuck, I couldn't be happier

 

[jiggle]

yay

 

[bonercop]

FINALLY, I CAN POST THIS

 

[B-Dubs]

Talk about a happy ending. Now for the movie version! Someone call Tina Fey.

 

[Devolution]

It's official. Damn, what a day, what a crazy series of events, what an ending. Thank god for the people who erupted and went on nonstop at the very end.

We need more of that energy everywhere.

 

[kingkitty]

aww yiss

 

[Agnostic]

Wow

 

[Alexlf]

FINALLY, I CAN POST THIS

It's so... perfect

 

[Goodlife]

Fucking hell.

America, you are crazy.
And scary.

 

[Black Mamba]

=/.

Know Your Role And Shut Your Mouth

 

[King Allant]

it official 12:03

 

[Photosynthesis]

Miracles exist! Now I can finally go to sleep...

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Guys, this is not the end. Perry can call another special session tomorrow if he wants. Let's see.

 

[bonercop]

It's so... perfect

the miracle....happen

 

[Shard]

The day is ours.

 

[TheUntamedLegend]

I thought to filibuster they didn't have to talk about the subject at all, just talk. If not my 7th grade civics teacher lied to me.

In the U.S. Senate, you do not need to talk about anything, you just need to threaten to filibuster.

 

[Devolution]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RWAOI6x8qus

Still the best part of the whole thing.

No response.

Told so bad.

 

[Ravidrath]

Apparently the key to getting people engaged in politics is livestream.

...I'm OK with this!

 

[Rayis]

THE BILL IS DEAD, THE FUCKING BILL IS DEAD!!!!!! DEMOCRACY WINS TONIGHT!!!!!!!!

 

[Zebra]

What a night.

 

[cr_blah_blah]

The Democrat senators really stepped up today. Davis was incredible and Watson coming in and saving it was too. The crowd carrying on to finish it off was amazing.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I still can't get over how I'm watching this in real time on that guy's Ustream feed.

Hey there Mr. Dido, you think you're a Hollywood director now? What's with that pan up and spin around to show the crowd on the second floor?

 

[Pastry]

Very proud of all the Texans in the gallery that wouldn't stop cheering.

 

[PhantomR]

I didn't know they changed the spelling of Seattle.

 

[subrock]

If it gets ruled that the vote was late, do they need an entirely new bill?

Can't arrest a husband and wife for the same crime!

 

[sangreal]

Guys, this is not the end. Perry can call another special session tomorrow if he wants. Let's see.

Yes, but that will open up more options (for both sides). They may not want to go through the fight again either.

I don't think the other bills passed either, so he may have to call a session

 

[Chichikov]

THE BILL IS DEAD, THE FUCKING BILL IS DEAD!!!!!! DEMOCRACY WINS TONIGHT!!!!!!!!

Women's rights won tonight, but any way you cut it this was not a good day for democracy.

 

[BLACKLAC]

 

[Rayis]

https://twitter.com/jonathan_coby/status/349778275838619649/photo/1 the Wiki vandalism is glorious.

 

[bonercop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RWAOI6x8qus

Still the best part of the whole thing.

No response.

Told so bad.

That lady deserves a lot of credit. Wendy did the hardest part, but if the crowd hadn't erupted there and then, they likely would have signed the bill.

 

[Tehalemi]

You've done good Wendy...you've done good.

:')

 

[Wallach]

Get dunked on.

The real question is whether people are going to be held accountable for the fucking shameful display that got put on here, and unfortunately I'm pretty sure the answer is no.

 

[Alexlf]

Women's rights won tonight, but any way you cut it this was not a good day for democracy.

Naw, I'd argue that it was a massive win for democracy. First off, a majority of the state was opposed to the bill (see earlier in the thread). Second, the republicans started to break the rules, and the people themselves shut them down.

 

[Negator]

Amazing.

The energy in that ustream is beyond overwhelming. I'm so glad that the people took a stand against shady courtroom shenanigans, and I hope that somehow these clowns will face repercussions for making a total mockery of the system.

Maybe Texas isn't so bad after all.