arethinn: Zorak raises his fist in anger (angry (zorak fist))
enotsola: Gov Perry is calling a special session to actually vote on the bill
silveth: oh what the actual fuck
enotsola: ahhh... so,the special session was made basically for the repubs of texas to push things through.. they made it so that instead of 2/3 vote on half this stuff, all they needed was a majority
silveth: what a bunch of assholes
enotsola: so magically things they couldn't push through beforehand would be successful.
silveth: i wonder if you can recall a governor in texas, because that is a low trick there
enotsola: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57591221/texas-gov-rick-perry-calls-2nd-special-session-to-pass-abortion-bill/ - bloody hell.. at least news is covering it now though
enotsola: Eventually, he returned to the then-empty Senate chamber and declared that while the bill had passed, he didn't have time to sign it, so it wasn't approved. In return for declaring the measure dead, Democrats promised not to question the date of the vote any further.
enotsola: And ya, apparently Perry is just going to call special sessions until he wins.

(Unfortunately, I feel like there's a good chance his is the majority view in Texas and that that majority would approve of what he is doing.)

Date: Jun. 27th, 2013 12:57 am (UTC)From: [personal profile] fenm
fenm: Fish Eye from "Sailor Moon SuperS" (Default)
(Unfortunately, I feel like there's a good chance his is the majority view in Texas and that that majority would approve of what he is doing.)

Actually, no. It's just that Texas has been gerrymandered to shit to favor Republicans.
Edited Date: Jun. 27th, 2013 12:58 am (UTC)

Date: Jun. 27th, 2013 01:15 am (UTC)From: [personal profile] unseelie
unseelie: WeeMe 2014 on skates with shave (Default)
I am so filled with the seething hate...

Date: Jun. 27th, 2013 01:27 am (UTC)From: [personal profile] fenm
fenm: Fish Eye from "Sailor Moon SuperS" (Default)
Heh, I know... (-:

Date: Jun. 29th, 2013 01:34 am (UTC)From: [personal profile] kllara
kllara: (Default)
Well, looks like it's time to move!

Date: Jun. 28th, 2013 01:43 am (UTC)From: [identity profile] brewingtrouble.livejournal.com
I have it on good authority that this measure is only supported by 20% of Texans, if only because there are a lot of more important things they should be doing other than hammering the abortion issue time and again.

Profile

arethinn: glowing green spiral (Default)
Arethinn

July 2025

S M T W T F S
  12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20 2122232425 26
2728293031  

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags

Style Credit

Page generated Jan. 21st, 2026 07:56 am
Powered by Dreamwidth Studios