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Home Front: Politix
Texas Senate Passes Voting Bill, as Runaway Democratic Rivals Push Federal Bill
2021-07-14
[WSJ] The Texas Senate advanced a bill imposing stricter voting rules Tuesday, a day after their Democratic counterparts in the state House fled the state to prevent the bill’s final passage.

Dozens of House Democrats have vowed to stay in Washington, D.C. until the special legislative session ends Aug. 7 in order to kill the bill, which must pass both chambers. The House cannot approve legislation without a two-thirds quorum of its 150 members. The remaining House members voted 76-4 Tuesday morning to send law enforcement to find absent Democrats and return them "under warrant of arrest, if necessary."

Some Democratic senators were also absent Tuesday, but the body had enough members to conduct business and voted 18-4, along party lines, to pass the bill in its chamber.

Both chambers of the Republican-controlled Texas legislature, in a special legislative session that began last week, filed similar versions of the bill, which would broadly tighten voting rules across the state. Gov. Greg Abbott
... governor of Texas. Abbott is a Republican. His 2014 Dem opponent, state senatrix Wendy Davis, thought the absolute, most pressing, most important issue facing the state was abortion. Abbott beat the pantyhose off her. His 2018 opponent, Lupe Valdez didn't dwell too heavily on abortion, but she lost too...
 called the special session after Democratic House members walked out before a voting deadline at the end of the regular legislative session in May, denying the body a quorum needed to vote on the proposed legislation.



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Posted by:Fred

#12  Some Democrats "sing," a few hum,
And several just stand, looking dumb,
But I can't look away!
Oy vey, ey, ey, ey, ey, ey...
I'm verklempt and, indeed, overcome.
Posted by: Gomez Squank9708   2021-07-14 19:44  

#11  If they want to play games - declare the seats vacant and schedule new elections within a month.

Thinking alike here, from the other thread, I concluded when they left the state during session, they resigned.

Only I'd want the special election this Friday as GOP hit the blocks today getting required signatures. Hit quick while they are disorganized and full of themselves.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-07-14 12:40  

#10  #8 So true, and an early Snark O' The Day candidate
Posted by: Frank G   2021-07-14 11:56  

#9  Change the law so that abandoning the legislature during a session is counted as an abstention.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2021-07-14 11:46  

#8  That rendition of "We Shall Overcome" was a little pitchy, Dog.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2021-07-14 11:44  

#7  Houston crime is sky rocketing. The natives are not gonna be happy about this stunt.
Posted by: Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589   2021-07-14 10:46  

#6  If they want to play games - declare the seats vacant and schedule new elections within a month.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2021-07-14 06:48  

#5  Hot Air - Texas House authorizes sergeant at arms to bring fugitive Dem legislators back -- by arresting them if necessary
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-07-14 04:49  

#4  And change the laws, abandoning the legislature during a session should be punished as a resignation from their office, a fine of not less than $10 million or 50% of ALL their assets, a felony conviction that removes voting, gun rights and the ability to hold office with jail time of 5-10 years.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2021-07-14 04:41  

#3  Change the quorum rules - one half, plus one. Repubs should be allowed to drag these asswipes back to the House floor by their hair and pull the fuckin' roots out.
Posted by: Raj   2021-07-14 01:10  

#2  The bill passed anyway with the help of four dems who didn't leave Texas.
Posted by: badanov   2021-07-14 00:59  

#1  Kamala meets the Texas Democrat 'fugitives': Harris gushes over the 'sacrifice' of runaways facing arrest when they return to Austin for GOP vote sabotage as they live it up at $200-a-night DC hotel
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-07-14 00:15  

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