"The walkout is similar to a 1979 gambit by a group of 12 state senators, dubbed the "Killer Bees," who hid out for several days to block changes to the state's presidential primaries."
Honestly, it might even be this that I'm remembering, because I am that old. Those were Dems too.
One of the main powers a Texas governor has (the state constitution deliberately made it a weak office; they had just gone through Reconstruction with a strong governor under federal rule) is the ability to call special sessions and to determine the agenda in those sessions, known as the call. We're going to have to have a special session for redistricting anyway, because of the late arrival of census data. The guv could add these bills to the call for that one, or he could call specials just for these bills.
TBH, if House Republicans hadn't waited until the very end to try and push this through, it would have passed. But this is how every session goes - practically nothing gets done the first 4 and a half months and then everything gets rushed through at the end.
This is all kind of an oversimplification, but it covers the basic outlines of the process.
I'd love to have one of the sponsors of this bill explain why it's anybody's business how any particular voter got to the polls with their accepted form of ID. Isn't freedom of association a thing anymore? When legislators attempt to codify their illegal or unconstitutional schemes there ought to be a price to pay, because absent any consequences I don't see the GOP letting up on their push to criminalize voting any time soon.
To be fair, Texas is a big state and it isn’t all bad, particularly in the mostly blue urban areas. Since I retired super early, I’ve had people ask me why I don’t move to a more liberal state. The reasons, in no particular order, are:1. When I first moved to Texas, Ann Richards was the Governor. If things can change for the worse, they can also change for the better. 2. If all the liberals move out of red states, we’ll never change the red states back to blue. (Look at the EC map for the 1960 election - it will blow your mind.)3. Having lived here for almost 30 years, most of my friends live here. Also my hairdresser, nail tech, doctor, and vets, who I’ve been with for between 13-25 years. 4. Texas is the only state that has H-E-B grocery stores. If you don’t understand what this means, you’ve never been to an H-E-B. And there are a lot of Wonkers who will agree with me on this point.
To be clear, I would love for you to be right and that this bill is dead in the water.
Unfortunately, I’ve lived in Texas for almost 30 years, and spent a lot of that time litigating in state and federal courts. So I’m just not convinced that your experience in NY politics translates here.
The lollipop guild?
"The walkout is similar to a 1979 gambit by a group of 12 state senators, dubbed the "Killer Bees," who hid out for several days to block changes to the state's presidential primaries."
Honestly, it might even be this that I'm remembering, because I am that old. Those were Dems too.
Zero sum game is still zero sum game
“Please, sir, may I dump this tea in the bay?”
One of the main powers a Texas governor has (the state constitution deliberately made it a weak office; they had just gone through Reconstruction with a strong governor under federal rule) is the ability to call special sessions and to determine the agenda in those sessions, known as the call. We're going to have to have a special session for redistricting anyway, because of the late arrival of census data. The guv could add these bills to the call for that one, or he could call specials just for these bills.
TBH, if House Republicans hadn't waited until the very end to try and push this through, it would have passed. But this is how every session goes - practically nothing gets done the first 4 and a half months and then everything gets rushed through at the end.
This is all kind of an oversimplification, but it covers the basic outlines of the process.
Fade??? NOOOOO!!!! How will Caitlyn protect us from telling us more lies now???
I'd love to have one of the sponsors of this bill explain why it's anybody's business how any particular voter got to the polls with their accepted form of ID. Isn't freedom of association a thing anymore? When legislators attempt to codify their illegal or unconstitutional schemes there ought to be a price to pay, because absent any consequences I don't see the GOP letting up on their push to criminalize voting any time soon.
That’s how I won all my guns, at the church lottery / bingo!
To be fair, Texas is a big state and it isn’t all bad, particularly in the mostly blue urban areas. Since I retired super early, I’ve had people ask me why I don’t move to a more liberal state. The reasons, in no particular order, are:1. When I first moved to Texas, Ann Richards was the Governor. If things can change for the worse, they can also change for the better. 2. If all the liberals move out of red states, we’ll never change the red states back to blue. (Look at the EC map for the 1960 election - it will blow your mind.)3. Having lived here for almost 30 years, most of my friends live here. Also my hairdresser, nail tech, doctor, and vets, who I’ve been with for between 13-25 years. 4. Texas is the only state that has H-E-B grocery stores. If you don’t understand what this means, you’ve never been to an H-E-B. And there are a lot of Wonkers who will agree with me on this point.
Freedom to associate with the thing we say you have the freedom to associate with is still a thing...
I thought that was a cat pot pie at first but just cat pots no pie😢
Oh, duh. Yeah, that tracks.
"Say, couldn't help but notice you weren't at the thing this weekend, care to explain why that is the one freedom thing you didn't observe?"
...secular prayers for the enlightenment of Joe Manchin:
I'm praying to any deity I can think of. Including the Great White Box that the cats regularly genuflect to.
To be clear, I would love for you to be right and that this bill is dead in the water.
Unfortunately, I’ve lived in Texas for almost 30 years, and spent a lot of that time litigating in state and federal courts. So I’m just not convinced that your experience in NY politics translates here.
Transmission received and understood. I don’t argue with experts.