Updated Update: After everything seemed to be over, a pleasant surprise: The filibuster worked, and Senate Bill 5 was not passed. See new post here. Tonight, Dear Wonkers, this filibusterin' Texas Senate lady, state Sen. Wendy Davis, will prove whether ladies' bladders are as wee as their brains. Sen. Davis is our newest nominee for Legislative Badass of the Year, and we are rooting for her and her silly
fYI Whitmere says the time stamp conclusively shows that the vote started at 12:02 and is therefore not valid. While the special session is over sine die was never voted, they are still in regular session. Senate Dems plan on starting the day with a point of order. The vote probably won't stand if the time stamp really does show that..
fYI Whitmere says the time stamp conclusively shows that the vote started at 12:02 and is therefore not valid. While the special session is over sine die was never voted, they are still in regular session. Senate Dems plan on starting the day with a point of order. The vote probably won't stand if the time stamp really does show that..
this is interesting <a href="https:\/\/twitter.com\/becca_aa\/status\/349772548269027328\/photo\/1" target="_blank">" rel="nofollow noopener" title="https://twitter.com/becca_aa/status/3497725482690...">https://twitter.com/becca_a...
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lol <a href="https://twitter.com/TXSenat..." target="_blank">" rel="nofollow noopener" title="https://twitter.com/TXSenateClock">https://twitter.com/TXSenat...
looks like the only ones committing vote fraud are the Texas GOP
Texas State Dems &rlm;@txstatedemocrat 44m
Republican Senators claim to know &quot;when life begins&quot;...but not &quot;when midnight occurs&quot; #StandWithWendy #SB5 #txlege
the word is that Dewhurst just confirmed a 12:03 vote time, if so the bill is dead
#txlege
...you know? ...right? Try sitting through a 20 min wedding speech which was constantly punctuated with the latter.
She could sit at a strategic moment, maybe throw a wrench into the works that can&#039;t be cleared in time.
Dewhurst calls for adjournment- no idea if a vote was completed or counts if it was
Women&#039;s votes have a way of shutting these fuckers down. Nov. 2014 can&#039;t come soon enough.
Reminds me of the Wisconsin travesty - Rethugs just said &quot;fuck the rules&quot;.
well done certain parts of TX. i&#039;m not exactly sure what happened but man you fought the good fight.
it means republicans will now lie about the time of day, along with everything else
ChrisTomlinson &rlm;@cltomlinson 1m
The official Senate computer says there was a vote, 17-12 to pass #sb5 #txlege Dems say it was after midnight
just like i said- they lied about the time
They already tried go gerrymander her district out of existence... no telling what level of fuckitude they&#039;ll sink to next time around.
no kidding