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Last edited Tue Jul 2, 2013, 10:28 AM - Edit history (1)
The evidence of the crime is irrefutable and two criminal counts apply because two vote records were altered.That this rises to a Texas Jail Felony seems certain given the statutes (see below).
Reading posts and news following Sen. Wendy Davis' successful filibuster reveals a conspiracy led by Texas Lt. Gov. Dewhurst.
The obvious implication is the end of his political career. At the least, his resignation should be sought immediately.
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Van De Putte Says Republicans Changed Time Stamp On SB 5 Voting Record
"My understanding is if you forge a government document or if you alter a government document, I think that might be a felony. That is a very serious, very serious thing," she said. .....
Van de Putte: Why I stood with Wendy: Texas women must be heard
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Excellent screen captures of the crimes in progress:
Texas Legislature Changes Timestamps on SB5 Votes
.... the LRL statement confirms that the change was deliberate. ...
... Heres my screen capture at 10.59 pm Pacific. I was clued to the fact that the legislatures website was displaying what my eyes and ears heard as I watched the livestream: two votes were taken after midnight.
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Minute by minute: How the abortion vote happened
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Davis says voting documents altered after filibuster
The discovery was important, she said, because had the vote been stamped on 6/25, rather than 6/26, the bill would have passed.
We know it was purposeful, she said. I think there will be further investigation.
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Statutory Reference:
(2) "Governmental record" means:
(B) anything required by law to be kept by others for information of government; .....
Sec. 37.10. TAMPERING WITH GOVERNMENTAL RECORD. (a) A person commits an offense if he:
(1) knowingly makes a false entry in, or false alteration of, a governmental record;
(2) makes, presents, or uses any record, document, or thing with knowledge of its falsity and with intent that it be taken as a genuine governmental record;
(3) intentionally destroys, conceals, removes, or otherwise impairs the verity, legibility, or availability of a governmental record;
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(c)(1) Except as provided by Subdivisions (2), (3), and (4) and by Subsection (d), an offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor unless the actor's intent is to defraud or harm another, in which event the offense is a state jail felony.
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Tweets from #dewhurstfraud, #timestampgate and #txfraud
Mike Gintz ?
I made a petition on http://whitehouse.gov about investigating #timestampgate #standwithwendy #sb5
Kassandra ?
Just watched Wendy Davis interview on CNN- the #txlege staff were instructed to change the dates on the votes. #timestampgate
Michael Peterson
I'm pretty sure # of voter fraud cases in sen. chamber just passed all of Texas in the last election #txlege #txfraud
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PETITIONS:
White House
MoveOn = to Texas Attorney General - Open an Investigation
The unlawful conduct of altering an official state record must not be permitted in any measure and especially not by a Texas lawmaker. It is this petitioner's opinion that: available evidence appears to suggest that allegations of impropriety are sustainable.
It is this petitions request that: an official investigation be conducted to determine whether laws were violated during the late evening State Senate session regarding ("SB 5" , on 25-June-2013, and in the early morning hours of 26-June-2013, immediately following the session expiration.
The fact that the outcome of the vote on ("SB 5" has been deemed untimely, does not negate or preclude the opening of an investigation or its eventual findings. It must be our intention to hold all Texans to the same level of lawful conduct as those who create and enforce our laws.
Very Respectfully,
--Progressive Centralists and the associated petition signors
malaise
(269,144 posts)somebody should be going to prison for this
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)This is growing some legs:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/06/26/1219258/-Illegal-records-tampering-by-GOP-in-abortion-vote
malaise
(269,144 posts)Dems really need to expose these criminals and violators of basic ethics
elehhhhna
(32,076 posts)which has the whole world enthralled, and the MS isn't mentioning.
malaise
(269,144 posts)it was all about the NSA leaks and Snowden. I am against the spying but the 1% must be ROFL.
WCGreen
(45,558 posts)But a criminal investigator.
johnnyreb
(915 posts)Give them a chance to show some accountability and personal responsibility.
I hope this is an allowable conspiracy discussion.
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)I see no reason it can't be discussed on DU. That seems to be the case in TX.
When there is no evidence of a conspiracy but only wild speculation, like in Hasting's death, then such CTs should be in CT forum.
KansDem
(28,498 posts)"Vote louder! It's awfully hard to hear you through 3-foot concrete walls!"
okaawhatever
(9,462 posts)been investigated While he won't want to do that, if someone who votes for it is later indicted I'm wondering if there wouldn't be some sort of lawsuit.
KansDem
(28,498 posts)Someone's guilty of fraud. Investigate and postpone (or cancel) the special session.
This is serious.*
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*[font size="1"]Yeah, I know. "Business as usual" for the GOP.
Warpy
(111,318 posts)on an official document in a blatant attempt to circumvent the law.
Oh, I doubt he'd be in there too long, just enough for his suits to fit badly when he got out. It would be very nice if they made an example of blatant fraud.
But they won't, of course, this is Texas where swaggering criminals just get elected again and again and again.
truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)so it's all good then, nothing to see here, move along, right? Right?
elehhhhna
(32,076 posts)itsrobert
(14,157 posts)Or like the 14 year old hungry boy shoplifting a loaf of bread at Walmart, gets caught, and says he's sorry and wants to give the bread back and promises never do it again. However, he is charged anyway.
rurallib
(62,433 posts)have to wonder if Abbot can be liable for anything if he does not follow through?
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)nt
TexasProgresive
(12,157 posts)The sitting DA is serving a 6 month sentence for DWI (DUI) Perry tried to force her to resign so he could appoint one of his cronies. She refused and he cut off the state money that funds the investigation of these kind of crimes. So the Travis County DA office has the authority but no money to act on it.
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)they still have jurisdiction over crimes in Travis Co. The Senate chamber is in Travis Co. It just means they don't get any extra state funds to augment their investigation/prosecution.
DirtyDawg
(802 posts)...in Georgia that as the witching hour approached signaling the end of a legislative session, the Speaker - famously a tough, old Democrat that, in essence, ran the State - would simply stop the 'official' clock in the Chamber until they had dealt with all e business at hand.
dem in texas
(2,674 posts)You will wait a long time, maybe forever, before you hear anyone at Fox News report this. If it had been the Dem's, Fox would have been on it right away.
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)adieu
(1,009 posts)Faux Noose has a storied history of putting a "-D" after republicans' names if they were caught doing something illegal.
Jerry442
(1,265 posts)Berlum
(7,044 posts)Should be taught to respect the law and The Ten Commandments (Thou Shalt Not Cheat and Lie and Smirk).
trusty elf
(7,398 posts)[IMG][/IMG]
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BlueNAlabama
(27 posts)Essentially the same legislation was recently enacted in my state, Alabama, and the effect will be closure of virtually every clinic providing reproductive services to women. Don't think for a minute that the battle in Texas is over, especially since Rickey Boy has a special session scheduled next week.
The law is no obstacle to zealots who believe that only they know what's best.................Bush country indeed
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)and to a new Texas. Women in AL should revolt too.
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)and on the Democrats while ignoring the rules himself. His ruling to the Points of Order that stopped Sen. Davis from speaking were so arbitrary and ill-founded that they are laughable.
IT IS TRULY FITTING THAT THE SAME STRICT STANDARDS NOW BE APPLIED TO HIS BEHAVIOR.
Who has video of his statements about strictly adhering to the rules?
Mr. David
(535 posts)My way or the highway.
Got it?
Dewhurst fucked with the state of Texas. There's a famous quote - "Don't mess with Texas" - and Dewhurst messed with it. He's gotta pay.
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)Meanwhile, I assume the source of your sarcasm is the TX statutues.
MagickMuffin
(15,950 posts)Wendy sent me an email informing me she would be on AC360, however, she didn't mention Chris Hayes.
I thought it was more informative and Anderson actuality brought up the timestamp discrepancies. Now at least on a national scale the info is out there.
I started a thread about it, however, no one rec'd it or even posted on it, yet Chris Hayes got more coverage here. Go figure! I like Chris but his interview after watching it didn't do anything for me, I thought it fell flat.
It can be so frustrating that the republicons can get away with this betrayal of democracy whenever and however they want, yet they rise hell when they decide to create the illusion that Democrats do the same thing.
As a precinct chair in Tarrant County (unfortunately, Wendy isn't my Senator), I have to work under the presiding judge who is a republican. At least he acts like he wants fairness and justice. I suppose I need to get his views on the time stamp conspiracy, as I would love to know what his thoughts are on it.
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/bestoftv/2013/06/27/ac-interview-wendy-davis-texas-filibuster.cnn.html
Thanks for all the links and the OP, I have it bookmarked
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)In a Wednesday interview on MSNBC's "All In With Chris Hayes," Davis was asked to respond to Perry's "decorum" remark. She struck back at the governor and Lt. Gov David Dewhurst, panning them as the ones who "led the charge" on the decorum breakdown.
"They have overridden and made a mockery of all of the rules that we run by in this state," Davis said.
Chris Hayes VIDEO: http://video.msnbc.msn.com/all-in-/52324347#52324347
He also covers the Senate chamber events quite well before the interview.
MagickMuffin
(15,950 posts)and apparently the galley as well as it made an impact on everyone watching!
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)nt
Dustlawyer
(10,497 posts)the ones above the law and the ones below!
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)How can you guarantee a guess about the future? Really
Dustlawyer
(10,497 posts)protect Dewhurst and his henchmen!
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)especially so with the whole world watching.
Assuming the AG was not one of the conspirators, why risk your own future and act criminally yourself to prevent a known crime from being brought to justice. If anything, they will try less obvious tactics, like loading a grand jury.
jeff47
(26,549 posts)Coyotl
(15,262 posts)mountain grammy
(26,642 posts)Hang in there, Texas Dems. The American awakening is beginning in Austin.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)Grateful! Very grateful for computer technogy, the internet an Progressives!!!!!
Ezlivin
(8,153 posts)I'm sure that the "law and order" Republicans in charge will immediately do...nothing.
Does anyone truly think that there will be an investigation? Hell, Bush didn't want to investigate 9/11. You figure it out.
Watch Tom Daschle talk about Bush's failure:
Javaman
(62,532 posts)I've lived in Austin now for 17 years and I have never in my life seen a more crooked bunch of local and state politicians in my life.
they have cornered the market on cronyism.
TorchTheWitch
(11,065 posts)Good grief, they can easily change timestamps, votes or damn near anything. How ludicrous. Just having the capability of doing that is monstrous and ripe for tampering. What other votes or timestamps or whatever have been changed before in order to sabotage a vote?
The fact that Repubs were so casual about it tells me that this is something that happens all the time and goes unnoticed and/or unaccounted for.
The clerk also needs to be punished in some way for agreeing to changing the record and physically doing it. Did this person even say anything to anyone? At the least they need to lose their job.
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)Last edited Thu Jun 27, 2013, 05:55 PM - Edit history (1)
All the way from the Lt. Gov. (and maybe Governor Perry) down to anyone performing the computer alterations. Also, the written record needs to be examnined becuase we know that entry said 12:02. You can bet they changed that too.
Losing their jobs is not enough. This is a jail time felony, and, given how they sooo enjoy strict adherence to the rules .... let's be as strict as possible.
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)Not-so-oddly, if the excuse was true, there was no reason to alter the public records!
https://twitter.com/search/realtime?q=timestampgate&src=typd
Sandy Kasper
Now a REAL scandal = TimeStampGate. Lt. Gov. Dewhurst is obvious suspect in this felonious caper. Couldn't happen to a more privileged chap.
Lisa Falkenberg ?
Thanks Patti. #TimeStampGate closed? RT @TXPoliticsBlog: Mystery of abortion bill passage date solved http://bit.ly/15Koq0i #txlege #sb5
LINK is to: Mystery of abortion bill passage date solved
Thursday, June 27, 2013 = http://blog.chron.com/texaspolitics/2013/06/mystery-of-abortion-bill-passage-date-solved
Did gremlins change the date on an official state document to bolster their argument that the bill passed? Some senators, including Davis, suggested earlier this week that question called for a thorough investigation. Heres ours:
Whos in charge of the Senates official documents? That would be Patsy Spaw, Secretary of the Senate, who not only calls the roll, but oversees all the official record keepers. The document in question was actually produced by the Texas Legislative Library for public research purposes.Their staff members sit next to Spaws staff and follow every official vote.
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johnnyreb
(915 posts)A series of coincidences benefiting those able to influence the conditions.
Rain Mcloud
(812 posts)however,the good ol' boy network is alive and well in Tejas.
Does any body remember a douchenipple named Tom Delay?
You know,ex-exterminator?
Sued his cousin over a private cable car accident?
Shipped in his office staffers to terrorize the vote recount in Florida in 2000?
Gerrymandered liberal districts in the cities of Texas?
Struck a pay for play deal with the Choctaw Nation to use legislation to ban online gambling?
Recruited Congress critters to fly to the Marianas Islands to showcase clothing sweatshops to demonstrate Neo-Con principles on the taxpayer nickel?
Partner in crime with Jack Abramoff who is doing time?
Ring any bells?
So how much prison time with this rap sheet do you suppose he has done?
Oh never mind,i forget,we as good progressives are supposed to look forward and not back.
Forgery of a government doc? That is small time stuff.
Arrest that guy with a marijuana stem in his pocket though,there is the real criminal.
Kablooie
(18,637 posts)And everyone else will try to go free.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)Faryn Balyncd
(5,125 posts)Faryn Balyncd
(5,125 posts)BlueCollar
(3,859 posts)Coyotl
(15,262 posts)Leticia Van De Putte, Texas Senator: GOP Should Be Investigated For Changing Abortion Vote Timestamp
Laura Bassett = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/27/leticia-van-de-putte-texas_n_3512799.html
Texas state Sen. Leticia Van De Putte (D), one of the lawmakers who stood up and defended Sen. Wendy Davis (D) after Davis' 11-hour filibuster of an anti-abortion bill on Tuesday, said the federal government will likely investigate Senate Republicans for changing the timestamp on official government documents to indicate that the bill had passed before the legislative session had ended.
"I think there will be an investigation," she told The Huffington Post in an interview. "You can't try to change a government document. The length they were willing to go to to break Senate rules -- tampering with a government document? That's a felony."
...... "They got caught by the media and by everyone trying to change the time at which the bill passed, and they didn't know how to get out of it," Van de Putte said. "I think that Republicans severely miscalculated if they thought women would go quietly into the night as they tried to pass this egregious bill."
Dewhurst's office did not respond to requests for comment ......
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)@leticiavdp - https://twitter.com/leticiavdp
The official Twitter of Texas State Senator Leticia Van de Putte
Thanks to MSNBC for having me on twice today! 2nd appearance was on @allinwithchris: http://video.msnbc.msn.com/all-in-/52335901#52335901
... appearance on @NowWithAlex this morning. Thanks to @TheReidReport also! http://video.msnbc.msn.com/now-with-alex-wagner/52330903
Been pretty busy since Tuesday. Pic from today doing interviews with @TPRNews and NPR....
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)Last edited Fri Jun 28, 2013, 01:17 AM - Edit history (1)
Reporters on Twitter caught the Texas Senate altering state documents
By Fernando Alfonso III on June 26, 2013
http://www.dailydot.com/politics/texas-senate-alter-timestamp-sb5/
In actuality, the Texas state senate did not pass the bill, SB 5, in timethanks to defeaning cheers from the gallery from supporters of State Senator Wendy Davis, who spent more than 10 hours filibustering a vote.
"Over 170,000 of us watched the Texas GOP [on YouTube] *Break the Senate rules*, and mainstream media is ignoring that fact," writer Wil Wheaton tweeted.
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Internet Catches Texas Senate Altering Timestamp on Abortion Bill Vote
Neetzan Zimmerman Wednesday 9:24am
http://gawker.com/internet-catches-texas-senate-altering-timestamp-on-abo-584135789
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Claire Z Cardona ?@clairezcardona 25 Jun
The #txlege website said the vote on #sb5 was taken on 6/26. now says 6/25. pic.twitter.com/Q4zyVww2ju
11:09 PM - 25 Jun 13
:large
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)Last edited Fri Jun 28, 2013, 10:01 AM - Edit history (1)
Timestamp Of Texas Abortion Bill SB5 Vote Disputed, Shenanigans Prevented By Twitter
http://www.inquisitr.com/816852/texas-abortion-bill-sb5-time-stamp-timestampgate/
The Texas abortion bill timestamp controversy, dubbed timestampgate, trended alongside SB5 as Twitter users watched developments late into the night of Texas State Senator Wendy Davis filibuster.
Initially, it was announced that a vote on SB5 had passed and Davis lengthy stand had been for naught but then Twitter sleuths unearthed an interesting find on official records of the vote posted on the internet.
.... Reaction was immediate and vocal, and prominent journalists like Matthew Keys pointed out the seemingly illegal inconsistency.
As The Daily Dot explains, the story is really best told through the tweets that broke it, ......
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Statesmanmike @mikestatesman
Whitmire: The vote did not start until 12:02, after midnight. It's in the journal. Vote on SB5 doesn't count.
Wil Wheaton ?@wilw
It looks like Texas GOP broke their own rules, and someone used a contact at @AP to give it the appearance of legitimacy.
12:17 AM - 26 Jun
Rob Bartley ?@_robbartley
@MatthewKeysLive "there are about 3000 protesters in south hall, let's not turn it into a riot huh" overheard on the feed.
Retweeted by Matthew Keys 12:40
rdking647
(5,113 posts)[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/rdking647/9156544302/][img][/img][/url]
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/rdking647/9156544302/]Dewhurst2_jpg_800x1000_q100[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/rdking647/]rdking647[/url], on Flickr
tammywammy
(26,582 posts)Coyotl
(15,262 posts)Wendy Davis and the peoples filibuster cries victory for social media too
http://blogs.marketwatch.com/capitolreport/2013/06/26/wendy-davis-and-the-peoples-filibuster-cries-victory-for-social-media-too/
That saying Dont mess with Texas took on new meaning in the early hours of Wednesday as the capitol building was figuratively turned upside down and practically taken over by the people. The end result: a defeated controversial abortion bill, a new hero for womens rights and perhaps another big turning point for the power of social media.
Texas Democratic Senator Wendy Davis led the battle cry. In her pink lace-up running shoes, she stood for nearly 11 hours without a bathroom, water or food break in an attempt to filibuster that bill known as #SB5. And it appears the people were standing with her. Even President Barack Obama was among those telling people to tune into Texas.
While her filibuster fell short of the 13 hours she was aiming for to kill the bill, the cause was then taken up by loud cheering and chanting from protestors who filled the chamber and halted the voting for what some said was up to 30 minutes. Republicans, who control the Senate, say the bill passed with seconds to spare, but hours of confusion then ensued as the two sides went back and forth over whether it had legally passed. Social media erupted with alleged proof that the vote on that bill came after the midnight deadline. .....
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Phyllis Bernard @Rastaprof
Never underestimate the power of one, and especially never underestimate the power of citizens using social media.
Maggie Waters @Maggie_Watersr_
It is so incredible that social media allows us to be so intimately a part of this. We live in a really cool time. #standwithwendy #sb5
Wendy Davis @WendyDavisTexas
Thanks to the powerful voices of thousands of Texans, #SB5 is dead. An incredible victory for Texas women and those who love them.
2:28 AM - 26 Jun 2013
25,413 Retweets 14,593 favorites
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts).
Gman
(24,780 posts)I seem to think the GOP lege changed that after Ronnie Duggar went after Tom Delay. Can anyone clarify?
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)(d) An offense under this section, if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the governmental record is described by Section 37.01(2)(D), is:
(1) ....
(3) a felony of the second degree, notwithstanding Subdivisions (1) and (2), if the actor's intent in committing the offense was to defraud or harm another.
(g) A person is presumed to intend to defraud or harm another if the person acts with respect to two or more of the same type of governmental records or blank governmental record forms and if each governmental record or blank governmental record form is a license, certificate, permit, seal, title, or similar document issued by government.
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(i) With the consent of the appropriate local county or district attorney, the attorney general has concurrent jurisdiction with that consenting local prosecutor to prosecute an offense under this section that involves the state Medicaid program.
The obvious implication of (i) is "the appropriate local county or district attorney" has prosecutorial jurisdiction. That still leaves open who has investigative responsibility, in my view, but certainly the local DA cannot ignore this one..
I include (g) also to point out that this rises to the level of a felony.
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)By Katie Mcdonough = http://www.salon.com/2013/06/27/wendy_davis_texas_senate_intentionally_tried_to_rig_the_vote/singleton/
Wendy Davis: Texas Senate intentionally tried to rig the vote
Davis tells Anderson Cooper that she knows the vote timestamp on the antiabortion bill was changed "intentionally" VIDEO
Berlum
(7,044 posts)WillyT
(72,631 posts)Not Sure
(735 posts)I offer my apologies to any jackasses offended by association with Douchehurst.
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/13713/timestamp-speculation-on-sb-5-continues
by: Shelby Alexander | Fri Jun 28, 2013 at 09:00 AM CDT
Senator Leticia Van de Putte has also called for an investigation to be done:
"I think there will be an investigation. You can't try to change a government document. The length they were willing to go to to break Senate rules - tampering with a government document? That's a felony."
.... She's right on point. Definitely a felony. ....
... the Texas Legislative Reference Library released this statement: .... State Representative Dawnna Dukes said this about the LRL statement on Facebook:
"The false explanation purported by Legislative Reference Library ... Real-time data captured by the world over the Internet confirms the vote was after midnight. As well, it was after midnight on a parliamentary procedure and not move to concur in House amendments. By their explanation they allege that the Internet and speed of sound in the chamber all run 3 minutes behind reality. People, keep your eye on the injustice to democracy being established by this uncharted precedence. This a an example of why the US Supreme Courts ruling on the Voting Rights Act was the wrong decision. It emboldens coward and bullies to manipulate systems of transparency without fear of repercussion. They must truly believe we are all illiterate to democracy, freedom and justice."
What time has to say to David Dewhurst:
The pressure should continue, especially as we move into the second special session. The Texas GOP has broken enough rules. This could actually be an instance they could truly be reprimanded legally.
W T F
(1,148 posts)LOCK UM UP WITH THE SODOMITES!!!!
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)The Final 10 Minutes of the Special Session
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)Thousands To Rally In Austin With Sen. Wendy Davis On July 1
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023132883
#standwithwendy #standwithTXwomen
New Hashtags are: #SB9 and #HB2 - #UniteBlueTX
Womens Rights Organizations And Facebook Groups To Visit/Join/Support:
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder:
June, 30th., 2013
The Honorable Eric Holder
Attorney General of the United States
950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Suite 5111
Washington, D.C. 20530
Dear Attorney General Holder:
I write to you out of great concern for the people of Texas and to make a request for your expeditious attention. As you may know, on 25-June-2013, the Texas State Senate held a late evening session regarding senate bill SB-5 that unlawfully extended into the early morning hours of 26-June-2013; beyond the sessions legal expiration. The full hearing and subsequent vote was carried live on the internet to the witness of hundreds-of-thousands of watching Americans . The subject of the proceedings related to womens health issues and their unimpeded (first trimester of pregnancy) availability to abortion options, as guaranteed by the U.S. Supreme Court decision in: Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, 93 S. Ct. 705, 35 L. Ed. 2d 147 (1973). To the shock of a nearly incalculable number of Americans watching the proceedings, Texas Republican lawmakers held an untimely vote in direct violation of the standards set forth in the states constitutionally adopted procedural rules and guidelines. In their unabated haste and with full knowledge that the session had expired, an unnamed party or parties attempted (as the evidence of public records will show) to illegally alter the recordation of the time and date stamp associate with the vote; attempting to reflect a timely democratic process undertaking. After several hours transpired an announcement was made declaring the vote invalid.
Over the course of six days, thousands of witnesses have come forward to petition Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, to open an investigation to determine the party or parties responsible for altering the votes time and date record without success. It is the consensus of many Americans: that members of the Texas state senate did willfully conspire to commit aggravated perjury and did feloniously tamper with Physical evidence. The individual(s) responsible, made an unlawful effort to disenfranchise the citizenry of the State of Texas. Further, given Attorney General Abbotts blatant inaction, which has generated serious concern of complicity, the undersigned petitioners are requesting: an immediate and comprehensive criminal investigation be conducted by the appropriate federal agencies.
Mr. Attorney General, it is with our utmost courage that we must hold our lawmakers accountable for actions that clearly violate the peoples trust, and we the signers of this petition believe this is one of those example making instances. The fact that the outcome of the vote on ("SB 5" has been deemed untimely, does not negate or preclude the opening of an investigation or its eventual findings.
Very Respectfully,
Kent M. Schafer, Executive Program Director
Progressive Centralists Outreach Group, et al.
Zorra
(27,670 posts)Coyotl
(15,262 posts)Last edited Tue Jul 2, 2013, 10:41 AM - Edit history (1)
***** Stand with Texas Women - Rally at Texas Capitol = LiveBlog *****
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023139797
The crowd at the Texas Capitol (pics) Sen Davis speaking
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023141565