SB5 passes, official vote 17-12 and date of vote is 6/25.

[johnnyrocket]

Another railroading by Republicans. That's what they're good at. Rules be dammed.



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[ThePhilosopher04]

1. It'll Be Challenged ...

in court, you can bet on it.

[Chan790]

2. That unfortunately won't matter.

The court of determination is the TX Supreme Court with its nine elected Republican justices.

[liberal_at_heart]

5. A lot of these state anti-abortion laws are being shot down by federal judges.

[Chan790]

7. Oh yes...

the question of whether SB5 is unconstitutional is one for the federal courts, what I was saying was the court that would be empowered to determine if the SB5 vote early this AM was legal or if the bill died with the stroke of midnight is the TX State Supreme Court.

[Fire Walk With Me]

3. How low will they finally stoop, to get their way? Because getting their way seems to be

the only thing republicans are really about.

[Half-Century Man]

4. Used to be a time when cheating at cards would get you shot in Texas..

...and now. You can cheat ALL THE FUCKING TEXANS AT ONCE AND CALL ALL THE TEXAS WOMEN TOO STUPID OR IMMORAL TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL THEIR OWN VAGINA'S, and then go play cards, safely. wow texas, lower standards much. The challenge has been issued, you, your friends ,your allies, and all the women have been insulted. Do something.

If Texans want to live up to their legend. Fill your hands with picket signs and meet in the street. Beat them with their own weapons; Loud angry voices in chaotic union. A cacophony of righteous indignation.

[Fire Walk With Me]

6. Not so fast. The vote occurred after midnight; Texas changed the web site to before. It's documented

and AP appears to have video of the revision occurring. I have yet to see that; however there are screen shots of the original page:

https://twitter.com/kegill/status/349770718118039552/photo/1

[Chan790]

8. Yes.

Also the hard-copy bill has to be time-stamped upon passage...it works like the old-style punchclocks factories used to have.

Apparently the hard-copy bill is timestamped June 26 00:02:XX (aka. 12:02AM)

Edit: I was wrong it's a computerized timestamp...it still reads as 2-minutes-past-midnight. Apparently there's a lot of people that have proof.