Gov. GoodHair calls 2nd special session of the TX Legislature to ram thru abortion restrictions

[cali]

Gov. Rick Perry today announced a Special Session of the Texas Legislature will begin at 2 p.m. Monday, July 1.

"I am calling the Legislature back into session because too much important work remains undone for the people of Texas. Through their duly elected representatives, the citizens of our state have made crystal clear their priorities for our great state. Texans value life and want to protect women and the unborn. Texans want a transportation system that keeps them moving. Texans want a court system that is fair and just. We will not allow the breakdown of decorum and decency to prevent us from doing what the people of this state hired us to do.

The special session will consider the following issues:

Legislation relating to the regulation of abortion procedures, providers and facilities.

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[mike_c]

1. well, that was predictable....

The rat bastards will not stop until they're removed from power.

[HappyMe]

2. I agree.

The blind had to see this coming.

[mike_c]

5. they know they have the votes to ram their agenda forward...

...so they'll just keep using procedural tactics until they can have that vote. Rick Perry already has his pen primed to sign it into law.

[SidDithers]

3. Shut down the state legislature...

Time for some Texans to head for Ardmore, Oklahoma.

Actually, Arkansas would be better. Democratic Governor.

Sid

[mike_c]

6. are there enough democratic state senators to break a quorum?

[SidDithers]

7. Yup...

12 Dems out of 31 seats plus Lt Gov. That means the Rs have 62.5%.

Quorum is 2/3.

Sid

[eissa]

8. Time for the Dems to leave the state

And do what WI Dems did a couple of years ago.

[mike_c]

9. then some good old fashioned solidarity is in order....

Yessiree.

[CTyankee]

11. I used to have a "killer bees" T shirt, sent to me by my cousin's kid in Austin...

that episode was cool...

[MrBig]

12. Not that Easy

I know at least one Dem, Eddie Lucio Jr., supports the abortion bill. Not sure if there's another one, but that would end that strategy.

[SidDithers]

13. Yeah. 11 is the key number...

I thought I had seen 12 Nay votes last night. I had assumed those were the 12 Dems.



Sid

[MrBig]

14. I thought so too...

But I'm re-reading some of the articles that are saying the results were 19-10 on the actual bill. The 12 nay votes may have been for the motion to table? At this point, who knows.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/Blog/2013/06/26/Texas-SB-5-Vote-on-abortion-bill-rendered-moot/5261372249290/

Hell, with the changing of the time stamp, we might never know what the final tally was.

I know when Lucio spoke yesterday, he was very adamant about supporting the bill.

Even before the filibuster happened, I got the impression the passing of the bill was inevitable at some point. That, in my opinion, makes the actions last night even more admirable.

[eissa]

4. Unfucking-believable

They will stop at nothing.

[BlueCheese]

10. The Texas government hardly does anything.

The legislature only meets once every two years, for 140 days.

But this is such a high priority it needs two special sessions? Goodness. Even by GOP standards, this is crazy.

[MagickMuffin]

15. But which one will be allowed to be filibustered?

The special session will consider the following issues:

1) Legislation relating to the regulation of abortion procedures, providers and facilities.

2) Legislation relating to the funding of transportation infrastructure projects.

3) Legislation relating to establishing a mandatory sentence of life with parole for a capital felony committed by a 17-year-old offender.

Apparently, Sen. Davis addressed the funding for #2 last night and ended up with a strike against her.

Will the Dem's get to filibuster again? Can long can we as Texas citizens endure this madness?

I am sick and tired of this pandering that goes on in Texas!

ENOUGH!

[carolinayellowdog]

16. undone "for the people of Texas"? no, undone TO the women of Texas

this man has no standing to talk of decorum and decency