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egbertowillies

(4,058 posts) Wed Jun 26, 2013, 02:31 PM Jun 2013

Wendy Davis Rescue Texas Women As State Republican Senators Take Abortion Rights Away

TX State Senator Wendy Davis filibustered draconian abortion bill & won even as Republicans fraudulently cut it short after 13hrs. This is a Texas Turning point.
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http://egbertowillies.com/2013/06/26/tx-state-republican-senators-raped-every-texas-woman-legislatively-todaywendy-davis-to-the-rescue/

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Wendy Davis Rescue Texas Women As State Republican Senators Take Abortion Rights Away (Original Post) egbertowillies Jun 2013 OP

In Texas, Women have a very poor voting participation. jonthebru Jun 2013 #1

Are you serious?? cprise Jun 2013 #2

jonthebru

(1,034 posts)

1. In Texas, Women have a very poor voting participation.

Reply to egbertowillies (Original post)

Wed Jun 26, 2013, 06:48 PM

Jun 2013

In Texas, the voter turn out is very low, under 30% if I remember correctly.
In Texas, Rick Perry was re-elected with something like 18% of the eligible voters casting ballots for him.
In other words, all this could change in Texas if people, especially Women, showed up and voted in an intelligent socially conscious manner.
Will it happen?

cprise

(8,445 posts)

2. Are you serious??

Reply to jonthebru (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 26, 2013, 10:41 PM

Jun 2013

Are those stats real?

If so, the people of Texas would represent an especially pointed example of the fascist mindset.

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