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Dewhurst: I値l pass late-term abortion ban & "take action against" those who incited demonstration
Dewhurst: I’ll pass the late-term abortion ban — and “take action against” those who incited demonstration
In an exclusive* Hot Air interview, Lt. Governor David Dewhurst of Texas insists that the attempt to hijack the legislative process by pro-abortion activists this week will not stop the state from passing a limitation on late-term abortions and requirements for clinics to meet the same standards as other ambulatory surgical centers. Dewhurst also says that his office is reviewing the security tapes from the demonstration that derailed the bill at the end of the regular session, and that arrests may be made for inciting a riot — including perhaps some members of the media.
“I had the votes,” Dewhurst told me, “I had the strategy.” He had wanted the Senate to tackle the bill, SB5, a little earlier in the session to prevent the obstructionism that he foresaw. When it came time to clear the galleries, Dewhurst lacked the resources to finish the job on time. “These are common sense … measures that the majority, the big majority of Texans support,” Dewhurst insisted, “so I was frustrated. I’m not going to let a minority group of demonstrators — Planned Parenthood and ACLU — block the will of the majority. And I will pass this bill.”
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Dewhurst talked about how the “ugly mob … went wild,” and ripped the media for its coverage of the event. When I asked whether the same media would provide the glowing coverage of a demonstration where Tea Party activists blocked a tax increase, Dewhurst said, “Absolutely not.” Dewhurst went on to tell me that he suspects that reporters may have helped incite the crowd to riot, and that his office plans on reviewing security tapes to identify any individuals who did.
“We have reports, and I have my staff taking a look at the video,” Dewhurst explained, “and if I find, as I’ve been told, examples of the media waving and trying to inflame the crowd, incite them in the direction of a riot, I’m going to take action against them.” Dewhurst continued, “We take a democratic policy seriously.” I asked whether Dewhurst could confirm whether members of the media took part in pushing the demonstration forward. “We have reports that members of the media on the floor, on the floor of the Senate, were looking up at the people in the gallery, waving their hands, trying to motivate them to yell more,” he replied. “If I find examples of that, proof certain on our video,” Dewhurst warned, “I’m going to address this firmly.”
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Full article and VIDEO, here: http://hotair.com/archives/2013/06/28/dewhurst-ill-pass-the-late-term-abortion-ban-and-take-action-against-those-who-incited-demonstration/
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Comparing her to Snowden is ridiculous.
Comparing the reporters at the Texas state capitol to Greenwald is ridiculous.
What I've heard is that Greenwald and Snowden were working together BEFORE Snowden took the Booz job - a job which he has admitted to talking in order to steal the classified documents.
The reporters that were at the Texas state capitol are NOTHING like Greenwald and have done NOTHING like what Greenwald has done.
There are plenty of other threads all over DU regarding Snowden/Greenwald - this thread is about Texas, Dewhurst, and Wendy
... that in no way is compared to what Greenwald and Snowden have done.
Snowden committed felonious acts against Our Country,
and there is the 'possibility' that when all the facts are reveled Greenwald might have abet Snowden in his criminal acts.
Dewhurst is just making noise so that folks will look at a new shining object instead of at the fact that Dewhurst changed the floor voting records and THAT is a felony.
