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arely staircase

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13. oh, they will get more reactionary as they fade from power

Reply to Mariana (Reply #11)

Wed Jun 26, 2013, 09:42 PM

Jun 2013

hence voter ID laws, crazy-ass gerrymandered districts etc. but Texas will someday go the way of New Mexico (purple then blue) at which point Republicans are screwn when those electoral votes switch sides. Democrats will regularly take NY, CA and TX. That is unbeatable.

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Texas Lege: how can we make them abide by the rules? [View all] Ilsa Jun 2013 OP

Kick them out. elleng Jun 2013 #1

I'd say that the gallery needs to be packed again. Skidmore Jun 2013 #2

I suspect there will be a new "rule" about letting the peasants into the gallery. n/t winter is coming Jun 2013 #4

I'm concerned that you are correct on this. Ilsa Jun 2013 #9

I expect that citizens will be banned entirely. n/t winter is coming Jun 2013 #14

We can all move to Texas en masse Mariana Jun 2013 #3

actually one of the biggest migrations in human history is already happening here arely staircase Jun 2013 #6

Not just migrations, but births. Ilsa Jun 2013 #10

demography is destiny arely staircase Jun 2013 #12

It does sometimes seem like things are getting worse Mariana Jun 2013 #11

oh, they will get more reactionary as they fade from power arely staircase Jun 2013 #13

call this person arely staircase Jun 2013 #5

vote the repubican bastards out. Salviati Jun 2013 #7

My daughter knows the Texas Senate rules Gothmog Jun 2013 #8

Your daughter made the fundamental mistake of thinking Republicans obey "rules". Um, no, they HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #18

Vote and keep voting NoPasaran Jun 2013 #15

Vote them out. Organize and vote them out. What is so complicated about that? nt bluestate10 Jun 2013 #16

VRA appeal, questions about Ilsa Jun 2013 #17