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BlueCheese

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10. The Texas government hardly does anything.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed Jun 26, 2013, 05:56 PM

Jun 2013

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.

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Gov. GoodHair calls 2nd special session of the TX Legislature to ram thru abortion restrictions [View all] cali Jun 2013 OP

well, that was predictable.... mike_c Jun 2013 #1

I agree. HappyMe Jun 2013 #2

they know they have the votes to ram their agenda forward... mike_c Jun 2013 #5

Shut down the state legislature... SidDithers Jun 2013 #3

are there enough democratic state senators to break a quorum? mike_c Jun 2013 #6

Yup... SidDithers Jun 2013 #7

Time for the Dems to leave the state eissa Jun 2013 #8

then some good old fashioned solidarity is in order.... mike_c Jun 2013 #9

I used to have a "killer bees" T shirt, sent to me by my cousin's kid in Austin... CTyankee Jun 2013 #11

Not that Easy MrBig Jun 2013 #12

Yeah. 11 is the key number... SidDithers Jun 2013 #13

I thought so too... MrBig Jun 2013 #14

Unfucking-believable eissa Jun 2013 #4

The Texas government hardly does anything. BlueCheese Jun 2013 #10

But which one will be allowed to be filibustered? MagickMuffin Jun 2013 #15

undone "for the people of Texas"? no, undone TO the women of Texas carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #16