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MrBig

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14. I thought so too...

Reply to SidDithers (Reply #13)

Wed Jun 26, 2013, 06:20 PM

Jun 2013

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.

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