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In reply to the discussion: Texas Senator Carol Alvarado is filibustering the voter suppression bill [View all]Mersky
(4,981 posts)48. Boston's more than a feeling is heard in the background
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Texas Senator Carol Alvarado is filibustering the voter suppression bill [View all]
Mersky
Aug 2021
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Currently Sen Whitmire and Sen Alvarado were discussing the bunk poll watcher provision
Mersky
Aug 2021
#2
Currently Sen Whitmire and Sen Alvarado were discussing the bunk poll watcher provision
Mersky
Aug 2021
#2
Is highlighting how hard it is to find assistance during this time of nursing shortages
Mersky
Aug 2021
#5
Heard testimony from hundreds of Texans; most of which were opposed to this bill
Mersky
Aug 2021
#13
Madame Chair, I will yield for questions if it does not remove me from the floor.
Mersky
Aug 2021
#14
Line 33 - reminding republicans at home - not a lot of security, lots of big government
Mersky
Aug 2021
#25
He's nostalgic for the days of local control, the better days w/his colleagues when he was respected
Mersky
Aug 2021
#34
Page 7 - needs answers from Hughes about how this is about fraud & not making it harder on counties
Mersky
Aug 2021
#43
Line 62 - it's not that I don't want poll watcher, it's that I don't want watchers
Mersky
Aug 2021
#55
Talking about needing to pay for a delivery service like UPS instead of a county drop box
Mersky
Aug 2021
#62
Why do they not allow an electronic signature? Banks don't even use ink anymore.
Mersky
Aug 2021
#68
Now saying there's always a few that votes twice, but it's usually an elderly voter
Mersky
Aug 2021
#75
All Eyes on Texas' Fight for Voting Rights as Senator Alvarado Enters Sixth Hour of Filibuster
LetMyPeopleVote
Aug 2021
#104