TX Dems ask DOJ to monitor Texas House Elections Committee

[Winehole23]

surprise election bill


This morning, without any notice to members of the committee or our staff, Rep.Briscoe Cain, Chair of the House Committee on Elections, brought Senate Bill 7 to a vote before our Committee. We were expected to vote on the bill right then and there,without any opportunity to discern the language being presented to our committee. But,more importantly, we were expected to vote on this bill without hearing from members of the public, and from marginalized communities that this bill would disproportionately affect.

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https://legiscan.com/TX/text/SB7/id/2350158

[Winehole23]

Senate Bill 7, as passed by the Texas Senate, would:

 Grant partisan poll watchers unfettered access to voters, and allow them to roamfreely through a polling site to intimidate voters, make it more difficult to ejectpoll watchers that cause problems (Sec 3.04, 4.01, and 4.02) as well as a right tovideotape voters while they vote (Sec. 3.08);

 Prohibit county governments from establishing methods and locations for votingthat have proven to boost participation in working-class communities andcommunities of color (Sec. 3.06, 3.07, 3.10, 3.11, 3.15, 3.20, 3.21);

 Make voting more difficult for people that utilize curbside voting by creatingnew, onerous requirements for people that drive elderly or disabled voters to the polls (Sec. 3.10) and require people assisting voters due to disability to verifyproof of the voter’s ailment or disability (Sec. 3.11); and,

 Prevent elections officials from preemptively sending mail ballot applications toeligible voters who are legally empowered to vote by mail by threatening state jailtime (Sec. 2.01).

[Winehole23]

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[Winehole23]

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[coyotes_geek]

Remember when republicans thought the notion that "we have pass a bill in order to see what's in it" was absurd?

Good times.

[Winehole23]

Remember when republicans thought the notion that "we have pass a bill in order to see what's in it" was absurd?

Good times.The clown his behind this is the same guy who flew to PA to help Trump "fight for fair elections" after Sleepy Joe won. He's sort of a princeling of Trumpist sore loserdom.

https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/LH0rYqFIJkcOa5I08fNNmOToaEQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5d731bde2a8a1a6e3492722b8f818117/Briscoe%20cain%20House%20floor%20JF%20TT.jpg

[Winehole23]

this is Texas, yall.

no takes?

[Winehole23]

until Trump loses.

then there are five dozen frivolous election challenges.

[pgardn]

this is Texas, yall.

no takes?

Its overwhelming... take your pick.
How about Texas House and Senate getting called out when the date rape pill was used.
The late fury of the speeches was funny and sad.
These guys know what goes on with their staff and staffs from others when it comes to lobbyists but they were surprised and shocked to learn that sexual favors and flat out rape goes on. Surprised and shocked but then it got described as a long time festering sore that had to be eliminated.

We are a joke of a State. There is not enough disgust to spread on these people. Its more than the blatant road blocks for people voting with little to no evidence of the need to... except for officials in NC actually trashing a car full of ballots, for he red team. If they were legit attempts backed by evidence of fraud etc... but they are not.

[pgardn]

The clown his behind this is the same guy who flew to PA to help Trump "fight for fair elections" after Sleepy Joe won. He's sort of a princeling of Trumpist sore loserdom.

https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/LH0rYqFIJkcOa5I08fNNmOToaEQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5d731bde2a8a1a6e3492722b8f818117/Briscoe%20cain%20House%20floor%20JF%20TT.jpg

That get up just screams "I wanna be a real Texan!"

[Winehole23]

That get up just screams "I wanna be a real Texan!"Oh he is a real Texan, he has two last names.

[pgardn]

Oh he is a real Texan, he has two last names.

Do you have a link?
These types disgust me with the I can outTexan you.

[Winehole23]

Texas trying to make Texas politics safer from voters.


Ask yourself: If Texas voters are truly clamoring loud and clear, in broad daylight, for the voting restrictions that GOP leaders tell them will protect election security, why do lawmakers insist on passing the legislation in the dead of night?


There’s a certain irony, and brazen hypocrisy, in the fact that Republican senators were perfectly comfortable voting past midnight last month on a bill that would ensure Texas voters cannot do the same at the late-night polling places Republicans are trying to ban.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-GOP-shows-little-integrity-in-16143226.php

[Winehole23]

bad for democracy, bad for the Texas economy

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[Winehole23]

SB7 up for a vote tomorrow

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[Winehole23]

like the whole voter fraud fraud, it's a farrago of solutions seeking problems

https://legiscan.com/TX/text/SB7/id/2388778

[Winehole23]

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[Winehole23]

what a creep

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[boutons_deux]

Once (founded and fought as ) a slave state, always a slave state.

Will the Dems be able to stop the Repugs in court?

no, since cases will lose in the 5th Court, packed with extreme conservatives (eg, Priscilla Owen :lol ),

then lose in the packed SCOTUS.

The Capitalist-financed fascism is unstoppable. The sharks know blood is in the water.

[daboom1]

le weaponized DOJ

[Winehole23]

le weaponized DOJnot sure what you mean, can you explain how that went down?

[Winehole23]

So, the bill didn't pass the House within the constititutionally defined 135 days, but Dan Patrick revived the bill anyway, stripping the Senate amendments. Then it went to conference committee, where it was changed without discussion or debate. Now the rules have been suspended so it can be debated and passed late at night.

It's a parade of horribles, including a voiding of election provision that makes it possible to void elections based on unsubstantiated allegations.

Silver lining: all the chicanery and setting aside of the rules and the Texas Constitution will make SB7 more susceptible to legal and parliamentary challenges.

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[Winehole23]

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[Winehole23]

watch live now

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[koriwhat]

nice echo chamber bro!

[Winehole23]

This message is hidden because koriwhat is on your ignore list (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/profile.php?do=ignorelist).

[Winehole23]

So, the bill didn't pass the House within the constititutionally defined 135 days, but Dan Patrick revived the bill anyway, stripping the Senate amendments. Then it went to conference committee, where it was changed without discussion or debate. Now the rules have been suspended so it can be debated and passed late at night.

It's a parade of horribles, including a voiding of election provision that makes it possible to void elections based on unsubstantiated allegations.

Silver lining: all the chicanery and setting aside of the rules and the Texas Constitution will make SB7 more susceptible to legal and parliamentary challenges.

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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E2k2sD5XwAAjrmJ?format=jpg&name=largestandard for throwing out elections lowered to preponderance of evidence.

[pgardn]

standard for throwing out elections lowered to preponderance of evidence.

Blue team needs to find a way to use this to disrupt red wins with small voter turnout.
Swallow the pill you created.

[Winehole23]

Blue team needs to find a way to use this to disrupt red wins with small voter turnout.
Swallow the pill you created.this law is so shitty it may not survive, tbh

[pgardn]

this law is so shitty it may not survive, tbh

This would be the preferred outcome.

[Winehole23]

iT's A rEpUbLiC nOt A dEmOcRaCy

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[Winehole23]

moar shenanigans

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[ChumpDumper]

lol what a garbage law

[Winehole23]

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[Winehole23]

what is the Texas Senate trying to hide?

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[Winehole23]

the Texas Senate is picking on Harris County. whyever would they do that?

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[Winehole23]

moar shenanigans, TX Senate giving themselves the right to break the rules -- again -- in the middle of the night

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[Winehole23]

deja vu

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[Winehole23]

lol Dan Patrick backdating Senate procedure

[Winehole23]

the DOJ should reimpose Section V preclearance, tbh

[pgardn]

Republicans insist this is not in response to Trump's claims of voter fraud.
They say the bill will enhance the confidence that the last election was fair.

Where the fck did the notion that the last election was unfair get started?

This is just like a Neanderthal method of saying Texas is going blue and the only way to stop it, is to stop the blue team from voting.

[Winehole23]

passed the Senate early this morning, becomes law later today if the House can pass it

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[pgardn]

the DOJ should reimpose Section V preclearance, tbh

They need to stop a State trying to crush democracy... States rights my ass, Texas is run by political thugs.

[Winehole23]

In the course of several hours Saturday and early Sunday, Senate Republicans hurtled to move forward on a sweeping voting bill negotiated behind closed doors where it doubled in length and grew to include voting law changes that weren’t previously considered.



Over Democrats’ objections, they suspended the chamber’s own rules to narrow the window lawmakers had to review the new massive piece of legislation before giving it final approval ahead of the end of Monday's end to the legislative session. This culminated in an overnight debate and party line vote early Sunday to sign off on a raft of new voting restrictions and changes to elections and get it one step closer to the governor’s desk.




Senate Bill 7 (https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=SB7), the GOP’s priority voting bill, emerged Saturday from a conference committee as an expansive bill that would touch nearly the entire voting process, including provisions to limit early voting hours, curtail local voting options and further tighten voting-by-mail, among several other provisions. It was negotiated behind closed doors over the last week after the House and Senate passed significantly different versions of the legislation and pulled from each chamber’s version of the bill. The bill also came back with a series of additional voting rule changes, including a new ID requirement for mail-in ballots, that weren’t part of previous debates on the bill.



But instead of giving senators the 24 hours required under the chamber’s rules to go over the committee’s report, including those new additions, state Sen. Bryan Hughes (https://www.texastribune.org/directory/bryan-hughes/), R-Mineola, moved to ignore that mandate so the Senate could debate and eventually vote on the final version of the bill just hours after it was filed.

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/texas-legislature/texas-senate-bill-7-voting-restrictions/269-8cfa2fa9-9c10-4ed7-a2f5-fd2ae01728d7

[Winehole23]

House debate starts.

Pretty sure it has to pass by the end of the day, gonna check that.

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[Winehole23]

watch live here

vote deadline is midnight

https://tlchouse.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=9&event_id=6548

[pgardn]

watch live here

vote deadline is midnight

https://tlchouse.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=9&event_id=6548

In your opinion can the blue team stop this shit?

[Winehole23]

In your opinion can the blue team stop this shit?My guess is, is if it starts to look like Dems will run out the clock, the GOP will break the rules again to ram it through just like they did last night.

[Winehole23]

here's the text of the bill

https://legiscan.com/TX/text/SB7/id/2350158

[pgardn]

My guess is, is if it starts to look like Dems will run out the clock, the GOP will break the rules again to ram it through just like they did last night.

I cant keep up with all this maneuvering.
I guess the bottom line is if you are in the majority in Texas, you can get almost anything done, it just depends on the lengths you will go to if the minority pushes you. The blue team needs to push this as hard as they can to make sure they can involve the DOJ fully I guess.

[Winehole23]

I cant keep up with all this maneuvering.
I guess the bottom line is if you are in the majority in Texas, you can get almost anything done, it just depends on the lengths you will go to if the minority pushes you. The blue team needs to push this as hard as they can to make sure they can involve the DOJ fully I guess.If the GOP tramples the rules and the Dems, as I expect they will, hopefully the legal challenges will be easier.

[Winehole23]

a lot of people are watching elsewhere

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[pgardn]

a lot of people are watching elsewhere

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This is a good thing.
I guess the red team takes this to the wee hours.

[Winehole23]

entirely new language that's never been debated on the floor and was agreed upon by only R members of the conference committee, is included in the bill currently being debated.

[pgardn]

entirely new language that's never been debated on the floor and was agreed upon by only R members of the conference committee, is included in the bill currently being debated.

and the significance would be the blue team never got to look at it and needs time?
And then the red team says you dont get time?

[Winehole23]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E2k2sD5XwAAjrmJ?format=jpg&name=large


The standard for throwing out elections has been lowered to preponderance of evidence. Meaning, Texas judges will be able to overturn elections based on mere allegations, without any finding of actual fraud, if SB7 passes.

[Winehole23]

and the significance would be the blue team never got to look at it and needs time?
And then the red team says you dont get time?that's correct.

the amendment to go beyond the bounds will mean that 20 pages of brand new language not included in any previous version of the bill and negotiated in secret by Republicans only, will be part of the bill, without any public input or House debate, if the resolution passes. which it almost surely will.

(after the point of order that was just raised is disposed with.)

[pgardn]

that's correct.

the amendment to go beyond the bounds will mean that 20 pages of brand new language not included in any previous version of the bill and negotiated in secret by Republicans only, will be part of the bill, without any public input or House debate, if the resolution passes. which it almost surely will.

(after the point of order that was just raised is disposed with.)

so there is a clear rule/law, that if new language is put into a bill the other team must have the time to review it.
And the public has a right to see it first as well, especially the reporters who try and follow these bills?

[Winehole23]

the point of order

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[Winehole23]

This is a good thing.
I guess the red team takes this to the wee hours.Sine die is midnight.

[pgardn]

Sine die is midnight.

yea if the red team spent this much time doing all this crap in the middle morning hours they sure as hell are not going to let it die.

I guess its some sort of hard push that just says "we dont care what the points of order are, the bill is passed"
And done. Then its up to others to come in and work on the legality. Enter DOJ hopefully. Luckily Barr is gone.

[Winehole23]

so there is a clear rule/law, that if new language is put into a bill the other team must have the time to review it.
And the public has a right to see it first as well, especially the reporters who try and follow these bills?if the Texas House or Senate decide to set aside their own rules, there's not much the minority can do but challenge the law in court afterwards, presuming their points of order fail and they don't run out the clock.

[Winehole23]

I'm not sure what would happen if the Dems break quorum, presumably no vote could take place.

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[pgardn]

I'm not sure what would happen if the Dems break quorum, presumably no vote could take place.

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If the Governor calls a special election and allows the bill to be reviewed, this would not be good for the red team.
So I guess he can just say a special election is now on, when the blue team breaks quorum?

[Winehole23]

this law, whether it passes or not going be a black eye for Texas. if it does pass the economic hit could be huge.

[Winehole23]

Dems walking out?

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[Winehole23]

if 51 House Dems leave, quorum will be denied

[Winehole23]

signature matching is bullshit

[Winehole23]

the first vote for the SB7 is 86-0, bill fails for lack of quorum.

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[Winehole23]

special session upcoming

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[DarrinS]

Evidently, the way I voted will not be affected. Nor, will the way my 75 yr old mother voted. We voted in person.

I'm against mass dumps of rando ballots.

[Winehole23]

Evidently, the way I voted will not be affected. Nor, will the way my 75 yr old mother voted. We voted in person.

I'm against mass dumps of rando ballots.what do you mean by "mass dumps"?

[DMC]

what do you mean by "mass dumps"?

Like a lot of ballots at once. This isn't rocket science.

[baseline bum]

what do you mean by "mass dumps"?

Karrin is as good at answering questions as Derp, good luck getting an explanation

[Winehole23]

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[DarrinS]

what do you mean by "mass dumps"?

Boxes and boxes of randos.

[pgardn]

Evidently, the way I voted will not be affected. Nor, will the way my 75 yr old mother voted. We voted in person.

I'm against mass dumps of rando ballots.

So you want a trickle of rando votes.
Check your prostate.
And good for you that you can vote in person, other people can’t.
We need our military off the warships around the Strait of Hormuz during elections Admiral Darrin.

[Winehole23]

Boxes and boxes of randos.How else are ballots supposed to be stored?

[DarrinS]

So you want a trickle of rando votes.
Check your prostate.
And good for you that you can vote in person, other people can’t.
We need our military off the warships around the Strait of Hormuz during elections Admiral Darrin.


A bit unhinged, tbh.

[pgardn]

Like a lot of ballots at once. This isn't rocket science.

The manifestation of which is what you dumb fck, getting votes in quickly.
This is of course why Trump lost correct, since you need to vomit into the conversation like you did with abortion (which you don’t know the definition of)

[pgardn]

A bit unhinged, tbh.

Good out.
Its your go to.

[Winehole23]

Darrin acts like he only trusts in person voting, but he doesn't even trust that. He thinks we need voter ID laws to prevent the vanishing incidence of voter impersonation.

Talk about unhinged :lol

[DarrinS]

Darrin acts like he only trusts in person voting, but he doesn't even trust that. He thinks we need voter ID laws to prevent the vanishing incidence of voter impersonation.

Talk about unhinged :lol


I had to give ID at HEB for vaccine. No big deal as EVERYONE has ID.

[pgardn]

Darrin acts like he only trusts in person voting, but he doesn't even trust that. He thinks we need voter ID laws to prevent the vanishing incidence of voter impersonation.

Talk about unhinged :lol

He can get there with his mom.
People in the military in the wrong country or in the wrong state tough luck.
And poor people, what’s the problem? No car, they don’t deserve to vote.

Voter participation is evil.

[ElNono]

I had to give ID at HEB for vaccine. No big deal as EVERYONE has ID.

I didn't have to give an ID for the vaccine. What does that has to do with anything?

And you can provide an ID when you register to vote, then cast an absentee ballot. One thing doesn't preclude the other.

How are those 'rando' votes?

[Winehole23]

I had to give ID at HEB for vaccine. No big deal as EVERYONE has ID.That's not true.

Old folks, sick folks, disabled folks, poor folks and people who live far away from DPS offices not infrequently lack valid ID.

Voter ID laws disqualify far more legit voters than crooks. That's wrong.

[DarrinS]

He can get there with his mom.
People in the military in the wrong country or in the wrong state tough luck.
And poor people, what’s the problem? No car, they don’t deserve to vote.

Voter participation is evil.

So much straw.

[pgardn]

I had to give ID at HEB for vaccine. No big deal as EVERYONE has ID.

Everyone who votes registers. Is this a problem?
I mean fake IDs are never a problem...

[pgardn]

So much straw.

Does it all come in at once in boxes?
One box per person.

[ElNono]

Evidently, the way I voted will not be affected. Nor, will the way my 75 yr old mother voted. We voted in person.

I'm against mass dumps of rando ballots.

Frankly, hope she has a passport or simple photo ID. 75 year olds on the road can be a public hazard, tbh

[DarrinS]

That's not true.

Old folks, sick folks, disabled folks, poor folks and people who live far away from DPS offices not infrequently lack valid ID.

Voter ID laws disqualify far more legit voters than crooks. That's wrong.


My mom is old, sick, and poor. She has ID.

[DarrinS]

Frankly, hope she has a passport. 75 year olds on the road can be a public hazard, tbh

Ageist. Must cancel Elnono. :lol

[pgardn]

My mom is old, sick, and poor. She has ID.

Most importantly she REGISTERED.
Have you heard of this phenomenon.

[ElNono]

Ageist. Must cancel Elnono. :lol

Hey, I hate driving as it is, but when I see that old ass in front of me driving a run down '65 Austin/Morris 1100 at 20 mph on a 40 mph road, it definitely irks the fuck out of me.

[DarrinS]

Most importantly she REGISTERED.
Have you heard of this phenomenon.

It was mailed to her.

[pgardn]

It was mailed to her.

Cool.
She could also get a ballot that way.

[DarrinS]

Hey, I hate driving as it is, but when I see that old ass in front of me driving a run down '65 Austin/Morris 1100 at 20 mph on a 40 mph road, it definitely irks the fuck out of me.

She's more of a neighborhood driver. She gets back and forth from the grocery store and pharmacy, but I don't trust her beyond that. :lol

[DarrinS]

Cool.
She could also get a ballot that way.

No. We should go prove who we are.

[Winehole23]

nuke the filibuster, it's a neo-confederate relic

democracy means the majority rules, if it dares to.

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[DarrinS]

Everything dems dislike is "the end of our democracy".

[DMC]

Darrin acts like he only trusts in person voting, but he doesn't even trust that. He thinks we need voter ID laws to prevent the vanishing incidence of voter impersonation.

Talk about unhinged :lol

You should avoid this tendency you have to tell the forum what someone thinks. You don't know. How could you? What's the benefit you get from it?

[ElNono]

special session upcoming

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lol hotwheels

[ElNono]

You should avoid this tendency you have to tell the forum what someone thinks. You don't know. How could you? What's the benefit you get from it?

He's a fellow Texan, IIRC. The law would apply to all Texans, thus 'we'.

[Winehole23]

You should avoid this tendency you have to tell the forum what someone thinks. You don't know. How could you? What's the benefit you get from it?You're not the boss of me.

I've been taking in Darrin's takes for a long time on this topic, that wasn't ex nihilo.

[DMC]

You're not the boss of me.

I've been taking in Darrin's takes for a long time on this topic, that wasn't ex nihilo.

That's why I said "should". If I was your boss I'd say "make sure you".

[DMC]

He's a fellow Texan, IIRC. The law would apply to all Texans, thus 'we'.

Except the "he thinks" part.

[Winehole23]

DMC just talking about me.

Det grudge :lol

[DMC]

DMC just talking about me.

Det grudge :lol

If the shoe fits.

[ElNono]

Except the "he thinks" part.

I thought Darrin made pretty clear he's all for Voter ID. What's wrong with that?

[Winehole23]

If the shoe fits.dude, me and Darrin go way back. what he thinks isn't some big mystery, he has made it plain himself over the course of years.

[DMC]

dude, me and Darrin go way back. what he thinks isn't some big mystery, he has made it plain himself over the course of years.

It must be, you seem to feel the need to inform the forum of it.

[Winehole23]

It must be, you seem to feel the need to inform the forum of it.

https://i.gifer.com/1n7.gif

[Winehole23]

It must be, you seem to feel the need to inform the forum of it.Darrin is famously shy to reveal his own point of view. Dances around it and hints, but, if annoyed sufficiently, will sometimes grudgingly give the goods.

Like you, he's afraid to be candid on an anonymous board and works hard to obscure his own bias.

[ChumpDumper]

Evidently, the way I voted will not be affected. Nor, will the way my 75 yr old mother voted. We voted in person.

I'm against mass dumps of rando ballots.What voting happened in Texas that you didn't like, Darrin?

Be specific.

[Winehole23]

gonna be watching for this one in the special session

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[Winehole23]

we all know who'd get pulled over for this in Texas, this is redolent of the black codes.

[DMC]

Darrin is famously shy to reveal his own point of view. Dances around it and hints, but, if annoyed sufficiently, will sometimes grudgingly give the goods.

Like you, he's afraid to be candid on an anonymous board and works hard to obscure his own bias.

Not to worry, he's got you to tell everyone what he thinks.

duly noted that you've not even attempted to show how it benefits anyone by you pretending to read minds.

[Winehole23]

DMC only talking about me. Must have a grudge fo some reason.

[DMC]

DMC only talking about me. Must have a grudge fo some reason.

I was actually talking to you. Your narrator mode is a fine example of talking about someone.

[baseline bum]

Everything dems dislike is "the end of our democracy".

Karrin thinks Trump overturning the election wouldn't have been the end of our democracy.

[Winehole23]

I was actually talking to you. Your narrator mode is a fine example of talking about someone.Petty parsing, that’s a distinction without much of a difference.

[Bogie]

Ageist. Must cancel Elnono. :lol

do you actually act like this towards your family when you’re drunk every night?

no wonder they anxiously await your death

[DMC]

Petty parsing, that’s a distinction without much of a difference.

Wrong

[pgardn]

No. We should go prove who we are.

Well thats on you.
I guess you think mail in ballots produced massive voter fraud when you mother could have done it the easy way, you would not allow it because the country needs proof.

So where was the massive voter fraud due to mail ins for people that could not make it during Covid? Or flat out just cant get to the single polling station on their side of town and wait for hours. How long did you mother have to wait?

[Winehole23]

WrongTo me, about me.

You’re such a bullshitter :lol

[pgardn]

To me, about me.

You’re such a bullshitter :lol

And just simply... an asshole.

[Winehole23]

If I ever meet Gov. Abbott, I’d like to punch his face very cordially, in thanks for all he’s done for Texas.

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[Ghazi]

EARTHQUAKE!

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If I ever meet Gov. Abbott, I’d like to punch his face very cordially, in thanks for all he’s done for Texas.

Please. You'll shit and fall back in it.

[DMC]

If I ever meet Gov. Abbott, I’d like to punch his face very cordially, in thanks for all he’s done for Texas.

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Insurrection! Coup attempt!

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:lol DMC meltdown

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Please. You'll shit and fall back in it.aw, you care

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special session starts Thursday

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Gov. Abbott defunding the legislature is an obvious separation of powers issue

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Elections bill not referred to elections committee, Briscoe Cain snubbed.


One of the starkest changes to the elections bill in the House for the special session was its author. Rep. Briscoe Cain (https://www.texastribune.org/directory/briscoe-cain/), the Deer Park Republican who chairs the House Elections Committee, carried the bill in the regular session, but Phelan tapped Rep. Andrew Murr (https://www.texastribune.org/directory/andrew-murr/), R-Junction, to take the lead on it during the special session. Murr currently chairs the House Corrections Committee.


On Wednesday, Murr sent a letter (https://twitter.com/EnriqueOther/status/1412943582462349319?s=20) to House colleagues announcing he had filed House Bill 3 and was soliciting their feedback.https://www.click2houston.com/news/texas/2021/07/08/texas-house-attempting-to-reset-on-contentious-elections-bill-with-new-author-new-committee-in-special-session/

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topically related: Texas settles lawsuit, agrees to provide online voter registration for poeple renewing their DL/State IDs.

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Back-door fascism, IMO.

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Back-door fascism, IMO.It was wild.

Dan Patrick backdated a Senate vote to get around a consitutional deadline, then GOP Senators made up rules and inserted new language in a closed-door, (R) only caucus.

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SB1 is signed

Voting will be broadly suppressed to prevent the infinitessimal threat of voter impersonation to election integrity, partisan poll harrassers will receive legal protection



The measure includes new identification requirements for people voting by mail and prohibits local election officials from sending a vote-by-mail application to someone who hasn't requested one. Voters are also given new opportunities to correct mistakes with their mail ballots.

The law creates a slew of new criminal penalties and requirements (https://www.npr.org/2021/08/03/1024108240/texas-voting-bill-would-add-criminal-penalties-such-as-helping-others-vote) for folks who assist voters at the polls, or people who assist others planning to vote by mail.

It also bans drive-through voting and extended voting hours. Republicans in the state argue that these innovations — which officials in Harris County (https://www.npr.org/2021/03/26/981308277/texas-republicans-look-to-curb-local-efforts-to-expand-voting-access), home to Houston, mostly used during the pandemic — opened the door to voter fraud.

James Slattery, a senior staff attorney with the Texas Civil Rights Project, said voters of color and shift workers benefited the most from these methods of voting last year.

"And so you can consider the bans on those forms of voting to be a direct attack on voters of color in particular," Slattery said in an interview over the summer.

In addition, the law expands what partisan poll watchers can observe during elections and grants them new protections.
https://www.kut.org/texas/2021-09-07/heres-whats-in-texas-republicans-new-voting-law

https://legiscan.com/TX/text/SB1/2021/X2

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SB1 is signed



Thank Christ, usually you bastards find an 11th hour way around shit like this and end up getting the last laugh.

Not this time, Winester. Uh, uh.

LMVICTORIOUSAO!!!