Texas Republicans on verge of passing abortion law

[CosmicCowboy]

This sucks. Big time.

[CosmicCowboy]

Embarrassing

[scott]

POO sustained. I was wrong.

Wow.

[scott]

Watson going for the double filibuster. High drama.

[Nbadan]

Goodhair could already be laying the groundwork for another special session if this one fails....

UPDATE 1:12pm: After a brief interruption when a man shouted "Abortion is genocide … if you really cared about women you would ban all abortion" from the gallery (he was ejected), Sen. Davis continues to speak, now reading from the testimony of witnesses who were not allowed to speak in House committee hearing last Thursday, because chair Rep. Byron Cook ruled they had become "repe ive."

A little after 11am, when the Texas Senate was gaveled into order, SB5 was "laid out" by its sponsor, Sen. Glenn Hegar, R-Katy, and then Davis rose "to humbly give voice to thousands of Texans."

Davis will have to speak essentially nonstop, with no breaks of any kind, until midnight, if Senate Bill 5 – a bill that would greatly restrict access to abortion and basic women's health care – is to be blocked from passage in this special session. The Republican leadership chose not to call up pending transportation and capital punishment bills, which would have passed – suggesting that Gov. Rick Perry intends to call another special session immediately or shortly after this one ends, with additional legislative "reason" to do so.

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Upd...uster-succeeds

[Nbadan]

We are now getting a warning on decorum in the chamber and disruption of the chamber.

"If there is another outbust ... we will request that the gallery be cleared." Unbelievable!!

Meanwhile, in the background the chanting continues, "Let her speak."

[scott]

Watson yields to Whitmire who is interupted by Estes to motion to table the motion to object then West rises for parliamentary inquiry. I think that makes it a quintuple filibuster?

[Nbadan]

Watson is appealing the ruling on the point of order made by Dewhurst on Campbell's point.

Can he stall this for another two hours? Dewhurst is being a coward and letting Senator Duncan assume the chair.

Duncan is now emphasizing the rules of decorum in the gallery and chamber. Duncan is threatening to clear the gallery be cleared. So much for transparency in the government.

Van de Putte is requesting that the president of the Senate read the rules again. She is doing her best to stall the actual debate. Can the Democrats continue to raise points of orders to stall?

[scott]

They are doing their best, but Estes has made a motion to table Watson's (presumed motion to appeal). Watson now saying he never made a motion, therefor Estes has no motion by which to motion to table.

"Go to the tape" pleads Ellis.

[Nbadan]

The GOP with Perry is gonna railroad this legislation through....

[Nbadan]

Here is the livefeed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=2Q8Hr0O20LY

[scott]

110,000 people tuned into the live feed... crapping out on me. Having to use twitter for all play-by-play... there may be riots in Austin tonight.

[Drachen]

What account are you following? I am putting my son to bed and can't watch the feed

[scott]

I follow a crap-ton of Texas Lege people for my own reasons, so my feed is nothing but SB5. I recommend scottbraddock to start with

[Jacob1983]

Instead of ing about dead babies and what a woman can do with her vagina, why not try to focus on that matters like getting people better paying jobs and speeding up all of this damn road construction in Texas. Everywhere you drive in Collin County, there is road construction. Collin County has to be road constructionville USA. I mean seriously, who gives a if a woman wants to kill her unborn baby? Let her do it and let her deal with that . Better jobs and better roads are far more important than a woman's vagina in Texas.

[Drachen]

Thank you, I tried searching stand with Wendy and that was just annoying

[Drachen]

Instead of ing about dead babies and what a woman can do with her vagina, why not try to focus on that matters like getting people better paying jobs and speeding up all of this damn road construction in Texas. Everywhere you drive in Collin County, there is road construction. Collin County has to be road constructionville USA. I mean seriously, who gives a if a woman wants to kill her unborn baby? Let her do it and let her deal with that . Better jobs and better roads are far more important than a woman's vagina in Texas.

And the better the jobs, the more the vagina!

[scott]

Not a good night to try to follow a hashtag. Usually #txlege is the one to follow. #sb5 and #standwithwendy are ed.

Try @legeland, Evansmith, @pfikac (express news capitol reporter) also and TEXAStribune

[CosmicCowboy]

I'm tuned in. I sooooo don't want this to pass.

[Drachen]

Not a good night to try to follow a hashtag. Usually #txlege is the one to follow. #sb5 and #standwithwendy are ed.

Try @legeland, Evansmith, @pfikac (express news capitol reporter) also and TEXAStribune

Thank you Scott

[Nbadan]

Proud night for Texas Democrats

[Nbadan]

BAS S ARE TRYING TO TAKE A ROLLCALL

[Nbadan]

WHOOO....HOOO....SUSPEND THE ROLL CALL ...

[Spurminator]

This is great TV.

[Nbadan]

15 minutes....make them clear the chamber....yell loud..