Comments by "gary K" (@garyK.45ACP) on "The Hill"
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The state Senate filibustered the bill for 15 hours. The filibuster has ended. The bill can now be voted on in the Senate. It then will go to the House, where the Democrats are still out of the state. So, really, nothing much happened. Until the losers agree to return and vote for the losing side, Gov. Abbot will have to keep calling special sessions, 30 days at a time.
The cowardly, loser Democrats will eventually have to come home OR surrender their seat and be replaced by special election. As soon as even ONE of them enters the state, they can be apprehended and driven to the capitol where the presence of even ONE Democrat will constitute and quorum and the vote on the bill can be held.
If this special session expires without a House vote on the Bill, the Governor will call another special session and the Senate will have to vote again on the bill. Rinse and repeat.
Keep in mind, Texas legislative representatives are part time. They normally only meet 60 days every two years. They all have other jobs and responsibilities, families, homes, etc.
This is a major inconvenience for all of them, especially the ones that have to stay out of the state to prevent a quorum.
The Texas Senate allows for a filibuster to delay votes BUT it requires the Senator filibustering the bill to stand up and speak continuously. They can talk about anything they want...even just read a book out loud. They cannot sit, or even lean on a podium. She lasted 15 hours.
Time to vote for the losing side and go home.
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As a student in the USSR she was required to be a member of the Young Pioneers and the Komsomol. She didn't "join" and she didn't "quit". Membership ends when your education ends. Each and every student in the USSR was a member of these organizations as a student. This membership in no way determines if she is a communist or not.
I believe she IS a communist, but not because of her membership in these organizations.
Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) was also a member of these organizations as a student in Ukraine and is now a rock solid conservative, capitalist. As are the vast majority of people who lived in communist regimes.
Melania Trump was, no doubt, also a member of a similar organization, though she grew up in Slovenia, not the USSR, but all communist countries had similar programs for students.
My wife, a naturalized US citizen, born and raised in Soviet Ukraine, was also a member. She voted for Trump.
We have similar programs in the USA, called "public school".
In any case, Omorova's nomination was withdrawn. She IS a communist, but not because of her membership in the Young Pioneers or Komsomol.
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 @backwards645 No it doesn't mean that.
The Texas state legislature requires a filibustering Senator to stand up and speak continuously. She spoke for 15 hrs. Filibuster is now over. The Senate can pass the bill. But it will make no difference, because unless the bill is passed by the Texas House by tomorrow, when this special session ends, the bill "dies" and has to be reintroduced in the next special session which begins Saturday.
Again, the Senate will pass the bill on the last day of that session, but if the Democrats in the House are still out of state, it will die...again. AND Gov. Abbot will call another special session...rinse, repeat.
Abbot and Republicans are betting they can outlast the House Democrats that have to remain outside the state. If any ONE of them returns to Texas, they can be apprehended, taken to the capitol where the presence of even one Democrat will constitute a quorum and the vote can be held. (Quorum = min. 50% of members + at least ONE rep. from each party. Republicans have the 50%+ covered, they need ONE Democrat to make a quorum)
At some point ONE of those Democrats will have to return to the state (they live there after all) and then they lose. Remember, they are part time reps, they have other jobs, families, and homes. They have to pay for their out of state accommodations the state does not pay for that.
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I like Senator Kennedy, and I appreciate his support and patriotism, but he has been given incorrect information, I believe.
Membership in the Young Pioneers and the Komsomol was required by ALL students. My wife was born and raised in the Ukrainian SSR, she was also a member. Membership in the Young Pioneers ended when you entered High School and you were enrolled in the Komsomol through High School and college (if you went to college) Membership ends when you finish school. At that time you either join the Communist party or you don't.
You didn't voluntary "join" or "quit" the Young Pioneers or the Komsomol. Many people erroneously compare it to the Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts. But those organizations are voluntary and not run by the government.
This would be like holding a US child responsible for being taught Critical Race Theory. It was NOT a choice. This was forced communist indoctrination. Most of the students saw it for what it was, and despised going to the meetings and activities.
And THIS is why we must oppose things like CRT in our schools!
When my wife was interviewed by USCIS for her permanent residency and, later, when she became a citizen, she was asked if she was ever a member of the Communist Party OTHER THAN through involuntary enrollment in student programs.
Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (R-IN) was born and raised in Ukraine, as was my wife. Ukraine was a Republic of the USSR and Ms. Spartz was also a member of the Young Pioneers and Komsomol. I'm not sure if Slovenia had something similar. Probably they did. If so, then Melania Trump was a member.
My wife, now a naturalized US Citizen, is very much capitalist, very much in favor of our rights, and voted for Trump. Twice. She believes Biden is destroying HER country. Generally, citizens of former communist countries are VERY much anti-communist and VERY pro-Rights.
Not so sure about this woman, but most are.
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The state Senate filibustered the bill for 15 hours. The filibuster has ended. The bill can now be voted on in the Senate. It then will go to the House, where the Democrats are still out of the state. So, really, nothing much happened. Until the losers agree to return and vote for the losing side, Gov. Abbot will have to keep calling special sessions, 30 days at a time.
The cowardly, loser Democrats will eventually have to come home OR surrender their seat and be replaced by special election. As soon as even ONE of them enters the state, they can be apprehended and driven to the capitol where the presence of even ONE Democrat will constitute and quorum and the vote on the bill can be held.
If this special session expires without a House vote on the Bill, the Governor will call another special session and the Senate will have to vote again on the bill. Rinse and repeat.
Keep in mind, Texas legislative representatives are part time. They normally only meet 60 days every two years. They all have other jobs and responsibilities, families, homes, etc.
This is a major inconvenience for all of them, especially the ones that have to stay out of the state to prevent a quorum.
The Texas Senate allows for a filibuster to delay votes BUT it requires the Senator filibustering the bill to stand up and speak continuously. They can talk about anything they want...even just read a book out loud. They cannot sit, or even lean on a podium. She lasted 15 hours.
Time to vote for the losing side and go home.
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 @williamfranz9872 The point was that they have not changed Florida into a "blue state", quite the opposite.
The Constitution allows states' legislatures the power to draw district lines, and to determine how their electors are chosen for the Presidential election. Changing either requires a Constitutional Amendment. The Supreme Court has already ruled it is not a venue for federal courts to control.
Any way you cut it, NY has to divide a smaller pie. NY, IL and CA have lost power in the House. TX, FL, TN have gained power. Period. They can divide the pie any way they want, but they are getting a smaller slice. The states gaining seats are all "red states". The house will flip, just on re-districting.
The biggest loss for Dems in Florida is the Dade/Broward/Palm Beach county area. It shifted far more to the right in 2020 and current polls give DeSantis and Rubio the lead in those, previously, reliably "blue" areas. In fact, if a Dem got elected statewide, it was only because of the massive number of votes they piled up in those counties. Redistricting can't change that, and the Dems are going to lose a couple of long term Democrat seats in that area. A Democrat Gubernatorial or Senatorial candidate has no chance unless they carry all three of those counties...by a LOT.
I don't think this shift is permanent but don't underestimate how much Floridians really like DeSantis and Rubio.
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