Comments by "gary K" (@garyK.45ACP) on "Texas state sen. ends filibuster on voting bill after 15 hours" video.

  1. 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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  2.  @DM-sy4hg  Agreed. That won't be a good look for their re-election campaign.
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  3.  @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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  4. This is the Senate, not the House. It was the Democrat House members that fled the state and are STILL out of the state. The current special session ends tomorrow. Governor Abbot has called another special session to begin Saturday. The Senate will pass this bill today or tomorrow, BUT if it is not passed by the House before the end of business tomorrow (it won't be) the bill will "die" and have to be reintroduced and voted on again by the Senate. This was a piece of political theater. There has been no advance on the bill beyond what it was before this special session started 30 days ago. The "stunt" continues.
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  5. 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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  6.  @glittergirlglory4320  see my replies. the others are wrong.
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