Texas special session begins with 2nd attempt by Republicans to revise state's election laws

ABC News ^ | July 10, 2021 | Alisa Wiersema

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The Texas legislature began an overtime special session this week to address a slate of priority issues outlined by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, including a renewed effort to address "election integrity." On Saturday, both chambers will hold overlapping hearings with testimony regarding new bills from the House and Senate that seek to overhaul the state's voting and election practices.

During a press conference Thursday, Texas state Rep. Armando Walle said "every option is on the table" for Democrats to mobilize against the GOP-backed special session agenda, which includes a host of items that echo emerging national culture wars. Walle added that his fellow party members are "going to use every parliamentary means to stop these bills," but did not follow up with examples of any potential actions.

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Seventeen states had enacted 28 new laws that restrict access to the vote, as of June 21, according to the Brennan Center for Justice.

[LastDayz]

Have the rats scurried away yet?

[17th Miss Regt]

The new laws are to prevent and dissuade minorities from voting. Some of them are similar to poll taxes. For example, one law requires that before blacks are given a ballot, they must go to the nearest cotton field and pick not less than two bales of cotton. That is why Democrats oppose these new election laws! (/Democrat)

[redshawk]

Not yet time to vote. Perhaps they will go to Hati

[antidemoncrat]

And the Democrats will probably do just what they do when faced with a battle ... turn and run ... like they did during the Viet Nam war ... run to Canada.

[Howie66]

We should be so very fortunate that they leave. Don’t hold your breath on that happening though.

[j.havenfarm]

The Sergeant at Arms just needs to be ready to use the troopers to go get the rats when they flee to deny a quorum, which of course if what they’re going to do. And the GOP needs to be ready to press the PR campaign to mock them when they’re hiding out in hotels just over the state line

[Truthoverpower]

It’s been full on war with these people since November 3

WAR.

No of course they like to call anytime we get together as patriots and have a good time and insurrection but we need to start thinking about how we can actually defeat this enemy, once and for all

And make no mistake about it ; the Democrats are the enemy

They hate this country they hate God they hate freedom and liberty and they want to destroy all three

[redshawk]

Amen brother .

[bgill]

The taxpayers are footing the bill for a special session for something that should have been done on day one.

[imardmd1]

Personally, I believe that there be few, if any, exception for the voter to show up in person at his/her assigned precinct poll, and present the documents certifying citizenship and residence earlier than 30 days of the date the polls are to open. And if you can't meet this, too bad. And that the total summation of votes cast be performed by the clerks no later than one hour after the polls are closed. That's pretty much the way it was twenty years ago when I was paid to be the inspector supervising the clerks at the polling place. It is not too much to ask. No electronic scanning, and inviolable access to independent or party-authorized observers to see that the rules are obeyed.

Any of the "modern" technology is fraught with opportunities to sneak fraudulent votes past honest but technology-challenged overseers. NO mail-in ballots. Early voting at the central election headquarter for clerks, inspectors, and other officials whose election-day time should be dedicated to oversight duties only.

If a few people cannot vote due to exingencies (nursing home patients, traveling on business, ill health, lack of transportation, etc., well so what?

These absences for one cycle will not make that much difference. Early and/or mail-in ballots only make this more convenient for couch potatoes that are too lazy and unmotivated to take the election seriously and make every effort to show up and be counted.

We need to keep this process very, very simple, as it was in the beginning of the country's use of it to get representatives. The main nut of this is the chiuce of local elected officials that one can hold personally accountable, in my estimate.

[deport]

Times have changed drastically since this nation was formed. It
was a white male dominated society and not very mobile. Today
is very different.

[SmokingJoe]

Seventeen states had enacted 28 new laws that restrict access to the vote, as of June 21, according to the Brennan Center for Justice.

Wrong!
They have enacted laws that try to stop massive ballot fraud and vote stealing. You need to get your facts right.

[SmokingJoe]

Times have changed drastically since this nation was formed. It
was a white male dominated society and not very mobile. Today
is very different.

There was far more mobility and movement between states when the country was founded than there is now. Most current states had not even been created then.

[FLT-bird]

Post armed cops at all the exits to ensure Democrats can’t run away again.