Posted on 06/25/2013 10:05:19 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Texas lieutenant governor late Tuesday suspended a senators filibuster against wide-ranging abortion restrictions, but Democrats moved quickly to appeal the decision and set off a parliamentary fight over the rules.
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst after determining that Democratic Sen. Wendy Davis strayed off the topic when she talked about a sonogram bill passed in 2011 and how the new abortion restrictions only compounded the anti-abortion laws in Texas.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
So you realize how the optics of this sucked. It will now
Be used as a rallying cry for “the war on women” .
Thanks nickcarraway.
‘chopperjc’ is a lefty concern troll.
Look at the posting history.
Any article that explains why it would close all abortion clinics.
The bill would ban abortions after 20 weeks and hold abortion clinics accountable by making them meet basic health and safety standards that have closed facilities in other states that are unable to comply. Senate Bill 5 also requires all abortion clinics to meet the same health and safety regulations as an ambulatory surgical center, requires a doctor providing abortions to secure admitting privileges at a nearby hospital, and lastly, requires a doctor to personally administer the abortion-inducing drugs to the patient.
"I'm Barack Obama, and I approve this message!"
Sure about that?
Perry better have some balls and call another session.
They sent in a bunch of out-of-staters to Austin.
Don't you think Obama would approve of the message that Texas is going fall into the Dem column?
I do.
We will not allow the breakdown of decorum and decency to prevent us from doing what the people of this state hired us to do.
We will not allow the breakdown of decorum and decency to prevent us from doing what the people of this state hired us to do.
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