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What odds do you place on Dewhurst abandoning the two thirds vote tradition?

It's tradition that has only been in place since the 1950s... 50 years or so. I really don't have any inside info to the dealings that are ongoing, so anything I'd guess would be pure speculation....

My guess is if he does go for broke it may be with the House plan since it's already passed the House and thus a Conference Committee wouldn't be needed to resolve the differences.... that would also eliminate the option for the rats to run in the House again when an approval vote would be needed over there.... But I guess a few of the Senators could take off and the Senate would be without a quorum...

Politics and sausage.... Round up your cattle, pen up the horses and keep your wife and daughters in the house, the Texas Legislature is in session.....