Van de Putte said the Republicans know that removing the two-thirds tradition on redistricting, to the detriment of every minority member of the Texas Senate, is illegal and discriminatory. That is utterly false, of course, and is absurd on its face.
Those who bemoan the loss of congeniality in the Texas Senate need to point the finger at the person most responsible for that, Van de Putte.
Why doesn't the Texas GOP make the very obvious point that if they allow themselves to me held hostage to the 2/3's custom, theyy're effectively ceding the right of the majority to govern..