Texas Senate Filibuster Regarding Abortion

[Arntonach]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q8Hr0O20LY

Apparently a Texas Senator has been going for about 9-ish hours now. She's trying to stop a bill from putting heavy restrictions on abortion. The filibuster looks like it's not doing well since they imposed strikes on her, but I hope she'll get though.

[j-rodd123]

eh

[mi40]

been watching this for about 2-3 hours now, really good background noise imo
she got 2 strikes in a matter of a single hour though

glad to see she's still going

[Izzy]

I'm not fully familiar with how this works, but can doing this actually accomplish something? Does this happen before or after the vote?

[Ohaider]

I did not know filibusters could last so long still, that's nuts

[adlp]

fuck her this is the wrong thing to filibuster

[adlp]

Originally Posted by Izzy

I'm not fully familiar with how this works, but can doing this actually accomplish something?

sometimes but not always

there was a 57 day filibuster from Democrats that tried to block the civil rights act in 1964 and thank goodness they failed

[mi40]

Originally Posted by Ohaider

I did not know filibusters could last so long still, that's nuts

i think way back (like early 1900s) senators would bring cots to sleep in and when they woke up they would go right on filibustering from morning to night

[DotKritic]

Texas' lieutenant governor has suspended a filibuster against wide-ranging abortion restrictions, but Democrats moved quickly to appeal the decision.

edit: Just now started watching this livestream. So much fucking cheering.

[Snowcrafta]

Them shoes

[DotKritic]

No order in Senate. Chair can't hear over jeering from gallery. Senators can't vote.

edit: "If I can have some order." Haha...no. Not over all the noise.

edit2: Noise done. Some outbursts.

edit3: Here come the yelling again.

[Netjet!]

EDIT: Might be wrong

[andy-o24]

Originally Posted by Izzy

I'm not fully familiar with how this works, but can doing this actually accomplish something? Does this happen before or after the vote?

A filibuster can be used to kill a bill on the floor of the Senate. Senators just announce that they are filibustering and can talk as long as they want as there is no limit on speaking time in the Senate, unlike the House. Some Senators will even call in and say that they are filibustering a bill without actually talking.

Filibusters can be stopped by a movement of cloture. Clotures must receive 3/5, or 60 with no vacancy, votes to be passed.

-o24

[DotKritic]

From another viewer who posted something from Twitter:

“@JoaquinCastrotx: They illegally voted for #sb5 after midnight which violates their own rule!” It isn't so much that you cheat. It's how brazenly bad you are at it.

Nearly 180,000 watchers on this livestream saw the vote take place after midnight. You're really gonna try to pass that?!

edit: FYI: 152,628 watching now

edit2: Official senate computer says vote passed 17-12. Dems are contesting it was after midnight.

[mi40]

i'm hearing news that the bill was passed amidst all the chaos in the gallery..

anyhow this is basically free ad campaigns for the dems if the bill does go through

[DotKritic]

Originally Posted by mi40

i'm hearing news that the bill was passed amidst all the chaos in the gallery..

anyhow this is basically free ad campaigns for the dems if the bill does go through

The Dems are contesting since the vote was after midnight.

In case anyone coming into the thread doesn't know what's going on in Texas: If the Republicans win, it will passed new restrictions expected to close almost every abortion clinic in Texas.

[andy-o24]

Stream is down.

Edit: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/christopherdido

-o24

[Mollocephalus]

texas is retarded

[adlp]

i consider this a victory. yall are whack, texas proves again that it's a great state

[Senip]

This is horrible news, but of course adlp is for it because he hates women.