Author Topic: US Politics Thread |OT| THE DARKEST TIMELINE (Read 2771173 times)

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #1440 on:** June 25, 2013, 11:10:55 PM »

Absolutely sickening. That female member of congress who got got this to end should be fucking ashamed of herself.

And she claims to be a fucking physician. Jesus christ.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #1441 on:** June 25, 2013, 11:13:25 PM »

may horrible violence be inflicted upon dirtbag republicans and those who stand with them

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1442 on:** June 25, 2013, 11:17:04 PM »

Sounds like they're going to fillibuster with parliamentary inquiries until midnight. Haha the republican sounds pissed

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #1443 on:** June 25, 2013, 11:19:50 PM »

did they toss all the people watching?

I can even hear them outside, good lord

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #1444 on:** June 25, 2013, 11:21:09 PM »

93,000 people watching

holy shit

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #1445 on:** June 25, 2013, 11:28:26 PM »

102,000

wow.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1446 on:** June 25, 2013, 11:34:05 PM »

Quote from: AWESOM-O on June 25, 2013, 11:17:16 PM

Recap for those who couldn't watch?

Rick Perry opened a special legislation period in the middle of the night to quickly pass an abortion ban in Texas. Citizens showed up at the Texas congress to submit citizen filibusters until representatives could make it back. Fast forward to today, the last day of the special legislation period: Wendy Davis, a democrat, filibustered for nearly 24 hours in order to end the special legislation period, thus killing the bill. Republicans have hit her with three rule violations, including one due to a senator helping her put her back brace on. Basically she has to stand for 24 hours and cannot lean or do anything except stand.

She got hit with the third strike over some bullshit (not staying on topic, despite clearly being on topic). Now democrats are attempting to kill the remaining two hours with parliamentary inquiries.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1447 on:** June 25, 2013, 11:47:01 PM »

She went "off-topic" by mentioning ultrasounds.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1448 on:** June 25, 2013, 11:52:53 PM »

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1449 on:** June 25, 2013, 11:54:51 PM »

Seems like the Lgt. governor fucked up. Dems might have this.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #1450 on:** June 25, 2013, 11:56:26 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on June 25, 2013, 11:52:53 PM

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More people there than Miami Heat fans that saw the end of Game 6.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1451 on:** June 25, 2013, 11:56:42 PM »

The second strike:

She didn't even put on the backbrace.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1452 on:** June 25, 2013, 11:57:40 PM »

explanation for the latest turn of events:

Quote

The chair ruled Sen Davis' speech was not germane and issued a third warning to her, and closed her speech.

Sen Watson then moved to appeal the chair's ruling, a motion which takes precedence over lots of other actions and is debatable (meaning Watson would get a chance to finish filibustering for Sen Davis.) The President stepped down and put a new guy in the chair (appropriate since there would be a conflict of interest in the chair overseeing debate on his own ruling.) Then there were a whole host of points of order, which take precedence over the move to appeal. And then Sen Numbnuts tried to slip in the motion to table the motion to appeal.

The thing is, Sen Watson never yielded the floor. With his motion, he opened debate, but had to yield to the points of order. The chair never should have recognized the motion to table. It shouldn't matter, you can't take action on the main motion when there's another motion that's been tabled, but I don't really trust that parliamentarian.

Barry Egan · « **Reply #1453 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:01:25 AM »

American politics is amazing.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #1454 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:02:27 AM »

seeing a tweet going around now linking to the rules that state that you can only end this with three violations of germaineness. dont think her second violation would count toward that.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #1455 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:08:46 AM »

Fillbuster dead.

Edit: Maybe not.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1456 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:09:13 AM »

Filibusted

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #1457 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:09:38 AM »

WHAT THE FUCK

fuck texas

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #1458 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:10:34 AM »

Old lady's still gonna have her say.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #1459 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:17:14 AM »

120k

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #1460 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:19:00 AM »

fucking lol at gaf

those assholes don't even know who's for or against this bill

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1461 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:19:35 AM »

Watson (guy speaking) has 40 minutes. If he can keep it up, dems win basically.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #1462 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:20:28 AM »

I thought he had 30?

I read somewhere this bill would be shelved at 11:45 to move onto other bills if it were fillibustered

Barry Egan · « **Reply #1463 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:22:26 AM »

well I'll certainly be keeping it up for 40 minutes.

Barry Egan · « **Reply #1464 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:31:04 AM »

#StandWithWendy

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #1465 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:31:32 AM »

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1466 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:31:42 AM »

Barry Egan · « **Reply #1467 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:37:21 AM »

PD explain what's happening

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1468 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:39:24 AM »

Quote from: Barry Egan on June 26, 2013, 12:37:21 AM

PD explain what's happening

Republicans are just doing whatever they want.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1469 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:39:46 AM »

republicans just shut Watson down, throwing the rules out the window. wut

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #1470 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:40:08 AM »

fuck texas

what an awful night.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #1471 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:40:12 AM »

People bout to start throwing chairs.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1472 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:40:19 AM »

This lady is MAD.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #1473 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:44:21 AM »

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #1474 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:45:29 AM »

BONED

holy shit

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1475 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:45:38 AM »

Snap! She TOLD you, son!

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #1476 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:46:05 AM »

KEEP CHEERING

Barry Egan · « **Reply #1477 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:46:28 AM »

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #1478 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:47:12 AM »

Throw the chairs!

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #1479 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:47:49 AM »

THIS IS THE BEST FILLIBUSTER

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1480 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:48:25 AM »

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #1481 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:49:13 AM »

He's calling to suspend the vote now.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #1482 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:49:17 AM »

KEEP. FUCKING. CHEERING

RUN THROUGH COPS

SHOUT AND SHIT

FUCKING DO IT

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1483 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:49:43 AM »

MAKE IT HAPPEN, TEXAS

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1484 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:51:47 AM »

holy shit if this works

Atramental · « **Reply #1485 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:52:30 AM »

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #1486 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:52:42 AM »

153k viewers, pretty sure the Texas Senate livestream has never had this many viewers before.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1487 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:52:51 AM »

152,000 people watching.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #1488 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:53:52 AM »

fuck this is a nail-biter

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #1489 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:53:56 AM »

just six more minutes!!!!!!!

Mandark · « **Reply #1490 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:54:27 AM »

I kind of wish I lived in a (politically) crappier state so I could get in on something like this.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #1491 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:54:43 AM »

DONT FUCKING CHANT

SCREAM

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1492 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:55:09 AM »

Man, the view counter just keeps going up!

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #1493 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:55:19 AM »

This is pretty fucking amazing

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1494 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:55:54 AM »

5 minutes to midnight!!

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #1495 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:56:04 AM »

they better not be doing a silent vote

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1496 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:57:17 AM »

For those who missed how this got started:

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #1497 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:57:22 AM »

Rush the floor, cut down the net!

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1498 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:58:07 AM »

they're gonna ram it through

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #1499 on:** June 26, 2013, 12:58:45 AM »

NO

FUCK THE REPUBS

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