tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post7640589927730100740..comments2023-10-04T05:42:58.799-05:00Comments on Half Empty: Voter Suppression Bill Filed in Texas HouseHalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691384412216558403noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-49676745218618826292007-01-22T21:03:00.000-06:002007-01-22T21:03:00.000-06:00I agree. The Texas Attorney General had his own pr...I agree. The Texas Attorney General had his own program of voter suppression going last October. Our Executive branches, both state and federal, behave more poorly on this than do our Legislatives.<br /><br />In Texas, we have a 2/3 vote rule in the state Senate. For any vote to make it to the floor, 2/3s of the Senators must vote in favor. It's a good role that keeps bad legislation from being enacted. Right now there are 30 Senate districts and 11 of them are held by Democrats. So the chances are fair that the bill will pass in the House and poor that it will pass in the Senate. <br /><br />Politics Texas style. Yee-Haw!Halhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691384412216558403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-62987413587558349432007-01-22T17:10:00.000-06:002007-01-22T17:10:00.000-06:00Congress will have to do more than express its sen...Congress will have to do more than express its sense that the Justice Dept should do something to stop these bills. I'm sure Bush's Justice Dept will sit on its hands, especially given the degree to which it's been taken over by political appointees.<br /><br />And this bill needs to be beaten before 2008. Will this pass the legislature in TX? What are the chances that it could be defeated there?fingerfunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417240769008855547noreply@blogger.com