Texas Supreme Court Allows for Arrest of Democrats Legislators

[Valwinz]

Ah, good ol' swagger-instead-of-governing. Dems basically filibustered the bill and the republicans are trying to arrest them rather than even try to address the glaring issues. It's a pretty un-democratic law meant to ensure only certain people are enabled to vote. Very anti-american. I can't imagine texas has a very strong civics class if folks from there think this "law" is anything other than voting manipulation. or maybe they know, but since it benefits them they don't care about american ideals very much?

So you find with legislators not doing their job that is to be there to legislate and fleed to other states because they hate the democratic process

 

[Ibcap]

or maybe they know, but since it benefits them they don't care about american ideals very much?

This is obviously the case. They didnt care about voting by mail at all, until democrats were disproportionately using it. Then all of the sudden its an affront to democracy and an open door for voter fraud. Whether something is corruption and fraud is entirely dependent on whether it affects their side negatively or not, if situations reversed then theyd be complaining about how unfair it is. Itll be interesting to watch the script flip about the electoral college when texas goes blue and republicans will be all of the sudden in favor of a popular vote.

 

[Dakitten]

So you find with legislators not doing their job that is to be there to legislate and fleed to other states because they hate the democratic process

I'm going to unpack this word salad as best I can, and assume that they meant "So you're fine with legislators not doing their job, which is to be there to legislate and not to flee out of the state because they hate the democratic process?", to which I'm pretty sure the answer of most here is... yes. It is in protest to a party in power abusing their authority, at which point they've sworn up to peaceful disobedience. If you've a problem with the lawmakers, feel free to vote them out, but they're serving their constituency with pretty decent approval. At the end of the day, the Republican party has essentially declared war with the Democrats, failing to honour standards and attempt to meet at compromises when brute force can be utilized to bypass them completely. This has created a majority party in many areas that doesn't even get the popular vote in their regions, which sounds pretty undemocratic to me at least!

Also, ffs, as many people keep pointing out and I can verify since I WORK FOR THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS AND HAVE DONE SO ACROSS SEVERAL STATES, you always need ID to vote in the sense that it is required to register, and your vote is then validated against your previous signatures (either from when you registered or from your dmv records, if available... or both, if you're in California!) and there is no proof of any wide spread fraud. When the DMV gets a notification that someone is deceased, they have to release that information to the RoV to update their records. Sometimes, this falls through the cracks, but never in great enough number to matter, and RARELY does it result in somebody voting for the dead. Ballots are individually traced back to their voter via their envelopes when using mail-in ballots, and as soon as one is collected for a voter, it invalidates all other envelopes for them and they would have to appear in person to issue a challenge, at which point... they'd need ID again. The process is safe, secure, and if you don't care to read about what is actually in the bill, please nibble on your toes quietly elsewhere.

 

[Valwinz]

Good news
Texas Senate Passes Election Reform Bill After Democrat Ends Filibuster

 

[Valwinz]

More good news

#BREAKING: The Texas Supreme Court just halted a Harris County judge’s order that was protecting absent Democrats from arrest warrants.

Earlier this week, SCOTX also halted a Travis County judge's order that was shielding the Democrats from arrest. pic.twitter.com/IvZEn0JobK

— Election Wizard (@ElectionWiz) August 12, 2021

 

[Dakitten]

More good news
https://twitter.com/ElectionWiz/status/1425933496418189316

Only an ignorant sadist could take joy from any of this...

 

[chrisrlink]

i'm sorry to say this but I CANNOT wait for the world to end not just the US but all governments need to collapse it's good for the natural environment

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since their fugitives maybe they should book it to the UK where no extradition treaty exist with the US

 

[rusty shackleford]

The Dems are just doing what the Republicans did and got away with.
https://www.oregonlive.com/politics...ave-the-state-to-avoid-climate-bill-vote.html

 

[Valwinz]

The Dems are just doing what the Republicans did and got away with.
https://www.oregonlive.com/politics...ave-the-state-to-avoid-climate-bill-vote.html

wrong back them wrong today

 

[Lacius]

wrong back them wrong today

Are you having a stroke, or are you a (poor) AI?

 

[Dakitten]

wrong back them wrong today

Wrong back then, right today. The Texas law is literally just putting restrictions on who can vote when, where, and how. It adds a whopping one hour to early voting, but takes away drive-up voting (which has no history of voter fraud), puts limitations on mail-in voting (again, no significant findings of voter fraud as a result), outlaws "Souls to the Polls" normal voting time, which is a big draw for coloured voters, continues to uphold the lovely tradition of not being able to register online/via the DMV, and does nothing to increase polling stations in heavily trafficked areas. The purpose of the fking bill was to RESTORE CONFIDENCE IN THE PROCESS, and in this function, it has failed famously. A fair bit of the right doesn't even like this bill there, except for the politically motivated, and if you'll indulge me with a linky, you'll see that Texas has a pretty big democratic base that sees no representation unless they do something drastic. The protest was literally the will of the majority in Texas, so please deep-throat your foot somewhere else.

https://texaspolitics.utexas.edu/se...ndled-each-following-issues-june-2021#overall

 

[jimbo13]

Wrong back then, right today. The Texas law is literally just putting restrictions on who can vote when, where, and how. It adds a whopping one hour to early voting, but takes away drive-up voting (which has no history of voter fraud), puts limitations on mail-in voting (again, no significant findings of voter fraud as a result), outlaws "Souls to the Polls" normal voting time, which is a big draw for coloured voters, continues to uphold the lovely tradition of not being able to register online/via the DMV, and does nothing to increase polling stations in heavily trafficked areas. The purpose of the fking bill was to RESTORE CONFIDENCE IN THE PROCESS, and in this function, it has failed famously. A fair bit of the right doesn't even like this bill there, except for the politically motivated, and if you'll indulge me with a linky, you'll see that Texas has a pretty big democratic base that sees no representation unless they do something drastic. The protest was literally the will of the majority in Texas, so please deep-throat your foot somewhere else.

https://texaspolitics.utexas.edu/se...ndled-each-following-issues-june-2021#overall

People that wont enforce immigration laws cannot be trusted to enforce voting laws, behavior has consequences. This is it, crymoar.

 

[Xzi]

People that wont enforce immigration laws cannot be trusted to enforce voting laws, behavior has consequences. This is it, crymoar.

Yes, and the people who attempted to instate Trump as dictator through violent means can totally be trusted to uphold the pillars of democracy. /s

Anybody who hates free and fair elections is always welcome to move to Russia.

 

[Valwinz]

Wrong back then, right today. The Texas law is literally just putting restrictions on who can vote when, where, and how. It adds a whopping one hour to early voting, but takes away drive-up voting (which has no history of voter fraud), puts limitations on mail-in voting (again, no significant findings of voter fraud as a result), outlaws "Souls to the Polls" normal voting time, which is a big draw for coloured voters, continues to uphold the lovely tradition of not being able to register online/via the DMV, and does nothing to increase polling stations in heavily trafficked areas. The purpose of the fking bill was to RESTORE CONFIDENCE IN THE PROCESS, and in this function, it has failed famously. A fair bit of the right doesn't even like this bill there, except for the politically motivated, and if you'll indulge me with a linky, you'll see that Texas has a pretty big democratic base that sees no representation unless they do something drastic. The protest was literally the will of the majority in Texas, so please deep-throat your foot somewhere else.

https://texaspolitics.utexas.edu/se...ndled-each-following-issues-june-2021#overall

So is only right when dems do it GOT IT

 

[Dakitten]

So is only right when dems do it GOT IT

NEW! From the makers of ACAB, its ARAB! All Raci- Republicans Are Bad! After destroying decency norms and showing the world how trickle down economics is actually a complete scam that will burn the whole world to ash, the Republican party has devolved into elitist power mongers who play at standing for "Good Christian Values" in one breath, then deprive the majority of representation in a desperate bid to please their corporate sponsors! Backing a corrupt turtle and the world's worst steak salesman, the Republican party has become so terrible that even Foxi and Jimbo would rather call themselves unaffiliated Libertarians than directly stand with their movement!

Seriously though, there is no popular platform left with the Republican party and school books are already dipping it into the tar pits of history. Every time you guys post something, its evil, immoral trash usually sprinkled with falsehoods and outright disdain for the working class. When "shitposting" and "disturbing the echo chamber" are the best defenses to perpetuating this madness for you guys, maybe you should consider throwing in the towel? Just saying~

 

[jimbo13]

NEW! From the makers of ACAB, its ARAB! All Raci- Republicans Are Bad! After destroying decency norms and showing the world how trickle down economics is actually a complete scam that will burn the whole world to ash, the Republican party has devolved into elitist power mongers who play at standing for "Good Christian Values" in one breath, then deprive the majority of representation in a desperate bid to please their corporate sponsors! Backing a corrupt turtle and the world's worst steak salesman, the Republican party has become so terrible that even Foxi and Jimbo would rather call themselves unaffiliated Libertarians than directly stand with their movement!

Seriously though, there is no popular platform left with the Republican party and school books are already dipping it into the tar pits of history. Every time you guys post something, its evil, immoral trash usually sprinkled with falsehoods and outright disdain for the working class. When "shitposting" and "disturbing the echo chamber" are the best defenses to perpetuating this madness for you guys, maybe you should consider throwing in the towel? Just saying~

You misspelled welfare recipients and state employees.

 

[jimbo13]

Texas Election Bill Survives Senate Filibuster, Advances To House

The election bill, SB 1, would eliminate policies implemented during the pandemic that allowed drive-thru and overnight voting and gives partisan poll watchers more rights inside polling and curbside voting locations.

The bill also requires a driver’s license number or the last four digits of their social security number to apply for a mail-in voting ballot and requires verification of citizenship status for voter registration applications.

 

[Dakitten]

Texas Election Bill Survives Senate Filibuster, Advances To House

The election bill, SB 1, would eliminate policies implemented during the pandemic that allowed drive-thru and overnight voting and gives partisan poll watchers more rights inside polling and curbside voting locations.

The bill also requires a driver’s license number or the last four digits of their social security number to apply for a mail-in voting ballot and requires verification of citizenship status for voter registration applications.

Why would you want to celebrate giving PARTISAN POLL WATCHERS more rights? The whole idea of the RoV is to be unbiased, and their methods remove individual identification at the tallying stage, so... if anything this gives more opportunities for shenanigans and data harvesting. Also, to apply for mail-in ballots, why would a drivers license be required if it already needs an social security number and valid in-county address to vote? Seems like it might target folks who run afoul of the debt, er, law so they get fewer chances to find representation. Drive-thru and overnight voting were secure, so... don't get why that would be an issue either. Damn near everything about this bill is just trash designed to punch down at the poor. Maybe it should tackle partisan gerrymandering if it wants to restore voter confidence.

 

[chrisrlink]

Why would you want to celebrate giving PARTISAN POLL WATCHERS more rights? The whole idea of the RoV is to be unbiased, and their methods remove individual identification at the tallying stage, so... if anything this gives more opportunities for shenanigans and data harvesting. Also, to apply for mail-in ballots, why would a drivers license be required if it already needs an social security number and valid in-county address to vote? Seems like it might target folks who run afoul of the debt, er, law so they get fewer chances to find representation. Drive-thru and overnight voting were secure, so... don't get why that would be an issue either. Damn near everything about this bill is just trash designed to punch down at the poor. Maybe it should tackle partisan gerrymandering if it wants to restore voter confidence.

this right here data harvesting is truly one of the most dangerous ideals your basicly de anonymizing voting tallying which could in turn cause voter intimiation (there has been cases of republicans calling their democratic neighbors and threaten to kill them if they don't vote for trump in both 2020 and 2016)

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...re-terrorizing-election-workers-idUSKCN2DN14M

 

[jimbo13]

this right here data harvesting is truly one of the most dangerous ideals your basicly de anonymizing voting tallying which could in turn cause voter intimiation (there has been cases of republicans calling their democratic neighbors and threaten to kill them if they don't vote for trump in both 2020 and 2016)

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...re-terrorizing-election-workers-idUSKCN2DN14M

There is no shortage of both sides engaging voter intimidation, people don't need poll access to engage in voter intimidation. They just have to look at a news story you liked on Social media. If Facebook knows your preference to feed you an ad, so does everyone else.