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About a month ago Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton admitted that Texas would have been a battleground state in the 2020 election and Trump would have likely lost Texas if he had not been successful in stopping Harris County (Houston) from mailing out applications for mail in ballots.
The Texas GOP has successfully engaged in voter suppression in Texas for the past forty years.
Texas is blue and our GOP knows it. That’s why their last ploy to remain in power is to stop us from voting any way they can.
But our state house democrats can only do so much. We need the Biden administration to lend a hand.
taksoto
May not work. In the past GOP said they wouldn't be in session, so Dems did things to help cmnty. GoP had "emergency" session and voted.
WonderTwonk
GRIDPUSHER
Every vote matters. Keep fighting the good fight
Thelrishlnquistion
When Texas turns blue the GQP is finished. I’m proud of you all. This is how you fight back against those republican scumbags.
SeePriceInCart
I wouldn't say finished, but it would be a strong blow against them. They do still have Florida after all.
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Volpe42
I seem to remember that when the GQP refused to vote on something the call was to have them removed for not doing their job...
Cantroll
Orzufancylad
How is this cheating?
Volpe42
How were the ballots stopped from being mailed out?
AStrongFemaleCharacter
It was the applications for ballots that he stopped. He sued Harris county and won.
Volpe42
I'm lost on what arguement could be used for that
AStrongFemaleCharacter
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.texastribune.org/2020/08/31/texas-harris-county-mail-in-ballot/amp/
SuperSaiyanYamcha
Now they’ll change the rules (and in so doing, break current rules) to not require a quorum. Just watch.
AStrongFemaleCharacter
You can’t put anything past our GOP, but we have to do what we have to do.
Orzufancylad
That would be a real stupid move, because without a quorum rule, the majority of republicans would have to sleep in the statehouse.
Orzufancylad
Otherwise a group of dems could sneak in and vote for stuff in the middle of the night.
ilikepot8os
Dems are a bunch of wusses who value consensus and rules. The gop counts on them being nice it and that's why the gop regrettably win.
Thelrishlnquistion
Wouldn’t it require a constitutional change too?
Orzufancylad
Not unless the rules for a quorum are in the Texas constitution. Most stuff is just rules, not constitutional requirements.
Thelrishlnquistion
Oh I see it’s like the filibuster. Just made up.