I'm glued to the filibuster going on in Texas.

[FluteCatT]

Let's hope they keep it up! Almost there!

[thedutchgirl]

They are so close! Someone on P&CE is in the chamber and they were telling the crowd when to shout and when not.

[discogranny]

Van de Putte! BAMF with her comment about being heard above her male colleagues. Six minutes to go.

[fuckyourcouch]

THIS IS FUCKING INCREDIBLE

a friend works on the floor (i keep seeing her on the live feed). i'm jealous.

[laddie]

Jun 25, 2013 23:54:57 GMT -5 discogranny said:

Van de Putte! BAMF with her comment about being heard above her male colleagues. Six minutes to go.

I loved that one. I also feel bad for her because she just got in from her father's funeral.

3 Minutes

[FluteCatT]

Jun 25, 2013 23:57:19 GMT -5 laddie said:

Jun 25, 2013 23:54:57 GMT -5 discogranny said:

Van de Putte! BAMF with her comment about being heard above her male colleagues. Six minutes to go.

I loved that one. I also feel bad for her because she just got in from her father's funeral.

3 Minutes

No kidding.  What a draining night.  Kudos to her too.

[thedutchgirl]

Less than a minute.

[FluteCatT]

Is that it? Did they do it? What the hell is happening?

It's past midnight in Texas...

[discogranny]

They are taking roll for something. Davis left her post. I think it's over.

[nursewife]

That woman is my hero.

[thedutchgirl]

It is unclear to many what that last 19-10 vote was on that they read off at 11:59. Now they are huddling about something else.

[thedutchgirl]

Dallas Morning News is retweeting that it passed in a huddle vote or something.

twitter.com/dallasnews

[discogranny]

Official legislative page reporting it was passed 17-12. No idea how.

eta: per twitter anyway. 

[FluteCatT]

Outrageous. On the bright side, there will be a legal challenge. Unfortunately, it's still in Texas.

What assholes.

[thedutchgirl]

Jun 26, 2013 0:16:35 GMT -5 FluteCatT said:

Outrageous. On the bright side, there will be a legal challenge. Unfortunately, it's still in Texas.

What assholes.

I'm thinking that if it all gets tied up in whether the vote was after midnight, that could delay implementation even longer than the filibuster, since Perry said he'd call another special session.

[falada45]

I can't believe they don't have an "official" legislative clock in the Senate chamber so there can't be any debate about when the session ends/if they voted after the deadline. WTF?

[FluteCatT]

Jun 26, 2013 0:25:13 GMT -5 killercupcake said:

Jun 26, 2013 0:24:16 GMT -5 falada45 said:

I can't believe they don't have an "official" legislative clock in the Senate chamber so there can't be any debate about when the session ends/if they voted after the deadline. WTF?

Right? I was just thinking about this. 

Apparently a bunch of the Dems were holding up their cell phones to indicate, "hey bitches, it's past midnight..."

[laddie]

This is what got me sucked into it, "the bill's sponsor, Rep. Jodie Laubenberg (R), believes putting an exemption in the law for victims of rape and incest is unnecessary because these women have already been "cleaned out" by emergency room "rape kits."

[thedutchgirl]

AP's guy in the room is reporting that the Senate computer records the date as 6/25.

twitter.com/cltomlinson

I don't think a secret huddle is precisely how a representative democracy is supposed to work.

[FluteCatT]

Jun 26, 2013 0:27:27 GMT -5 laddie said:

This is what got me sucked into it, "the bill's sponsor, Rep. Jodie Laubenberg (R), believes putting an exemption in the law for victims of rape and incest is unnecessary because these women have already been "cleaned out" by emergency room "rape kits."

I saw something earlier about misinformation regarding rape kits from the bill's sponsor.  I think "misinformation" is an understatement to put it mildly.  Dear GOP: rape kits don't "shut that whole thing down" either.

[joshlyman]

I am so stressed out by this you guys.

Fuck them for trying to invalidate her.

[thedutchgirl]

Jun 26, 2013 0:31:28 GMT -5 killercupcake said:

Do these people actually believe this bullshit or do they just say it for the shock value? Because seriously. What the everloving fuck?

Good news is that it looks like the "vote" will be void because it was voted on at 12:01, not 11:58 like Republicans were trying to say. 

Where are you seeing that? AP's guy says the senate computer shows the vote on 6/25/2013.

[laddie]

Jun 26, 2013 0:31:28 GMT -5 killercupcake said:

Jun 26, 2013 0:27:27 GMT -5 laddie said:

This is what got me sucked into it, "the bill's sponsor, Rep. Jodie Laubenberg (R), believes putting an exemption in the law for victims of rape and incest is unnecessary because these women have already been "cleaned out" by emergency room "rape kits."

Do these people actually believe this bullshit or do they just say it for the shock value? Because seriously. What the everloving fuck?

Good news is that it looks like the "vote" will be void because it was voted on at 12:01, not 11:58 like Republicans were trying to say. 

What she said was that rape kits are basically D&Cs.

[thedutchgirl]

Jun 26, 2013 0:35:35 GMT -5 killercupcake said:

Jun 26, 2013 0:34:44 GMT -5 thedutchgirl said:

Where are you seeing that? AP's guy says the senate computer shows the vote on 6/25/2013.

Twitter. lol Which is funny, but has been more accurate than most news outlets in the past. 

Statesmanmike ‏@mikestatesman 8m
West: The vote on SB5 is void. The constitutionality will be challenged. We weren't in session. #txlege

That's where I'm getting the best news right now too!

I'm seeing that it passed in time, but who knows.

[joshlyman]

This fucking sums up the media coverage.

[discogranny]

Jun 26, 2013 0:38:42 GMT -5 joshlyman said:

This fucking sums up the media coverage.

I really can't believe how little national coverage this is getting. Worse yet, our local (DFW area, where Wendy Davis is from) news barely reported on it at 10pm. 

From Twitter I am seeing reports that even Reps were unsure what they were voting on. I am going to take solace in that and hope the confusion overrules the "vote." 

[joshlyman]

Jun 26, 2013 0:55:05 GMT -5 kooshball said:

vine.co/v/hz6ggjdHIQL

This gave me chills

[thedutchgirl]

Here's the vote history.

www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=831&Bill=SB5

It is showing two votes on today's date (6/26), but it doesn't have detail on those votes.

[laddie]

According to this it didn't go.

pbs.twimg.com/media/BNqeyCQCYAA6iCB.png:large

[joshlyman]

Even if it is recorded as having passes there are going to be about a million lawsuits in .5 seconds.