Texas Gov. Perry calls 2nd special session on abortion
AP: Texas Gov. Rick Perry is calling for the Texas Legislature to meet in a second special session to pass a bill that would add restrictions on abortion.
The first effort to pass the bill died overnight after Democratic Sen. Wendy Davis’ 12-hour filibuster effort and disruptions during Senate proceedings as the session closed.
The announcement gives Republicans another crack at passing sweeping anti-abortion rules that would close nearly all clinics performing the procedure in the country’s second-largest state. …
Perry can call as many 30-day extra sessions as he likes, but lawmakers can only take up those issues he assigns.
Photo: Members of the gallery cheer and chant as the Texas Senate tries to bring an abortion bill to a vote as time expires, Wednesday, June 26, 2013, in Austin, Texas. (Eric Gay / AP)
it’s not over, folks
GUYS IT’S NOT OVER. BRACE YOURSELVES.
FOR FUCK’S SAKE.
This doesn’t surprise me. Texas government is purposely screwy. It was designed that way on purpose post civil war to ensure that Reconstruction would fail here. Or at least slow it down