Campbell
Banned
- Joined
- Jan 8, 2013
- Messages
- 2,138
- Reaction score
- 473
- Location
- East Tennessee
- Gender
- Male
- Political Leaning
- Liberal
Wild Night in Texas as Abortion Filibuster Leads to Disputed Midnight Vote - Abby Ohlheiser and Dashiell Bennett - The Atlantic Wire
Texas State Senator Wendy Davis attempted a 13-hour filibuster in the State Senate to prevent a vote on a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks in Texas. The bill needed to come to a vote before the special legislative session reached its midnight deadline. If Davis was still talking — thereby preventing a vote (cont)
Texas State Senator Wendy Davis attempted a 13-hour filibuster in the State Senate to prevent a vote on a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks in Texas. The bill needed to come to a vote before the special legislative session reached its midnight deadline. If Davis was still talking — thereby preventing a vote (cont)