Abbott said in a statement that “Texans don’t run from a legislative fight, and they don’t walk away from unfinished business.”Funding should not be provided for those who quit their job early, leaving their state with unfinished business and exposing taxpayers to higher costs for an additional legislative session. I therefore object to and disapprove of these appropriations,” the governor said.
Democrats are calling the move an “abuse of power. Texas has a governor, not a dictator,” House Democratic Caucus Chair Chris Turner said in a statement. “The tyrannical veto of the legislative branch is the latest indication that [Abbott] is simply out of control.
The Democrats’ hysteria about the voter integrity bill isn’t likely to cost them anything. Once back in session, Republicans will make sure Democrats are present to vote by attaching the bill to another measure they can’t afford to walk out on. Preventing passage of the bill was legislative theater, not serious lawmaking. That seems to be the Democrats’ favorite tactic these day.
Some people in the legislation are complaining about the fact that congressional aides might end up not being paid, in spite of not having anything to do with the decision to walk out. At the end of the day it's about responsibility. You cannot just ask that people forgive your behavior, because the consequences are hard on other people. How many families with small children are devastated when a mother or father ends up in prison. It's not the judge that is responsible for those children, it is the convicted criminal.
This bill will pass and it will pass any judicial review. If someone loses a paycheck or two over a tantrum about this, then its on those throwing that tantrum.
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The same thing should've happened to our union scum teachers.
21st century Jim Crow era.
The 13 amendment needs to be amended.
With the 21st century’s new movement against mass incarceration has arisen a desire to cleanse the Constitution of this affirmation of slavery. In December 2020, as the 116th Congress dragged to its contentious and violent end, Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon, joined by Sens. Ed Markey (D-MA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), along with Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-MO) introduced a joint resolution proposing a 28th constitutional amendment: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude may be imposed as a punishment for a crime.” The proposal was backed by a coalition of criminal justice and reform groups, including the Constitutional Accountability Center, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and Color of Change. A statement issued by Merkley’s office said that “[t]his amendment would close this loophole that has been used for a century and a half to perpetuate mass incarceration and allow others to profit from the forced labor of their fellow Americans, disproportionately Black Americans and people of color.”
In an email, Merkley said that “[l]ike a lot of people, I never really thought about that one ‘except’ clause in the 13th Amendment until I saw Ava DuVernay’s incredible documentary,” 13th, which documents the post-Civil War history of prison labor and mass incarceration as an outgrowth of the antebellum slave system. He later consulted with Goodwin, the UCI law professor, in formulating a proposed constitutional amendment.
In mostly southern States force convicted felon to work for free in thousands of plantations and milk little Daisy pussy juice for kputz's birthday party
Arizona Sees Spike In Coronavirus Cases
June 20, 2021 at 3:01 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 30 Comments
Arizona recorded a small spike in cases this past week, marking a sudden increase in what has been a downward trend in cases for the state, the AP reports.
The Hill: “Like much of the southern U.S., Arizona is lagging somewhat behind the national vaccination rate with around 49 percent of the state’s population receiving at least one vaccine shot. Nationally, nearly 66 percent of U.S. adults have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine.”
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Vaccination denialism is not a good thing.
Donald Trump must be prosecuted and punished for his crimes, especially the ones committed during his presidency, such as obstruction of justice during the Mueller probe, efforts to tamper with Georgia's secretary of state, his incitement of the insurrection and perhaps even conscious disregard or worse for the more than 500,000 coronavirus deaths under his watch.
Trump supporters will be convinced of his menace if they see him being prosecuted and punished. Being held accountable will chip away at his cult-like reverence. A bright light needs to be cast on the sordid details of his reprehensible behavior. His fall from grace will be hastened if his supporters see him sentenced to incarceration.
Trump's reign of terror on the American public was fueled by his belief that he would not be punished for it — that he could break laws with impunity. This is exactly why his prosecution is so important. He must face firm consequences so that his supporters will finally understand and accept the objective truth: Trump is a con man and greedy opportunist who unleashed his cruelty, corruption and anti-democratic leanings on all of us.
Get a life, Alky
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