Texas Legislation

[The Monkey]

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG6X-xtVask[/YOUTUBE]

 

[Solaris]

What a ****ing fraud. That isn't democracy. Why the hell are they getting away with that??

 

[mchammer75040]

Looks more like musical chairs than democracy to me, the funniest part is she trys to justify voting on other peoples behalf. Gee I guess I should just vote for everyone I know I mean my god at the voting booths we dont get pee breaks or anything so I figure I'll save them all sometime and get it out of the way for them. :hmph:

 

[tehsolace]

oh holy f*ck. that does it. somebody should do something about this!

 

[Absinthe]

This is an absolute ****ing joke. This actually sickens me.

 

[Raziaar]

Holy shit, that was disturbing and shocking. I sat there with my jaw dropped the whole time.

 

[Atomic_Piggy]

Youtubes not working for me. Summary anyone please?

 

[Raziaar]

Youtubes not working for me. Summary anyone please?

Bunch of lawmakers pressing their voting buttons for other lawmakers who are not present. Some guy sitting in a seat leans over and votes the way he wants to for the guy sitting next to him(who isn't present), and the other guys around him. Some get up and walk around racing to press the buttons before others can.

 

[Atomic_Piggy]

Bunch of lawmakers pressing their voting buttons for other lawmakers who are not present. Some guy sitting in a seat leans over and votes the way he wants to for the guy sitting next to him(who isn't present), and the other guys around him. Some get up and walk around racing to press the buttons before others can.

WTF thats a ****ing disgrace. I hope that was scrapped.

 

[Dax]

Holy shit, looked like straight out of a Monty Python sketch or something :|

Why is this not headline news?

 

[Raziaar]

Holy shit, looked like straight out of a Monty Python sketch or something :|

Why is this not headline news?

You know... we have the power to make this headline news. We're internet users... and the internet is the great big thing these days.

 

[theotherguy]

Aren't non present voters supposed to get an abstain?

I think this deserves a check by the Texas supreme court.

 

[Uriel]

Aren't non present voters supposed to get an abstain?

I think this deserves a check by the Texas supreme court.

I think they deserve to be thrown in jail to rot for a while. That's extremely messed up.

 

[Krynn72]

Holy shit. That is seriously ****ed up. How could they even get away with that for so long.

 

[jverne]

+1 US state added for nuking...oh wait Texas is already on top of the list

 

[hool10]

In response to everybody: money. Money drives candidates for president. Money, money, money. This is how Bush made it as a Texas governor and president. I'm sure this is how Hillary Clinton and others will too. "Hey so-so helped me in the past, and gave me money, I'm voting for her 5 million times." :cheese: No doubt this is uncommon in every, yes even you Brits, democracy. Probably been going on for years too. Also: [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s08d9oYeyvU[/YOUTUBE]
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi2bTYRRCuc[/YOUTUBE]

Still here, 7 years later wanting that re-vote. :hmph: Because after all, Gore did win the popularity poll and everything else in 2000 but still lost mysteriously to Bush. ;( Stupid old people can't even punch a hole in a piece of paper.

 

[joule]

Let's all have a vote on giving Texas back to Mexico.

/me feverishly presses his voting button and everyone's beside him

 

[hool10]

Let's all have a vote on giving Texas back to Mexico.

/me feverishly presses his voting button and everyone's beside him

No way! We got oil fields out there, NASA, the Super Bowl, and other crap down there. Still I get what you're saying though.

 

[Raziaar]

Let's all have a vote on giving Texas back to Mexico.

/me feverishly presses his voting button and everyone's beside him

Well then you better have an additional plan for getting me the hell out of this country, okay?

 

[mindless_moder]

Well then you better have an additional plan for getting me the hell out of this country, okay?

its called canada ... its safer here.

also you mean state right ?......

 

[Cheomesh]

Well we could do it the liberal way and just legalize it. It's not against the law then.

Or you could do it the conservative way and fire them.

Or you could do it my way and toss them to the people.

 

[leib10]

Maybe that's why Texas is so fuccked up.

 

[joule]

Well then you better have an additional plan for getting me the hell out of this country, okay?

Nah, you can stay. Matter a fact, come to place. I happen to love steak.

 

[Ennui]

I am very angry right now.

I want all of them put in jail for the next twenty years and complete reform. What the ****, honestly? Isn't that 100% contrary to the Constitution? Luckily we have substantive due process... I hope someone prosecutes them for corruption.

 

[hool10]

I am very angry right now.

I want all of them put in jail for the next twenty years and complete reform. What the ****, honestly? Isn't that 100% contrary to the Constitution? Luckily we have substantive due process... I hope someone prosecutes them for corruption.

Join the line along with impeaching Bush and politicians in general. It's to protect Americans from terrawrists! :dozey:

 

[Raziaar]

its called canada ... its safer here.

also you mean state right ?......

Yeah. Sorry. I can't believe i didn't catch that typo.

Of course... you could also take it to mean, once Texas is back a part of Mexico, you can get me out of this country(Mexico). heh. But the chances are more likely that Texas becomes a country itself, in which case that works too!

 

[mchammer75040]

I wonder if something similar is going on in other states. Since everyone is so pissed off why dont we start emailing this vid to the supreme court judges and different organizations? I searched around online and at the moment I can only find the email contact of one judge and one organization, but I emailed the webmaster at texas courts online about their emails so I'll post them when I get them. If anyone else can find relevant links to send this than post them and I'll do the same. We should all flood their accounts with this to get their attention.
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[theotherguy]

You know, I think I'll show this to my Government teacher.

She watches the Texas Legislature on CSPAN all the time.

 

[mindless_moder]

i would definitely try something like that if i was a U.S citizen . you have a great deal of power as an online community , especially if you could partner up with other communities to get your voice heard.

 

[mchammer75040]

Yes people we need to do this, Im going to be posting this on different forums I visit when I get the other contacts and I suggest other people doing the same.

 

[[Dragoon]]

So, uh, how much does a decent apartment cost in Canada?

 

[delusional]

A total disgrace, well theres goes our democracy.

 

[leib10]

Sent this to my Political Science professor. Hopefully he can shed some light on the subject.

 

[leib10]

Here's my Political Science professor's thoughts on the video:

This is interesting, but I don't think it's quite the horrendous situation the report implies.
First, this isn't being done w/o the knowledge of those who had votes cast for them...it's almost certain taht members make deals for others to cast votes for them. When the outcome of a vote is uncertain,t hough, it's a lot more likely everyone shows up and casts their own votes.
It's against the rules as the report states, but the only time that can be enforced is if someone raises a point of order. members likely aren't going to do that because it means that it will end a practice they probably use a lot themselves.

Is it somewhat unsavory? Yes. Is it as big a scandal as the report states, probably not as members votes are being cast as they wanted them to be cast. It would be a really weird thing if they were having people vote for them against their wishes. Ultimately, I don't think the outcomes of any votes are changing...it just pads the members' attendance records.

thanks for passing this along.
best,

Tim