TexPol: abundant mosquitoes so big they can stand flat-footed and fuck a chicken

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zoux: Apr 28, 2006

https://twitter.com/teamcornyn/status/1153322673285603331?s=21

Seems like Cornyn has decided who his biggest threat is

# ? Jul 22, 2019 16:54

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# ? Jun 10, 2024 00:44

corn in the bible: Jun 5, 2004; Oh no oh god it's all true!

Sab0921 posted:

Her treatment of others.

...unlike john cornyn...?

# ? Jul 22, 2019 18:36

Sardonik: Jul 1, 2005; if you like my dumb posts, you'll love my dumb youtube channel

skipdogg posted:

Wendy Davis doesn't have a chance in hell at winning Chip Roy's seat.

Kosper might have a better shot this time around. He didn't lose by much, and many of the folks I know (i'm in TX21) aren't thrilled with Chip.

I live in TX-21 and block walked for Kopser. Nothing about my time talking to people made me think they would be receptive to this kind of 'Elite Texas Fundraiser Circuit' personality.

Kopser was probably the closest we are going to come to representation, I can only wonder what our district will look like after the next redistricting. :sigh:

# ? Jul 22, 2019 19:08

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zoux posted:

https://twitter.com/teamcornyn/status/1153322673285603331?s=21

Seems like Cornyn has decided who his biggest threat is

I think he just decided on the only person he has heard of.

# ? Jul 22, 2019 19:21

skipdogg: Nov 29, 2004; Resident SRT-4 Expert

Sardonik posted:

I live in TX-21 and block walked for Kopser. Nothing about my time talking to people made me think they would be receptive to this kind of 'Elite Texas Fundraiser Circuit' personality.

Kopser was probably the closest we are going to come to representation, I can only wonder what our district will look like after the next redistricting.

No idea. If it doesn't change, I think there's a chance to flip it in 2020 with the right candidate. The growth in Comal and Kendall could change the demographics of the existing district just enough to push someone like Kosper over the edge.

# ? Jul 22, 2019 20:00

ReindeerF: Apr 20, 2002; Rubber Dinghy Rapids Bro

zoux posted:

https://twitter.com/evanasmith/status/1153279595208220672

First I'm hearing about this

Chip re-elected to second term early!

All hail the man who got Ted Cruz elected, and who was then fired by Cruz when Cruz needed to go national and didn't want to play President with him anymore. Another career political operative returning to Congress. Huzzah.

# ? Jul 22, 2019 22:40

zoux: Apr 28, 2006

https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1153537274837123072

scooter special Scooter Special SCOOTER SPECIAL

https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1153426534964879365

Such Principles.

zoux fucked around with this message at 14:47 on Jul 23, 2019

# ? Jul 23, 2019 14:21

zoux: Apr 28, 2006

https://twitter.com/PatrickSvitek/status/1153474386235723777

Glad to see Wendy taking a strong, bold tack in her campaigning.

What's the point of all of this again?

https://twitter.com/wendydavis/status/1153690701122723840

Ah.

# ? Jul 23, 2019 16:38

i say swears online: Mar 4, 2005

zoux posted:

https://twitter.com/PatrickSvitek/status/1153474386235723777

write better tweets, patrick

# ? Jul 23, 2019 22:48

zoux: Apr 28, 2006

https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1154021272734576640?s=21

# ? Jul 24, 2019 14:43

duz: Jul 11, 2005; Come on Ilhan, lets go bag us a shitpost

zoux posted:

https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1153537274837123072

scooter special Scooter Special SCOOTER SPECIAL

I guess he's just jealous he can't ride one.

# ? Jul 24, 2019 14:56

Keeshhound: Jan 14, 2010; Mad Duck Swagger

zoux posted:

https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1154021272734576640?s=21

Betowned.

# ? Jul 24, 2019 15:16

Badger of Basra: Jul 26, 2007

https://twitter.com/srl/status/1154038193320108032?s=21

???

# ? Jul 24, 2019 16:55

Slow News Day: Jul 4, 2007

zoux posted:

https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1154021272734576640?s=21

jesus christ, beto is such a god drat loving loser

first he loses to cruz, then gets owned by him on twitter

:cripes:

# ? Jul 24, 2019 17:01

No Safe Word: Feb 26, 2005

enraged_camel posted:

jesus christ, beto is such a god drat loving loser

first he loses to cruz, then gets owned by him on twitter

And gave him a layup too. And Ted Cruz sucks at basketball but still could dunk on him.

# ? Jul 24, 2019 17:16

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SCALIA: Stephen, I've heard that speed has something to do with it.

BREYER: Speed has everything to do with it.

Badger of Basra posted:

https://twitter.com/srl/status/1154038193320108032?s=21

???

basically the district court panel said it was bad, and not so subtly said they would like to impose restrictions, but they're can't do so under precedent from the fifth circuit and the supreme court

quote:

Although the Court concluded above that it could and should also consider the
intentional discrimination findings made in the underlying voter ID litigation itself, it does
little to bolster the foundation for bail-in. While this was another recent act of intentional
discrimination by the State, as the Veasey court noted, it affected only a small portion of
minority voters (indigent minority voters), and there was no indication that its effects had not
been fully remedied. Thus, the Court finds an insufficient basis upon which to award the
requested bail-in relief.

To be clear, however, the Court has grave concerns about Texas�s past conduct. During
the 2011 legislative session, Texas engaged in traditional means of vote dilution such as
cracking and packing in drawing districts, and also utilized newer methods of dilution and
suppression such as using the �nudge factor� and passing voter ID requirements.
The existence of high levels of racially polarized voting across Texas cannot be
disputed,11 nor is there any indication that the levels of racially polarized voting are
decreasing. This Court and others have recognized that �the presence of racially polarized
voting provides a strong incentive for intentional discrimination, commonly through vote
dilution�.� Docket no. 1390 at 120 (quoting N.C. State Conf. of NAACP v. McCrory, 831
F.3d 204, 214, 222 (4th Cir. 2016)).

In addition to racially polarized voting, it is undisputed that minority population levels
are markedly increasing, and �restrictive and discriminatory voting laws have typically been
enacted (by both political parties) in response to a perception of increased voting power by
emerging demographic groups.� Docket no. 1390 at 141. Given the fact of changing
population demographics, the likelihood increases that the Texas Legislature will continue to
find ways to attempt to engage in �ingenious defiance of the Constitution�12 that necessitated
the preclearance system in the first place.13 At the hearing on � 3(c) relief, counsel for the

State was asked whether the State would commit to conduct future redistricting proceedings
by a fair and open process. Counsel responded that to answer the question, he needed to know
how those terms are defined before committing to a specific process.14

That response is disappointing. Irrespective of whether an employee of the State�s executive branch is
empowered, in open court, to commit the Legislature to a particular process, we warn that,
given the record produced in 2011, the State must implement a process that, by any reasonable
definition, is �fair and open�.

Nevertheless, the Court concludes that ordering preclearance on the current record
would be inappropriate, given the recent guidance from the Supreme Court and the Fifth
Circuit.It is time for this round of litigation to close. Abbott, 138 S. Ct. at 2327 (�There is thus
no need for any further prolongation of this already protracted litigation.�).

# ? Jul 24, 2019 17:58

Badger of Basra: Jul 26, 2007

Luv 2 have effective civil rights legislation

# ? Jul 24, 2019 18:40

Kull the Conqueror: Apr 8, 2006; Take me to the green valley,
lay the sod o'er me,
I'm a young cowboy,
I know I've done wrong

It's totally fine my district looks like a cuttlefish. I love mollusks.

# ? Jul 24, 2019 19:19

zoux: Apr 28, 2006

https://twitter.com/TexasTribune/status/1154737895393169413

Well, we all know MQS to be an honest broker

https://twitter.com/BudKennedy/status/1154737377417539584

Lmao

zoux fucked around with this message at 17:44 on Jul 26, 2019

# ? Jul 26, 2019 14:37

No Safe Word: Feb 26, 2005

zoux posted:

https://twitter.com/TexasTribune/status/1154737895393169413

Well, we all know MQS to be an honest broker

https://twitter.com/BudKennedy/status/1154737377417539584

Lmao

Bit of a stupid contrast to have a giant rear end Trump banner and then not wholeheartedly approve of keeping a Trump stooge in power

# ? Jul 26, 2019 18:08

zoux: Apr 28, 2006

https://twitter.com/GabMoBanks/status/1154832732310183937

ayyyy

quote:

A long-awaited settlement in Harris County�s historic bail lawsuit won tentative approval Friday from all parties, setting up a possible end to a contentious system that kept poor people behind bars on low-level charges while those with money could walk free.

The agreement � if approved by a federal judge and county officials � would formally adopt the judge�s findings and modernize the way local officials handle bail hearings for the steady stream of people arrested every day on misdemeanors.

Key reforms in the lengthy consent decree include revised judicial protocol, access to more public defense services, open court hours for defendants to clear or prevent warrants, as well as text reminders about hearings and a bail education program for officials and the public. The county will have a court-appointed monitor for seven years to oversee implementation.

The county also would agree to pay $6.1 million in legal costs for the plaintiffs, on top of the $9.1 million already spent to contest the lawsuit.

Commissioner Rodney Ellis, who has championed bail and criminal justice reform for decades, called the agreement one of the highlights of his career.

�It�s a major civil rights victory that will have national implications,� Ellis said. �This fixes a broken system that has traditionally punished people based on how much money they have before they are convicted of a crime.�

We'll find out more of what's in it but Ellis is one of the foremost CJ reformers in the state so if he says it's good, it's probably good.

quote:

Precinct 3 Commissioner Steve Radack, however, panned the settlement proposal. He said the previous Republican-led Commissioners Court had been prepared to settle the case on narrower terms. He said the Democrats who swept all the judicial and countywide posts in the 2018 election pitched unnecessarily expensive reforms.

�They decided to take advantage of a political situation at the expense of the taxpayer,� Radack said.

That political situation being "having the majority", the tricksy bastards.

# ? Jul 26, 2019 20:36

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zoux posted:

https://twitter.com/BudKennedy/status/1154737377417539584

Lmao

Wow, sure is a shame Beto didn't stick around.

What, no I'm not bitter. Why do you ask?

# ? Jul 26, 2019 20:43

zoux: Apr 28, 2006

https://twitter.com/JeremySWallace/status/1154848790488211456

# ? Jul 26, 2019 21:24

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zoux posted:

https://twitter.com/JeremySWallace/status/1154848790488211456

Who leads intentional shootings?

# ? Jul 26, 2019 23:31

Goatse James Bond: Mar 28, 2010; If you see me posting please remind me that I have Charlie Work in the reports forum to do instead

No Safe Word posted:

Bit of a stupid contrast to have a giant rear end Trump banner and then not wholeheartedly approve of keeping a Trump stooge in power

I assume there's a substantial crazyperson contingent that thinks Cornyn is way too far left.

# ? Jul 26, 2019 23:37

Badger of Basra: Jul 26, 2007

Cornyn is a squish #maga #wg1wga

# ? Jul 26, 2019 23:40

ReindeerF: Apr 20, 2002; Rubber Dinghy Rapids Bro

Yeah, Cornhole just doesn't do much that's visible, so he doesn't get much ire, but he's considered a RINO, squish, etc, etc.

Let us never4get this ad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vcB7uCqdFk

In fairness to him, he is actually a real Texan, which is why he's just kind of a quiet good old boy back room dealer most of the time, unlike the transplants like Cruz or Patrick who are always trying to overcompensate and prove how tough they are. The out of staters always have an inferiority complex and always peacock their asses around trying to be ++Texan, completely missing the point.

As I've said many times, at least I can understand the motivation and corruption of guys like Perry and Cornyn. They're juiced in local good old boys. Not that we don't have our share of DeLays and Farentholds, of course, but they usually wash out.

# ? Jul 27, 2019 05:38

i say swears online: Mar 4, 2005

better the enemy you know,

# ? Jul 27, 2019 10:11

ReindeerF: Apr 20, 2002; Rubber Dinghy Rapids Bro

i say swears online posted:

better the enemy you know,

Me and my brother against my cousin; Me, my brother and my cousin against you.

# ? Jul 27, 2019 13:33

Badger of Basra: Jul 26, 2007

is everyone in Houston tonight freaking out that Liz-senpai noticed them

https://twitter.com/ewarren/status/1155164898483195905?s=21

# ? Jul 28, 2019 02:20

devildragon777: May 17, 2014; They'd be a lot more scary if they were more than an inch tall each.

Badger of Basra posted:

is everyone in Houston tonight freaking out that Liz-senpai noticed them

....no? (I may just be a bad houstonian, though. Along with every one I know) Tweet is good though!

# ? Jul 28, 2019 04:00

Nonsense: Jan 26, 2007

Badger of Basra posted:

is everyone in Houston tonight freaking out that Liz-senpai noticed them

https://twitter.com/ewarren/status/1155164898483195905?s=21

Maybe if 15k liked that loving tweet. Warren ain't on my radar.

# ? Jul 28, 2019 09:18

Badger of Basra: Jul 26, 2007

It was a joke to how some people keep getting mad that she doesn�t talk enough about going to U of H

# ? Jul 28, 2019 12:20

ReindeerF: Apr 20, 2002; Rubber Dinghy Rapids Bro

WHY IS SHE ASHAMED?!

</Houstonian>

# ? Jul 29, 2019 01:49

zoux: Apr 28, 2006

https://twitter.com/JohnCornyn/status/1155797926620348416

With John Ratcliffe leaving to be DNI (shudder) there's gonna be another special election, though I don't think TX4 is gettable

zoux fucked around with this message at 15:48 on Jul 29, 2019

# ? Jul 29, 2019 14:21

i say swears online: Mar 4, 2005

cornyn is a million times worse than cruz

# ? Jul 29, 2019 18:05

zoux: Apr 28, 2006

i say swears online posted:

cornyn is a million times worse than cruz

https://twitter.com/naomimonster1/status/1155634789095018496

https://twitter.com/quorumreport/status/1155906592086405120

Listen maybe Bonnen met with notorious liar and scumbag MQS and asked him to help target a bunch of moderate House republicans but that would've been insanely stupid on Bonnen's part and also he doesn't get along with ET at all. Like learning that Bonnen met with some Democratic operative to target hardline R members is more believable than that.

And Bonnen responds
https://twitter.com/cassi_pollock/status/1155922798101061633

zoux fucked around with this message at 20:28 on Jul 29, 2019

# ? Jul 29, 2019 19:12

Badger of Basra: Jul 26, 2007

Lmao what

https://twitter.com/alexazura/status/1155839989311254528?s=21

# ? Jul 30, 2019 04:04

zoux: Apr 28, 2006

There isn�t a loving Secretary of State right now

# ? Jul 30, 2019 04:06

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# ? Jun 10, 2024 00:44

ReindeerF: Apr 20, 2002; Rubber Dinghy Rapids Bro

They're still shrinking the government!

# ? Jul 30, 2019 05:42

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