1. You might think that there is no chance to stop voter suppression legislation in Texas because Republicans control everything.
But passage is not certain.
The key chamber is the Texas House.
Follow along if interested.
But passage is not certain.
The key chamber is the Texas House.
Follow along if interested.
2. There are 150 seats in the Texas House. That means you need 76 votes to defeat bill on the floor.
There are 67 Democrats and they are all opposed to voting restrictions
So that means you need to flip NINE Republicans to defeat the bill
There are 67 Democrats and they are all opposed to voting restrictions
So that means you need to flip NINE Republicans to defeat the bill
3. Already, we are seeing some potential Republican defections.
(1) Rep. Kyle Kacal: "I don’t know if the measures that are being talked about are necessary."
(2) Rep. Lyle Larson: "Good ideas will attract more voters than suppression will deny."
(1) Rep. Kyle Kacal: "I don’t know if the measures that are being talked about are necessary."
(2) Rep. Lyle Larson: "Good ideas will attract more voters than suppression will deny."
4. A key figure is the House Speaker, Dade Phelan.
This is his first year on the job.
He has not come out in favor of the voter suppression bills.
And he has a lot of other things on his agenda -- fixing the power grid, the budget, etc.
This is his first year on the job.
He has not come out in favor of the voter suppression bills.
And he has a lot of other things on his agenda -- fixing the power grid, the budget, etc.
5. Does Phelan want voter suppression bills that may or may not have enough support to pass to be the signature issue of his first session? Particularly, with several prominent Texas corporations opposed?
We shall see.
But its not a done deal.
We shall see.
But its not a done deal.
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