12 hours to go as Sen. Wendy Davis filibusters Texas Senate to stop abortion bill - live stream

[progree]

Live stream: http://www.texastribune.org/session/831/live/

Well, here it is:

She has to last 12 more hours with no potty break allowed, nor can she lean on the podium.

Background: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014517427

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The Republican-dominated Texas Legislature pushed Monday to enact wide-ranging restrictions that would effectively shut down all abortion clinics in the nation's second most-populous state, and Democrats planned an old-fashioned marathon filibuster to stop the final vote.

[otohara]

1. Kick - it's on n/t

[iconocrastic]

29. Abortion is good

[NoPasaran]

2. Wendy, not just a burger anymore

But a damn fine state senator

[progree]

3. "respect is not shoving an ultrasound wand up a woman's vagina" ... "I used to be proud to be a

Texan, now I'm ashamed" ... "I've been told if you have a uterus you should leave Texas, ... and I agree"

powerful stuff

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. kick

[progree]

5. She and some RWer guy are having quite a back-and-forth nt

[blogslut]

6. KIIIIIICK

[1-Old-Man]

7. Its a bit after 5:00 in the east and she appears to be doing fine.

[blogslut]

8. How did this fall off the front page?

Kick-a-doodle-doo

[RedCappedBandit]

9. So much respect for this woman. Incredible.

[LeftInTX]

10. Keep this kicked!!!

[blogslut]

11. Back to the top with you

This is a good thing on a bad day.

[blogslut]

12. Hey, who is watching?

What's Dewhurst trying to pull now?

[LadyHawkAZ]

13. Kick

to keep this at the top.

[derby378]

14. It's only FIVE hours to go now

There's a point of order on the floor, so Sen. Davis has another chance to catch her breath while they hash it out. This one may take a while.

[blogslut]

15. They're trying to shut down the filibuster with needling about

...points of order and complaints.

Seriously, DU. Pay attention to this. We need your ever-wonderful DU vibes.

[Coyotl]

16. I #standwithwendy image

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More images: Democrats Plan to Kill Texas Abortion Bill With 13-Hour Filibuster
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014518211

[blogslut]

17. Uppity Kick

For us uppity wimminz.

[progree]

18. 3 1/2 hours to go nt

[progree]

19. The rules of the filibuster (don't know if this is true, grabbed from another thread)

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No water (and presumably no other liquids)? That would seem impossible while talking almost continuously . I've seen the no potty break and no leaning from other sources, e.g. AP story, but haven't seen the no water one before.

[tammywammy]

20. That's true.

Filibusters are governed by the Senate rules and by precedents interpreting the rules.
Rule 3.02 prohibits eating or drinking in the Senate chamber.

Rule 4.01 requires a member of the Senate to stand at his or her desk to address the Senate. The member speaking may not sit, lean, or use a desk or chair in any way. Bathroom breaks are not allowed.

Rule 4.03, which governs the interruption of a member who is speaking, allows other senators to raise objections if a speaker does not confine his or her remarks to the issue under consideration or if his or her voice is inaudible.

http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/13690/sb5-stand-with-wendy-a-primer-on-texas-filibusters

[progree]

21. Thanks for the comprehensive link. I'm still WOW on the no drinking liquids, I'd be hoarse after an

hour

[tammywammy]

22. She's amazing! n/t

[blogslut]

23. They're trying to decide if Davis went off topic again

Donna "but-I'm-a-lady-doctor" Campbell can eat me.

[MrMickeysMom]

32. I'm laughing... "but I'm a lady doctor"..

Is that the dark haired witch who folded her arms about an hour ago? If so, she's a not-too-articulate-lady-doctor...

[blogslut]

34. Yeah

About fifteen minutes earlier she tried to get a question to Senator Davis: "Will the Senator answer a question from a woman who is a doctor?"

pfft

EDIT ADD: Donna Campbell is an eye surgeon

[MrMickeysMom]

35. Ah, so...

I have to say, I've been GLUED to this all night, and I gotta work in the morning... But, this really is historical in that we have to live through this shit (again). Tonight, it feels like I'm reeling from a sock in the jaw as I witness the movement of America back to the dark days.

This is war... so, I think I'll finish watching this for the sake of what I'm gonna do next.

[blogslut]

36. Good to hear!

I may not believe in much but I believe in DU vibes!

[Mister Ed]

24. Kick.

[Fire Walk With Me]

25. Solidarity!

[ZRT2209]

26. .

[northoftheborder]

27. Arguing abut points of order, and who has the floor. it will be muscled to close.

But Wendy is a hero, now, in Texas history!!!!

[blogslut]

28. Who is this jerk that's current chair?

What a deliberately obtuse and insolent jerk.

[blogslut]

30. The decision to end the flilibuster did not go over well

Here's to Democrats, points of order and parliamentary maneuvers. Let up hope they can keep it up until midnight. One hour/fifteen minutes to go.

[cry baby]

31. Don't quite understand how they could make her stop after she went on all that time. nt

[MrMickeysMom]

33. Some 'three strike rule'...

Texas meets every other year, so I'm guessing the rules are Texas Tuff!

[immoderate]

37. Five minutes to go -- and the place is chaos!

--imm