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Postby Torcularis Septentrionalis » Tue Jun 25, 2013 8:51 pm

Benomia wrote:I was under the impression that you could talk about whatever you wanted during a filibuster?

That used to be the case. Not quite sure when it was changed, but now you have to stay on topic.
And it's so fucking stupid.
She was talking about how if this bill went through and combined with the sonogram bill, how if would affect women, and they gave her a strike for being off-topic. It was nonsense, and she was clearly on topic.
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Postby Christian Democrats » Tue Jun 25, 2013 8:51 pm

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Christian Democrats wrote:My first post was about the filibuster. The rest have been responses to responses on my post.

And that makes going off-topic okay how?

You are one of the three posters who tried changing the topic.

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Before that, where did I post anything not about the filibuster?
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Postby Individuality-ness » Tue Jun 25, 2013 8:52 pm

Torcularis Septentrionalis wrote:
Benomia wrote:I was under the impression that you could talk about whatever you wanted during a filibuster?

That used to be the case. Not quite sure when it was changed, but now you have to stay on topic.
And it's so fucking stupid.
She was talking about how if this bill went through and combined with the sonogram bill, how if would affect women, and they gave her a strike for being off-topic. It was nonsense, and she was clearly on topic.

Wait, sonogram bill? First time I heard about it. Something to do with transvaginal ultrasounds?
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Postby Holltesem » Tue Jun 25, 2013 8:52 pm

I personally think that Wendy Davis advocates wonderful things, but to call her a hero... I don't know... maybe <.<
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Postby Frisivisia » Tue Jun 25, 2013 8:53 pm

Senator Watson is a magnificent badass. Jus' sayin'.
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Postby Frisivisia » Tue Jun 25, 2013 8:53 pm

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Frisivisia wrote:And that makes going off-topic okay how?

You are one of the three posters who tried changing the topic.

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Before that, where did I post anything not about the filibuster?

I don't care, stay on topic.
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Postby Individuality-ness » Tue Jun 25, 2013 8:54 pm

Frisivisia wrote:Senator Watson is a magnificent badass. Jus' sayin'.

Mind telling me what he's doing. I tried to go for the live feed, but for some reason it won't work with my headphones. >_>
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Postby Frisivisia » Tue Jun 25, 2013 8:55 pm

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Frisivisia wrote:Senator Watson is a magnificent badass. Jus' sayin'.

Mind telling me what he's doing. I tried to go for the live feed, but for some reason it won't work with my headphones. >_>

He's keeping the filibuster alive.
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Postby Benomia » Tue Jun 25, 2013 8:56 pm

Frisivisia wrote:Senator Watson is a magnificent badass. Jus' sayin'.


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Postby Torcularis Septentrionalis » Tue Jun 25, 2013 8:57 pm

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Frisivisia wrote:Senator Watson is a magnificent badass. Jus' sayin'.

Mind telling me what he's doing. I tried to go for the live feed, but for some reason it won't work with my headphones. >_>

Oh, you won't be able to hear it right now, they're in a private debate.
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Postby Individuality-ness » Tue Jun 25, 2013 8:57 pm

Frisivisia wrote:
Individuality-ness wrote:Mind telling me what he's doing. I tried to go for the live feed, but for some reason it won't work with my headphones. >_>

He's keeping the filibuster alive.

Good. Go Watson go!

(I can't believe I just said that. :P )
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Postby Torcularis Septentrionalis » Tue Jun 25, 2013 8:58 pm

Can we all agree that Wendy Davis is the new Khaleesi of Texas, and Sen. Watson and the others supporting her are her Unsullied?
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Postby Individuality-ness » Tue Jun 25, 2013 8:58 pm

Torcularis Septentrionalis wrote:
Individuality-ness wrote:Mind telling me what he's doing. I tried to go for the live feed, but for some reason it won't work with my headphones. >_>

Oh, you won't be able to hear it right now, they're in a private debate.

Darn. When I checked in, they were talking about tabling the appeal and it wouldn't go through my right earbud, even though it works.
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Postby Cannot think of a name » Tue Jun 25, 2013 8:58 pm

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Frisivisia wrote:He's keeping the filibuster alive.

Good. Go Watson go!

(I can't believe I just said that. :P )

One hour two minutes, work that shit dude.
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Postby Torcularis Septentrionalis » Tue Jun 25, 2013 9:00 pm

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Torcularis Septentrionalis wrote:Oh, you won't be able to hear it right now, they're in a private debate.

Darn. When I checked in, they were talking about tabling the appeal and it wouldn't go through my right earbud, even though it works.

check your audio jack.
And I think I've been corrected, they're going through the transcripts.
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Postby Individuality-ness » Tue Jun 25, 2013 9:01 pm

Article about the attempt by the Republicans to end the filibuster, excuse the loaded language and bias.

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Individuality-ness wrote:Good. Go Watson go!

(I can't believe I just said that. :P )

One hour two minutes, work that shit dude.

I'm watching that clock. My computer clock, but I'm watching it.
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Postby Individuality-ness » Tue Jun 25, 2013 9:01 pm

Torcularis Septentrionalis wrote:
Individuality-ness wrote:Darn. When I checked in, they were talking about tabling the appeal and it wouldn't go through my right earbud, even though it works.

check your audio jack.
And I think I've been corrected, they're going through the transcripts.
T-Minus 59 minutes, y'all!

Yeah, might be a good idea to test this with MP3 files. Stupid audio jack.
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Postby Grave_n_idle » Tue Jun 25, 2013 9:02 pm

Torcularis Septentrionalis wrote:Can we all agree that Wendy Davis is the new Khaleesi of Texas, and Sen. Watson and the others supporting her are her Unsullied?


Anyone that Rick Perry describes dismissively as a 'show horse' has got to have something going for them, in my book.
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Postby Frisivisia » Tue Jun 25, 2013 9:03 pm

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Torcularis Septentrionalis wrote:Can we all agree that Wendy Davis is the new Khaleesi of Texas, and Sen. Watson and the others supporting her are her Unsullied?


Anyone that Rick Perry describes dismissively as a 'show horse' has got to have something going for them, in my book.

Anyone that Rick Perry views negatively is A-OK in my book.
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Postby Torcularis Septentrionalis » Tue Jun 25, 2013 9:04 pm

Frisivisia wrote:
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Anyone that Rick Perry describes dismissively as a 'show horse' has got to have something going for them, in my book.

Anyone that Rick Perry views negatively is A-OK in my book.

Basically my thoughts on the matter.
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Postby Individuality-ness » Tue Jun 25, 2013 9:05 pm

The filibuster's been exploding on my news feed all day, hopefully they can keep talking. T-minus 55 min.
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Postby Torcularis Septentrionalis » Tue Jun 25, 2013 9:06 pm

Sound is back on.
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Postby Regnum Dominae » Tue Jun 25, 2013 9:07 pm

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Postby Cannot think of a name » Tue Jun 25, 2013 9:09 pm

Fifty more minutes of parliamentary inquiries.
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