As Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday called for a second special session on abortion restrictions, the drama of Tuesday night’s explosive fight in the Texas Senate continued to reverberate. For all you who were not able to watch the events unfold in the Senate chambers during State Sen. Wendy Davis’ filibuster on the omnibus abortion […]
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., reacts to the Supreme Court’s decisions on Prop 8 and DOMA Wednesday. The Minnesota Congresswoman released a statement condemning the Supreme Court in their decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act: Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (MN-06) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision […]
Gov. Rick Perry announced there will be a second special session in an attempt to pass a sweeping Texas style abortion ban. It’s back to the drawing board for the SB5 bill. Evidently Wendy Davis pissed him off, and he will NOT allow a woman to thwart the GOP plan to take away a woman’s […]
Senator Davis took to the floor the Texas Senate at 11:18 a.m. in pink tennis shoes to begin what she hoped would be a nearly 13 hour filibuster of the bill. As the day went on, Davis’ filibuster caught fire on Twitter, and by the evening it was trending worldwide. The excitement peaked at 11:58 […]
As the world reacts to the news that the Supreme Court has completely struck down the Defense Of Marriage Act, perhaps no two reactions encapsulate the direction in which the debate on marriage equality is headed. Ultra-conservative Congresswoman Michele Bachmann released a statement on the ruling: “No man, not even a Supreme Court, can undo […]