Sorry to bump, I thought this was incredible
Quote:
Texas abortion bill falls after challenge
Hundreds of jeering protesters helped stop Texas lawmakers from passing one of the toughest abortion measures in the U.S., shouting down Senate Republicans and forcing them to miss a midnight deadline to pass the bill.
Sen. Wendy Davis spent most of the day staging an old-fashioned filibuster, attracting wide support, including a mention from President Barack Obama's campaign Twitter account. Her Twitter following went from 1,200 in the morning to more than 20,000 by Tuesday night.
If signed into law, the measures would close almost every abortion clinic in Texas, a state with 26 million people.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2...ilibuster.html
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...ticle12821687/
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Also, the US Supreme court is set to rule on the Defence of Marriage Bill and California's Same sex marriage ban. These rulings can potentially change gay rights in the US. Really exciting stuff in terms of politics coming out of the states right now