The Brief: Top Texas News for Aug. 31, 2012
The Big Conversation:
One more ruling this week and the federal government could have had a hat trick against Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott.
Federal judges struck down the state's Voter ID law yesterday, following a decision earlier in the week that found the redistricting maps passed by the Legislature for congressional and legislative races failed to protect minority voters.
Before yesterday's ruling came down Gov. Rick Perry — who later said it was a “victory for fraud” — had just finished railing against federal encroachment on the state in an address to the Texas delegation at the National ...
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hans5162@ix.netcom.com hans
“It seems like all we do is sue the federal government right now,” the governor said...."and lose." Perry and Abbott are like spoiled children who are having limits imposed by an adult. Their quest for continued Republican domination at all costs is fundamentally anti-democratic and ultimately doomed to fail. The sooner the better. One party domination has resulted in corruption, extremism and abysmal public policy. Policy is driven by what will give political advantage and reward large contributors, rather than what will benefit the majority of citizens in this state. Our laws are written by corporate lobbyists during "retreats" at the American Legislative Exchange Council, because our legislators are too stupid and too scared to write their own bills. We need a change in all the state-wide offices and in the legislature.
Wilkins Micawber
One would think that someone as fraudulent as Oopsie-Doopsie Perry would steer clear of talking about fraud, lest he out himself.
Perry es puro pedo.
Richard S. Moore via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Hmm... Tribune should do data review on AG's record in court representing TxLedge - including costs!
Tom Epley via Texas Tribune on Facebook
They are using "special" math in Austin these days. The more it costs the less you spend :)
Karen Browder via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Abbott is a joke !! and he wants to be the gov? we already have one joke there already....
Claud Henry Smoot
@richard moore
you shouldn't not put a price on doing the Lord's work.
gypsy314 ne
So I guess Texans voters will be counter with dead people and illegal aliens votes because Obama and democrats will do anything to win. The Supreme court has ruled on this and Obama and democrats know time is on there side for now as to the courts BUT you never know if the supreme court will rule on this Texas voter ID issue and there maps since voters put the leaders in office and they should have the right to draw maps as they choose if liberals do not like it move to a blue state were they do the same drawing in their favor.