# Texas new voting bill **URL:** \ **Category:** US Politics\ **Created:** [June 1, 2021, 10:33pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/texas-new-voting-bill/207923 "2021-06-01T22:33:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joshipop](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/82dd89/32.png) [@joshipop](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/joshipop)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 10:33pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/texas-new-voting-bill/207923/1 "2021-06-01T22:33:05Z")
> **[After Dramatic Walkout, a New Fight Looms Over Voting Rights in Texas...](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/31/us/politics/texas-voting-bill-.html)** > > After killing a Republican-sponsored bill to restrict voting in the state, Democrats vowed to oppose any efforts to revive it. Republicans pledged to pass it in a special legislative session. > …among other provisions, it would have banned both drive-through voting and 24-hour voting; imposed new restrictions on absentee voting; granted broad new autonomy and authority to partisan poll watchers; and increased punishments for mistakes or offenses by election officials. What reason is there to ban those options? People work night shifts, some people aren’t able to visit a poll during specific times. Shouldn’t the ultimate goal of a democracy be to encourage as many citizens to engage in an election? Actively excluding people from voting is definitely not the way a democracy should act. ---
**Author:** ![Explant](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/explant/32/130551_2.png) [@Explant](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Explant)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 11:23am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/texas-new-voting-bill/207923/2 "2021-06-03T11:23:41Z")
Not everyone believes in true democracy. Simple. I would be against a drive through system. I think its bad environmentally, and socially. It evolves the already occuring bad situation of isolationism. But 24 hour seems great. If mcdonals and 711 can sell us cancer and diabetes 24/7, how the hell is freedom not important enough for such a simple service? Note, i didnt read the bill. ---
**Author:** ![Taiwan\_Luthiers](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@Taiwan\_Luthiers](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Taiwan_Luthiers)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 1:22pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/texas-new-voting-bill/207923/3 "2021-06-03T13:22:26Z")
I would propose a law that requires Texans to carry rocket launchers at all time, specifically RPG-7. That, and only that. All other firearms not allowed. And all firearms will be turned into the state in exchange for RPG-7 launch tubes and 5 rockets. More rockets will be sold at Walmart. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_PBH](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/mr_pbh/32/230938_2.png) [@Mr\_PBH](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Mr_PBH)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2023, 11:52pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/texas-new-voting-bill/207923/4 "2023-05-27T23:52:45Z")
Speaking of voting. Here’s a vote: > **[GOP-controlled Texas House impeaches Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton,...](https://apnews.com/article/texas-attorney-general-paxton-impeachment-d0fa9114868adca63d55a21a53765c45)** > > The Texas House of Representatives has voted to impeach scandal-plagued Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton. The move Saturday triggers his immediate suspension and sets up a trial in the state Senate that could permanently remove Texas’ top... > Paxton has been [under FBI investigation for years](https://apnews.com/article/ken-paxton-impeach-texas-republicans-7cd52ef08f6c120d2e64767ecc6b9246)over accusations that he used his office to help a donor and was separately indicted on securities fraud charges in 2015, though he has yet to stand trial. His party had long taken a muted stance on the allegations — but that changed this week as 60 of the House’s 85 Republicans, including Speaker Dade Phelan, voted to impeach. Ouch.