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DhhD

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8. It was bounced around from court to court. Last time, no injunctions were sought to stop it.

Reply to progree (Reply #5)

Sun Nov 18, 2012, 06:40 PM

Nov 2012

Women's issues came to the forefront by Republicans. What 40 year old women wants the right to birth control pills stopped? Birth control pills mean no egg. No egg means no fertilization. No fertilization means no pregnancy. No pregnancy means no abortion needed.

Did you see the Ads run by Davis? I would never want my granddaughter to go see a doctor that votes against the health needs of women, like her opponent did.

Who drew up the new District lines? Your links given above say it was the Texas Legislature.

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Encouraging Signs for Texans [View all] freshwest Nov 2012 OP

Let's make it happen! Texas is GOP's California electorally johnlucas Nov 2012 #1

We have to stay focused and "organize, organize, organize". TxVietVet Nov 2012 #15

I thought a court redistricted Texas? My understanding is that neither side liked the resulting map progree Nov 2012 #2

D-Wendy Davis, Senator of the Texas Legislature was reelected to a second term despite DhhD Nov 2012 #4

I don't think the Texas legislature had anything to do with the current redistricting map... progree Nov 2012 #5

It was bounced around from court to court. Last time, no injunctions were sought to stop it. DhhD Nov 2012 #8

Both stories say the maps were drawn by a 3 judge panel of a federal district court progree Nov 2012 #9

The 2011 Texas Legislature, coming to order in the Spring of odd years, changed and supported DhhD Nov 2012 #10

Canadian born Cruz, the TEA Party Extra Red Extra Right, will not be elected for a second term DhhD Nov 2012 #3

Foreign born persons cannot be President of the United States so why did Cruz run in Texas? DhhD Nov 2012 #7

He is a lazy, ego maniac who ran with a group in hs who thought they were all efhmc Nov 2012 #11

If the youth vote really caught on, that would be end... santamargarita Nov 2012 #6

In this backward place those are the ones who destroy Obama signs and steal US flags. efhmc Nov 2012 #12

I finally found this; thank you. graegoyle Nov 2012 #13

Hey, it's gonna be all right. Just got off the phone with mi hermana down there. freshwest Nov 2012 #14

in my opinion... bootat9 Nov 2012 #16