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7/10/2011

Wendy Davis - A Name to Remember

It is hard to argue against the fact that Texas Democrats have had a bad couple of decades.  Most of the high powered Democratic up and comers saw the impending doom of their party and jumped to the people's current love affair with the Republican Party.  People like Carol Keaton Rylander and Rick Perry, both former Democrats, are now high powered movers in the Republican Party.  The Texas legislature, executive branch and judiciary are dominated by the Republican party super majority.
Currently in the Texas legislature, liberals have virtually no voice.  But out of the BLUE, a new voice is standing up to be heard.  Wendy Davis (D - District 10) stepped up and took one for the team.  With the threat of exposing the Democratic Party’s key issue of Sanctuary Cities to a special session, the party wanted nothing more than to get out of session with as few lumps as possible.  But despite party politics, Wendy Davis launched a filibuster to block the passage of a school funding plan that was underfunded by $4 Billion.  Senator Davis’ bold move has brought her new state wide notoriety.  It has also put just a touch of wind back into the sails of Texas Democrats.  She seems to have brought a new, if we're going to lose, we're going down fighting, attitude.  We will have to stand by to see how it turns out.  Dare we dream of a legislature where liberals and conservatives argue the merit of controversial topics and work out a compromise that is beneficial to the constituents they serve?
For more details on Wendy Davis’ big move in the 82nd legislative session, take a look at the article in Texas Tribune titled, “Filibuster Propels Wendy Davis Into Spotlight”.
Ramshaw, Emily (2011, June 6). Filibuster Propels Wendy Davis Into Spotlight.  Texas Tribune.  Retrieved from http://www.texastribune.org/
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