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Democrats for, quote, choosing to vacate their constitutional duties in all of this. and, ana, it isnt the first time that democrats here in texas, they have been in the minority for almost three decades here in texas. so this isnt the first time this has happened. it actually happened in 2003 during a fight over redistricting. democrats left the state, went to oklahoma, so that there couldnt be a quorum. the governor of texas is vowing that this issue will come up again in a special legislative...

Bills that dont pass by midnight yesterday effectively die. and so we were determined to either kill it by talking on the bill to prevent a vote from coming up, killing it through a procedural maneuver, and as a last resort, leaving the chamber to deny the necessary quorum. we are required to have 100 members on the house floor of a 150 member house. so it became clear republicans were going to resort to an extreme tactic to shut off debate, even though we were still fighting the bill, they were...

You say, in "the princess bride." its going to be revived when the governor calls for the special session. he said he will do it. its a question of when. the pressure is on him. remember, he has an election coming up next year. this is a top priority, not just for abbott, but for republicans in texas and republicans across the country. we have seen restrictive voting laws passed in places like florida, georgia. there are several other states where these are working their way through the legislat...

Teresa thank you for joining us on this special edition of "the last word" on memorial day. really appreciate it. and coming up, democrats in texas stopped a voter suppression bill from passing in a dramatic walk-out last night denying the -- them a quorum in that body. today texas republican governor is threatening to call the legislature back in a special session which could happen as soon as tomorrow. thats next. thats next. y how liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay f...

Dallas. thank you very much for joining us tonight after late night last night. when did you make this decision to walk out and deny a quorum? >> well, you know, these discussions began throughout the day, even a couple days before we knew this bill was going to get to the floor. it was unclear when it would actually get to the floor but republicans chose to put it on the 139th day of the 140th, on the deadline. it was trying to be shoved through, shoved down our throats again, so ultimately we ...

It will be his decision ultimately. our hope is that we can have a serious conversation about second go-around. but again the tools we have in our toolbox, procedural maneuvers, point of orders, trying to kill it on one of those. another option is trying to run out the clock. meaning yesterday we could have run out the clock on the bill and past midnight the bill dies. ultimately we hope that it doesnt resort to having to break quorum again and can have a serious conversation to pass real electi...

Of the texas house last night. >> a quorum is apparently not present. the point of order is well taken and succinct. >> the legislation democrats blocked last night senate bill 7 would add new restrictions on absentee voting, give more authority to partisan poll watchers, ban early voting on sunday mornings which is when many black churches encourage souls to the polls after sunday morning services and the bill would reduce evidence requirements for overturning an election, ban drive-thru voting...

Before a midnight voting deadline which denied republicans the quorum they needed to vote on the legislation. the republican governor of texas, greg abbott, up for re-election next year said he will call a special session to get the bill passed. legislation democrats blocked, senate bill seven, would add new restrictions on absentee voting, give more authority to partisan poll watchers, ban early voting on sunday mornings when many black churches encourage souls to the polls after sunday morning...

Although i will say, you know, these were significant bipartisan line crossings we saw in both the house and the senate, given how little of that you see at all in these days, so republicans basically dont want to talk about it anymore. i think if you talk to most democrats, they would tell you that the republicans in the senate are acting as accessories after the fact to the january 6th riot because theyre basically giving cover to the rioters by not doing a commission at all, and particularly ...

After the fact to the january 6th riot because theyre basically giving cover to the rioters by not doing a commission at all, and particularly not even being willing to do the kind of bipartisan commission that would require republicans to be there for a quorum, would require republicans to sign on for any findings. you know, this was done in that sort of 9/11 commission type of way. >> john allen for the win with that view. man, oh man, if we could all be hanging out there right now. that looks...