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As long as the 2/3rds rule is ...

As long as the 2/3rds rule is in effect, the Senate will operate as it has for decades. Dan Patrick et al. need someone in addition to Wendy Davis to lose.

Deborah Bonham 23 quotes

I foresee a serious challenge ...

I foresee a serious challenge to the Senate's rules that will fail. The tradeoff will be vastly different committee assignments and more social issues coming to the floor.

Deborah Bonham 23 quotes

Dewhurst stays tuned to the we...

Dewhurst stays tuned to the weather channel. So in some ways that is the way he has always operated.

Deborah Bonham 23 quotes

The Senate has just about had ...

The Senate has just about had it with Dewhurst - expect a renewed sense of displeasure. The recent excitement with the prospect of his departure and the chain of events that would have triggered can only now be matched with the enthusiasm by which the remaining bit of hot air pouring from his campaign balloon provides.

Deborah Bonham 23 quotes

Your question assumes that Dew...

Your question assumes that Dewhurst will return this session as Lt. Governor. In the event that he does, which is not assured, you could very well see the establishment of a Senate Majority Leader.

Deborah Bonham 23 quotes

Depends on Wendy Davis being r...

Depends on Wendy Davis being reelected and if the two thirds rule survives.

Deborah Bonham 23 quotes

There is simply no way the Sen...

There is simply no way the Senate can operate as it has. Dewhurst, like Straus, does not know how to control the floor and has few lieutenants on which to rely for help when things get sticky.

Deborah Bonham 23 quotes

There will be increased pressu...

There will be increased pressure to run the Senate on a partisan basis.

Deborah Bonham 23 quotes

Absolutely. This is the only g...

Absolutely. This is the only guaranteed moderating factor. Witness voter id results from last session when senate went to committee of the whole.

Deborah Bonham 23 quotes

The State of Texas, the Texas ...

The State of Texas, the Texas Senate and its traditions are much bigger than the tea party or any other movement. The Senate should not pass knee-jerk legislation, like the House. This rule is designed for cooler heads to prevail and for problems to be solved. No one wants legislation shoved down their pie hole. The pendulum will swing the other way soon, so be careful what you wish for.

Deborah Bonham 23 quotes

They only keep the rule when t...

They only keep the rule when they feel like it anyway. What's the point of pretending?.

Deborah Bonham 23 quotes

We've operated this long witho...

We've operated this long without knowing of conflicts of interest and personal stakes, so why change it?.

Deborah Bonham 23 quotes

Yes, but we shouldn't be shock...

Yes, but we shouldn't be shocked that someone can serve for $7200 a year but still build wealth while serving.

Deborah Bonham 23 quotes

We are long past due for an et...

We are long past due for an ethics scandal.

Deborah Bonham 23 quotes

Given the fact that in recent ...

Given the fact that in recent years members have done everything from pimp red light cameras in exchange for a Mercedes (Paging Linda Harper Brown) to pass bills to protect their beach homes (Exit stage right, Mr. Christian), a little transparency might not be such a bad thing.

Deborah Bonham 23 quotes

But this does not meant that m...

But this does not meant that members of the Legislature should disclose their personal income tax returns. Unlike members of Congress, legislators cannot amend the Internal Revenue Code to make or break tax exemptions that benefit them personally. If you want to know whether a legislator is using tax law to their benefit, ask them for their business's franchise tax and sales tax returns.

Deborah Bonham 23 quotes

Enough is enough. Since when d...

Enough is enough. Since when did running for office require the electoral equivalent of a colonoscopy? Disclosure ad nauseum will further deter otherwise good people from serving the public.

Deborah Bonham 23 quotes

Too much profiteering is resul...

Too much profiteering is resulting from legislative decisions. That should be exposed.

Deborah Bonham 23 quotes

They should also have to pass ...

They should also have to pass the standardized tests given to school kids and file conflict of interest forms on legislation affecting themselves, business associates, or family members.

Deborah Bonham 23 quotes

If you want privacy, don't run...

If you want privacy, don't run for an office that controls billions in state funds and regulates entire industries. Stop whining and start disclosing.

Deborah Bonham 23 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

Десять кинозвезд, которые отлично поют

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

Мэрилин Монро, Ким Кардашьян и другие

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Неузнаваемая Ким Кардашьян в объективе фотографа Маркуса Клинко, 2009 год. Памела Андерсон в самой первой съёмке для журнала «Playboy», 1990. На фото голливудская актриса Dorothy Lamour и шимпанзе Джи...

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
Остаться на вершине в Голливуде удаётся не каждому, особенно если путь начался в детстве. Одни актёры теряются из-за...

Жизнь за границей: как изменились судьбы 7 уехавших телеведущих

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

Кира Найтли, Деми Мур и другие

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....