somehow theres always just enough dems voting with them for the repubs to get their way. If the repubs need 10 dem votes they get 10. If they need 20, they get 20. Like magic.
They actually need 0. If every Democrat is present and votes against then Republicans can miss one vote and still pass it. For example, the house budget bill which will gut medicaid passed by 1 vote with 0 Dems voting with the Republicans.
I think it’s actually even worse now that Democrat Rep. Sylvester Turner has died. Now they can miss out on 2 Republican votes and still pass.
somehow theres always just enough dems voting with them for the repubs to get their way. If the repubs need 10 dem votes they get 10. If they need 20, they get 20. Like magic.
They actually need 0. If every Democrat is present and votes against then Republicans can miss one vote and still pass it. For example, the house budget bill which will gut medicaid passed by 1 vote with 0 Dems voting with the Republicans.
I think it’s actually even worse now that Democrat Rep. Sylvester Turner has died. Now they can miss out on 2 Republican votes and still pass.