Texas Right to Life is painfully familiar with the 2/3rds rule that served as a roadblock to advancing Pro-Life legislation for several sessions. In the past, due to the party line composition of the Senate, several Democrats would need to support Pro-Life legislation, to clear the Blocker Bill Rule, as a result it was incredibly difficult to advance Pro-Life bills. However, this week the Senate rules were amended to lower the 2/3rds Rule to a 3/5ths Rule, which now only requires 19 votes for a piece of legislation to be debated and finally voted on in the Texas State Senate. We look forward to a session that is incredibly fruitful in the passage of Pro-Life laws and exhibits a truly #ProLifeStrong Texas Senate.
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 02:10:00 +0000