# Reluctantly — Fuck Texas **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 19, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reluctantly-fuck-texas/933289 "2021-02-19T14:59:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 30
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reluctantly-fuck-texas/933289/581 "2023-05-10T16:41:38Z")
Put that on a red ball cap! ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reluctantly-fuck-texas/933289/582 "2023-05-10T17:02:18Z")
Well, to their credit, they did expel him. Finally. Which is more than McConnell has seen fit to propose for Santos. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reluctantly-fuck-texas/933289/583 "2023-05-10T17:11:40Z")
Actually, he resigned to avoid being expelled and the sponsor of the bill to expel him refused to pull it, forcing the vote. I’ve read speculation that a lot worse is going to come out. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reluctantly-fuck-texas/933289/584 "2023-05-10T17:47:21Z")
I’m just happy (but more surprised than happy) that they didn’t totally circle the wagons around this guy. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reluctantly-fuck-texas/933289/585 "2023-05-10T17:53:12Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Which is more than McConnell has seen fit to propose for Santos. I assume you mean McCarthy? Although perhaps McConnell should weigh in on this matter. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reluctantly-fuck-texas/933289/586 "2023-05-10T18:06:33Z")
I assume the Texas GOP can afford to have one seat temporarily vacant, and McCarthy has less flexibility. Also whoever gets appointed into the Texas douchebag’s seat is almost certainly going to be a Republican. Not so much for Santos’ seat. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reluctantly-fuck-texas/933289/587 "2023-05-10T18:21:24Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > > [@LSLGuy](#): > > > > Which is more than McConnell has seen fit to propose for Santos. > > I assume you mean McCarthy? > > Although perhaps McConnell should weigh in on this matter. Quite. Thank you. Although if you’ve seen one R McDouchebag you’ve seen them both. Not a lot of daylight between them. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reluctantly-fuck-texas/933289/588 "2023-05-10T18:30:30Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I’m just happy (but more surprised than happy) that they didn’t totally circle the wagons around this guy. I’m still waiting for the other shoe to drop. After all, the Fat Person hasn’t sung yet. And other assorted metaphors. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reluctantly-fuck-texas/933289/589 "2023-05-10T18:46:35Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Fat Person Please. “Gravitationally challenged” ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reluctantly-fuck-texas/933289/590 "2023-05-10T18:49:46Z")
Gravitationally endowed. As in they’ve got plenty. Not “challenged”, which usually means a shortage. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reluctantly-fuck-texas/933289/591 "2023-05-10T19:09:40Z")
“Mass rich” ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reluctantly-fuck-texas/933289/592 "2023-05-10T23:54:38Z")
Avoirduposed. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reluctantly-fuck-texas/933289/593 "2023-05-10T23:57:22Z")
Bodily blessed. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reluctantly-fuck-texas/933289/594 "2023-05-11T00:49:19Z")
Corpulimitless! ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2023, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reluctantly-fuck-texas/933289/595 "2023-07-18T15:02:08Z")
I will note that at least some of the people ordered to carry out this brutality find it despicable: [Texas troopers told to push back migrants into Rio Grande River and ordered not to give water amid soaring temperatures, report says](https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/18/us/texas-troopers-migrant-treatment-concerns/index.html) Read the whole CNN story for the horrific details. Also this compassionate response from Abbott: ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reluctantly-fuck-texas/933289/596 "2023-12-07T17:21:58Z")
Fuck you, Texas; you lose this one: [https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/07/us/texas-abortion-ruling/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/07/us/texas-abortion-ruling/index.html) > # A Texas judge ruled that a pregnant woman who sued the state seeking an abortion can legally terminate her pregnancy > Kate Cox, who is 20 weeks pregnant, filed a lawsuit this week asking the court to temporarily block the state’s abortion ban, because she has been unable to get the procedure due to concerns of violating the law. Cox’s baby was diagnosed with trisomy 18 and is not expected to live more than a few days outside the womb, according to the suit. > Attorneys for the state argued Cox’s condition – as laid out in the court filings – was not severe enough to meet the state’s medical exception standard and that the judge would be essentially changing the law if she granted the temporary restraining order. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reluctantly-fuck-texas/933289/597 "2023-12-07T17:34:29Z")
This was a ruling by a Travis County (home to Austin) district judge. Because judges are elected, the more liberal bits of the state often elect reasonable judges. I expect this ruling to be rapidly stayed by our all-Republican state Supreme Court. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reluctantly-fuck-texas/933289/598 "2023-12-07T18:51:29Z")
I’m sure that the stay will only be temporary, like say (36-20)/4 = 4 months while it works its way through the courts. Shortly after that they will make a decision assuming she hasn’t changed her mind about getting an abortion. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reluctantly-fuck-texas/933289/599 "2023-12-07T19:11:06Z")
> [@flurb](#): > > I expect this ruling to be rapidly stayed by our all-Republican state Supreme Court. I’m wondering how quickly they will move on this. From the article: > In an emergency hearing Thursday, a judge granted a temporary restraining order against the state that would allow Cox to immediately have an abortion. The woman could have the procedure performed today and circumvent the ruling by the Supremes. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reluctantly-fuck-texas/933289/600 "2023-12-07T19:29:57Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > The woman could have the procedure performed today and circumvent the ruling by the Supremes. Performing an abortion in Texas is a felony punishable by (depending on circumstances) up to 99 years in prison. Maybe the doctor will be shielded by the district court’s order, but would you take that risk? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reluctantly-fuck-texas/933289.md?page=29) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reluctantly-fuck-texas/933289.md?page=31)