Texas trying to pass bill banning mandatory water breaks for construction workers

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Nefarious, petty and stupid

It's still in the employers best interest to not have people die on the job :pachaha: if someone wants water they're going to be able.to get it right? :jbhmm:

Why even go through the trouble of writing this up? Who is mean spirited and dumb enough to sit down, come up with this idea, spend time pitching it to other people then actually write it out in legalese to put to a vote? :pachaha:
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It's literally a waste of man-hours. This is a filler bill if I've ever seen one. It's the shyt that someone argues about when they have nothing else to do and just want to look busy to the public.
 
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Lol they want those Mexicans working working
 
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Texas House speaker bans word 'racism' during contentious debate on election law

Barnini Chakraborty
Fri, August 27, 2021, 8:04 PM·2 min read






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Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan banned the word "racism" from a debate on a controversial voter rights bill on Thursday after lawmakers on both sides of the aisle became too boisterous.

Phelan, a Republican, urged lawmakers to remain "civil" as the discussion began on the bill following a weekslong stalemate driven by Democrats who broke quorum and fled to Washington, D.C., instead of showing up at the state capitol in Austin to debate it. However, now that enough members have returned from their midsummer jaunt, the House regrouped the debate and voted for the first time since May.

"While we may have strong disagreements on the legislation and policy that will be debated, our rules require that we conduct ourselves in a civil manner and treat our colleagues with respect," Phelan said. "We can talk about racial impacts with this legislation without accusing members of this body of being racist."

BREAKING DOWN THE TEXAS VOTING BILL THAT DEMOCRATS FLED THE STATE TO BLOCK

When the first warning didn't work, Phelan added, "The chair would appreciate members not using the word 'racism' this afternoon."

His comments prompted Democrats to flock to social media to air their grievances.

"Wow. The Speaker just asked us to not use the word 'racism' during debate today. SB 1 will harm the freedom to vote for all Texans, but it will disproportionately impact people of color. That's racist, no matter how you dress it up. Period," state Rep. Erin Zwiener, who represents the 45th district, tweeted.

Democrats also argued that they used the word to describe the bill and that it was not targeted toward any specific Republican in the room.

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Debate on the bill lasted 12 hours before lawmakers voted 79-37 to advance it. The late-night vote moves Texas closer to enacting new voting restrictions that include limits on early voting hours and a clampdown on vote-by-mail rules.

The House is expected to give the bill final approval on Friday. The House and the Senate version differ slightly, so both bodies will have to hammer out the differences before it goes to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk for his signature.




What in the hell is happening in Texas with all these draconian laws..:dwillhuh:
 
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