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Re:Lyft, Uber lash out at legal threat from strict Texas abo... by jimbob45 on Saturday September 04, 2021 @05:38PM (#28419517)
Abbott is up for re-election in ~one year, though.

Edit: this isn’t to say Democrats will or won’t win…but it’s also not to say Abbott won’t simply get primary’d out.

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Re:Lyft, Uber lash out at legal threat from strict Texas abo... by justin66 on Saturday September 04, 2021 @06:57PM (#28420132)
> it’s also not to say Abbott won’t simply get primary’d out

Is a newsworthy and heavy handed anti-abortion bill likely to make a republican governor more vulnerable to a primary challenge? In Texas?

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Re:Lyft, Uber lash out at legal threat from strict Texas abo... by tapvt on Saturday September 04, 2021 @07:57PM (#28420528)
I think it is likely to do so. I live and TX, and most Texans, by my measure, do not want to be told what they can and cannot do.
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Re:Lyft, Uber lash out at legal threat from strict Texas abo... by goatherders on Saturday September 04, 2021 @05:41PM (#28419550)
And if Beto will get out of the way and run for Lt Governor (where the real power is) so McCaughey can run for Governor we might turn things around
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Re:Lyft, Uber lash out at legal threat from strict Texas abo... by CamperBob2 on Saturday September 04, 2021 @05:44PM (#28419578)
Probably a good idea not to threaten to take guns away from Texans, if you want to hold public office in Texas.

- A former Texan

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Re:Lyft, Uber lash out at legal threat from strict Texas abo... by varelse on Saturday September 04, 2021 @06:18PM (#28419876)
Most of my family lives in Texas. They're appalled by this law. But yeah, don't go anywhere near their guns. They've literally called the cops on each other over their guns. They have assault rifles by their beds and vaults full of Zombie Apocalypse ammunition and they didn't think the sketch below was remotely funny...

https://youtu.be/QHqB2t-DGb8

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