Opinion | Texas state Rep. Jasmine Crockett: Why Democratic lawmakers like me chose the 'nuclear option' in Texas. - NBCNewsTHINK
was voted down. Mind you, the bill that passed did prevent gang members from carrying — so my colleagues were fine with a rule banning the Bloods and the Crips for carrying guns, but refused to do the same for the Ku Klux Klan. This wasn’t a wake-up call — it was a gut punch.
After hearing the testimony of so many Texans from every part of the state, the bill was voted out of committee, along party lines. We were determined to stall, amend and vote the bill down. As a civil rights attorney and the daughter of a preacher, I understand I have a debt to pay. By any means necessary, it was my duty to kill this bill.
But the fight wasn’t over. The governor vetoed our staff’s salaries and called us back for a special session, with voter suppression at the top of his list. Many Democrats waited to see if a newly formed and reportedly more moderate select committee would be able to improve the bill. But instead, the chair made it clear that he would be voting the bill through, no matter how many Texans showed up to testify against it. The hearing ended with every single Democratic amendment being voted down.
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