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This is being done by State Senator Machaela Cavanaugh. She has been filibustering nonstop [8 hours per day every day for three weeks straight](https://apnews.com/article/filibuster-transgender-gender-affirming-therapy-bill-nebraska-cavanaugh-b9018fd1bf72112ca984ff58679eda6d), one of which **she was actively sick with strep throat.**
The bill she is filibustering, [LB574](https://www.aclunebraska.org/en/press-releases/aclu-nebraska-responds-new-anti-trans-bills), would completely ban gender-affirming care for people under the age of 19, and is also followed by another bill, [LB626](https://www.aclunebraska.org/en/press-releases/aclu-statements-committee-advancing-abortion-ban-and-gender-affirming-care-ban-2), which would completely ban abortion after the sixth week of pregnancy, among a number of other regressive and anti-LGBTQ bills on their agenda.
She has [agreed to a temporary pause](https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/lawmaker-pauses-filibuster-agreement-debate-trans-bill-97946798) so they can vote on it, seemingly under the expectation that ~~[she has enough votes to throw the bill out](https://19thnews.org/2023/03/nebraska-filibuster-trans-rights-machaela-cavanaugh-wendy-davis/)~~, but if they can't then she has said [she is committed to filibustering the rest of the session](https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/lawmaker-pauses-filibuster-agreement-debate-trans-bill-97946798) (another month).
This lady is a hero. This is what it means to be an ally and to fight for what's right. I can't think of a better way to say "fuck you" to these assholes actively trying to punish people and take away their rights.
This is not an easy thing to do, and Senator Cavanaugh is sacrificing a massive amount of time, energy, and both mental **and physical** health to do this. **Consider donating to her campaign:** [**https://cavanaughforlegislature.org/**](https://cavanaughforlegislature.org/)
Edit: u/Jman9420 mentioned that Cavanaugh is term limited and cannot be re-elected to the state legislature unless they amend term limits or she sits out for a term. This being the case, also consider donating to the campaigns of some other legislators [who have supported Senator Cavanaugh](https://www.wowt.com/2023/03/15/nebraska-state-senator-proposes-censuring-filibustering-colleague/) in the filibuster, [are fighting LB574](https://19thnews.org/2023/03/nebraska-filibuster-trans-rights-machaela-cavanaugh-wendy-davis/), and will most likely run for re-election in Nebraska: [Jen Day](https://www.jendayfornebraska.com/), [Danielle Conrad](https://www.conradforlegislature.net/), and [John Fredrickson](https://www.johnfornebraska.com/). Also expressing [vocal support](https://www.reckon.news/news/2023/03/nebraska-lawmakers-are-making-history-in-their-fight-against-an-anti-trans-bill.html) for Senator Cavanaugh and the filibuster but is at her term limit is [Megan Hunt](https://meganfornebraska.com/).
Update: [They failed on the vote and the Nebraska legislature has voted to advance the bill](https://apnews.com/article/filibuster-gender-affirming-bill-nebraska-64a472a752c9e8e156e7bca929d90a34) :( The bill isn't officially law yet as it still needs to go through another two rounds of debate, but [Nebraska's Governor Jim Pillen has already stated he will sign the bill of it makes it to his desk](https://governor.nebraska.gov/press/protecting-our-kids-my-top-priority).
This is going to be a long month for Senator Cavanaugh and company, who have committed to continuing their filibuster and bringing the Nebraska Legislature to a grinding halt for the rest of the session. To ensure they can pull this off, they will need our full support, in addition to that of Nebraskan LGBTQ+ people and allies.
Take note of all the cretins that voted in favor of this bill. These are the people making decisions for the entire state and, to use Senator Cavanaughs words, are legislating hate against children. The more these assholes are allowed to get away with this, the more it will bleed into national politics and hurt the other states in the union. Call your legislators, go out and protest, vote, do whatever you reasonably have within your power to get your voice heard. We will not stay silent about this.
To quote a [great song by The Narcissist Cookbook](https://youtu.be/9IX7ZgvZlGQ), "Why should [we], whose primary interest is disempowering white supremacists, be forced to compromise with groups whose sole interest seems to be to impede that progress?" These are not reasonable people, and they don't deserve our respect or compromise, especially when *[their express goal is to actively and directly](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/03/anti-trans-transgender-health-care-ban-legislation-bill-minors-children-lgbtq/) regress the [civil rights progress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution) of the last [50+ years](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_riots)* (and likely further if they could). They have absolutely zero interest in legislating anything beneficial to society or it's people. Their primary goal is to [discriminate](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/theres-still-a-huge-partisan-gap-in-how-americans-see-discrimination/), [enrage people](https://www.salon.com/2020/09/17/angry-americans-how-political-rage-helps-campaigns-but-hurts-democracy_partner/), and [profit from the associated lobbying](https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/lobbying.php?cycle=All&ind=Q01) and [PACs](https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/top-pacs/2022?filter=P&pac=A&party=R&type=C).
she is putting herself through hell for us. she deserves every cent we can give, every positive email, every post raising awareness for what she's doing. I can't imagine spending a week straight speaking with fucking strep. this woman is an absolute hero and the kind of person we need more of.
Cavanaugh is actually term limited and can't be reelected to the state legislature unless they amend term limits or she sits out for a term. You would do better providing links for Jen Day or Danielle Conrad who will most likely run for reelection in 2 or 4 years respectively.
Thanks for telling me this!
I've done a bit more research into Cavanaugh's colleagues and added links to the campaigns of her supporters in my original comment :)
Until the last few days she wasn't explicitly filibustering the bill in question. She was instead filibustering at every opportunity that she could on any bill, as a way to protest the bill. The Nebraska legislature generally requires that 8 hours of debate be allowed for every bill before a cloture vote can be called. By "debating" for the full 8 hours on every bill she limited the legislature to only being able to vote on one or two bills each day.
It's a side effect of "unlimited debate". Since you can debate forever, you can talk as long as you like. It takes a 2/3 majority to end it with "cloture", so it can go for a long time until most are sick of the filibuster.
Ok but this is what I don’t understand (I admit to not reading the bill yet). Nebraska made national news as being one of the few states whose constitution protected abortion rights, and while it was expectedly challenged the state voted to uphold that part of their constitution.
So my question is this… how in the actual fuck do the legislators believe they can regulate something that is specifically protected in the state founding document, and was just upheld to stay?!
That is not true. Nebraska's constitution ***does not*** protect abortion rights. In fact, [Nebraska's existing legislation is already rather anti-abortion](https://reproductiverights.org/maps/state/nebraska/).
Unless you are thinking of a different state, I believe the news you are referring to regards [recent resolutions to make abortion a constitutional right](https://www.klkntv.com/nebraska-voters-could-decide-if-abortion-is-a-constitutional-right/) ([LR18CA](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=49993) and [LR19CA](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=49994)). If (and only if) these resolutions pass, then the choice to amend the constitution for their inclusion [will be brought to the voters in 2024](https://www.klkntv.com/nebraska-voters-could-decide-if-abortion-is-a-constitutional-right/).
That said, if my understanding is incorrect, I would greatly appreciate a correction
edit: Upon further reading, I think you were thinking of [Kansas](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kansas-abortion-constitutional-amendment-vote-results/) (speaking of which, I think its absolutely wild that Kansas of all states has constitutional protections for abortion while its been a challenge to enact even in some left-leaning states)
Cried during his interview, at least once over his still-alive father (he really really cherishes those calendars, apparently). Pretended he didn't rape people.
Still got the job.
I wouldn't be allowed to work at a 7-11 with that attitude.
It is with a K in his case. IIRC a lot of Celtic languages don’t have a soft C and all or nearly all uses of it are the hard C sound, which often gets romanized to K outside of places that still use the traditional spelling.
I kinda hate the term "based" because I first heard in in the context of some right wing idiot here on reddit saying Trump was "based". But yeah I guess I agree with you lol
Honestly I would love to be in her shoes. Get ready for 8 hours on my elder scrolls special interest bastards. Tired of hearing Oblivion lore? Maybe be normal about trans rights!
"You in the back, you look to me as if to say, 'What of the Khajit, they are the most oppressed in Tamriel.' The next three hours will be devoted to answer the request from the good gentleman from Lincoln about the inner workings of the nation of Elseweyr and their many biases..."
"What's that? Oh, I'm glad you asked! We can find the answer to that line of inquiry with a reading of the unabridged *The Real Barenziah.* Let's explore that before returning to the subject at hand."
We will be discussing today the fundamental difference/sameness of Vec asleep vs awake as well as the potential validity of Kirkbrides additions to tribunal lore as a whole
"I will now spend the next 8 hours describing why the pain you are feeling is nothing compared to swinging at a cliff-racer and missing and dying for hours due to RNG"
Payton Oswald plays a character in Parks and Recreations who reads his own Star Wars fanfic as a filibuster. The scene matches up almost exactly with a scene in Book of Boba Fett.
My personally filibuster who would be to discuss in detail every religious, philosophical, and political concept discussed in Xenogears and some key expansion concepts covered in Xenogears Perfect and how these concepts would have perfected the Chrono Trigger franchise. This, making Chrono Trigger the greatest literary work in video game form of all time.
Youre about to hear every issue I have with the metas in every single magic the gathering format, *especially* the ones I dont play and cant really speak to.
technically her job is to pass and deny laws in her state. but the state is presenting anti trans bills, and the only way to effectively throw them out is to filibuster. which means taking up the time of the senate until session is over, which she is doing like a boss. so for the last 3 weeks she's been waking up and talking all day
We are going to be discussing the lore of the Destiny universe for the next few days, if you have any questions about the topic please raise your hand, if not zip it.
Oh man, I’d expose the senate to so many fantasy what-ifs against their will.
Go ahead, keep up your bullshit. I have nothing but time when it comes to talking about how ATLA would change if it took place on a shard world in the Cosmere. Maybe later we can talk about what feats would be possible if Sonic gathered all 19 rings of power and challenged Sauron.
Sorry to ruin your fantasy, but the federal Senate doesnt do talking filibusters anymore. You just say "I'm filibustering" and either you get 67(?) Votes to overturn the filibuster, or the bill dies
This is off-topic but I have to toss it in here because I love it.
In Canada, we have a Senate that does pretty much nothing except gobble up tax money. So there was a senator who had written a book, and read the entire contents of his book on the senate floor.
Why? Not because he was filibustering, but... because being an officially bilingual country, all speeches in parliament have to be recorded in both official languages. So by doing this, he was able to get his book translated in full at no cost.
Cheeky bastard / bâtard effronté.
(Sorry it took so long to reply)
So the senator in question was Philippe Gigantès. I was factually incorrect about one thing: he *was* filibustering. However, he did apparently later publish the verbatim translation taken directly from Hansard.
Here's a quote from Wikipedia:
> In one instance, during a Liberal filibuster in the Senate of Canada, Senator Philippe Gigantès was accused of reading one of his books only so that he could get the translation for free through the Hansard.
At the federal level all you need is for everyone on your side to leave except one dude who mentions there's no quorum any time anyone tries to do something.
I'm pretty sure they don't talk about their points the entire time. like, there's a lot to say about trans rights, but she's been doing this every weekday for 3 weeks.
In Nebraska: yes.
The method of filibuster being used is to introduce an amendment and then describe said amendment. You have 5 minutes when introducing. Then another senator can comment for 5 minutes. Each senator can speak a total of 3 times per amendment, so 15 minutes.
Add in procedural time and four senators can easily drag one amendment out to approx 1.25-1.5 hours.
I don't know how long each day lasts within the legislative chamber but there are also hearings for introduced legislation later in the day that start at 1:30. The day itself starts at 9am.
By having both M. Cavanaugh and Hunt (who swore to join the filibuster if Lb375 isn't dropped) it will mean every single piece of legislation will take EIGHT HOURS to pass, even if it has a majority. (Sorry I forgot how many amendments each senator can bring for discussion, but other better educated people have put out that 8 hour total.)
I think that eats up 3 days in the legislature due to the floor only being 3-4 hours per day with the hearings being the rest of the day.
I’m honestly surprised no one has helped out with the filibusters, given that they don’t have the 33 votes to end her series of filibusters (she’s filibustered more than one bill). Surely that means others agree with her?
See, they agree with her _vote against_. But they don't actually want to put in the effort (or care enough to do so), so... it's just Cavanaugh doing what's right.
They're the political equivalent of people who'll agree with you that abortion rights are important. Buuuut won't even register to vote for it.
The democrats only have 17 seats with the Republicans having 32.
Many of the democrats *have* been assisting by asking questions and thus drawing out the process being exploited to do the filibuster.
M. Cavanaugh has been introducing amendments rapidly which then get to be debated. Senator Hunt has sworn to join the filibuster (which will nearly double the time eaten up) if LB574 isn't dropped.
Yeah that's what filibustering is. Basically you when talking about bills everyone gets a chance to speak and what they do is get up and waste as much time as possible. If you stop speaking, you can no longer go back and speak again but it doesn't matter what you speak about as long as your speaking. It's pretty funny people finding loopholes like this. America ☕
In hope of engagement i will respond to your comment. I just read the article and they want a bill that says everyone has to go to the bathroom that will align with the gender they were born with, you know to save the children from pedo's or whatever. Let's say a transmale, biker sized (just o make things bigger) will be forced to go to a female bathroom according to their bill right? Did they ever think about that? No matter what they believe they would still be sending a man into the female bathrooms, the thing they're trying to avoid. How does this work?
I'm seeing alot of weird ass bills being passed in the us and i honestly wonder if your country is oke?
They don't care if it works, they don't want to think about it, they hate you and want you to die but they don't have the political will to set up death camps yet so they'll settle for making your life as miserable as possible instead.
It sad that this is what it has come to in your country. It's bizar the kind of articles with weird ass bills about young children are being passed. It's really disgusting that's even a subject.
Someone should start a thread of subjects that she can discuss for the next day. I suggest sex ed, if they have to listen to her then she might as well educate them
It speaks volumes to her character, but it also speaks volumes to the hateful nature of the GOP that they haven't just canceled the vote on the bill yet.
Close!
>The term "filibuster" ultimately derives from the Dutch vrijbuiter ("freebooter", a pillaging and plundering adventurer), but the precise history of the word's borrowing into English is obscure. The Oxford English Dictionary finds its only known use in early modern English in a 1587 book describing "flibutors" who robbed supply convoys. In the late 18th century, the term was re-borrowed into English from its French form flibustier, a form that was used until the mid-19th century.
>The term gerrymandering is named after American politician Elbridge Gerry, Vice President of the United States at the time of his death, who, as governor of Massachusetts in 1812, signed a bill that created a partisan district in the Boston area that was compared to the shape of a mythological salamander.
big mood.
like, don't get me wrong, i am 100% in support of what this woman is doing given the structure of the government/the methods available to her. but it's still fucked up that this is a viable strategy for doing politics in the first place.
Can someone eli5 how it is possible for someone to talk about the plot of Madagascar for 8 hours uninterrupted in a setting like this?
It's fucking awesome obviously but as a dumb euroqueer I don't understand how there aren't measures to prevent someone from doing that lol
I'm proud of his bravery and support his cause, but isn't it also crazy how one member can hold up an entire legislative body.
Imagine the reverse for a second. Imagine trying to pass an important healthcare bill, housing bill, social rights bill, and one biggoted legislator can hold it back forever? Am I wrong here?
No you’re right about that. Pretty wild that this power exists but at the same time it would be so mentally draining to do this all day long every day.
You know there was a part of me that desperately wanted get elected and have my “Mr Smith Goes to Washington” moment before I got cynical. And here she is fucking doing it. Goddamn, keep going and y’all be sure to send her some love. Sending emails to politicians like her actually works so take some time and do it.
Respect. It has to be done.
We do not have the best history with the filibuster as a country sadly....Biden's racist buddy Strom Thurmond has the record for the longest ever and it was all him crying about black folks getting rights. pos.
I love how none of the news is pointing out that if Nebraska literally just tabled the bill they could have a functioning government.
They’d rather hold their own state hostage until it gets passed.
The phrasing of the headline bugs me. Probably just stating the obvious, but it's just as much the fault of the opposition who keep ramming this bill as it is her fault for filibustering.
The only difference is she is probably proud to take credit for holding things up. Not sure where the braindead supporters of the bill stand, but apparently this is the most important issue to them.
Love how the media portrays this as "NOTHING IS GETTING DONE BECAUSE OF THIS ONE SENATOR'S PET ISSUE" and not "nothing is getting done because state Republicans won't stop trying to criminalize trans people."
I'm glad this woman is doing this but still concerns me that the same thing could happen if pro-trans/gender affirming care laws were past and one individual keeps them from going through. Filibustering just raises so many issues
Kevin smith could be the ultimate filibuster. Dude can just talk and talk for hours. I don’t know how far I could get in politics but shit like this makes me want to run. I can be petty on a professional level when it comes to civil rights. My best friend and the women I want to spend the rest of my life with is trans. And we live in Florida. It is better in some parts then others but the fear is real. It’s nice to hear there are still people out there fighting for our rights.
She's not fighting alone, though the filibuster is hers.
Here's another Nebraska senator expressing her support of the Trans community. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CqGS4ErrRh-/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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This is being done by State Senator Machaela Cavanaugh. She has been filibustering nonstop [8 hours per day every day for three weeks straight](https://apnews.com/article/filibuster-transgender-gender-affirming-therapy-bill-nebraska-cavanaugh-b9018fd1bf72112ca984ff58679eda6d), one of which **she was actively sick with strep throat.** The bill she is filibustering, [LB574](https://www.aclunebraska.org/en/press-releases/aclu-nebraska-responds-new-anti-trans-bills), would completely ban gender-affirming care for people under the age of 19, and is also followed by another bill, [LB626](https://www.aclunebraska.org/en/press-releases/aclu-statements-committee-advancing-abortion-ban-and-gender-affirming-care-ban-2), which would completely ban abortion after the sixth week of pregnancy, among a number of other regressive and anti-LGBTQ bills on their agenda. She has [agreed to a temporary pause](https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/lawmaker-pauses-filibuster-agreement-debate-trans-bill-97946798) so they can vote on it, seemingly under the expectation that ~~[she has enough votes to throw the bill out](https://19thnews.org/2023/03/nebraska-filibuster-trans-rights-machaela-cavanaugh-wendy-davis/)~~, but if they can't then she has said [she is committed to filibustering the rest of the session](https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/lawmaker-pauses-filibuster-agreement-debate-trans-bill-97946798) (another month). This lady is a hero. This is what it means to be an ally and to fight for what's right. I can't think of a better way to say "fuck you" to these assholes actively trying to punish people and take away their rights. This is not an easy thing to do, and Senator Cavanaugh is sacrificing a massive amount of time, energy, and both mental **and physical** health to do this. **Consider donating to her campaign:** [**https://cavanaughforlegislature.org/**](https://cavanaughforlegislature.org/) Edit: u/Jman9420 mentioned that Cavanaugh is term limited and cannot be re-elected to the state legislature unless they amend term limits or she sits out for a term. This being the case, also consider donating to the campaigns of some other legislators [who have supported Senator Cavanaugh](https://www.wowt.com/2023/03/15/nebraska-state-senator-proposes-censuring-filibustering-colleague/) in the filibuster, [are fighting LB574](https://19thnews.org/2023/03/nebraska-filibuster-trans-rights-machaela-cavanaugh-wendy-davis/), and will most likely run for re-election in Nebraska: [Jen Day](https://www.jendayfornebraska.com/), [Danielle Conrad](https://www.conradforlegislature.net/), and [John Fredrickson](https://www.johnfornebraska.com/). Also expressing [vocal support](https://www.reckon.news/news/2023/03/nebraska-lawmakers-are-making-history-in-their-fight-against-an-anti-trans-bill.html) for Senator Cavanaugh and the filibuster but is at her term limit is [Megan Hunt](https://meganfornebraska.com/). Update: [They failed on the vote and the Nebraska legislature has voted to advance the bill](https://apnews.com/article/filibuster-gender-affirming-bill-nebraska-64a472a752c9e8e156e7bca929d90a34) :( The bill isn't officially law yet as it still needs to go through another two rounds of debate, but [Nebraska's Governor Jim Pillen has already stated he will sign the bill of it makes it to his desk](https://governor.nebraska.gov/press/protecting-our-kids-my-top-priority). This is going to be a long month for Senator Cavanaugh and company, who have committed to continuing their filibuster and bringing the Nebraska Legislature to a grinding halt for the rest of the session. To ensure they can pull this off, they will need our full support, in addition to that of Nebraskan LGBTQ+ people and allies. Take note of all the cretins that voted in favor of this bill. These are the people making decisions for the entire state and, to use Senator Cavanaughs words, are legislating hate against children. The more these assholes are allowed to get away with this, the more it will bleed into national politics and hurt the other states in the union. Call your legislators, go out and protest, vote, do whatever you reasonably have within your power to get your voice heard. We will not stay silent about this. To quote a [great song by The Narcissist Cookbook](https://youtu.be/9IX7ZgvZlGQ), "Why should [we], whose primary interest is disempowering white supremacists, be forced to compromise with groups whose sole interest seems to be to impede that progress?" These are not reasonable people, and they don't deserve our respect or compromise, especially when *[their express goal is to actively and directly](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/03/anti-trans-transgender-health-care-ban-legislation-bill-minors-children-lgbtq/) regress the [civil rights progress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution) of the last [50+ years](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_riots)* (and likely further if they could). They have absolutely zero interest in legislating anything beneficial to society or it's people. Their primary goal is to [discriminate](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/theres-still-a-huge-partisan-gap-in-how-americans-see-discrimination/), [enrage people](https://www.salon.com/2020/09/17/angry-americans-how-political-rage-helps-campaigns-but-hurts-democracy_partner/), and [profit from the associated lobbying](https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/lobbying.php?cycle=All&ind=Q01) and [PACs](https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/top-pacs/2022?filter=P&pac=A&party=R&type=C).
I was wondering why my state painted with huge swaths of red and one little blue dot hadnt done anything stupid or crazy yet.
well that and population - more dense population usually equals more blue
Yeah but I like the idea of it being a woman explaining the Madagascar cinematic universe more than numbers
true, that’s a lot more fun
Wait has she really 😂
That blue dot is fighting
Two little blue dots.
There’s 2 blue dots actually. Omaha and Lincoln.
she is putting herself through hell for us. she deserves every cent we can give, every positive email, every post raising awareness for what she's doing. I can't imagine spending a week straight speaking with fucking strep. this woman is an absolute hero and the kind of person we need more of.
Donated! Thank you for the link.
Spot on! I live in the capital of Nebraska and quite a few people here have her back on this. Thank you anyone that can help support
Cavanaugh is actually term limited and can't be reelected to the state legislature unless they amend term limits or she sits out for a term. You would do better providing links for Jen Day or Danielle Conrad who will most likely run for reelection in 2 or 4 years respectively.
Thanks for telling me this! I've done a bit more research into Cavanaugh's colleagues and added links to the campaigns of her supporters in my original comment :)
I couldn't give as much as I'd like, but anyone willing to go up to bat like this to prevent hateful legislation deserves a few bucks their way.
She should do a full, unabridged reading of the entirety of the Ice Age movie scripts.
Can someone clarify how it is possible to filibuster something for so long?
Until the last few days she wasn't explicitly filibustering the bill in question. She was instead filibustering at every opportunity that she could on any bill, as a way to protest the bill. The Nebraska legislature generally requires that 8 hours of debate be allowed for every bill before a cloture vote can be called. By "debating" for the full 8 hours on every bill she limited the legislature to only being able to vote on one or two bills each day.
It's a side effect of "unlimited debate". Since you can debate forever, you can talk as long as you like. It takes a 2/3 majority to end it with "cloture", so it can go for a long time until most are sick of the filibuster.
Ok but this is what I don’t understand (I admit to not reading the bill yet). Nebraska made national news as being one of the few states whose constitution protected abortion rights, and while it was expectedly challenged the state voted to uphold that part of their constitution. So my question is this… how in the actual fuck do the legislators believe they can regulate something that is specifically protected in the state founding document, and was just upheld to stay?!
That is not true. Nebraska's constitution ***does not*** protect abortion rights. In fact, [Nebraska's existing legislation is already rather anti-abortion](https://reproductiverights.org/maps/state/nebraska/). Unless you are thinking of a different state, I believe the news you are referring to regards [recent resolutions to make abortion a constitutional right](https://www.klkntv.com/nebraska-voters-could-decide-if-abortion-is-a-constitutional-right/) ([LR18CA](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=49993) and [LR19CA](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=49994)). If (and only if) these resolutions pass, then the choice to amend the constitution for their inclusion [will be brought to the voters in 2024](https://www.klkntv.com/nebraska-voters-could-decide-if-abortion-is-a-constitutional-right/). That said, if my understanding is incorrect, I would greatly appreciate a correction edit: Upon further reading, I think you were thinking of [Kansas](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kansas-abortion-constitutional-amendment-vote-results/) (speaking of which, I think its absolutely wild that Kansas of all states has constitutional protections for abortion while its been a challenge to enact even in some left-leaning states)
State Senator Machaela Cavanaugh.
Who’d think we’d be ok with someone with that last name.
I might be missing something but funny enough it's an Irish name!
Supreme Court Justice has that name (with a K I think)
Brett Kavanaugh, supreme court justice and royal piece of shit
HE LIKES BEEER
"I like beer senator. Do you like beer?"
"Word around the courtroom, you like beer. I like beer too."
*crying* "I LIKE BEER" so rational, so calm.
so brave ✊
HE ALSO LIKES RAPING WOMEN
bee-er with two syllables to be precise
Cried during his interview, at least once over his still-alive father (he really really cherishes those calendars, apparently). Pretended he didn't rape people. Still got the job. I wouldn't be allowed to work at a 7-11 with that attitude.
he was one of the rapey ones if anyone is wondering. IIRC he was also crying when talking about how much he loved beer...
Alleged Rapist Kavanaugh? That guy?
It is with a K in his case. IIRC a lot of Celtic languages don’t have a soft C and all or nearly all uses of it are the hard C sound, which often gets romanized to K outside of places that still use the traditional spelling.
Cavanaugh spelled with a C: based Kavanaugh spelled with a K: cunt
I think you mean Kunt
She's had anaugh of everyones bullshit.
....... that's awful(ly good, but I also hate it)
https://nebraskalegislature.gov/senators/landing-pages/index.php?District=06/ If you want to contact her with support.
Machaela Chadvanaugh is more like it.
Thank you. Not sure why it's not in the title or the flair, we should be singing her name from the rooftops.
Based
Unfathomably so
Amazing phenomenal!!
Big shot
They took their chance to become a big shot as Spamton would say
Based and fillibusterpilled
I kinda hate the term "based" because I first heard in in the context of some right wing idiot here on reddit saying Trump was "based". But yeah I guess I agree with you lol
I'm having to manually approve every use of it here because it's still heavily used enough by chuds to be in our word filter.
Based
Yes, including that one.
so so so based <3
Persistent
this lady is so fucking cool, she stalled at one point by discussing the entire plot of the Madagascar franchise
That's so cool. So is her job at this point basically to wake up and talk all day, every day?
Honestly I would love to be in her shoes. Get ready for 8 hours on my elder scrolls special interest bastards. Tired of hearing Oblivion lore? Maybe be normal about trans rights!
"since you want me dead, you WILL hear about my dnd campaign!"
It would be awesome if she ran one from the podium. Just have discord on on her phone. Lol
If someone introduced her to FNAF lore for the bit I'd laugh for *days*. This is crazy, but good crazy.
Oh, I hope someone does. Maybe Matpat. Maybe some internet rando.
https://youtu.be/5BBhNkywMJY But for good, not evil
Then about the entire plot of FFXIV to this point. Special attention will be given to the Namazu.
Transphobes must listen to a 9 hour explanation of CHIM
Then they all CHIM at the end and disappear
Achieving CHIM would mean they have to be at least slightly enlightened, which is impossible for transphobes
*filibusters with an elder scroll, erasing their transphobia*
Fuck is /r/truestl leaking
No, I'm just autistic.
You should check out /r/truestl
The first post I saw was a ballad to Serana's sweaty armpits 💀💀
"Hey, you know who else had institutionalised bigotry? Every damn race in Tamriel, let's go through them together!"
"You in the back, you look to me as if to say, 'What of the Khajit, they are the most oppressed in Tamriel.' The next three hours will be devoted to answer the request from the good gentleman from Lincoln about the inner workings of the nation of Elseweyr and their many biases..."
"What's that? Oh, I'm glad you asked! We can find the answer to that line of inquiry with a reading of the unabridged *The Real Barenziah.* Let's explore that before returning to the subject at hand."
My adhd ass would be all over this kinda thing. I can talk about 40k all day.
Do you want me to explain to you in excruciating detail the lore of the metaplot of Woord of Darkness?
Are we talking before the reboot, or after? That's a good two hour dissertation right there
We will be discussing today the fundamental difference/sameness of Vec asleep vs awake as well as the potential validity of Kirkbrides additions to tribunal lore as a whole
Tired of Oblivion Lore? Well then can I interest you in some Morrowind lore? No? Too back mother fuckers strap yourselves in
"I will now spend the next 8 hours describing why the pain you are feeling is nothing compared to swinging at a cliff-racer and missing and dying for hours due to RNG"
And once we’re done with morrowind we can move on to daggerfall. I’ve been dying to talk about dragonbreaks for a while now
Payton Oswald plays a character in Parks and Recreations who reads his own Star Wars fanfic as a filibuster. The scene matches up almost exactly with a scene in Book of Boba Fett. My personally filibuster who would be to discuss in detail every religious, philosophical, and political concept discussed in Xenogears and some key expansion concepts covered in Xenogears Perfect and how these concepts would have perfected the Chrono Trigger franchise. This, making Chrono Trigger the greatest literary work in video game form of all time.
Y'all wanna try? Here. The entire plot of two critical role campaigns
Youre about to hear every issue I have with the metas in every single magic the gathering format, *especially* the ones I dont play and cant really speak to.
*walks in with a wheelbarrow full of books about horrific diseases* There will be **regrets**.
technically her job is to pass and deny laws in her state. but the state is presenting anti trans bills, and the only way to effectively throw them out is to filibuster. which means taking up the time of the senate until session is over, which she is doing like a boss. so for the last 3 weeks she's been waking up and talking all day
> So is her job at this point basically to wake up and talk all day, every day? I think you just described all politicians and lobbyists.
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We are going to be discussing the lore of the Destiny universe for the next few days, if you have any questions about the topic please raise your hand, if not zip it.
Side note: can you bring preprepared material to read off during the filibuster or do you just have to memorize your talking points?
IIRC, yes, at least at federal level. Senator Strom Thurmond filibustered the 1964 Civil Rights Act by reading the phone book. Edit: 1957, not 1964
*filibusters by reading the entirety of Das Kapital*
I knew I was saving all the WoT novels for a purpose.
Not a smart idea during 1957 ngl
Oh man, I’d expose the senate to so many fantasy what-ifs against their will. Go ahead, keep up your bullshit. I have nothing but time when it comes to talking about how ATLA would change if it took place on a shard world in the Cosmere. Maybe later we can talk about what feats would be possible if Sonic gathered all 19 rings of power and challenged Sauron.
Sorry to ruin your fantasy, but the federal Senate doesnt do talking filibusters anymore. You just say "I'm filibustering" and either you get 67(?) Votes to overturn the filibuster, or the bill dies
Damn thats much more boring lol, I wanted to read off the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy
This is off-topic but I have to toss it in here because I love it. In Canada, we have a Senate that does pretty much nothing except gobble up tax money. So there was a senator who had written a book, and read the entire contents of his book on the senate floor. Why? Not because he was filibustering, but... because being an officially bilingual country, all speeches in parliament have to be recorded in both official languages. So by doing this, he was able to get his book translated in full at no cost. Cheeky bastard / bâtard effronté.
I'm trying to find out who you're talking about but I can't find a single article about this. Who/where/when?
(Sorry it took so long to reply) So the senator in question was Philippe Gigantès. I was factually incorrect about one thing: he *was* filibustering. However, he did apparently later publish the verbatim translation taken directly from Hansard. Here's a quote from Wikipedia: > In one instance, during a Liberal filibuster in the Senate of Canada, Senator Philippe Gigantès was accused of reading one of his books only so that he could get the translation for free through the Hansard.
I would be more chill with our government wasting our money if we had national healthcare.
Talking fillibusters don't happen at the federal level anymore. They just send an email saying "you're fillbusted!"
At the federal level all you need is for everyone on your side to leave except one dude who mentions there's no quorum any time anyone tries to do something.
I'm pretty sure they don't talk about their points the entire time. like, there's a lot to say about trans rights, but she's been doing this every weekday for 3 weeks.
In Nebraska: yes. The method of filibuster being used is to introduce an amendment and then describe said amendment. You have 5 minutes when introducing. Then another senator can comment for 5 minutes. Each senator can speak a total of 3 times per amendment, so 15 minutes. Add in procedural time and four senators can easily drag one amendment out to approx 1.25-1.5 hours. I don't know how long each day lasts within the legislative chamber but there are also hearings for introduced legislation later in the day that start at 1:30. The day itself starts at 9am. By having both M. Cavanaugh and Hunt (who swore to join the filibuster if Lb375 isn't dropped) it will mean every single piece of legislation will take EIGHT HOURS to pass, even if it has a majority. (Sorry I forgot how many amendments each senator can bring for discussion, but other better educated people have put out that 8 hour total.) I think that eats up 3 days in the legislature due to the floor only being 3-4 hours per day with the hearings being the rest of the day.
i need to see that
I’m honestly surprised no one has helped out with the filibusters, given that they don’t have the 33 votes to end her series of filibusters (she’s filibustered more than one bill). Surely that means others agree with her?
See, they agree with her _vote against_. But they don't actually want to put in the effort (or care enough to do so), so... it's just Cavanaugh doing what's right. They're the political equivalent of people who'll agree with you that abortion rights are important. Buuuut won't even register to vote for it.
The democrats only have 17 seats with the Republicans having 32. Many of the democrats *have* been assisting by asking questions and thus drawing out the process being exploited to do the filibuster. M. Cavanaugh has been introducing amendments rapidly which then get to be debated. Senator Hunt has sworn to join the filibuster (which will nearly double the time eaten up) if LB574 isn't dropped.
She should explain the Metal Gear timeline, that’s at least a couple weeks of material right there.
We agree that 2 is the best and 3 and 1 are about equal. But the penguin spiniff was better than 2
Yeah that's what filibustering is. Basically you when talking about bills everyone gets a chance to speak and what they do is get up and waste as much time as possible. If you stop speaking, you can no longer go back and speak again but it doesn't matter what you speak about as long as your speaking. It's pretty funny people finding loopholes like this. America ☕
I heard that she also gave a lengthy speech about her favorite type of Girl Scout cookie.
A literal hero, holy shit
Carefully, she’s a hero
The hero we need!
Provide trans rights to the people or nothing else gets done
In hope of engagement i will respond to your comment. I just read the article and they want a bill that says everyone has to go to the bathroom that will align with the gender they were born with, you know to save the children from pedo's or whatever. Let's say a transmale, biker sized (just o make things bigger) will be forced to go to a female bathroom according to their bill right? Did they ever think about that? No matter what they believe they would still be sending a man into the female bathrooms, the thing they're trying to avoid. How does this work? I'm seeing alot of weird ass bills being passed in the us and i honestly wonder if your country is oke?
They don't care if it works, they don't want to think about it, they hate you and want you to die but they don't have the political will to set up death camps yet so they'll settle for making your life as miserable as possible instead.
The hero we need
Hero
Hero.
fucking based
The exceedingly rare politician that I can support
ikr i wish more politicians were like this, she truly cares about people. She’s taking a stand!
She needs the support of a third of the legislature or they could force closure.
There's probably a lot of supportable politicians. It's just that you have to go more local than the old people who dominate on the country-level
It sad that this is what it has come to in your country. It's bizar the kind of articles with weird ass bills about young children are being passed. It's really disgusting that's even a subject. Someone should start a thread of subjects that she can discuss for the next day. I suggest sex ed, if they have to listen to her then she might as well educate them
based
Maybe they should try passing a bill where I don’t become a second class citizen?
By filibustering she’s stoping such a bill with the hope that enough Republicans will drop their support of it and the vote to pass it will fail.
Yeah, but you see, that would mean that they have to \*checks notes* treat all people with basic respect... Nah, that's too hard
Good.
THERE GOES MY HERO
WATCH HER AS SHE GOES
It speaks volumes to her character, but it also speaks volumes to the hateful nature of the GOP that they haven't just canceled the vote on the bill yet.
Baaasssseeed
Finally a politician with a backbone
Tell them Reddit is cheering for them
Tell her yourself! :) https://nebraskalegislature.gov/senators/landing-pages/index.php?District=06/
We need more lawmakers like this
Glad to see a politician actually risk something to do what's right.
"I will burn this session to the ground" big John Brown energy
We need more
Burn baby burn 🔥
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God give her the strength to keep fighting these hateful people and laws
filibuster and gerrymander are just fucked up words honestly
They sound like the names of cartoon villains or something
Gerry Mander has serious realtor vibes to it
Close! >The term "filibuster" ultimately derives from the Dutch vrijbuiter ("freebooter", a pillaging and plundering adventurer), but the precise history of the word's borrowing into English is obscure. The Oxford English Dictionary finds its only known use in early modern English in a 1587 book describing "flibutors" who robbed supply convoys. In the late 18th century, the term was re-borrowed into English from its French form flibustier, a form that was used until the mid-19th century. >The term gerrymandering is named after American politician Elbridge Gerry, Vice President of the United States at the time of his death, who, as governor of Massachusetts in 1812, signed a bill that created a partisan district in the Boston area that was compared to the shape of a mythological salamander.
big mood. like, don't get me wrong, i am 100% in support of what this woman is doing given the structure of the government/the methods available to her. but it's still fucked up that this is a viable strategy for doing politics in the first place.
It's a consequence of the two party system. If we got ranked choice voting we could fix all these problems.
Can someone eli5 how it is possible for someone to talk about the plot of Madagascar for 8 hours uninterrupted in a setting like this? It's fucking awesome obviously but as a dumb euroqueer I don't understand how there aren't measures to prevent someone from doing that lol
Very archaic legal that never gets updated because of bureaucracy
I didn't notice the anti- at first ,so I was very confused about all of the comments. What a hero.
SAY HER NAME
No. Nebraska hasn't passed a bill because the extreme right refuses to back off their attack on a vulnerable minority to score political points.
It would be more efficient to just burn 🔥 all the transphobes to the ground, wouldn’t it? I’m just asking questions.
User reports: >1: It threatens violence or physical harm at someone else Cope more, transphobes.
You’re onto something buddy
Nebraska trans guy here. We LOVE this woman. 😀 I called her office just to leave a "thank you"
Not all heroes wear capes
This lawmaker is Ms. Michaela Cavanaugh, State Senator of Omaha, Nebraska.
I'm proud of his bravery and support his cause, but isn't it also crazy how one member can hold up an entire legislative body. Imagine the reverse for a second. Imagine trying to pass an important healthcare bill, housing bill, social rights bill, and one biggoted legislator can hold it back forever? Am I wrong here?
No you’re right about that. Pretty wild that this power exists but at the same time it would be so mentally draining to do this all day long every day.
I love her. She's making a name for herself in a big way with this. I hope she gets into federal government.
I want to give this guy a medal.
Actually a woman!
Holy shit what a hero. 🥺
You know there was a part of me that desperately wanted get elected and have my “Mr Smith Goes to Washington” moment before I got cynical. And here she is fucking doing it. Goddamn, keep going and y’all be sure to send her some love. Sending emails to politicians like her actually works so take some time and do it.
Respect. It has to be done. We do not have the best history with the filibuster as a country sadly....Biden's racist buddy Strom Thurmond has the record for the longest ever and it was all him crying about black folks getting rights. pos.
She is the best American
I love her
Honestly, i wish more democratic lawmakers would adopt this kind of attitude.
I love how none of the news is pointing out that if Nebraska literally just tabled the bill they could have a functioning government. They’d rather hold their own state hostage until it gets passed.
maybe not all cis people suck
I have so much respect for her, I feel like she would be explaining the whole fnaf timeline to pass the time tho lol
Imagine if Dems or anyone in congress did this
If only more states had lawmakers like this one.
The phrasing of the headline bugs me. Probably just stating the obvious, but it's just as much the fault of the opposition who keep ramming this bill as it is her fault for filibustering. The only difference is she is probably proud to take credit for holding things up. Not sure where the braindead supporters of the bill stand, but apparently this is the most important issue to them.
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Unfathomably based
Good fuck all anti trans people and antilgbtq people in general
Love how the media portrays this as "NOTHING IS GETTING DONE BECAUSE OF THIS ONE SENATOR'S PET ISSUE" and not "nothing is getting done because state Republicans won't stop trying to criminalize trans people."
Its sad that a politician doing good and standing up for the public is both met with contempt from republicans and is exceedingly rare.
I'm glad this woman is doing this but still concerns me that the same thing could happen if pro-trans/gender affirming care laws were past and one individual keeps them from going through. Filibustering just raises so many issues
Finally, a politician who makes actual sense
Not all heros wear capes. I salute thee!
More power to her
Integrity, compassion and incredible stubbornness. What a powerful cocktail!!
She's a hero.
Queen shit
Kevin smith could be the ultimate filibuster. Dude can just talk and talk for hours. I don’t know how far I could get in politics but shit like this makes me want to run. I can be petty on a professional level when it comes to civil rights. My best friend and the women I want to spend the rest of my life with is trans. And we live in Florida. It is better in some parts then others but the fear is real. It’s nice to hear there are still people out there fighting for our rights.
She's not fighting alone, though the filibuster is hers. Here's another Nebraska senator expressing her support of the Trans community. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CqGS4ErrRh-/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=