{"id":20058,"date":"2013-06-26T03:03:47","date_gmt":"2013-06-26T08:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcitement.com\/?p=20058"},"modified":"2016-10-24T11:48:07","modified_gmt":"2016-10-24T16:48:07","slug":"senator-wendy-davis-versus-texas-republicans-internet-versus-24-hour-news-networks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/internet-2\/webapps\/senator-wendy-davis-versus-texas-republicans-internet-versus-24-hour-news-networks\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Wendy Davis Versus Texas Republicans; Internet Versus 24-Hour News Networks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Moments ago, a riot and a revolution almost happened in Texas over women\u2019s reproduction rights. According to TV news, there was nothing worth reporting. Thousands of people viewing the live feed of the proceedings, the people reporting on social media like Twitter and Facebook, and\u00a0 throngs of people numbering in the high hundreds to lower thousands outside of the state capitol building would disagree.<\/p>\n

Senator Wendy Davis (D) of Fort Worth began a filibuster at 11:18 AM CDT and continued this until midnight to stall the vote of Senate Bill 5<\/a>. Opposition to the wide-reaching bill comes from it banning abortion of any kind after 20 weeks and causing the majority of clinics that perform the procedure to upgrade their facilities to be classified as ambulatory surgical centers. In addition, doctors at these clinics would also need to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles. While these last few requirements may sound reasonable, this becomes more difficult in many rural and urban communities due to costs and legitimate space restrictions. Yet this bill had no wording in it for funding of such endeavors. Because of that lack of funding, SB5 would result in almost every abortion clinic in Texas to close, bringing the total number from 47 to 5. To drive the extremity of that decision home, Texas is 773 miles wide and 790 miles long with 26 million people within it.<\/p>\n

Immediately upon Senator Davis beginning her filibuster, people started to show their support for her in person and online. At the state capitol, the color of choice was burnt orange, which is also the school colors of the University of Texas that resides in Austin, to show allegiance to Davis\u2019s cause.<\/p>\n

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A sea of supporting orange with Kaci Beeler<\/a>‘s face front and center. Photo courtesy of Roy Janik.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The crowds wait outside for a decision on SB5. Photo courtesy of Erica Lies.<\/p><\/div>\n

Online, the hashtags #SB5 and #StandWithWendy made their way across Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, and Vine to display to those who couldn\u2019t make it out what was transpiring on the Texas Senate floor.<\/p>\n

The leadership may not want to listen to TX women, but they will have to listen to me. I intend to filibuster this bill. #SB5<\/a> #txlege<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Wendy Davis (@WendyDavisTexas) June 25, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n