Interesting and slightly disturbing expose from a local CBS affiliate out of Texas, which shows many in the state senate (including Kossack favorite Noriega) voting up to 4x apiece, on their own behalf, and then on behalf of colleagues who are not present.
Especially delicious considering that the Texas state senate is currently considering the requirement of ID cards, a Publican tactic used to disenfranchise the poor, the black, and the elderly citizens of our country.
Here is the video.
Not only is it incredibly aggravating for me as a voter to know that our elected officials cant even bother to get out to vote, and that they have other people vote for them, but it also turns out that not only is this expressly against the rules. Now, I know they are going to say that they are very busy, and there are oh so many votes, but give me a break. If people in certain manufacturing and service industry jobs need to punch in/out, cant our state senators and representatives at least show up to vote? Am I asking/expecting too much?
I dont mean to call him out by name, but perhaps we can have state senator Noriega tell us what the deal is?