UPDATE:  If you want to follow along on Facebook, go LIKE the Texas Democratic Party.

.

Click right here to Draft Wendy!

Heads up – if you can’t be there, you can watch live.

If you are anywhere near Texas, you are needed in Austin today.  They are voting on whether to deny access to a legal and safe medical procedure for Texas women.

Here’s how it works:

We can’t predict exactly when the debate will begin but we know we want it to go late into the night. Come when you can. Stay til the end. Wear orange.

What: Texas House Debate on SB 5, HB 16 and HB 60

When: Sunday, June 23rd

Doors to the House Gallery open at 1pm

The House convenes at 2pm

Debate on the bills is not expected to begin until late afternoon

Where: Texas House of Representatives

Texas State Capitol

Austin, TX

Who: All Texans who oppose these bills and are ready to end Rick Perry’s War on Women

Doors to the House Gallery are scheduled to open at 1pm

The House convenes at 2pm

Debate on the bills is expected

I am not going to be there this time for several reasons.

Today is my birthday.  If I live 600 more years, I will officially be the sign of the devil.  That would explain a lot of my weird behavior.  But, for now, I am 2/3rds the sign of the devil, which is close enough and ought to scare you anyway.  My son has planned a perfect day for me.  My kids have had to live with a weird mother their entire lives so I don’t want to screw this up.

It’s hot as hell.  No, hotter.  I am old.  I used to have to worry about my garter strap melting into my leg.  Now I have to worry that the wheels on my walker will melt.

I fought like hell for these rights and I figure it’s up to the younger women to fight to keep them.  I cannot believe that I have been fighting this crap since 1967.

Go if you can and tell us about it.

.

Thanks to customer John A. Kwitkoski for the above graphic.

My buddy Glen Maxey just sent me this picture of the overflow crowd!