WHooo procrastinating for studying for finals. This is fun. Here are some things I've been working on. I got annoyed with the bag because it really looks like there is absolutely no pattern forming. This is probably due to a counting mishap, but I think I'll try to go back to it. I started a scarf with a checkered pattern. You can't really see a lot of it yet, but the scarf is the blue and black one. So fun.
I was thinking about filibusters today because I was studying for my Government final and I'm going to talk about it now. I think filibusters are so cool. It shows they have such a passion for government that they will literally just talk non-stop about it to show how much they believe in something and to make a change. This may be a very naive view, but I'm not in the Government so I don't know. I know that now in Government they don't really happen much anymore, because just threatening that you will usually just stops the bill. Filibustering is a little bit of a more exciting and entertaining view of how our Government works, which first got me semi-interested in it. I remember watching and following former Senator Wendy Davis' filibuster about a Texas Abortion Bill, which placed even more restrictions on abortion regulations in Texas. It would ban any abortions after 20 weeks. In 1973, the Supreme Court Case, Roe v. Wade won. This made it constitutional to get an abortion. So only the Supreme Court can get rid of a Supreme Court ruling, but congress can weaken it. This was tried here. There have been many attempts made to weaken it by placing more and more restrictions on this ruling in their own states. However, then Senator Wendy Davis lost the filibuster for having three strikes of "breaking the filibuster rules." She couldn't drink, eat, use the restroom, or lean against her desk. So many people rallied around this woman. The hashtag #StandWithWendy was even used by the president. The bill eventually didn't pass. There is such a power that comes with filibustering and at the same time, there is an intense vulnerability.
Here's an article about it: http://theweek.com/articles/462815/wendy-davis-stunning-filibuster-texas-abortion-bill
Anyway, wow that sounded so serious and stuff. Let's end this with something cool like the phrase "on fleek" or going to concerts or texting. Peace out ma homies. C u l8er. Ttfn.
ps.Yes I know the title isn't that good of a pun. Leaf me alone. I'm not good at this.
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