thomas Oakes

I've known @jamestalarico for nearly 20 years. When we were at @UTAustin in 2009, he ran the University Democrats and I ran the College Republicans. Although we disagreed, I once considered him a friend. But then he betrayed the entire student body for his own political gain.🧵

BREAKING: Senate Democrats have just blocked a congressional stock trading ban bill that had a voter ID attachment to it requiring photo ID to vote in federal elections. The "Stop Insider Trading Act", which passed the House with the help of 13 Democrats, just failed a procedural vote along party lines in the Senate by a vote of 53 to 47, with every Senate Democrat voting against it. It needed 60 votes to advance. The legislation would ban members of Congress, their spouses, and their dependent children from purchasing new individual stocks, and would required photo ID to vote in federal elections. This was a way for Republicans to get Democrats on record on voter ID before the mid term elections, something that Sen. Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said yesterday is "supported broadly by the American people." But Democrats accuse Republicans of tanking an otherwise popular, bipartisan topic (congressional stock trading) by attaching voter ID to it, with Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer saying "All they really want is to score political points before they head home to campaign." Dems also argue the stock bill didn't go far enough, as the President was exempt and it allowed lawmakers to keep and sell their existing stocks.

Mike Lee slams Padilla’s flip-flop as Senate Dems block voter ID again. They from saying it’s“racist” to “too late for the midterms.”