Politically Fit

By: Gina Calanni
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  • Summary

  • Politics affects every aspect of your life. Whether it's the pothole you encounter on the way to work, the extra surcharge on your electricity bill, or your right to pass out water to people in the line to vote. Politics is all around you. Every day. This podcast will help you to be politically fit, provide some behind-the-scenes secrets of what happens behind the doors of power, and how you can make your voice heard whether you are in the room or not.
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Episodes
  • What Happens After a Bill is Filed?

    What Happens After a Bill is Filed?
    Nov 21 2022

    Bills have begun to be filed for the 88th Legislative Session.

    What happens after they are filed?

    What bills have been filed?

    What bills are being filed and why?

    Further Your Knowledge:
    Read: Law 101
    Watch: Law Abiding Citizen
    Wear: Women in Law :)

    Hosted by Former Texas State Representative Gina Calanni.

    Support the show

    Be sure to like and subscribe to Politically Fit.
    Learn more about it at https://www.politicallyfit.com

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    21 mins
  • Election Night Recap 2022- What Happens Next?

    Election Night Recap 2022- What Happens Next?
    Nov 10 2022

    Election Night Recap 2022

    Texas House Makeup in last three election cycles:

    86th Session: 67 Democrats to 83 Republicans
    87th Session: 67 Democrats to 82 Republicans
    88th Session: 64 Democrats to 86 Republicans

    What happens after the election?

    We go to Caucus with other Democratic Members

    We talk about what we are going to accomplish this session.

    Why we failed in 2020 and why that mattered even more in 2022.

    What we can and must do going forward.

    Further Your Knowledge:
    Read: Straight From the Heart
    Watch: Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins
    Wear: Richards

    Hosted by Former Texas State Representative Gina Calanni.

    Support the show

    Be sure to like and subscribe to Politically Fit.
    Learn more about it at https://www.politicallyfit.com

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    22 mins
  • Quorum Break Hypocrisy in Texas

    Quorum Break Hypocrisy in Texas
    Oct 27 2022

    In this episode we will discuss what a quorum break is and why there is so much hypocrisy in Texas regarding it.

    1. Quorum

    2. Hypocrisy (Do as I say not as I do)

    3. Funding  (defunding the police vs. defunding public education)

    4. Voting (Elected Officials have to be present to vote)

    5. Republicans vs Democrats (as they break quorum)

    6. Crime vs no crime 

    7. Why is the County Judge race so heated? (money)


    Further Your Knowledge:
    Read: Lines in the Sand: Congressional Redistricting in Texas and the Downfall of Tom DeLay
    Watch: Watch Whose Vote Counts
    Wear: Gerry

    Hosted by Former Texas State Representative Gina Calanni.

    Support the show

    Be sure to like and subscribe to Politically Fit.
    Learn more about it at https://www.politicallyfit.com

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    27 mins

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