And the Texas state constitution has almost 700 amendments.
Until you add some teeth to "Congress shall pass no law" beyond wasting everyone's time, this is a largely symbolic gesture.
The supreme court tossed out the last "clear reversal" without a hearing.
All these new Texas laws will be ruled against, likely before the Supreme Court. It’s all for naught and likely going to cost Abbott his job. We’ll see how strong the Texas conservatives are but I think these laws have them divided. They were insanely unified during Trump’s era and that’s how we got here.
It probably helps him keep his job. At the moment Abbott doesn't really have an Democrat opponent. His biggest concerns are being primaried by more Trumpian politicians.
It’s performance art by politicians. Playing to the rabid fringe, even though you know it’s all gonna get tossed. And when it does get tossed, that will enrage them more and you can squeeze them again for more donations.
Problem is, it manages to do some real damage and really hurt some people in the meanwhile.