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Texas Republicans Issue Arrest Warrants for Democrats Who Fled State to Evade Redistricting Vote

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Posted by Skidmark 2025-08-06 04:56|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [149 views ] Top

#1 FBI Asked to Assist Texas Authorities in Locating, Arresting Texas House Dems Who Fled the State

Posted by Skidmark 2025-08-06 04:59|| 2025-08-06 04:59|| Front Page Top

#2 Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to remove state House Democratic Caucus chair from office

Posted by Skidmark 2025-08-06 10:17|| 2025-08-06 10:17|| Front Page Top

#3 Beto O'Rourke's political group funding Texas Democrats fleeing state to prevent quorum: report

Posted by Skidmark 2025-08-06 10:25|| 2025-08-06 10:25|| Front Page Top

#4 I don't think they need to be hauled before Congress and forced to vote; voluntarily avoiding roll call is an abstain vote and counts towards the quorum.

And there isn't an argument that their constituents are not represented, because they voted for them to represent them in Congress and this is how they chose to do so.

Now, investigating funding outside of personal wealth, I could see conspiracy to commit fraud plus civil rights violations with both the member and the funding organization, voter fraud, plus exposure to a class action lawsuit by member's constituents.

Posted by swksvolFF 2025-08-06 11:11|| 2025-08-06 11:11|| Front Page Top

#5 "Congress"?
This is the Texas State House.
Some basic civics lessons are in order for people.

Posted by Elmomoter Mussolini9149 2025-08-06 12:09|| 2025-08-06 12:09|| Front Page Top

#6 Yes. The Texas State Congress, of which The Texas House of Representatives is a part of.

Posted by swksvolFF 2025-08-06 13:12|| 2025-08-06 13:12|| Front Page Top

#7 You see, a purposeful quorum break decision as proposed must include both houses of Congress, at the state and federal, because Senators will do this trick as well, and if you think that Federal Congress democrats are not watching this closely and making plans, I have some ocean front property I'd like to sell you.

Posted by swksvolFF 2025-08-06 13:24|| 2025-08-06 13:24|| Front Page Top

#8 Il Douche was just trying to feel superior

Posted by Frank G 2025-08-06 13:31|| 2025-08-06 13:31|| Front Page Top

#9 I have some ocean front property I'd like to sell you.

Where's the beach?

Posted by Skidmark 2025-08-06 13:55|| 2025-08-06 13:55|| Front Page Top

#10 Governor's Mansion, Topeka.

And really that rule should apply to any and all elected public position, city council to supreme court.

Gotta make the case that an elected official can be good, be terrible, vote against promises, abstain, even show up drunk and pass out, that elected official is there, representing the voters will of that district. To not show up at all is to deny the voters of that district their will to have representation in government. It is a mean girl face of basically suspending that district's elections. Last I heard, denying the right to representation was Jim Crow! Poll Tax!

Second, it must be explained that a duly appointed call to vote which is purposefully avoided is not empowering but indeed a decision to abdicate representation of that district in a bad faith effort to disrupt the proper representation of the joining members and therefore void that seat until a replacement member is appointed, by whatever means, which reduces temporarily the number of seats therefore the necessary number of members for a quorum.

And soon, before they really start stomping and screaming and playing slap-ass.

Posted by swksvolFF 2025-08-06 14:27|| 2025-08-06 14:27|| Front Page Top

#11 It will be delightful to hear all the talking heads describing the act of booking it to break the quorum as an essential part of tge democratic process

Posted by Super Hose 2025-08-06 14:37|| 2025-08-06 14:37|| Front Page Top

#12 Ooooooo....for Bribery even - spicy!

Posted by swksvolFF 2025-08-06 18:18|| 2025-08-06 18:18|| Front Page Top

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