The irony of a Republican lawmaker trying to make this point is unbelievable...
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Ugh, Ken Paxton. I didn't think there could be a worse senator from Texas than Ted Cruz, but Paxton is sure gonna try.
Naturally setting precedent for when Republicans do the same?
They don't plan on having fair elections anymore, they will never get the chance. If they can rig/win the midterm it's basically game over for the US.
Cheeto man did say that we wouldn't need to worry about elections again. Many didn't understand and they cheered. Many understood, and they cheered too.
Texas Democrats should tell Piss Baby Abbott that they all went to Cancun cause of their families. Worked for Rafael Cruz.
Hopefully, Texas police realize they’re being given an unlawful order and arrest the dickweed who issued it.
LOL. Texas police don’t have brains.
More importantly, they don't have jurisdiction.
Too bad they don't have a quorum...
Y'all are one Reichstag fire away from invading Poland
Hi from Canada, we're likely Poland in Nazi Boogaloo 2.
All I'm saying is that Canada and Mexico are going to need to step up their border defense game, just in case
That's gonna suck all around; America already does poorly with insurgencies, let's see them fight one against their closest neighbour, who speak the same language, look the same, and follow most of the same culture.
I know that part of the Canada defence plan involves a bunch of people putting on american hats and some maps of critical us infrastructure.
Don't think that we have the same culture, ours revolves around not being americans.
It's an interesting conundrum. They come in and say they're from Canada, a good chunk of the US population would just say "I didn't see nothing"
Already burned the White House down once, can burn it down again.
I would like a certain jet to be burned as well.
Also that started with some militia red necks thinking they could invade.
Don't think that we have the same culture, ours revolves around not being americans
We consume much of the same culture, courtesy of Hollywood, which makes it easier for us to blend in
"How do you do fellow americans"
"Don't worry about the anfo, by the way happen to know how well guarded the local power station is?"
Is this the long con to get Mexico to pay for the wall?
Y'all-qaeda is going to have to get through us northerners first, and there are some of us who have been preparing . 🔫🫡
I for one am not going to let my country's army take a meter of my extended family's homeland as long as I'm above ground. Also good luck on suppressing and insurgency in Chicago before heading north.
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Is it you all or Greenland right now? I honestly can't keep up anymore.
Who exactly has abandoned their duty to Texas? The people eroding democracy in Texas. Abbot you fuckhead!
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I like it when basement dwellers say Democrats don't do anything while they're literally having arrest warrants issued for them because they're trying to prevent fascists from seizing more power.
I also like how these basement dwellers are completely unaware of any of the bills Democrats have passed that have massively helped average Americans because their goal is to whine, not educate themselves.
Passing bills is not enough. You need to “bring a knife to a knife fight” and Dems themselves say they’ve been bringing pencils up till now.
I love this new more feisty Democratic Party but it’s a new thing.
Passing bills is not enough.
How about having an arrest warrant issued for you and having to go into hiding?
Also, a lot of those bills were big deals to those who were paying attention.
It's really frustrating being someone who pays attention and watches as millions of people abandon the only party that is willing to do ANYTHING for Americans, in favor of felon rapist pedos who have never done a single thing for average Americans.
The Dems could be better, but we need people to stop whining like children and start actually paying attention.
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From another article about this, oh the irony:
Texas attorney general Ken Paxton, who fled his own impeachment hearings and refused a court order to release his travel records after speaking at the rally in Washington that preceded the January 6 insurrection, has described wayward Democratic legislators as “cowards”.
Voters don't care, why should they act differently?
Only four states, TX, IN, TN, and OR, have rules like this that require 2/3rds of members be present for legislation to be passed. The republicans in Oregon have done it so often that the voters passed (with 70% of the vote) a law that states that any legislator with 10 or more unexcused absences from votes cannot run for office again.
Democrats in Texas have done this to stop redistricting that could result in a fascist take over of the country. Republicans in OR have done this six times since 2019. They did it to block legislation on gun safety, reproductive health, education funding, cap and trade, COVID-19 restrictions, and once on redistricting.
Both sides are the same though amirite
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So. That just means they still won't vote in redistricting I dont think they thought that through
They'll arrest and force them to attend the vote to achieve quorum, and then it'll pass. They don't need the votes, just the people.
Honestly, at this point they could just break the rules and pass it anyway. Who's gonna enforce the law?
Youre probably right about them breaking the rules. They may pull something clearly illegal like appoint temporary members of the state legislature just for the vote. But this is going to be like burning down chernobyl. Texas was already gerrymandered into oblivion.
There are significantly more registered democrats in Texas than Republicans. Proportionately greater than California. The fact that they are dominated by Republicans shows how lacking in democratic values the state is. Sad that they are going to throw away the last remaining bits.
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The gerrymandering bill has enough votes to pass. Democrats can’t do anything about that.
If enough representatives don’t show up, there’s not enough quorum to even hold a vote.
Monday's vote was mostly symbolic, according to the Texas Tribune, as the warrants only apply within state lines.
The move empowers the chamber's sergeant-at-arms and state troopers to arrest the absent lawmakers and deliver them to the state capitol building in Austin.
They would not face any civil or criminal charges as a result of the warrant, the newspaper reports.
So basically it’s toothless posturing and only real consequences is that they get sent to the state capitol to go back to work.
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Tx repugs are stupid beyond imagining
Gregg Abbott is un-American because he refuses to stand for the national anthem. And I also hear he’s a little piss baby.
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