Governor JumBo Porkchop welcomed them.
Posted on 08/04/2025 6:04:53 AM PDT by Red Badger
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will begin trying to remove Democratic lawmakers from office Monday if they don’t return. Dozens of them left the state in a last-resort attempt to block redrawn U.S. House maps that President Trump wants before the 2026 midterm elections.
Abbott is taking a far more aggressive stance than the one he took in 2021. He swiftly warning Democrats that he will seek to remove them from office if they are not back when the House reconvenes Monday afternoon. Abbott cited a non-binding 2021 legal opinion issued by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, which suggested a court could determine that a legislator had forfeited their office.
He also suggested the lawmakers may have committed felonies by raising money to help pay for fines they’d face.
“This truancy ends now,” Abbott said.
In response, House Democrats issued a four-word statement: “Come and take it.”
Background
Forty Democrats left the state on Sunday and fled to Illinois so they wouldn’t have to deal with the vote on redistricting. Ironically, Illinois is one of the worst gerrymandered states in the nation, which is why it goes left most elections.
The Republicans are trying to add five more seats through redistricting at the suggestion of President Trump. Four of the five new districts are majority Hispanic. This is not a racial move.
Republicans hold 25 of the 38 states. They are attempting to do what Democrats have done in states like California, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and so on.
A vote on the proposed maps had been set for Monday in the Texas House of Representatives, but it cannot proceed if the majority of Democratic members deny a quorum by not showing up. After one group of Democrats landed in Chicago on Sunday, they were welcomed by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, but declined to say how long they were prepared to stay out of Texas.
“We will do whatever it takes. What that looks like, we don’t know,” said state Rep. Gene Wu, the Texas House Democratic Caucus leader.
All the walkout does is delay the vote. In other words, it’s theatrics to show their base they are doing something so courageous that you have to vote for them again.
Another “might” story.
Do or don’t do.
No “mights”.
Nothing will happen for a while, then they come back, then the vote happens.
The Dems have been doing this for decades.
Being Sworn In means to democrats
The other option is fore the Governor to send Texas Rangers to Chicago, arrest them, and perp walk them to a waiting plane back to Austin.
As usual.
They shouldn’t be at all!
Bratty children are very stubborn.
Texas Dems flee to a state losing population to Texas. Every 10 years this happens. It’s a fundraising stunt.
“…which suggested a court could determine that a legislator had forfeited their office.“
Oh, a court. Yeah there’s a plan.
He needs to request the IRS for an audit on them they’ll get time on that deal I wager.
Democratics are a low down lot honesty isn’t in their game.
They cannot be honest with people as to who and what they are, else no one would ever vote for them..............
The tallest, strongest, manliest legislator among the TEXAS Democrats is a Chinaman named Wu.
Q: what is the difference between a petulant 6 year old and a liberal activist? A: age.
If the Democrats can pull it off, surely the Republicans can too--or are the Republicans simply incapable of sinking to the level of Democrat depravity?
Democrats play to win.
Republicans play just to stay in the game............
Abbot will have to go judge shopping. Just like democrats do.
Dems did this before without consequences.
They have no reason to think this time will be any different.
Abbott needs to display strength.
“Might”, “could”, “suggests”, “threatens”…just a few of the frequently used words in the GOP playbook.
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