Posted on 07/13/2021 2:28:14 AM PDT by Libloather
Gov. Greg Abbott, the Texas Republican, criticized state Democrats who fled to Washington, D.C., on Monday in an effort to deprive the Legislature of a quorum, thus the ability to vote on the GOP's sweeping elections overhaul bill.
Abbott appeared on "The Ingraham Angle" on Monday to defend the bill and say the missing lawmakers will be arrested upon their return to the state. He said members of the Texas House of Representatives who are still in the state can call for the arrests of their colleagues who do not show up to vote. The one caveat is the arrest has to be made in the state.
"Once they step back into the state they will be arrested and brought back to the Capitol and we will be conducting business," he said.
Republicans argue the contentious bill would provide greater election security, while Democrats charge it would suppress voter turnout of minorities.
The exodus was the second time that Democratic lawmakers have staged a walkout on the voting overhaul, a measure of their fierce opposition to proposals they say will make it harder for young people, people of color and people with disabilities to vote.
But like last month’s effort, there remains no clear path for Democrats to permanently block the voting measures, or a list of other contentious GOP-backed proposals up for debate
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I use to smack their botto0m right there in the aisle the rare times that happened...
Dumbasses! Election and voter integrity laws only suppress election and voter fraud, not the voting itself. Please make a note of it, and from now on, if you f*ck up your ballot or don’t even show up at the polls or don’t have the required ID, you might have to kiss your “vote” goodbye. Get used to it because if you’re legally registered to vote, you’re an adult and it’s your responsibility to get it right the first time. The “one person, one vote” approach to our elections has always been technically incorrect (against the law), but damned if they don’t just go ahead and do that and much more anyway, but not without both remote and direct foreign and domestic enemy alliances’ critical assistance in creating the illusion that “JoeBiden” was elected POTUS on 03NOV2020.
I hope he does this.
Not exactly clear on the specific charges the governor has in mind but it sure would be a nice gesture under the circumstances. And it could maybe stop these damned D political buffoons from sabotaging the very state government they swore thrust oaths of office to support and serve.
An old tactic
“37 years ago, during the 66th Regular Session, a group of 12 state senators nicknamed the “Killer Bees” organized in the Texas Legislature. From May 18 - May 22, 1979, the Killer Bees hid offsite to prevent the 31-member Senate from reaching a quorum on two bills: S.B. 602, which proposed an early date for a Texas presidential primary, and S.B. 1149, which related to filing fees for primary elections. S.B. 1149 was broad enough that it could be amended to include the provisions of S.B. 602.
According to the The Miracle of the Killer Bees (below), the group got its name from Lt. Governor Hobby, who told a reporter he called them that because “you never know where they’re going to hit next.” The Killer Bees were Senators Carl Parker, Carlos Truan, Chet Brooks, Ron Clower, Lloyd Doggett, Gene Jones, Glenn Kothmann, Raul Longoria, Oscar Mauzy, W.N. ‘Bill’ Patman, A. R. ‘Babe’ Schwartz, and Bob Vale.
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Talk is cheap.
Not just arrested. Throw then into jail with 24 hour lockdown and hold up their trial for 10 years. Then give them another 50 years after trial.
Good for Texas!
Grant Stinchfield had a picture of those losers - no masks in the plane. Hypercritical morons. Someone brought a case of Miller Lite on the plane.
No, it would suppress the voter turnout of the cheating RAT election thieves.
Their statement essentially labels "minorities" as stupid.
(condescending control freaks)
A couple of years at GITMO.
I agree.
there needs to be a mechanism by which these stunts are regarded as abandonment of the job.
then it triggers the legislature the ability to move forward with government business until such time as a new election can be held
and the ‘quitters’ cannot run for re-election
Fine them daily.
Abbot’s gotta’ get tough or Col West will eat him alive in the primaries.
I agree with the arrests and really like the daily fine idea.
oh Sure He will..... just a panderer... can’t wait to roll him out of the mansion
I hope Abbott and law enforcement are prepared for the commies to call on their pals at blm and panty-fa to escort them back to Texas as human shields.
in all the states there should be a law that missing a vote can trigger special elections in the counties that have no representation
Hold them in solitary indefinitely
He ain’t gonna do a damn thing.
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