Posted on 07/17/2021 5:48:52 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
Three of the Texas Democrats who flew to Washington this week to stymie efforts to pass election reform legislation have tested positive for COVID-19.
One member tested positive on Friday night and immediately informed colleagues, the Texas House Democrat Caucus said in a statement to news outlets. Caucus members and staff took rapid tests, which all came back negative, but two more members tested positive on Saturday morning.
COVID-19 is the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus.
All three members are fully vaccinated against the virus, the caucus said. Fully vaccinated refers to people who have received both Moderna or Pfizer jabs, or the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine. People are not considered fully vaccinated until two weeks have elapsed following their final shot.
“The House Democratic Caucus is following all CDC guidance and protocols. This is a sober reminder that COVID is still with us, and though vaccinations offer tremendous protection, we still must take necessary precautions,” Chris Turner, the state House Democratic Caucus Chairman, said in a statement.
“We are in touch with public health experts in Texas to provide additional guidance. Our caucus will follow all recommendations from public health experts as we continue our work,” he added.
The caucus left Texas en masse this week, denying Republicans quorum to convene a special legislative session. The GOP called the session to consider an election system overhaul.
“We know that the future of voting for our children and families is at stake and unless we take action, unless we see model legislation passed, our voices will be silent,” Texas Rep. Nicole Collier, a Democrat, told reporters on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
Democrats who charted a plane to fly—while others drove—were pictured without masks on the plane.
Republicans have criticized colleagues for leaving the state and Gov. Greg Abbott said they “will be arrested” when they return to Texas.
Hmm, how convenient. Now the whole delegation will have to be quaranteened for 2 weeks, thus delaying their arrest while they come up with another scheme.
Hmm, how convenient. Now the whole delegation will have to be quaranteened for 2 weeks, thus delaying their arrest while they come up with another scheme.
I wonder what percentage have new Venereal Diseases?
Is this a new tactic to keep from going back to work.
An excuse for them to not go back to Texas?
npr.org
Wisconsin Democrats Flee To Prevent Vote On Union Bill
February 17, 20114:26 PM ET
NPR STAFF AND WIRES
A group of Democratic lawmakers in Wisconsin blocked passage of a sweeping anti-union bill Thursday by ignoring orders to attend a vote. Instead, they left the state to force Republicans to negotiate over the proposal.
As ever-growing throngs of protesters filled the Capitol for a third day, the 14 Democrats disappeared from the grounds. They were not in their offices, and aides said they did not know where any of them had gone. A state police search is under way.
Hours later, one Democrat told The Associated Press that the group had left Wisconsin.
Sen. Jon Erpenbach said Democrats fled to delay consideration of the bill in the hopes that Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Republican lawmakers would discuss changes.
“The plan is to try and slow this down, because it’s an extreme piece of legislation that’s tearing this state apart,” Erpenbach told AP in a telephone interview.
He refused to say where he was. Other Democratic lawmakers sent messages over Twitter and issued written statements, but did not say where they were.
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Walker, who took office last month, has made the bill a top priority. He urged the group to return and called the boycott a “stunt.”
“It’s more about theatrics than anything else,” Walker said, predicting that the group would come back in a day or two, after realizing “they’re elected to do a job.”
Walker said Democrats could still offer amendments to change the bill, but he vowed not to concede on his plan to end most collective bargaining rights.
Republicans hold a 19-14 majority in the state Senate, but they need at least one Democrat to be present before taking a vote on the bill.
Republican Sen. Glenn Grothman called it an extreme move, both by his Democratic colleagues and the teachers supporting them.
“I feel sorry for the parents who have to pay for an additional day of day care by surprise,” he said. “And I also feel sorry for the children that the parents are being bad role models today.”
As Republicans tried to begin Senate business Thursday, observers in the gallery screamed “Freedom! Democracy! Unions!” Opponents of the bill cheered when a legislative leader announced that there were not enough senators present to proceed.
Authorities said an estimated 25,000 people participated in Thursday’s protest; nine demonstrators were arrested.
The proposal marks a dramatic shift for Wisconsin, which passed a comprehensive collective bargaining law in 1959 and was the birthplace of the national union representing all nonfederal public employees.
In addition to eliminating collective bargaining rights, the legislation also would make public workers pay half the costs of their pensions and at least 12.6 percent of their health care coverage, increases Walker calls “modest” compared with those in the private sector.
Meanwhile, thousands of University of Wisconsin students walked out of class to protest Walker’s budget repair bill.
Students marched from campus toward the Capitol, where they joined the throngs of other demonstrators from around the state. Police blocked off side streets for the six-block procession.
The students carried homemade signs, boom boxes and foam fingers, and wore the university’s red and white colors. Organizers called out chants on megaphones.
Maxwell Love, a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, says that no matter what happens in the Legislature, the protest has been a success.
“We had elementary, we had middle school and high school showing solidarity and learning about the civic engagement process,” he said. “You know, I learned so much spending this much time at the Capitol. I can’t imagine how this is affecting our young generation.”
Wisconsin Public Radio’s Shawn Johnson and Teresa Shipley contributed to this report, which includes material from The Associates Press
Rats get virus. Shocked, not!
They’re lying. It’s a ruse so they can claim they can’t go back.
Well that’s three that are going to be unable to attend the Texas Legislature session.
They’ve all got it now.
They’ve all got it now.
But the guy in the stretch limo who took cash from them to arrange a discreet meeting for some special adult pursuits at a certain type of house assured them none of their new friends would be wearing masks.
“PLAYING GAMES?: Texas GOP rep demands to see proof of Democrats’ positive COVID tests, calls move another ploy to get out of work “
https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/1416523640963665922
Payback’s a bitch and she does not recognize state lines.
This will keep them out of Texas for weeks or perhaps months (esp. if they have to go into a hospital, preferably one run by Cuomo or Pelosi).
I was thinking the same thing. I assume you are being tongue in cheek. They were vaccinated.
Yes, exactly--which means either they actually weren't but claimed they were or the vaccines really lack in efficacy. They weren't practicing social distancing on the plane or when they did that sickeningly off-key rendition of 'we shall overcome' but that's a high percentage of break thru cases no the less.
LA county democRAT leaders now look smart requiring people to mask up even if vaccinated (sarcasm).
Sorry I should've included a sarc tag.
Yep. It didn’t work out well for our Fleebagers, either! Most of them lost their next election.
The entire gaggle of them need to be isolated from society for 25 years just to make sure. Think of the children!!
They’ll all likely ‘test positive’, yep, Texas can’t get hold of them then,
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