Posted on 07/15/2021 2:19:29 PM PDT by DFG
State Rep. Joe Moody (D-El Paso) has been stripped of his position as speaker pro tem in the Texas House following his decision to flee the state in order to stymie the ongoing special session that Gov. Greg Abbott called.
House Speaker Dade Phelan, a Beaumont Republican, announced the removal of Moody as speaker pro tem in a memo Thursday morning before the House was set to return on Thursday. He gave no statement but said the removal was effective immediately.
“The most important titles in my life will never change: Dad, Husband, El Pasoan,” Moody said in a statement. “Nothing political has ever even cracked the top three, so nothing has changed about who I am or what my values are.”
Moody is (or was) one of Speaker Phelan’s closest Democrat allies. Two of the terms he used to describe himself — Dad and husband — are gender-specific terms forbidden by the rules adopted by the Democratic leadership in the United States House of Representatives.
Calls to strip Democrats who fled Texas from their House leadership posts have been growing throughout the week. Texas Republican Party Chairman Matt Rinaldi clarified that yes, leaders appointed to their posts by Speaker Dade Phelan can be stripped of their leadership assignments. Moody is the first Democrat known to be subjected to it. Speaker Phelan did not start small with this move.
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Dade Phelan just added another title; Maroon
Oops correction, Joe Moody and perhaps myself…
In the Real World they would have been fired long ago . If/When they’re arrested will they go to a Mental Institution for evaluation
Good start
Strip them all
Play hardball GOP, you know they would
About darn time!!
“House Speaker Dade Phelan (R- Beaumont) just added a new title, US Senate candidate.”
Cruz is tone deaf at times, but Teddy Boy will crush him in the primary
Texas House Democrats are guilty of accepting a bribe to withhold their vote under the Texas Constitution, and should have their House seats vacated.
According to the Texas State Constitution:
Article 16 Section 41:While the seats are vacant, a new quorum can be reached with the sitting House. That's when they can take the vote on election reform.Sec. 41. BRIBERY AND SOLICITATION OR ACCEPTANCE OF BRIBES. Any person who shall, directly or indirectly, offer, give, or promise, any money or thing of value, testimonial, privilege or personal advantage, to any executive or judicial officer or member of the Legislature to influence him in the performance of any of his public or official duties, shall be guilty of bribery, and be punished in such manner as shall be provided by law. And any member of the Legislature or executive or judicial officer who shall solicit, demand or receive, or consent to receive, directly or indirectly, for himself, or for another, from any company, corporation or person, any money, appointment, employment, testimonial, reward, thing of value or employment, or of personal advantage or promise thereof, for his vote or official influence, or for withholding the same, or with any understanding, expressed or implied, that his vote or official action shall be in any way influenced thereby, or who shall solicit, demand and receive any such money or other advantage matter or thing aforesaid for another, as the consideration of his vote or official influence, in consideration of the payment or promise of such money, advantage, matter or thing to another, shall be held guilty of bribery, within the meaning of the Constitution, and shall incur the disabilities provided for said offenses, with a forfeiture of the office they may hold, and such other additional punishment as is or shall be provided by law.
The Texas Constitution is there for all to see. The question now is whether the Republicans have the nerve to act like Democrats and enforce their own Constitution to kick the fleeing Democrats out of the House that they vacated.
-PJ
One person? Well, it’s hopefully just a beginning.
I want everybody who was pictured grinning and drinking beer on that plane to feel the bite in their wallets.
That is the only way they’ll learn anything, short of actual incarceration, which I don’t expect.
“they” dont have to play hardball, the GOP happily vote with the democrats.
A white male? Dims won’t raise a fuss then.
“I want everybody who was pictured grinning and drinking beer on that plane to feel the bite in their wallets.”
The Governor has already said they, and their staffs will forfeit their pay.
Fun times in Tx.
‘“The most important titles in my life will never change: Dad, Husband, El Pasoan,” Moody said in a statement.... ‘
“The most important titles in my life will never change: Dad, Husband, El Pasoan Democrat coward,” Moody said in a statement....
There, fixed it
Hell yes!
everyone pictured breaking mask mandates on that flight is more evidence that we’re being lied to about the severity of the so called “deadly covid virus” and its variants...
Good! Now fire the rest of their infantile irresponsible butts.
Well as to his values, he’s showed what they are.
Democrats opposing democracy.
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