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Texas Dems who fled state sue Gov. Abbott for trying to bring them back: 'Discomfort and embarrassment'
Fox News ^ | 8/7/2021 | Emma Colton

Posted on 08/07/2021 10:34:46 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat

Nearly two dozen Texas House Democrats who fled the state last month have sued Gov. Greg Abbott and other Republican officials, alleging that GOP efforts to bring them back to the state Capitol for a special legislative session infringed on their constitutional rights.

The 22 plaintiffs have been "deprived of liberty for substantial periods of time, suffered much anxiety and distress over separation from their families, and much discomfort and embarrassment," the complaint filed late Friday alleges.

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The 22 plaintiffs have been "deprived of liberty for substantial periods of time, suffered much anxiety and distress over separation from their families, and much discomfort and embarrassment," the complaint filed late Friday alleges.

See folks? They can always come up with ways to be more stupid. They voluntarily chose to leave the state and their decision is someone else's fault.

1 posted on 08/07/2021 10:34:46 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Republican Wildcat

Guess they ran out of Miller Lite…they need beer money since another special session has been called 🤣


2 posted on 08/07/2021 10:37:29 AM PDT by Hogblog
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To: Republican Wildcat

Some Austin lefty judge will rule in thier favor sadly and also issue an injuction tying Abbots hands during the multi year appeals process.


3 posted on 08/07/2021 10:37:56 AM PDT by BiglyCommentary
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To: Republican Wildcat

These fleebaggers were elected to do a job.

Turns out, they chose to pull a grandstand stunt.

Tough. Their actions have consequences. Get over it.


4 posted on 08/07/2021 10:38:26 AM PDT by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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To: Hogblog

The fleebaggers took one case of Miller Lite and managed to parlay that into six cases of Corona in just a few days.


5 posted on 08/07/2021 10:39:32 AM PDT by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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To: BiglyCommentary

Get a court order to appear and then arrest them


6 posted on 08/07/2021 10:40:14 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: BiglyCommentary
sadly and also issue an injuction tying Abbots hands during the multi year appeals process. Actually, those kinds of appeals are pretty quick.
7 posted on 08/07/2021 10:41:27 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: BiglyCommentary

I think if a judge tried to challenge the governor’s power to call a special session then that could get an expedited review by the Texas Supreme Court.

It should be summarily dismissed...of course “should” and “will” are two different things.


8 posted on 08/07/2021 10:41:49 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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Gov:

Declare their seats vacated, appoint interim successor pending snap elections. Fire their staff, stop their paychecks, impound their office materials, cancel their cell phones and state credit cards, and when they come back, arrest them as fugitives and flight risk, no bail.


9 posted on 08/07/2021 10:44:48 AM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: FlyingEagle

That should cover it.


10 posted on 08/07/2021 10:46:32 AM PDT by Theophilous Meatyard III
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To: Republican Wildcat

Meanwhile hundreds of patriots falsely accused languish I. Prison as po,itical prisoners, while their constitutional rights are violated and they are physically and mentally abused by the stasi on the left


11 posted on 08/07/2021 10:48:10 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: Hogblog

Guess they ran out of Miller Lite…they need beer money since another special session has been called 🤣

Reminds me of the article awhile back about some people who got snowed in at a British pub. There was plenty of speculation that the length of time they were trapped there had more to do with when the booze ran out than the amount of time it took the rescuers to dig through the snow.

12 posted on 08/07/2021 10:48:23 AM PDT by FormerFRLurker
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Such victims! Of their own effing stupidity. I’m getting to the point where I can’t stand being around a freaking Democrat because they’re all dumbasses


13 posted on 08/07/2021 10:50:00 AM PDT by Smellin Salt
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To: Republican Wildcat

For more about the whining:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3982956/posts

Fidiots.


14 posted on 08/07/2021 10:51:11 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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Guess they ran out of Miller Lite…they need beer money since another special session has been called

Texas? It was surely Corona.

15 posted on 08/07/2021 10:52:12 AM PDT by Starstruck ( Since I'm old I don't whether I'm senile or brilliant. Or happily both.)
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To: FlyingEagle
"Declare their seats vacated, appoint interim successor pending snap elections. Fire their staff, stop their paychecks, impound their office materials, cancel their cell phones and state credit cards, and when they come back, arrest them as fugitives and flight risk, no bail."

Good plan! I like that.

16 posted on 08/07/2021 10:52:26 AM PDT by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: FlyingEagle

>>Declare their seats vacated, appoint interim successor pending snap elections. Fire their staff, stop their paychecks, impound their office materials, cancel their cell phones and state credit cards, and when they come back, arrest them as fugitives and flight risk, no bail.<<

Great idea.


17 posted on 08/07/2021 10:54:54 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (The democrats have just replaced KKK with CRT. /Kevin McCarty 7/6/21)
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To: Republican Wildcat

So when does the court system start allowing criminals to sue the cops for trying to arrest them?


18 posted on 08/07/2021 10:55:52 AM PDT by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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The lawyer who filed this crap should be disbarred.


19 posted on 08/07/2021 11:00:59 AM PDT by Islander7 (There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda.)
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Oh for crying out loud....anything they might, “feel”, is absolutely their entire fault for the decision they made to skip out. Like kids skipping school is certainly proving to identify their behavior.....truly sad people actually elect these idiots to be representatives in the first place.


20 posted on 08/07/2021 11:04:06 AM PDT by caww ( )
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