The Texas Constitution doesn’t allow for that. So is it ok to shred the Constitution to get the result you want?
Well find soemthing there that can make who shows up a valid quorum, or find a way to declare the seats vacant, or declare them refusing to do their elected duties, and do whatever can be done.
And then once you can operate again, make changes to the constitution so that fleeing your seats wont work, thst hey will be declared vacant and allow for appointing new reps.
And i would also throw ever fine, penalty, and removal from commitees as posible at them, as well as docking their salaries and pensions.
They arent working anyway so not being paid shouldnt be an issue.
“The Texas Constitution doesn’t allow for that.”
It sure as Hell does!
Texas Constitution:
“Sec. 11. RULES OF PROCEDURE; PUNISHMENT OR EXPULSION OF
MEMBER. Each House may determine the rules of its own proceedings, punish members for disorderly conduct, and, with the consent of two-thirds, expel a member, but not a second time for the same offense.”
Yeah, this is war. If they don’t follow the rules and we do, we lose.
On March 10, 1831, after some delay, James Tumlinson, Jr., a DeWitt colonist at Bexar, received one bronze cannon to be turned over to Green DeWitt at Gonzales, with a stipulation that it was to be returned to Mexican authorities upon request.
Those bad, bad Texans who said "Come and take it" should have obeyed the law. NOT!