Posted on 08/09/2025 6:16:11 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared shoulder-to-shoulder Friday with Texas Democratic lawmakers in a show of support for their nearly weeklong walkout, which has blocked a vote on congressional redistricting maps sought by President Donald Trump in a widening national battle over U.S. House control.
Texas has been the epicenter of Trump’s push to gerrymander congressional maps to shore up Republicans’ narrow House majority before next year. But the standoff is threatening to spill into other states — including California, New York, Florida and Indiana — in an emerging proxy war for control of Congress in 2026.
California is moving toward a special election in November that Democrats hope could slash five Republican-held House seats in the liberal-leaning state, in direct response to the maneuvering in Texas.
“We are trying to defend democracy, as opposed to see it destroyed district by district,” Newsom said amid the crowd of lawmakers at the governor's mansion. “There are no rules for Donald Trump.”
Pelosi defended the Texas walkout, calling it “self-defense for our democracy.”
She said Democrats will not let Trump “pave over” free and fair elections in the country.
The appearance of nationally prominent Democrats Newsom — a potential 2028 presidential candidate — and Pelosi underscored the increasingly high stakes for a deeply divided Washington.
Earlier Friday the Texas House failed to meet a quorum for the third time this week as Democratic lawmakers continued to stay away from Austin.
Texas Republicans had warned they would escalate efforts to end the walkout if defiant Democrats do not return to the Capitol. But the lawmakers who bolted for points across the country Aug. 3 still were not back for Friday’s scheduled House floor vote.
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If we can get ONE state's Socialist Democrats to flee - can't we get them ALL? ;)
Gridlock is GOOD for 'We The People.'
The DNC’s talking point Word of the Year (two years running) is “escalation”. Thanks Diana.
Escalation sounds like a great idea.
2 of the worst leaders(LOL) in the world
I thought it was, ‘Democracy!’ You know - SHOUTED at us so everyone thinks they actually KNOW what a ‘Democracy’ is? (America is NOT a Democracy!)
*SNORT* Bitter Losers, Indeed. Dangerous Lunatics, too! Mentally unstable.
I was kind of surprised to see Pelosi in public. I thought for sure they’d be keeping her under wraps and dousing her with Lysol every day, ala Ginsberg when she was on her way to her Great Reward. ;)
We are trying to defend democracy
/
By supporting those who refuse to vote
and here we thought democracy was based voting
Gav, you’re either a liar or a moron or a traitor
Or all 3.
Wouldn’t expect anything less from Gruesome NewScum and the vile demonic Botoxian. Both are evil to their very core.
We are trying to defend democracy
/
By supporting those who refuse to vote
and here we thought
democracy was based on
voting
Dems being Dems.
They love indulging in those passive aggressive “protests”, especially when the protest actually feels like being on vacation or some kind of Road Trip. “Where are we Glamping today? How about we go to a Rap Concert , and that will count as our “protest” for the day? Don’t forget to bring the Hennessy, you know, for my throat!”
The funny part of this is that AP thinks mentioning Newsom and Pelosi is some kind of selling point. T'ain't so.
They think they will WIN an “escalation”! They are remembering the days when the MSM were the only source of information in the USA...
My wild guess is, the Mafia Princess will be tossed from office thanks to coming exposure of her long history of financial corruptions -- either she'll resign in disgrace, or will be claimed by the Grim Reaper.
Newsom isn't the right ethnic background to keep the job, and his current allies will turn on him, and probably turn very hard. So will their fellow travs from elsewhere in the US.
This is like saying the Pope is a Catholic. Today’s newsies are all retards. They love to tell us what we already know. In fact, the majority of their news items come from stuff they find on social media websites.
The threats of early redistricting by California, Illinois and Massachusetts ring hollow because the Dims have already wrung about all they can out of such operations with previous redistricting they engineered.
They both lie so easily. Goes to show what lots of practice can achieve.
“””I was kind of surprised to see Pelosi in public.”””
She looks and sounds very Bidenesque. But maybe it is just a stutter.
About a year ago, Oregon Democrats penalized Republican legislators who fled to block quorum — by banning them from running again. Upheld in state court.
I wonder if the MSM BS narrative is actually working. The truth is the rats been rigging the districts for years
“JUST IN: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Moves to Declare Every Runaway Democrat Seat Vacant”
Now do it AG Paxton. Do it.
They are evacuating Cauliphonya again due to their fiery hell kicking in for the season. I imagine Karen B-Ass is packed and ready to go back home to Afrika for another fire season vacation.
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