Posted on 08/20/2025 12:55:40 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Several Texas state House Democrats ripped up the written agreements that allowed them to leave the chamber with a police escort and returned to the House floor Tuesday night, the caucus announced.
The lawmakers will spend the night on the House floor with state Rep. Nicole Collier, who has stayed in the chamber for more than 24 hours after declining to sign the “permission slip” to leave.
House Republicans announced the requirement on Monday when Democrats, who faced civil arrest warrants for leaving the state during a special session, returned from their 15-day quorum break. The Democrats fled the state earlier this month to prevent a vote on a controversial redistricting plan pushed for by President Donald Trump that could potentially eliminate five Democratic US House seats.
“Who’s ready to tear up this slip?” state Rep. Mihaela Plesa said Tuesday as she tore through the agreement in front of the doors to the House chamber.
State Rep. Penny Morales Shaw said after returning to the Houston area under police escort, she realized it was a mistake to enter into the agreement, arguing she is now “correcting course.”
“Yesterday, I left in custody and I came back in custody, because I stand with Nicole Collier and Gene Wu,” she said. “This is illegitimate, this is a wrongful use of power, and I will not condone it, and I don’t want to be a part of setting a very bad and low precedent for future legislators.”
State Rep. Gene Wu, who leads Texas Democrats in the House, has accompanied Collier on the chamber floor for most of the past day.
“This is a civil discussion and disagreement, and in order to win, the other side is willing to use force — to use the arms of...
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Waaa... do your job.
LET THEM SWAB THE FILTHY DECK THE PAVEMENT APES LEFT
These people cannot possibly be this stupid. They run away to another state but deny they are a flight risk.
“I Think That This Situation Absolutely Requires A Really Futile And Stupid Gesture Be Done On Somebody’s Part.”
Otter (Tim Matheson)
I was listening the Paxton this morning and I came away with the impression that the Republicans are as big a problem as the Progs. As in sold out.
and the weak, spineless, rino texas legislature will take redraw the redistricting maps again, to only change it to a +2 republican change, with 51% republican to 49% dem voting demographics, because they don’t have the b***s to arrest, move to vacate, or in anyway stand up or oppose the democrats
“””Why would we be considered a flight risk if we walked in of our own volition?
These people cannot possibly be this stupid. They run away to another state but deny they are a flight risk. “””””””
Yup. You are a known flight risk because you...flighted.
Democrats don’t honor promises, agreements, handshakes, those silly things called “laws”, or the Constitution.
They are dishonest, lying little turds. Dorkbama, the Muslim eunuch pretend intellect quota select is a prime example of what happens when turds are left outside.
I don’t think they understand that we don’t care. If you stay there, then you can’t run off again. That’s a win for Texas and the Republicans.
Will the camping Dems claim per diem?
There are many neo-con Republicans in TX and yes they are a real problem.
Turn the AC off and lock the bathrooms.
Turn the A/C to 60 degrees...
winning
save the cost of a dps officer
“Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage”
Sing it.
This behavior is what the Texas RINOs get for not following through with any consequences. When a child is defiant, you spank them. You don’t give them a “strongly worded letter.” And leftists are mentally and emotionally nothing but spoiled children in adult bodies.
Are we ever going to have any adults back in politics?????
Are we ever going to have any adults back in politics?????
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