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Typical Democrats
Houston Chronicle ^
| May 13, 2003, 10:55AM
| R.G. RATCLIFFE and POLLY ROSS HUGHES
Posted on 05/13/2003 9:31:53 AM PDT by roachmoe
AUSTIN -- A group of Democratic lawmakers who threw the Legislature into turmoil when they went into hiding to block a Republican congressional redistricting plan turned up Monday evening in Ardmore, Okla.
House Speaker Tom Craddick announced in the state Capitol Monday night that most of the missing Democrats were at the Holiday Inn in Ardmore and that officers of the Texas Department of Public Safety were arriving to offer to escort them back to Austin.
More than 50 Democrats skipped the legislative session scheduled for Monday morning, depriving the body of the two-thirds majority required to conduct business. The tactic threatens to kill dozens of bills besides the redistricting measure, and possibly trigger a special session.
House rules allow for the arrest of members who thwart a quorum, although the act carries no other criminal or civil sanction. But Craddick, who earlier Monday had ordered the missing members arrested and returned to the Capitol, said the DPS officers did not have arrest authority in Oklahoma.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: congress; democrats; filibuster; obstructionist; redistricting; texas; typical
Whining Democrats say if we can't win we won't play! What a way to represent your constituents.
Just like the filibusters in Washington. Nothing but obstructionist tactics from the left.
Such childish behavior; "If I can't win I am going to take the ball so no one can play."
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posted on
05/13/2003 9:31:54 AM PDT
by
roachmoe
To: roachmoe
Just curious..Texas Rangers have no official status in OK..and BTW, is there news coverage on the local stations...this is a hoot..
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posted on
05/13/2003 9:33:58 AM PDT
by
ken5050
To: roachmoe
This being an act of great personal conviction, I'm sure they paid their hotel bill out of their own pocket.
To: roachmoe
The whole Dumbocratic Party is collapsing in on itself like a rotten pumpkin. What a great time to be alive!
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posted on
05/13/2003 9:46:54 AM PDT
by
beelzepug
To: ken5050
Yes, curious.
I was thinking, maybe the DPS could ask the OK DPS to help out. . .you know, kind of like when the DPS is in hot pursuit and the bad guy crosses state lines. In that case, crossing state lines is not the end of the pursuit, as the OK DPS can arrest and had over to TX DPS.
The rats were running from the law--of that there is no doubt--and of course the DPS were in hot pursuit, therefore, why can't the OK DPS hand the rats over straightaway?
I'm just wondering. Maybe a lawyer out there can answer this.
To: Gunrunner2
I think you've got it....OK troopers would accompany the Texas Rangers to help them execute the arrest warrants.....the Dems should have gone to Mexico....
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posted on
05/13/2003 9:49:30 AM PDT
by
ken5050
To: roachmoe
It would be nice if you stick with the orginal article headline - "AWOL Democrats hole up in Oklahoma motel".
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posted on
05/13/2003 10:10:14 AM PDT
by
anymouse
To: MeeknMing; GOPcapitalist
Runaway Rat ping.
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posted on
05/13/2003 10:12:07 AM PDT
by
anymouse
To: anymouse
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posted on
05/13/2003 10:38:38 AM PDT
by
MeekOneGOP
(Bu-bye Dixie Chimps! / Check out my Freeper site !: http://home.attbi.com/~freeper/wsb/index.html)
To: roachmoe
Most places you don't show up to work you get fired. Perhaps that should be tried in Texas.
To: anymouse
Another update on #136 there also . . .
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posted on
05/13/2003 10:46:44 AM PDT
by
MeekOneGOP
(Bu-bye Dixie Chimps! / Check out my Freeper site !: http://home.attbi.com/~freeper/wsb/index.html)
Comment #12 Removed by Moderator
To: roachmoe
Democrats are not interested in democracy. They seek to exert power through the least democratic means possible, be it the courts, bureaucrats, voter fraud, or political maneuvering. The last thing they want is to give The People a voice.
To: roachmoe
Somebody with photoshop skills should put their pictures on a milk carton.
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posted on
05/13/2003 5:09:25 PM PDT
by
Argus
To: roachmoe
A typical democrat is corrupt when in power.
A typical democrat is a spoiled brat when out of power.
Twenty percent of our Nation are STILL typical democrats.
To: Mia T
Ping.
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