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Texas Trooper Arrests Absent House Democrat (Woo Hoo!)
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| Tuesday, May 13, 2003
| Associated Press
Posted on 05/13/2003 11:12:30 AM PDT by Texas Chrystal
Edited on 04/22/2004 12:36:20 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: runawayrats; texas
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To: kimoajax
The parliamentary procedure, which the US Congress also has, is that under certain circumstances officials can be sent out to arrest missing members and bring them physically back to the legislative chanber. For members of Congress, such arrests could occur anywhere in the US. For members of the Texas legislature, they can occur only in Texas -- which is exactly why the Democrats there are hiding across the state line in Oklahoma.
What I want to know is, how many Democrats need to be arrested and brought in to meet the quorum requirement? Obviously, not all of them need to be gathered up.
Congressman Billybob
Latest column, now up FR, "Brave New Moment."
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posted on
05/13/2003 12:26:37 PM PDT
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Congressman Billybob
("Saddam has left the building. Heck, the building has left the building.")
To: Congressman Billybob
2/3rds or 100 of the 150 members of the House is needed for a quorum. Currently they have 88 republicans and 7 democrats....... thus they need five more..... or according to an article I read earlier
It also take 21 of the 31 Senators to bring any bill to the floor in the Senate.....
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posted on
05/13/2003 12:31:34 PM PDT
by
deport
To: Texas Chrystal
I think that they should arrest and bring to the legislature
exactly enough of the missing Democrats to fill the quorum, and then let the others stay in Oklahoma!
Then vote on every Republican supported issue while the Democrats are playing hookie!
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05/13/2003 12:33:51 PM PDT
by
exodus
To: Texas Chrystal
This stunt further illustrates the Democratic tailspin. They should replace the donkey logo with a clown car,maniacally driven by a cackling McAuliffe and pushed by the Clintons-careening off a cliff. The Democrat deck of cards should all be Jokers.
To: anymouse
It'd be nice if we could get eight more before the Thurs. deadline, get a quorum, start passing bills and really stick it to them. This tantrum is simultaneously infuriating and hilarious if that's possible. And you've got to love the Rat argument: our constituents don't want redistricting debated, so we're not going to debate anything and every bill will die. That's Chicken D logic for you. Then you have the predictable newspaper reaction.
To: Texas Chrystal
Perhaps they just wanted to experience the thrill that most of their voting bloc gets by crossing a northern border for illegal purposes.
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posted on
05/13/2003 1:01:18 PM PDT
by
zygoat
To: Sheilatx13
I wonder if we could automatically replace all the dems that ran with stand by republicans? Welcome Sheilatx13!!
This is not a bad idea. I wonder if there are any emergency provisions in the TX constitution regarding filling seats. Perhaps the house could adjourn, and then they could appoint representatives, similar to the idea floated for the judicial nominies on a federal level.
Becki
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05/13/2003 6:36:14 PM PDT
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Becki
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To: Wild Irish Rogue
"This stunt further illustrates the Democratic tailspin. They should replace the donkey logo with a clown car,maniacally driven by a cackling McAuliffe and pushed by the Clintons-careening off a cliff. The Democrat deck of cards should all be Jokers."We have a WINNER!! My nomination for Quote of the Year.
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05/13/2003 7:40:47 PM PDT
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redhead
(Les Français sont des singes de capitulation qui mangent du fromage.)
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