[kimoajax]

It would seem to me that some arrest warrant can be constructed on some legal theory so that they will be arrested and jailed when they return to Texas...with release conditioned upon their showing up for work every day.

Texas Pubs need to hang tough on this one and look for any opportunity to stick it to the Rats....like propose and pass a resolution that docs a reps pay for days absent without an approved valid excuse. I mean, really, who would want to be against that.

[The UnVeiled Lady]

The dems are saying that "it's NOT FAIR to have redistricting" So I called my Rep, Pete Laney, Tom Craddick and the comptroller to say...

It's not fair that the Texas taxpayers pay for their days off

It's not fair that the Texas taxpayers pay for their travel and hotel bills.

It's not fair that the Texas taxpayers pay for their days pay if we have to pay for a special session for the others who managed to come into their jobs when they were supposed to. AND

It's not fair that the Texas taxpayers pay for the overtime for DPS called in from their vacations to hunt them down and that they can send that bill to the DNC.

[Congressman Billybob]

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

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