[Xenalyte]

If Laney and the Democrats had done their damn jobs back in 2000, they'd have nothing to whimper about now.

[Dark Knight]

I don't quite buy it. The dems left and went out of state to avoid being hunted down like rats. Where was the outrage calling for severe penalties, like jail time.

If the outrage was just from the Repubs, then they would be called partisans and be smeared even though the bad actors were the dems.

Also, the statute of limitations has not expired, is he willing the start a campaign to Jail the Subverters of his Constitution? If not he is just blowing smoke. Tell him Monica can recommend a good cigar.

DK

[Cicero]

From this distance, it appears that the Republicans played it badly. They sent out the Texas Rangers, they ranted and raved and threatened arrests, and then they backed down. So they ended up with the worst of both worlds. They looked bad-tempered and partisan while the Democrats looked comic and clever. The Democrats won the war of Public Relations.

[El Gato]

It is also wrong, as the Republicans did, to stand idly by and do nothing to enforce our constitution or the democratic-republican forum of government it sets in place.

I don't understand this statement, the state Constitution provides for "compelling" the absent memembers' attendence. Isn't that what the Speaker tried to do? And what so many are objecting to?

[Jabba the Nutt]

Republican elected officials are cowards and afraid to do anything. They will do nothing.

[RobbyS]

Reminds me of the failure of the Republicans in the US Senate. They are so frightened of offending their fellow pols that they do not use the tools at hand.

[tdadams]

Yet another reason to know your Constitution. I think a fine for the absent Democrats, starting at $100 and doubling every day thereafter, might have brought a quorum pretty quickly.

[grumple]

State taxpayers should stop paying taxes...