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Was it mere coincidence that in the same week Democratic legislators in Texas hit the road and Tom "I am the federal government" DeLay announced that Republicans in the U.S. House would let the federal ban on assault weapons expire? It shouldn't be too hard to connect the dots. DeLay, the U.S. House majority leader, may have reasoned that the FBI, ATF, CIA, DEA and Agricultural Extension Service would refuse his order to make the Holiday Inn in Ardmore, Okla., look like Ruby Ridge and Waco? DeLay might then have had to turn to Republican vigilantes (folk who have not...

Democratic Party of Texas - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sean Michael Byrne (512) 478-9800 Honest Abe a Quorum Breaker in Illinois Legislature AUSTIN — More than 160 years ago, future Republican President Abraham Lincoln participated in breaking a quorum of the Illinois legislature, a stand on principle echoed by the Killer D's today, said Molly Beth Malcolm, Texas Democratic Party Chairwoman. As a member of the minority Whig Party in the Illinois legislature, Lincoln joined in a planned disappearance to prevent a legislative maneuver by the majority party that he believed to be unfair. In 1840, the majority Democrats had...

The following letter was sent to the Travis County District Attorney by the Republican Party of Texas today: >The Hon. Ronnie Earle >Travis County District Attorney >509 W.11th St >Austin, TX 78701 Dear Mr. Earle, I am confident you are aware that a sizeable group of Democrat legislators have left the Texas State Capitol and gathered in an adjoining state. According to reports from the Department of Public Safety, the majority of the House Democrat Caucus is currently together at a Holiday Inn in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Unfortunately, news reports indicate that the group has been discussing legislative matters. There is...