Geee Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Brreitbart Democratic members of the Texas state legislature have fled the state for the second time this year to deny Republicans a quorum to pass voting integrity legislation — flying maskless to Washington, DC, undermining a vote on the right to vote. The Democrats claim that they are defending democracy. But they are, in fact, subverting it — as Democrats have done for nearly two decades, setting the disruptive precedent that rioters infamously followed at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. The spectacle of runaway Democrats — memorably dubbed “fleebaggers” in 2011, a play on the pejorative term used by Democrats and establishment media figures to describe the conservative Tea Party — has a long and ignoble history. The tactic was first tried in 1924, during a mutual standoff in Rhode Island in which Democrats, in the minority, refused to allow Republicans to conduct business, and so the Republicans went to Massachusetts in protest. But the runaway tactic has been typically used by Democrats in recent decades — often with the enthusiastic support of the establishment media. In 2003, Texas Democrats fled in a failed attempt to prevent Republicans from passing redistricting legislation. 52 Texas House members went to Oklahoma for a week, then 11 Texas Senate members spent 46 days in exile in New Mexico. Their effort failed when party unity cracked, as one of the “Texas Eleven” decided to return home and break the logjam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geee Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 Greg Abbott Hammers Democratic Lawmakers Fleeing To Texas To Block GOP Election Reforms Dozens of state Democratic lawmakers fled Texas on Monday to break quorum and prevent the GOP-controlled State Legislature from passing election reforms. At least 51 of 67 House lawmakers boarded chartered flights to Washington, D.C., to protest in support of the For The People Act, which would shift much authority over election processes from the states to the federal government. The walkout comes after Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced a special session of Congress to focus on legislative priorities such as election reforms that were blocked when Democrats broke quorum earlier this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geee Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 Fleeing the State Is for Losers The Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives are planning to flee the state to deny a quorum so the Republicans who control the chamber can’t hold a vote on pending legislation about elections. There are 67 Democratic representatives, and if 51 flee, that will be sufficient to deny a quorum in the 150-seat House. State legislators fleeing the state is one of the most tiresome and unseemly charades in American politics. It’s for losers, in both the actual and pejorative meaning of the word, and it should offend you whether you agree or disagree with the party that does it. Legislators only ever flee the state when they know they’re going to lose because they’re in the minority. In other words, they know that the people have rejected them at the ballot box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Valin Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 @Geee Everything old is new again Wisconsin Democrats Get on Bus, Flee State Daniel Foster February 17, 2011 A planned state Senate vote on slashing Wisconsin public worker pensions and curbing their unions stalled Thursday after Senate Democrats apparently fled the state. The contentious vote was postponed because the 33-member Senate must have 20 present for a quorum and not a single Democrat attended. There are only 19 Republicans so at least one Democrat must be present for the Senate to open business. Police have been sent out to look for the wayward lawmakers, the Associated Press reported. A source said it appeared that the Democrats had boarded a bus headed for Iowa. (Snip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geee Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 59 minutes ago, Valin said: @Geee Everything old is new again Wisconsin Democrats Get on Bus, Flee State Daniel Foster February 17, 2011 A planned state Senate vote on slashing Wisconsin public worker pensions and curbing their unions stalled Thursday after Senate Democrats apparently fled the state. The contentious vote was postponed because the 33-member Senate must have 20 present for a quorum and not a single Democrat attended. There are only 19 Republicans so at least one Democrat must be present for the Senate to open business. Police have been sent out to look for the wayward lawmakers, the Associated Press reported. A source said it appeared that the Democrats had boarded a bus headed for Iowa. (Snip) I remember it well. They went to the proper hide out though - Illinois. Like a gang of children, pouting because they lost and their not going to play anymore. Talk about flouting the rule of the people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geee Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 Texas State Senate Passes GOP Election Reform Bill Texas state senators passed a GOP-backed voting reform bill Tuesday night after Democrats fled the state in an effort to delay the passage of another bill in the House, which also looked to make changes to current voting laws. In a partisan 18-4 vote, all 18 Senate Republicans voted to pass the bill aimed at ensuring election integrity, according to Fox News. The Senate was able to reach a quorum and pass the bill after four Senate Democrats joined Republicans for the vote. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 4 hours ago, Geee said: Texas State Senate Passes GOP Election Reform Bill Texas state senators passed a GOP-backed voting reform bill Tuesday night after Democrats fled the state in an effort to delay the passage of another bill in the House, which also looked to make changes to current voting laws. In a partisan 18-4 vote, all 18 Senate Republicans voted to pass the bill aimed at ensuring election integrity, according to Fox News. The Senate was able to reach a quorum and pass the bill after four Senate Democrats joined Republicans for the vote. "Texas Returns To The Jim Crow Era." The Narrative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 You no doubt have been asking yourself, Self Just how insane have Democrats become? THIS Crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Teachers union hosts talks between Kamala and Texas Democrats who fled the state The Biden administration backed the lawmakers and their efforts to undermine the legislative process in Texas with their absence, which denies the quorum necessary to enact laws in the Texas House. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 'Intentionally absent' Texas Democrats asked to return special session pay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 @CalebJHull The Texas Democrats came to DC with a case of Miller Lite and left with 6 cases of Corona 10:01 AM · Jul 20, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 TribCast: The Texas Legislature’s first special session of 2021 ends Friday. What happens next? BY MATTHEW WATKINS AND MICHAEL REY DE LEONAUG. 4, 2021 In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Cassi, Jolie and Patrick about the law enforcement presence at the border and Democrats’ and Republicans’ next moves as the special session wraps up. FULL STORY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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