This is great
Woo!
Texas Republicans vote to arrest Democrats blocking redistricting plan
Texas Republicans have voted to track down and arrest dozens of Democratic legislators who have fled the state to block passage of a plan to re-draw electoral boundaries to favour Republicans.
After the vote, Republican Governor Greg Abbott ordered state troopers “to locate, arrest, and return to the House chamber any member who has abandoned their duty to Texans”.
Abbott has also threatened to charge the absent Democrats with bribery if they raised public money to cover the daily fine they incur for boycotting the chamber.
The redrawn Congressional map would create five more Republican-leaning seats in the US House of Representatives in Washington DC, where Republicans hold a slim majority.
At least two-thirds of the 150-member state legislative body in Texas must be present to proceed with the vote. The quorum became unreachable after more than 50 Democratic lawmakers left the state.
Most of the MIA Democrats flew to Chicago on a fossil fueled airplane, despite many having missives about climate doom on their webpages.
Obviously, the media and other Democrats are incensed over this step, including one of the dumbest members of Congress
Now, I wonder, what happened to get Democrats worked up about the arrest orders?
Oregon Republicans flee, facing fines, state police chasing — Democrats demand they return
Republican state senators in Oregon continued to engage in a high-stakes game of brinksmanship Friday with Democratic lawmakers, saying they are prepared to sue if the Senate president goes through with her threat to impose a $500 fine for each day they delay a vote on a landmark climate plan that would be the second of its kind nationwide.
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown deployed the state police Thursday to try to round up 11 Republican senators who fled the Legislature — and in some cases, the state — to thwart the passage of a cap-and-trade proposal that would dramatically lower greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The minority GOP caucus wants the plan to be sent to voters instead of being instituted by lawmakers — but negotiations with Democrats collapsed, leading to the headline-grabbing walkout.
“It’s time for the Senate Republicans to show up and do the job they were elected to do,” Brown, a Democrat, said at a news conference Thursday.
They were also being fined. The media and Democrats were fine with this. Why not now?
As long as they are out of state Abbott can’t touch them. But when/if they do reenter he state he MUST throw the book at them.
Didn’t they pull this same crap a few years ago?
They’re “Fighting for Democracy” by running away.
Bwaha! Lolgf Losers!
MAGA47
“a cap-and-trade proposal that would dramatically lower greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.”
How is paying money to anyone, be it gov or private company, going to “lower greenhouse gas” emissions? These climate cults are just retarded.
What do you imagine that “cap” means in this context?
Both Cali and NY are now threatening to gerrymander their districts to offset what TX is doing. I can’t see how any American think what is happening is good for my country
trump has called out the FBI to round up the protesting Dems. Democracy!!
“Fighting for Democracy” by running away.
Cowards.
Didn’t the House GOPhers flee DC to avoid an Epstein scandal vote? LOL!!!!!
The MAGAts fear free elections in 2028 so they’re rigging the elections under orders from Fat Donnie!! COWARDS!!
Something must’ve riled up the Rimjob.
Wonder what it could be.
Could it be losing?
Bwaha! Lolgf Loser!
MAGA47 Motherfucker!
Our Pedophile-in-Chief is a coward, afraid his GOPhers will lose the House unless they rig the 2026 elections. He had AG Blondi cook up some “reasons” to obliterate Dem districts.
Why do Republicuns fear democracy but embrace pedophiles?
Why is the cowardly Pedophile-in-Chief afraid of the Epstein files? LOL!! Why did he move his good friend pedophile Ghislaine Maxwell to a summer camp? Quid pro quo!!
We should have known when the Christ-averse “christians” started accusing Dems of grooming kids that it was just another MAGAt self-own. LOL. Bunch of sick fucks.
Accusing Dems of stealing elections but it’s the GOPhers doing the rigging!!