11 Aug 21
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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/10/us/politics/texas-house-democrats-arrest.html
Texas Republicans order the arrest of Democrats who fled to block G.O.P. voting bill.
The Texas House of Representatives on Tuesday authorized state law enforcement to round up and potentially arrest absentee Democrats who fled the Republican-led chamber to block action on polarizing election legislation.
I gotta be honest, I think I side with Republicans here. No matter how honorable you believe your intentions are, running like Dems did sets a bad precedent. Imagine if Repubs did the same to avoid passing bills promoting abortion rights?
And before conservatives get all high and mighty, it should be pointed out Republicans did the same thing in Oregon:
https://apnews.com/article/legislature-boycotts-legislation-oregon-5f0ba9b096b3d793553e62c79e5d5054
Not only were walkouts by Republicans frequent, one Republican threatened gunfire on law enforcement if they tried to bring him back to the capitol to do his job.
So Republicans are no better.
11 Aug 21
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2021/07/18/hell-yeah-i-would-leave-lindsey-graham-suggests-republicans-copy-texas-democrats-flee-washington-to-block-infrastructure-vote/?sh=457c87734a98
'Hell Yeah I Would Leave': Lindsey Graham Suggests Republicans Copy Texas Democrats, Flee Washington To Block Infrastructure Vote
I have a feeling we're going to start seeing a lot this in America.
12 Aug 21
@vivify saidYou mean like the gun that the Bernie supporter used to attempt murder of Steve Scalise at the baseball field?
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/10/us/politics/texas-house-democrats-arrest.html
[quote]Texas Republicans order the arrest of Democrats who fled to block G.O.P. voting bill.
The Texas House of Representatives on Tuesday authorized state law enforcement to round up and potentially arrest absentee Democrats who fled the Republican-led chamber to block action on pola ...[text shortened]... ent if they tried to bring him back to the capitol to do his job.
So Republicans are no better.
Just trying to keep playing field level here.
12 Aug 21
@AverageJoe1
You mean like the cop that got KILLED on Jan 6 during the failed coup attempt?