Texas Democrat state representative James Talarico boasted about fleeing the state to block the GOP from
“My Democratic colleagues and I just left the state of Texas to break quorum and stop Trump’s redistricting power grab,” Democrat James Talarico said in a video
Texas Democrats have fled the state to block the Republicans in the legislature from holding a special session to block a redistricting vote on Sunday.
The Texas Democrats reportedly fled to Illinois to break quorum to block the Texas House from holding a vote in a special session. The new congressional map will add five GOP House seats.
The Texas Democrats pulled a similar stunt back in 2021. Four years ago, Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called for the arrest of fleeing lawmakers upon their return to their state.
Texas lawmaker Brian Harrison has called for a CALL OF THE HOUSE already
I am calling on Speaker Burrows to IMMEDIATELY issue a Call of the House and have them ARRESTED.
This was 100% preventable, and is yet another failure of Austin Republican “leadership.”
Democrat Senator Alex Padilla says illegal immigrants – who broke the law – are actually just «long-term residents of the United States who happen to be undocumented.»
This reporter says Democrats «see all this power that President Trump has amassed and they’re very shaken by it» and «they’re not really understanding how not only did they lose … but they lost every battleground state.»
TX Dems Flee to Block GOP Congressional Redistricting, AG Paxton Calls Arrest, CALL OF THE HOUSE
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