The Texas House voted Tuesday to send law enforcement after Democratic legislators who left the state to block the chamber from passing restrictive voting legislation—and issue warrants for their arrest if necessary—a measure that will likely have little effect while the lawmakers remain out of state, but could be used to eventually pass the legislation whenever they return.
Fifty-seven Democratic House lawmakers left the state on Monday and traveled to Washington, D.C., in order to prevent the chamber from having the quorum necessary to pass a restrictive voting bill and other Republican-led legislation during its 30-day special session.
The remaining members of the Texas House voted 76-4 Tuesday to issue a “call of the House,” which prevents members from coming or leaving the chamber, and then in a separate vote authorized the sergeant-at-arms to “send for all absentees…under warrant of arrest if necessary.”
The sergeant-at-arms doesn’t have jurisdiction outside of Texas, however, meaning Democratic lawmakers are likely safe from arrest and cannot be forced to come back to the House as long as they remain in Washington, D.C., and law enforcement there doesn’t cooperate with Texas’ warrants for their arrest.
The lawmakers could face arrest whenever they return to Texas, with Gov. Greg Abbott saying Monday the Democrats “will be arrested” and “cabined inside the Texas Capitol until they get their job done” as soon as they return to the state.
HILLARIOUS !!!!! FIlm it for me When they Arrest these Traitors & Arrest the Dems in Congress too !!!!! LOL LOL
Teach them a Lesson !!!
The state should seize control of their assets
Unless TX calls for a new election if a representative or senator changes party, one of the Republicans should register as a Dem and provide the quorum. The rats will be forced back into town to try and salvage something.
Easy, peasy!
Seize Congress & the White House & the Supreme Court !!!!
Biden has always been one of the biggest racists there is. He always hated blacks. He was best buddies with the KKK wizard Robert Byrd. Need I say more?