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Republicans sue Texas governor over expanded early voting
« on: September 23, 2020, 09:30:55 pm »
Republicans sue Texas governor over expanded early voting

By PAUL J. WEBER, Associated Press  53 mins ago


AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who has refused calls to expand mail-in voting in Texas during the coronavirus pandemic, was sued Wednesday by prominent members of his own party who now want to halt the biggest change he instead ordered for November's election — extending early voting by a week.

The lawsuit escalates an extraordinary backlash Abbott is facing from the Texas GOP's right wing that has criticized his handling of the pandemic as overbearing and unlawful. As Texas is on the verge of surpassing 15,000 deaths from COID-19, anger among conservative activists has simmered for months over a statewide mask mandate and lockdown orders, including bars, which have been closed since June.

Previous challenges to Abbott's orders were largely mounted by conservative activists, but the latest one filed straight to the Texas Supreme Court widens the list to seven GOP lawmakers as well as Allen West, a former Florida congressman who is the new chairman of the Texas Republican Party.

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Re: Republicans sue Texas governor over expanded early voting
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2020, 11:16:18 pm »
Abbott is becoming an outlaw to Texans as he usurps his constitutional authority.

The money to sue should be directed at the Dems instead of other Republicans.

Perhaps we are unearthing that he is actually a lib all this time and wants the money to stop being funneled to elect conservatives?
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