Democrats Threaten to Flee Texas to Avoid Voting on Election Reform

[Elderberry]

Texas Scorecard by Erin Anderson June 18, 2021

Gov. Abbott has said election integrity will be on the agenda of a special session later this year.

Following their walkout last month to avoid voting on a comprehensive election reform bill in the final hours of the regular legislative session, Texas House Democrats say they are willing to flee the state to block election integrity legislation during a special session later this year.

State Rep. Rafael Anchia (D–Dallas) told CNN Thursday he and other House Democrats “still have tools in our tool belt” to stop passage of Republicans’ priority election reforms, “including not coming back for that special session.”

    Yes, the governor could be empowered to send law enforcement out to pull us back in, but we’re already discussing, not only attacking the bill if we come back and fight it directly in the House chamber through procedure, through the rules, as we have done throughout, but also looking at continuing to break quorum.

“It’s no secret that’s something that has been effective in the past in the state of Texas,” Anchia said, confirming he “would be willing to” leave the state to break quorum.

At least 51 representatives would need to flee to bust the two-thirds (100-member) quorum required to conduct House business.

“We’re ready,” he added.

More: https://texasscorecard.com/state/democrats-threaten-to-flee-texas-to-avoid-voting-on-election-reform/

[Wingnut]

A bunch of cowards.

[skeeter]

A bunch of cowards.

Leftists do not intend to lose.

GOP are statesmen. They lose with dignity.

Thank goodness ONE side will agree to lose, otherwise government would be completely disfunctional.

[PeteS in CA]

Post Rangers on borders and in airports to keep Dem legislators from leaving the state.

[Idiot]

Anyone could have predicted this was coming....

[Elderberry]

Since Gov. Greg Abbott has vetoed the part of the state budget bill that would fund the Texas Legislature, I wonder what the new budget bill will look like. Maybe it will now contains words like; if a legislator flees the state while the legislature is in session, the legislator surrenders all his pay for the entire annual session.

[sneakypete]

@Elderberry

There HAS to be some sort  of legislative method to punish pols that pull crap like that ,that is never used by their fellow pols because it would be "unpolite" or "ungentlemanly"if necessary.

Maybe even file charges against them to remove them from office because of dereliction of duty? After all,they were elected to appear and cast votes,and are being paid to appear and cast votes. Refusing to do so should be good cause to remove them from office.

Hell,I am to the point now where I say "A bunch of conservatives should meet them at the door when they come slinking back,and beat the snot out of them before tying them to a rail and riding them out of town.

Tar and feathers would be a nice touch too,but might be hard to get these days.

[thackney]

@Elderberry

There HAS to be some sort  of legislative method to punish pols that pull crap like that ,that is never used by their fellow pols because it would be "unpolite" or "ungentlemanly"if necessary.

Maybe even file charges against them to remove them from office because of dereliction of duty? After all,they were elected to appear and cast votes,and are being paid to appear and cast votes. Refusing to do so should be good cause to remove them from office.

Hell,I am to the point now where I say "A bunch of conservatives should meet them at the door when they come slinking back,and beat the snot out of them before tying them to a rail and riding them out of town.

Tar and feathers would be a nice touch too,but might be hard to get these days.