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Gov. Greg Abbott threatens Texas House Democrats with removal from office for fleeing state

The governor also alleged absconding Democrats may have committed felonies by fundraising to cover the $500-a-day fines they will face under House rules.

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by Anonymousreply 23August 7, 2025 4:31 PM

So what. He’s gonna stand up for a cause, now?!

by Anonymousreply 1August 4, 2025 4:46 PM

Roll on, Roller Nazi!

by Anonymousreply 2August 4, 2025 4:48 PM

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said on Sunday that the state would protect Texas Democrats who fled to the Prairie State over GOP efforts to redraw the Lone Star State’s congressional maps.

“They’re here in Illinois. We’re going to do everything we can to protect every single one of them and make sure that — ’cause we know they’re doing the right thing, we know that they’re following the law,” Pritzker told reporters at a press conference Sunday night held alongside the Texas state lawmakers.

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by Anonymousreply 3August 4, 2025 4:51 PM

Roller Nazi’s might as well become a quadriplegic due to his non-existent spine. Really kissing Trump’s ass and blatantly committing voter suppression by trying to gerrymander mid-decade UNPRECEDENTEDLY. Hopefully someone just pushes him off a cliff or something.

by Anonymousreply 4August 4, 2025 4:57 PM

Ellen Barkin:

To the msm, check your verbs…

Why do the Dems “flee” Texas to stop unlawful racial and partisan gerrymandering but the GOP “breaks early for summer recess” to stop transparency in the trump/epstein sex trafficking pedophiles scandal?

by Anonymousreply 5August 4, 2025 7:46 PM

Brava, Miss Barkin.

by Anonymousreply 6August 4, 2025 7:56 PM

Why can't someone just shove that old evil fucker down a long flight of stairs..

by Anonymousreply 7August 4, 2025 8:08 PM

Monkey faced cripple

by Anonymousreply 8August 4, 2025 8:10 PM

Cripple Creek

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by Anonymousreply 9August 4, 2025 8:12 PM

Texas republicans..."we have to cheat to win!"

by Anonymousreply 10August 4, 2025 8:27 PM

[quote]gerrymander mid-decade UNPRECEDENTEDLY

Actually, the Texas Republicans did the same thing in 2003. The Democrats fled to Oklahoma and New Mexico that time, but the Republicans were successful anyway. And they'll be successful this time too. The best we can hope for is that Democrat-held legislatures in other states (CA, NY, NJ, IL, etc.) do the same and redraw their districts to counteract the Texas Republicans.

by Anonymousreply 11August 4, 2025 8:53 PM

[quote] The best we can hope for is that Democrat-held legislatures in other states (CA, NY, NJ, IL, etc.) do the same

Illinois is already the worst gerrymander in the country. It’s the Mother of All Gerrymanders. Look at those district shapes. How could they squeeze anymore out it?

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by Anonymousreply 12August 4, 2025 9:03 PM

Surprised Trump actually interacts with a ‘’Disabled’’ no matter how corrupt.

by Anonymousreply 13August 4, 2025 9:05 PM

CA NY beg to differ.

by Anonymousreply 14August 4, 2025 9:26 PM

Roll on, Gerg.

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by Anonymousreply 15August 4, 2025 9:28 PM

[quote]Illinois is already the worst gerrymander in the country. It’s the Mother of All Gerrymanders. Look at those district shapes. How could they squeeze anymore out it?

USA TODAY: When they control redistricting, Democrats have traditionally created “coalition districts” that tend to include a variety of different liberal groups — blacks, Hispanics, progressive whites — sprinkled with independents and Republicans to form Democratic-leaning seats, according to Kimball Brace, president of Virginia-based Election Data Services.

He said Republicans have taken the opposite tack, drawing districts that tend to lump together voters with similar demographic backgrounds.

by Anonymousreply 16August 4, 2025 11:15 PM

Have a seat, asshole.

by Anonymousreply 17August 4, 2025 11:38 PM

Ohio was told my the Supreme Court their redistricting was illegal - and they said fuck you and did it anyway.

by Anonymousreply 18August 5, 2025 6:21 PM

Butcha are in that chair Blanch!

by Anonymousreply 19August 5, 2025 10:59 PM

Hmmmm

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by Anonymousreply 20August 7, 2025 1:47 PM

r20 because why is this a federal issue?

by Anonymousreply 21August 7, 2025 4:19 PM

It ain’t. It won’t go anywhere.

by Anonymousreply 22August 7, 2025 4:22 PM

[quote]It ain’t. It won’t go anywhere.

Heh Heh

by Anonymousreply 23August 7, 2025 4:31 PM
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