Tue Jul 13, 2021, 09:20 AM
Roland99 (53,230 posts)
Remember the DeLay days when the Dems left TX to protest gerrymandering?
Repukes just love to hate democracy
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8 replies, 851 views
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Roland99 | Jul 2021 | OP |
bottomofthehill | Jul 2021 | #1 | |
ananda | Jul 2021 | #2 | |
FoxNewsSucks | Jul 2021 | #7 | |
FBaggins | Jul 2021 | #8 | |
iemanja | Jul 2021 | #3 | |
Rebl2 | Jul 2021 | #4 | |
herding cats | Jul 2021 | #6 | |
AllaN01Bear | Jul 2021 | #5 |
Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Tue Jul 13, 2021, 09:21 AM
bottomofthehill (7,478 posts)
1. Yes and he used the FAA to track them down
Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Tue Jul 13, 2021, 09:22 AM
ananda (27,770 posts)
2. Yes. They were arrested and brought back from Oklahoma.
I've never had my vote for Congress count since.
Delay gerrymandered my district strictly for Mike McCaul. |
Response to ananda (Reply #2)
Tue Jul 13, 2021, 11:34 AM
FoxNewsSucks (10,158 posts)
7. How did they get arrested in OK?
From what I heard this morning, and when that happened, there's no authority to act outside TX. And it's not a crime, so there's no provision for extradition. It is a rule violation, and should be referred to as "detain" not "arrest". It's not up to Gov. Asshole no matter how much chest-thumping he's been doing. The TX House Speaker has to order them detained at the capitol.
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Response to ananda (Reply #2)
Tue Jul 13, 2021, 11:39 AM
FBaggins (25,905 posts)
8. That isn't correct
They were subject to arrest, but Texas law enforcement doesn't have jurisdiction in Oklahoma.
In that case, our minority was a little smaller and it only took one returning Democrat (John Whitmire) to meet the quorum requirement. It took about six weeks. |
Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Tue Jul 13, 2021, 09:22 AM
iemanja (52,701 posts)
3. Weren't the Republicans able to get around the no quorum issue?
back then?
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Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Tue Jul 13, 2021, 09:58 AM
Rebl2 (11,004 posts)
4. I seem
to remember republicans doing the same thing a few years ago, but don’t remember what state it was.
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Response to Rebl2 (Reply #4)
Tue Jul 13, 2021, 11:31 AM
herding cats (18,984 posts)
6. Oregon, if I recall correctly. nt
Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Tue Jul 13, 2021, 11:27 AM
AllaN01Bear (11,975 posts)
5. i thought some dems fled into canada to protest votes that way and the governor
sent the state police after them , but the mounties stopped them cold from going into canada .?
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