That may be true... but not because of this decision (Reply #22)

In the discussion thread: Texas Supreme Court rules quorum-breaking Democrats can be arrested, returned to House chamber [View all]

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Wed Aug 18, 2021, 06:42 AM

FBaggins (24,342 posts)

22. That may be true... but not because of this decision

The state constitution couldn’t be clearer. To rule any other way would have been nearly impossible. Nine progressive justices would have ruled in just the same way (though perhaps they would have waited for the lower court to rule first)

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54 replies	Author	Time	Post
Texas Supreme Court rules quorum-breaking Democrats can be arrested, returned to House chamber [View all]	SouthBayDem	Aug 2021	OP
fuck the Texas SC	Skittles	Aug 2021	#1
A liberal Justice would have had to vote the same way	Polybius	Aug 2021	#35
THEY HAVE SUFFICIENT EXCUSE	Skittles	Aug 2021	#52
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Aug 2021	#2
Damn!	elleng	Aug 2021	#3
Well then, if that's a precedent,	grumpyduck	Aug 2021	#4
But...bipartisanship! Reaching across the aisle! Looking forward, not back! /sarc	NullTuples	Aug 2021	#16
It might be a precedent, but.......	joshdawg	Aug 2021	#19
Texas is NOT a Red State!	Smackdown2019	Aug 2021	#24
Well, when we have two republican Senators,	joshdawg	Aug 2021	#25
Texas had a Democratic Governor who was a woman in 90s	Smackdown2019	Aug 2021	#45
Electing a Democrat thirty years ago does not make a state "blue"	FBaggins	Aug 2021	#47
I get that! But I am saying roadblocks do thwart a Democrat from getting in.	Smackdown2019	Aug 2021	#48
And I'm saying that that's not even close to being true	FBaggins	Aug 2021	#50
Um... no.	FBaggins	Aug 2021	#31
zero surprise	DetroitLegalBeagle	Aug 2021	#5
As each House provides but I do not see where it gives the power to them to issue a warrant	cstanleytech	Aug 2021	#20
That would be an argument for the police to make. Not the Democrats	FBaggins	Aug 2021	#23
Priorities in that State right now!	Traildogbob	Aug 2021	#6
Good thing TSC jurisdiction ends at the state line	bluevoter4life	Aug 2021	#7
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Aug 2021	#8
i absolutely DID hear you like you're tom bodell! lol nt	orleans	Aug 2021	#9
If you love authoritarianism, just go to Texas.	sinkingfeeling	Aug 2021	#10
Oh the hypocrisy	ripcord	Aug 2021	#27
Unable to see the relevant differences, eh?	LanternWaste	Aug 2021	#53
what's the penalty	AlexSFCA	Aug 2021	#11
No penalty (apart from losing a vote)	FBaggins	Aug 2021	#36
The Court ruling is justified...	brooklynite	Aug 2021	#12
Would they be safe in an embassy in DC?	ArizonaLib	Aug 2021	#13
Texas	rso	Aug 2021	#26
All?	FBaggins	Aug 2021	#32
Texas	rso	Aug 2021	#38
Thanks!	ArizonaLib	Aug 2021	#54
Back in the late 70s the first time Jerry Brown was Governor	Mr.Bill	Aug 2021	#14
You think its time on the federal side of this small d democratic country should	turbinetree	Aug 2021	#15
Texas LEO's have no authority in DC- can't lay a hand on them. Nt	Fiendish Thingy	Aug 2021	#17
Question: what would the legal basis be for ignoring an extradition request?	brooklynite	Aug 2021	#39
DOJ could order US Marshals to stand down pending court appeals	Fiendish Thingy	Aug 2021	#41
The key to this question is understanding what "extradition" and "arrest" mean	FBaggins	Aug 2021	#46
Which is exactly what I presumed- Texas cant touch them in DC. Nt	Fiendish Thingy	Aug 2021	#49
The nine GOP assholes on the Texas Supreme court need to be voted out	LetMyPeopleVote	Aug 2021	#18
That may be true... but not because of this decision	FBaggins	Aug 2021	#22
This should now be appealed before the federal courts as its an issue where one of the Houses	cstanleytech	Aug 2021	#21
Like when Oregon Democrats ordered the same actions?	ripcord	Aug 2021	#28
I never said I claimed to support that action and in fact I did not even though	cstanleytech	Aug 2021	#30
Yes, appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court... stat!	machoneman	Aug 2021	#29
On what grounds?	FBaggins	Aug 2021	#34
What a quaint idea, forced to participate in "democracy." n/t	malthaussen	Aug 2021	#33
The same rules apply in the US House...	brooklynite	Aug 2021	#37
Why make it personal?	malthaussen	Aug 2021	#43
To paraphrase that genocidal madman Andrew Jackson: "The Texas SC made its decision	AZLD4Candidate	Aug 2021	#40
Doesn't quite fit here	FBaggins	Aug 2021	#44
Round 'em up and send 'em home.	twodogsbarking	Aug 2021	#42
Arrest yourselves assholes. Nt	BootinUp	Aug 2021	#51

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