Texas Democrats leave state to try to stop GOP voting bill

The GOP gets to see what minority rule feels like for a change.

Under the Texas Constitution, two-thirds of lawmakers must be present to conduct business, and those who evade the task may be legally required to return. State Republicans may deploy the Department of Public Safety to track them down. 

At the direction of Gov. Greg Abbott, a special session was called on Thursday, and GOP legislators introduced Senate Bill 1 and House Bill 3, a pair of bills that would ban drive-thru voting, implement more comprehensive voter ID requirements for mail-in ballots, and prohibit officials from sending voting applications to those who did not request them. Republicans insist the move will strengthen election integrity and curb fraud, while Democratic counterparts posit that the legislation would put an undue burden on minority voters. To block the new legislation successfully, left-leaning lawmakers will need to evade the Austin area for the entire duration of the special session, which may last as many as 30 days.

-Washington Examiner

That’s going to be difficult to do. They got themselves in a pickle now.

yeah, this is really an adult way to deal with having fewer votes than the other side- Im gonna run away from home.

Hope every one of these representatives get voted out.

Here is an interesting photo of the Democratic lawmakers leaving Texas. Notice anything unusual, that us normal folks could NEVER get away with?

https://twitter.com/ScottGordonNBC5/status/1414678383544442884/photo/1

As is so common with those who see themselves as the ruling clsas- 'rules for thee but not for me'. Wonder how many of them have voted for, or would vote for, continuing mask/social distance rules in their state...

Abbot wants everyone to have guns but not voting rights.

What an idiot!!!

Good on the Democrats, they will be remembered as having fought against state sponsored racism.

As for Abbot, he will have to live with this shame all his life.

As is so common with those who see themselves as the ruling clsas- 'rules for thee but not for me'. Wonder how many of them have voted for, or would vote for, continuing mask/social distance rules in their state...

All of them, I imagine. Because while I would guess that everyone on the plane is vaccinated, there are many in Texas who are not, because they have been conned by the GOP and Qanon into thinking that getting a vaccine will turn them into a microchip, or something.

Texas should just change their system where you win even if you get fewer votes. I'm sure the GOP has no problem with such a system.

Interesting....and quite enlightening...

Texas Democrats leave the state to try to stop a clear voter suppression bill introduced by the Repubs....

Repub Senator Ted Cruz leaves the state (for Cancun) because the power is off and he can't take a hot shower...

Ulysses, please tell me how it is 'racist' for ALL Texans to follow the same simple rules to vote. Does it say, "only white folks can vote on Sunday mornings, but black folks cannot"? Do Hispanics have to show ID and white voters just waltz in to the polling station? Twenty-four hour voting for whites only?

The true racists are the ones who say that minority voters are unable to follow simple and easy steps to vote.

These seem like reasonable steps that many/most other advanced countries in the world follow.

Interesting when Dems walk out of the House chambers it’s because they believe they’re upholding democracy principles, when conservatives do the exact same thing, it’s being obstructionists, more crying to come for the left next year.

This is interesting. When the TV cameras are off, it’s seems the masks are off as well. Wait, what?….

https://twitter.com/guypbenson/status/1414707175642046465?s=21

private jet, then a bus, no masks.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick tweeted a picture of Democrats on a bus, a box of beer visibly beside them.

"Smiling House Dems fly off to DC on a private jet with a case of Miller Lite, breaking House quorum, abandoning their constituents, while the Senate still works," he wrote. "It’s my hope that Senate Dems report tomorrow to do what they were elected to do. We will vote on #SB1."

Yep, nothing says "protect voting rights" by refusing to vote. Then taking a booze cruise on a private jet to meet your buds up in Sodom on the Potomac. SMH.

And the worst part of it was they were drinking Miller Lite! That alone is cause for impeachment.

It’s truly amusing watching the Jan 6 apologist crowd attempt to cast shame.

What else is truly amusing is how can anyone form an opinion Jan. 6 when so much evidence is being withheld. But I guess what CNN says while Facebook and Google permits to be seen or read is enough for many.