Rep. Nicole Collier, the Democratic state lawmaker who spent Monday night inside the Texas Capitol, is asking a court to let her exit the building, alleging she’s facing “illegal restraint by the government” after she was told she needs a police escort to leave.
The Fort Worth lawmaker and dozens of other Democrats left Texas earlier this month to delay a vote on a GOP-led plan to redraw the state’s congressional map.
The Democrats returned to Texas in recent days and they were given state police escorts to ensure they will show up when the state House convenes Wednesday, but Collier refused to sign a “permission slip” to be under escort by the Texas Department of Public Safety. Collier says she slept on the House floor overnight.
Why the fuck didn’t they stay out of the state to block the gerrymandering?!?!?!?
The one thing they had to do was not allow the bill to pass, and they randomly decided to return and help the Republicans.
Wtf wtf wtf wtf wtf wtf
Complicit fucking fascist dems
Because,if they miss enough they can be removed from office and replaced
Aside from the illegal detention thing, and depending on numbers, I imagine they could have taken turns - keep attendance below quorum while bringing each legislator back by turn
Possibly - I’m in no position to say - I was just responding to OP about why and there was a likely reason. If they could continue blocking a quorum I’m all for it!
Ok so take a step back and realize that you are accepting a situation where Dems are complicit in doing what the Republicans want.
This is how most of these situations like this have ended in the last 50 years