EXPLAINER: Texas Democrats fled the state. Here's why.

on the last day of the legislative session in late May, and lawmakers are hoping for a repeat during the 30-day special session called by the state’s Republican governor, Greg Abbott.WHAT’S THE GOAL?

One of the more dramatic instances occurred in Texas in 2003, when 50 Democratic state lawmakers fled to Oklahoma to block a Republican redistricting proposal that would cost Democrats five seats in the House of Representatives. That move inspired Wisconsin Democrats eight years later to flee to Illinois to stop a Republican bill targeting government workers’ unions. Indiana Democrats followed the same playbook that year to try to stop a right-to-work bill there. Republicans have tried it, too.

That’s in part because lawmakers are people, too — with families to feed and mortgages to pay. Extended stays in other states tend to drain household budgets, not to mention political goodwill with voters. In some cases, they can be threatened with losing their state legislative pay or even potentially be sued, as Oregon’s Democratic governor threatened to do to the absent GOP lawmakers.

Guessing this is a new form of take my ball and go home

It basically comes down below the party level to a far more fundamental level of the true structure and levers of power, the filibuster. They would much rather we relinquish our grasp on our democracy than they their filibuster.

Go Texas Democrats fight for your rights!!!

ap apparently supports GregAbbott_TX and his racist views with their wording. The Dems protested the Repubs racism. The did not 'flee'.

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TL;DR - they staged a walkout to force no quorum on the TX GOP’s disgusting voter restriction bill.

Good for them!

Some storm the Capitol and others storm off in a huff. Neither qualify as proper application of government. Then again the former was not done by elected officials.

Isn't this similar tactic Democrats did in 1964 because they didn't want to pass the Civil Rights Act?

Ted Cruz knows a good hotel

Fuck em…vote without them!

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Have you asked the republicans if they have tried to be bipartisan and negotiate with the democrats? If not, why?

The screams of DV2021winners are covered all over social media. Their humble pleas are placed to everyone. Unbearable agonies are attempting to get everyone's attention, but not been addressed yet. They’re getting mentally broken. Kindly please help them to save their dream. 🙏

EndVoterSuppression

They should fly to Cuba.

Maybe stop framing it as Democrats “fleeing” and start making it clear the move is specifically designed to deny a quorum needed to conduct house business. That’s important context. They aren’t just fleeing responsibility.

It has to work. We are fighting for our right to vote without the GOP sticking their noses in.

Typical Dems. Run and blame somebody else.

Because they are protecting Texans from the lies being spread by Republicans.

thanks

Only one party seems to hate voting in a democracy Never vote for Republitards

Heroes!

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