Republican Governor of Texas Greg Abbott Threatened to lock the gates of the state House of Representatives to force fleeing state Democrats to vote on a controversial election bill. on Monday, State Democrats fled to Washington, D.C. In order to prevent the state Republicans From passing the bill.
“They will be taken to the Capitol. They will be taken to the Texas House of Representatives. The door of the House of Representatives will be locked. No one can leave without the permission of the Speaker of the House of Representatives,” Abbott said in an interview. Fox News host Sean Hannity Wednesday night.
“This is the point Democratic Party Never thought about: What is their ending? Abbott continued. “They haven’t thought about it yet, I can tell you what the ending is. We will hold a special meeting to discuss these and other issues. “
Abbott also stated that the Democratic Party Re-entering the state will be arrested. Democrats have said He has no right to do this.
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Earlier Wednesday, Rep. James Talarico, Democrat of Texas, also stated that there is no “end” plan for the fleeing Democrats.Tararico is one of them At least 58 Democratic state legislators fled Texas on Monday.
“There is no ending,” Tararico said on the SiriusXM radio show Dan Abrams ShowHe acknowledged that a Democratic visit to Washington, DC will not ultimately prevent the bill from becoming law.
When Abrams asked if the Democrats in Tararico had fled out of some kind of “political grandstanding,” Tararico said that he and his colleagues left the state as a “last resort.” “Cry a lot,” he said, mentioning that a colleague had canceled her wedding, and others had left their children and dying relatives behind.
On Monday, state Democrats withdrew from the special session of the state legislature, which was convened to pass controversial voting bills and other legislation. By fleeing, legislators rejected the quorum that Republicans must have two-thirds of legislators present to conduct business in the state legislative chamber.
The proposed voting bill will add new identification requirements for mail voting, banning through voting, and some early voting options. It will also change the timing of early voting and impose new criminal penalties on any government official who sends unsolicited applications for mailed ballots.
During the visit to Washington, DC, the Texas Democrats also urged their federal colleagues to end the obstruction bill to pass federal voting legislation.Democratic president Joe Biden And vice president Kamala Harris Reportedly will meet with Texas Democrats as well as.
Weekly newspaper Contacted Texas Democratic Party comment.
