Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett downplays Republican governor Greg AbbottThreatened to arrest her and other state legislators.
Crockett is one of Texas homes Democratic Party He left the state on July 12 to prevent voting restrictions in the state.
“I’m not a fugitive,” Crockett, a civil rights lawyer outside her political office, said in a recent Microsoft National Broadcasting Corporation Interview on Saturday. “In addition to working in civil rights, I am also engaged in criminal defense. I did not commit a crime by leaving the state because it is related to my official status as the state representative. The most likely thing is that I may be taken back to the conference hall.”
At least 50 Texas Democrats Leaving the state for Washington, DC, to protest the new restrictive voting laws proposed by Abbott and other Republican colleagues.By leaving Texas, they blocked the required two-thirds quorum Republicans Be able to introduce their legislation.
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Since arriving in Washington, many of these lawmakers have been actively participating in support of voting rights.This includes meetings at the White House, as well as meetings with Senators Joe Manchin West Virginia. Moderate Democrats refuse to support voting rights legislation or obstruct the reform of the bill. This has always been the main obstacle of their party’s “For the People” bill.
Among other things, the bill will create federal voting rights protections that override restrictions imposed by the Republican Party in state legislatures (including Texas). Senate Republicans managed to block the bill The obstruction bill of June 22.
“You are right, we can’t run away forever,” Crockett continued. “We are doing our best, and we want people in Texas to know that we are fighting for them. But we passed the baton. Now, we need people at the federal level to fight for us. They are almost done.”
In a recent appearance Fox NewsAbbott said of the fleeing Texas Democrats: “Once they return to Texas, they will be arrested and taken to the Capitol, and we will conduct business.”
In addition to Crockett, many lawmakers dismissed Abbott’s promise to arrest them, arguing that it was an empty threat and insisting that they did not commit any crimes that could be arrested.
“I haven’t committed a crime, so I won’t be arrested. The most that can happen is that I may be detained,” Crockett says In previous media appearances. “And it was not the governor who made this decision. It was the Speaker of the House of Representatives.”
“This threat and the governor’s accusation will not frighten us all,” said Texas Representative Tre Martinez Fischer. “We are strong and united. We hope to bring voting rights reform to this country.”
Over 430,000 USD So far, a plan to support the Texas Democratic Party and its opposition to voting restrictions has been proposed.
Crockett represents the 100th District of Texas, which includes parts of Dallas, the third largest city in the state. She was elected for the first time in 2020 and took office on January 12.
