Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Texas Governor Greg Abbott Calls to Arrest Democrat Statehouse Legislators Who Fled to Washington, D.C. (VIDEO)

So craven. 

They flew charter and took selfies the whole way, to protest a voting rights bill that the never block in the statehouse chamber.

See, "Greg Abbott Says Fleeing Texas Democrats 'Will Be Arrested' When They Return to State":


Texas Governor Greg Abbott has said that Democratic lawmakers who have left the state can and "will be arrested" upon their return as he pushes ahead with changes in voting laws.

Abbott, a Republican, gave an interview to KVUE on Monday about the Democrats' decision to leave the state and whether the special session of the Texas legislature the governor called can go ahead.

The Democratic legislators flew out of Texas to Washington, D.C. on Monday in order to deny the legislature the two-thirds quorum needed in order to conduct business and to pass legislation...

RTWT.


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