(08-12-2025 11:28 AM)BlueDragon Wrote:  This is nothing more than political grandstanding.

They need to come home and let process play out in the courts. If it is as the Dems say unconstitutional then they are vindicated.

What the runaways fail to comprehend is that Abbott is a bulldog. Once he homes in he has laser focus. He will call session after session nonstop

So, unless they want to take up permanent residency outside of the South they better come home and grab the bull by the horns.

Notice I said stay out of the South not Texas because these states will gladly extradite them back to Texas.

From what I understand, the FBI is involved with arresting and bringing back to Texas.. Their pay has been reduced and he's fining them $500/day..

It passed and the Dem's are upset.

I am pleased the Republicans showed backbone and stayed the course. The Dem’s are a hard headed bunch, but eventually I think they will learn that they must follow rules and laws like the rest of us.

(08-12-2025 04:43 PM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  I am pleased the Republicans showed backbone and stayed the course. The Dem’s are a hard headed bunch, but eventually I think they will learn that they must follow rules and laws like the rest of us.

No, they won't.

Actually the maps look pretty reasonable. DFW, San Antonio and Houston look less gerrymandered than before. San Antonio is fine, although I think it would be better to have 2 districts wholly in Bexar County instead of 1 with 3 partials. I think they have 1 with 4 partials now, a couple pretty winding. Austin does have 3 pretty winding districts, but it had 4 before, none totally in Travis County.

It looks like Republicans were just trying to keep everyone happy before and not challenge incumbents.

(08-12-2025 08:04 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(08-12-2025 04:43 PM)Tiger1983 Wrote:  I am pleased the Republicans showed backbone and stayed the course. The Dem’s are a hard headed bunch, but eventually I think they will learn that they must follow rules and laws like the rest of us.

No, they won't.

Of course they won’t.

(08-12-2025 08:30 PM)bullet Wrote:  Actually the maps look pretty reasonable. DFW, San Antonio and Houston look less gerrymandered than before. San Antonio is fine, although I think it would be better to have 2 districts wholly in Bexar County instead of 1 with 3 partials. I think they have 1 with 4 partials now, a couple pretty winding. Austin does have 3 pretty winding districts, but it had 4 before, none totally in Travis County.

It looks like Republicans were just trying to keep everyone happy before and not challenge incumbents.

The secret is the Dems want gerrymandering because pure geograpic districts screws them over

The districts Texas drew that their state Senate passed look entirely reasonable

Quote:BREAKING: Texas AG Ken Paxton is holding Beto O’Rourke in CONTEMPT for violating a court order by continuing to fundraise for the runaway Democrat lawmakers

“Beto is about to find out that running your mouth and ignoring the rule of law has consequences in Texas. It's time to lock him up.”

Quote:Share with your progressive friends and family when they cry about gerrymandering.

Here are the facts:

MA: 36% Republican, O seats
CT: 42% Republican, O seats
ME: 46% Republican, O seats
NM: 46% Republican, O seats
NH: 48% Republican, O seats
RI: 42% Republican, 0 seats
VT: 32% Republican, O seats
HI: 38% Republican, 0 seats
DE: 42% Republican, O seats

CA: 38% Republican, only 9 of 52 seats (20.9%)
IL: 44% Republican, only 3 of 17 seats (17.6%)
NY: 43% Republican, only 7 of 26 seats (26.9%)
MD: 34% Republican, only 1 of 8 seats (12.5%)
NJ: 46% Republican, only 3 of 12 seats (25%)
OR: 41% Republican, only 1 of 6 seats (16.7%)

That's criminal

(08-13-2025 07:20 AM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  That's criminal

The worst thing is, they do it, get away with it, and with no publicity, then when ONE STATE does it back, they scream like little stuck pigs.

(08-13-2025 07:19 AM)TripleA Wrote:  

Quote:Share with your progressive friends and family when they cry about gerrymandering.

Here are the facts:

MA: 36% Republican, O seats
CT: 42% Republican, O seats
ME: 46% Republican, O seats
NM: 46% Republican, O seats
NH: 48% Republican, O seats
RI: 42% Republican, 0 seats
VT: 32% Republican, O seats
HI: 38% Republican, 0 seats
DE: 42% Republican, O seats

CA: 38% Republican, only 9 of 52 seats (20.9%)
IL: 44% Republican, only 3 of 17 seats (17.6%)
NY: 43% Republican, only 7 of 26 seats (26.9%)
MD: 34% Republican, only 1 of 8 seats (12.5%)
NJ: 46% Republican, only 3 of 12 seats (25%)
OR: 41% Republican, only 1 of 6 seats (16.7%)

That's why Republicans running for Congress in 2024 got over 4 million more votes than Democrats and only won a 3 seat majority.

Quote:UPDATE: The Texas Senate has PASSED the Republicans+5 2026 Congressional map, 19-2.

NOW, they need the House.

But the House has no quorum. Derelict Democrats haven’t returned yet.

If the House can’t get a quorum by Friday - Abbott will call another special session, and they’ll pass it again.

And again, and again, until Democrats are hauled back into the chambers.

(08-13-2025 07:19 AM)TripleA Wrote:  

Quote:Share with your progressive friends and family when they cry about gerrymandering.

Here are the facts:

MA: 36% Republican, O seats
CT: 42% Republican, O seats
ME: 46% Republican, O seats
NM: 46% Republican, O seats
NH: 48% Republican, O seats
RI: 42% Republican, 0 seats
VT: 32% Republican, O seats
HI: 38% Republican, 0 seats
DE: 42% Republican, O seats

CA: 38% Republican, only 9 of 52 seats (20.9%)
IL: 44% Republican, only 3 of 17 seats (17.6%)
NY: 43% Republican, only 7 of 26 seats (26.9%)
MD: 34% Republican, only 1 of 8 seats (12.5%)
NJ: 46% Republican, only 3 of 12 seats (25%)
OR: 41% Republican, only 1 of 6 seats (16.7%)

To be fair, DE and VT don't have districts, only one Congressman. The Dems have 2 of those states, the GOP has 4 (AK, ND, SD, WY)

Best thing coming out of this is that people are realizing how bad the prog filth cheat