Quote:Attorney General Ken Paxton@KenPaxtonTX


Instead of showing up to work and doing the jobs they were elected to do, House Democrat members have fled the state in a cowardly desertion of their responsibilities as elected officials. These jet-setting runaways abandoned Texas, abdicated their duties in the House, and sacrificed their constituents for a publicity stunt. I am prepared to do everything in my power to hold them accountable because these liberal lawmakers are not above the law. It’s imperative that they be swiftly arrested, punished, and face the full force of the law for turning their backs on the people of Texas.

In 2021, Attorney General Paxton’s office successfully secured a Texas Supreme Court ruling that held that the House could arrest absent members to secure their presence and establish a quorum. That ruling helped create the current legal framework, which allows for rogue lawmakers to be found, arrested, and brought back to the Capitol. Attorney General Paxton will continue to use every legal tool at his disposal to enforce the law and stop the radical lawmakers from ignoring their duty to the people of Texas and breaking quorum. “

To read the Texas Supreme Court's Opinion,
OPINION DELIVERED: August 17, 2021:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS
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No. 21-0667
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IN RE GREG ABBOTT, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS; MATTHEW MCDADE PHELAN, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SPEAKER OF
THE TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; AND THE STATE OF TEXAS, RELATORS


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4:32 PM · Aug 4, 2025

Paxton’s office successfully defended the Texas House’s authority to arrest and compel attendance of absent lawmakers in a 2021 landmark ruling by the Texas Supreme Court.

That ruling affirmed Article III, Section 10 of the Texas Constitution — which grants the legislature explicit power to “compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner and under such penalties as each House may provide.”

The Court slammed attempts to reinterpret that constitutional authority and reaffirmed that the legislature may use physical compulsion, including arrest, to bring quorum-busting lawmakers back to the chamber.

(08-04-2025 05:17 PM)solohawks Wrote:  Is it a federal crime to finance/aide/abet someone to commit a state crime?

Across state lines and using telecommunications?

Yup.

(08-04-2025 10:14 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  And, in response, Gavin Newsome will conduct a special election and move to map all 52 of California’s districts blue until the 2032 census. NY state will redistrct, as well.

This is a desperate act by a despotic president but winning is more important than citizens being served in Congress by representatives who truly represent them.

At some point, the federal courts are going to have to step in and end partisan gerrymandering… regardless of party.

Such a clown. You are not a serious person.

(08-04-2025 11:02 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  

(08-04-2025 11:00 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  Race based districts are so ******* crazy.

like was done in Nashville to strip away a democratic seat?
The largest city in the state… solidly democratic… does not have a single democratic representative in the US house.

The rest of TN is thankful for that.

(08-04-2025 10:14 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  And, in response, Gavin Newsome will conduct a special election and move to map all 52 of California’s districts blue until the 2032 census. NY state will redistrct, as well.

This is a desperate act by a despotic president but winning is more important than citizens being served in Congress by representatives who truly represent them.

At some point, the federal courts are going to have to step in and end partisan gerrymandering… regardless of party.

I legitimately hope they try and it blows up in their face.... California is pretty gerrymandered already

(08-04-2025 05:40 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(08-04-2025 05:17 PM)solohawks Wrote:  Is it a federal crime to finance/aide/abet someone to commit a state crime?

Across state lines and using telecommunications?

Yup.

Who exactly paid for the transportation to take these criminals to Leftist utopias like Chicago and Baltimore?

Looks like bribery. If a third party paid for the air or bus tickets, laws have been broken.

Lock them up

Yep. Legal eagles on Fox said it's bribery.

So Newsom is going to disenfranchise Republicans in his state because Texas is fixing gerrymandering in its state? Typical leftist…

Careful little leftists… There are more Red States and Red Areas than Blue.

There have been discussions here in Kentucky about redrawing legislative districts to eliminate the only Leftist weasel we send to DC.

(08-05-2025 03:57 AM)TripleA Wrote:  Yep. Legal eagles on Fox said it's bribery.

RICO law is how the 'got Capone' ... today's question is nothing more than, "whatchu gonna do now..."

Texas House Speaker drawing some criticism on Twitter for adjournment over the weekend which allowed the Democrats to pull this stunt

Isn't he the one who partnered with the Dems to win the election over the primary GOP nominee?

(08-04-2025 11:02 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  

(08-04-2025 11:00 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  Race based districts are so ******* crazy.

like was done in Nashville to strip away a democratic seat?
The largest city in the state… solidly democratic… does not have a single democratic representative in the US house.

Good.

I don't have time to read this whole thread.... can someone tell me the significance of going to Illinois as opposed to any other place not in Texas?

Is Pritzker involved with this?

(08-05-2025 07:06 AM)UABFAN23 Wrote:  

(08-05-2025 07:00 AM)Eldonabe Wrote:  I don't have time to read this whole thread.... can someone tell me the significance of going to Illinois as opposed to any other place not in Texas?

Is Pritzker involved with this?

They’re trying to find a dem that has enough pull to create an image of them being martyrs.

He’s worth 3-4 billion, so I’m sure he sent his plane or paid for whatever.

Ah, thanks.

(08-04-2025 06:27 PM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(08-04-2025 11:02 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  

(08-04-2025 11:00 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  Race based districts are so ******* crazy.

like was done in Nashville to strip away a democratic seat?
The largest city in the state… solidly democratic… does not have a single democratic representative in the US house.

The rest of TN is thankful for that.

Now do Massachusetts. How many Republicans representatives does that state have?

(08-04-2025 12:34 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:  EVERY red state must go,

What's that supposed to mean I wonder. Where does she think the red states will go?

And this, nothing inflammatory here, right?

“We Are At War…The Gloves Are Off”

No one on the left would ever hear that dog whistle I guess.

They all talk big. They don't want to go to war with us. If they do they're even stupider than most of us thought.