This is what real patriotism looks like.

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Julie Johnson@juliejohnsonTX· 2h

When it comes to protecting our right to vote, all cards are on the table. We broke #quorum again today because the Gov & #txlege Repubs chose to bully Texans out of our constitutional rights instead of finding solutions to problems that really exist. #SuppressionSession #DemsOut twitter.com/TexasHDC/statu…

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[SheltieLover]

1. Excellent! 👏👏👏👏

[captain queeg]

2. There is hope.

[jimfields33]

3. Not a mask to be found. On a plane no less.

[madaboutharry]

6. First thing I noticed.

Kind of odd.

[jimfields33]

7. Very. Kinda disappointing because their constituents can say,

“Politicians don’t have to wear masks.”

[wnylib]

13. Same here. I applaud their action,

but would like to see them set a good example.

Is this a private charter plane and are they all vaccinated?

[summer_in_TX]

38. Private plane. No airline rules.

All vaccinated.

Even in an enclosed space, if all are vaccinated there's no need for a mask.

[ShazzieB]

40. Exactly.

[onetexan]

63. +1 -K&R

[Maraya1969]

8. I am sure they are all vaccinated.

[Ferrets are Cool]

11. Even if they are all vaccinated

it would have set a great example to have them on for this photo op. I greatly applaud what they are doing, but dayum, wear masks.

[SilasSouleII]

56. Actually, a very good example

Of what you can do once you are fully vaccinated. The unvaccinated are the problem right now.

[Rebl2]

15. Not an excuse

for not wearing masks.

[druidity33]

17. Actually, that's exactly what it is. nt.

[Maraya1969]

19. That's why I got that damn vaccine. So I don't have to live in fear anymore

And I don't.

If the CDC says that there is a variant out there that this vaccine won't protect against, (and I mean for hospitalization or death......people get sick) then I will worry and I will be first in line for a booster. But damn it I got this vaccine so I could be free and that's how I am living my life now.

[ShazzieB]

41. Me, too, Maraya1969. Me, too!

[Luciferous]

49. Yes, me too!

[SilasSouleII]

57. Count me in this thought process

Been vaccinated for six months now. I don't wear a mask where it's optional for the fully vaccinated.

[Ferrets are Cool]

60. We will agree to disagree. I don't live in fear. I live cautiously.

My wife's immune system is compromised because of Stage 4 Lymphoma. Even though both of us received the vaccine early on, we still can't afford to take any chances. YMMV. I will stand by my guns, small though they be, I wish they had been wearing mask.

[druidity33]

18. Chartered maybe? nt.

[SeattleVet]

20. Yes, it's a private charter.

And they are all vaccinated.

[whopis01]

66. The mask mandate applies to chartered flights

https://nbaa.org/aircraft-operations/safety/coronavirus/covid-19-point-of-impact/cdc-transportation-mask-mandate-applies-to-charter-fbos/

[Journeyman]

22. They just don't seem to wear masks in Texas. Check out the photos in this article . . .

where these same Democrats are seen at a news conference last week and on a bus going to the airport today:

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/12/texas-democrats-voting-bill-quorum/



And yes, probably all vaccinated but still . . . appearances can be all. But in this case, if this effort to stop voter suppression works, they won't be remembered for their lack of masks.

[Bristlecone]

26. Exactly, w/o reading what this pic is, I first thought more Airplane Aholes

Espousing “freedom” to the ignore mask reqs.

I guess good for the Texas Dems on the subject at hand…

[George II]

29. They're all Democratic members of the Texas Legislature, all vaccinated.

[IronLionZion]

34. Lots of red staters don't mask, even if Dems

most definitely chartered flight and bus since masks are still required for commercial flights and buses because of Secretary Buttigieg.

[denbot]

47. Yup

[LanternWaste]

68. That irrelevancy aside, what do you think of their actual mission and goal?

On a discussion board, no less...

[Scottie Mom]

4. You go, TxDems!!!!

Bravo! 🙋🏻‍♀️

[calimary]

31. How can we help them?

They're gonna be out-of-state and out-of-pocket for what could be weeks.

Is some sort of fund set up so they can pay their hotel bills, buy food, and just get by?

Anybody know?

[Scottie Mom]

32. Go Fund Me?

Maybe someone could set this up?

[Lisa0825]

39. ActBlue

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/tmf_210712

[ShazzieB]

42. Thanks for this!

I just donated. 😁

[uponit7771]

5. K&R, going as far as they can go to stop the GQP

[RANDYWILDMAN]

9. The opposite of Oregon :)

Where republicans run from creating legislation that helps people !

[Traildogbob]

10. Yea, the mask thing is a problem

But while in DC, hope they can help Dem Senate locate their balls and ovaries. They are showing em what they look like, so that’s a start.

[stillcool]

12. must be tough being a Democrat in Texas

I hope they find a way. Looks like a chartered plane, being Dems more than likely all vaccinated, still need a mask?

[Tommymac]

23. If they are all vaccinated they do not need to wear them. n/t

[jimfields33]

27. I'm vaccinated and they make me wear a mask on the airplane.

[IronLionZion]

36. Do you think Trump wears a mask on his plane?

it's most definitely chartered

[ShazzieB]

44. Everyone has to wear a mask on a COMMERCIAL flight.

That rule does not apply to a private chartered flight.

On commercial flight, you're cooped up in that tube with a bunch of strangers whose vaccine status you know nothing about. This is a group of people who know each other, and each of them knows the others have been vaccinated. A group of vaccinated people in an enclosed space together do not need to wear masks. Even on a (noncommercial) airplane flight.

[Tommymac]

51. If you were on a private charter the rules may be different.

50 people who are ALL vaccinated, locked in a pre-cleaned cabin where the air is refreshed and recirculates within seconds, do not need to be masked.

Public flights are a different matter. Apples and oranges.

[LakeArenal]

62. Counter to what I hear about still wearing masks.

[whopis01]

67. The mask mandate applies to chartered flights

https://nbaa.org/aircraft-operations/safety/coronavirus/covid-19-point-of-impact/cdc-transportation-mask-mandate-applies-to-charter-fbos/

[Rebl2]

30. They do on a plane

[blogslug]

35. It was a private plane

[ShazzieB]

45. Please see my reply no. 44, above.

[Tommymac]

50. Not a private charter.

My god - we have all suffered for a year...the reward is that if you are around everyone else who is vaccinated you do not need to wear a mask. And if I am in that situation - with my family - we DO NOT WEAR masks. Everywhere else - yes.

WHO and CDC agree. Scientists agree. Drs. agree.

Life goes on and those of us who are responsible and vaccinated should enjoy it as much as they can - let's stop pounding on our own and get back to reality.

[brooklynite]

52. No, you are wrong

Commercial air flights are governed by FEDERAL law. You MUST still wear a mask on planes, trains, and public transportation per USDOT regulations (I'm a transportation planner; I work with these people).

[LanternWaste]

69. You're confusing the airport and the airplanes.

Try not to do that if you're getting paid for it... your incorrect information could have negative repercussions on a professional level.

[brooklynite]

71. "CDC requires all travelers to wear face masks while on aircraft and at airports."

https://www.flyhealthy.gov/flyhealthy/aboard-aircraft

On January 29, 2021, CDC issued an Order that required face masks to be worn by all people while on public transportation (which included all passengers and all personnel operating conveyances) traveling into, within, or out of the United States and U.S. territories. The Order also required all people to wear masks while at transportation hubs (e.g., airports, bus or ferry terminals, train and subway stations, seaports, U.S. ports of entry, and other locations where people board public transportation in the United States and U.S. territories), including both indoor and outdoor areas.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/face-masks-public-transportation.html

I know my business.

[walkingman]

16. Proud of Texas Democrats!

[PortTack]

21. Kudos to all TX Dems...way to go!!

[wendyb-NC]

24. Texas Dems Rock

They are true blue patriots. :loveys:

[BootinUp]

25. nice picture.

[monkeyman1]

28. go for it !

patriot's stuff was great during ww11 . this shit now day's is a TFG MONEY MACHINE ! time for it to stop ! the republican party & the low lifes need to be removed ! republican's are scared of their own shadow ! just what we need ! nothing but chicken shit's . dumbo might end my job ! get some ball's ! he alway's pay's other people to do his dirty work . a damn so called billionaire begging for buck's to pay his legal bill's. ya rite ! jeeze !

[NoMoreRepugs]

33. Congrats to the Texas Dem's for their actions - piling on for not wearing a mask is so DU.

You can Fight to protect Democracy but dammit your socks are mismatched. Get a grip people.

[ShazzieB]

43. OMG, I know!

These people are my heroes!

And a group of vaccinated people on a private plane (as opposed to a commercial flight) do NOT need to wear masks, so everybody needs to knock it off.

[NoMoreRepugs]

48. Truth.

[happy feet]

53. This!

[Wednesdays]

54. Plus, maybe they were taking off their masks temporarily

so that they could smile for the picture?

Just a hunch.

[herding cats]

58. Right? I laughed out loud when I read this thread.

This place is a hoot sometimes.

[LisaL]

73. Three of them just got tested positive. Covid.

Is it still funny?

[herding cats]

74. Context is everything, right?

The post I replied to:

33. Congrats to the Texas Dem's for their actions - piling on for not wearing a mask is so DU.

You can Fight to protect Democracy but dammit your socks are mismatched. Get a grip people.
"I take full responsibility. It's not my fault..." tRUMP just wrote his epitaph.33. Congrats to the Texas Dem's for their actions - piling on for not wearing a mask is so DU.

My reply:

Right? I laughed out loud when I read this thread.

This place is a hoot sometimes.

I'm curious why you single me out of all the other replies? The post I replied to would seem a more linear place for your reply to land. No?

[napi21]

37. Thank you all for leaving the State! I don't live in Tx. anymore, but I still appreciate your

efforts to preserve Democracy! I'm sorry you HAD to do it though. I constantly think of how we can rid the Pubs of the DJT syndrome they suffer from because they're causing us all to suffer too. What's it going to take???

[True Dough]

55. It was interesting to read the mask debate in this thread

I haven't made up my mind entirely. Even with two shots in my arm, I may choose to wear a mask in some public places. But I don't expect everyone to make the same decisions that I do.

[young_at_heart]

59. Thank you so much to people who really care!

I can't imagine what this country would be like if the GOP has its way and turns it into an autocratic nation. Trump really liked being a dictator and if he had been able to succeed in taking over the presidency our 'former' country would no longer exist. As an 81-year-old, I don't think I could have managed!

[lunatica]

61. It's what dedicated patriots looks like!

Die hard Democrats, using every tool at their disposal to fight for their constituents. I hope we see much more of this kind of thing.

Now watch the Republicans try to Trump these patriots!

[Cha]

64. Rt TY Texas Dems!

[Probatim]

65. I'm late to the discussion, but I have to make this comment

This photo is another prime example of the differences between our side and theirs.

These folks look like normal, well-adjusted, and happy people who care about others. They're smiling and the smiles reach their eyes.

republicans always looks like they're the most miserable pricks you'd ever want to leave on the side of the road.

I guess if you're a hateful and self-hating prick, you'd vote for the same type of person.

[Blue Owl]

70. K&R

[sarisataka]

72. Three positive cases

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215632938

Masking sucks but one mild bout of Covid was enough for me. Back to wearing one until this wave passes, at least.

[True Dough]

75. Make that 5 positive cases now...

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