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TX GOP vote to authorize state law enforcement to possibly arrest fleeing House members (Original Post)
FelineOverlord
Jul 2021
OP
They would rather just end them all, for real, right now. But FOR NOW we still have some
Eliot Rosewater
Jul 2021
#1
TX GOP vote to authorize state law enforcement to possibly arrest fleeing House members
FelineOverlord
Jul 2021
#4
And I bet the DC cops would tell the TX cops to fuck off if they asked for assistance
MarineCombatEngineer
Jul 2021
#9
Eliot Rosewater
(32,429 posts)1. They would rather just end them all, for real, right now. But FOR NOW we still have some
laws in some states.
For now.
But make no mistake, real patriots are their enemy and they want us gone and right now.
Dawson Leery
(19,358 posts)2. Vladimir Abbott.
berni_mccoy
(23,018 posts)3. How can they vote if they don't have quorum?
FBaggins
(27,438 posts)7. It is an explicit exception to quorum requirements
Two-thirds of each House shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner and under such penalties as each House may provide.
berni_mccoy
(23,018 posts)8. Thanks!
FelineOverlord
(3,753 posts)4. TX GOP vote to authorize state law enforcement to possibly arrest fleeing House members
PortTack
(34,363 posts)5. TX law enforcement has ZERO authority outside of the state...
MarineCombatEngineer
(14,310 posts)9. And I bet the DC cops would tell the TX cops to fuck off if they asked for assistance
in apprehending the TX Dem. lawmakers and if they tried to arrest them in DC, they themselves would be arrested.
rickyhall
(4,889 posts)6. The Texas Dems cross the Red River to point and laugh.