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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTX Rep. Thompson to Chip Roy: "Bring the handcuffs on and let's go"
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In response to Chip Roy saying theyre violating the law, Rep. Thompson says Im ready to be arrested. Im not violating the law and Im representing my constituents and I stand ready. Bring the handcuffs on and lets go
10:25 AM · Jul 29, 2021
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In response to Chip Roy saying theyre violating the law, Rep. Thompson says Im ready to be arrested. Im not violating the law and Im representing my constituents and I stand ready. Bring the handcuffs on and lets go
10:25 AM · Jul 29, 2021
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TX Rep. Thompson to Chip Roy: "Bring the handcuffs on and let's go" (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Jul 2021
OP
For the life of me, I don't see the difference between denying a quorum and a filibuster.
Midnight Writer
Jul 2021
#2
Do these pasty white buttwipes EVER get tired of getting their asses handed to them??
NoMoreRepugs
Jul 2021
#3
lamp_shade
(14,826 posts)1. She's not a woman to be messed with. I'm loving her spunk.
Midnight Writer
(21,741 posts)2. For the life of me, I don't see the difference between denying a quorum and a filibuster.
They are both techniques the minority can use to block a vote that they know they can't win.
NoMoreRepugs
(9,408 posts)3. Do these pasty white buttwipes EVER get tired of getting their asses handed to them??
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)4. Chip's sure concerned with Texas Democrats
Why didn't he interrogate Oregon Republicans when they walked out of the legislative session? One of them, a grandstander named Brian Boquist, even threatened the State Police should they attempt to make him do his job. I don't recall Chip being too concerned about that.
brush
(53,764 posts)5. Who is he to be questioning them one by one like some grand inquisitor?