The Texas Senate passes redistricting map over House Dems hold-out

[DoBW]

The Texas Senate passed a redistricting map

[Lovie777]

1. Good luck with that..................

even Texans are pissed.

[hamsterjill]

2. Zaffarini used to office with another female attorney who is a rabid Republican.

They practiced law together before they both decided to become interested in politics. Zaffarini ran for elected office and the other attorney was General Counsel to a Republican who was Rick Perry's largest backer.

I guess Zaffarini just couldn't handle doing the right thing.

[LeftInTX]

3. Why did Zaffarini and Hinojosa do that?

[TnDem]

4. I would imagine

That everybody can't stay gone forever. The Republicans probably waited till a couple of Democrats were in the building and they held the vote.

[LeftInTX]

5. It was the senate. They literally walked out of the room and down the hall.

Maybe they left the Capitol building, but that was it! No hotels. No running out of state. No airplanes. Two senators simply stayed in the room.

[FBaggins]

8. It's simply a matter of numbers

There are only 31 seats in the senate and republicans control 20 of them... and it takes 2/3 to make a quorum. All of the Democratic senators would have to leave the state and there's no room for even one to be caught.

The last time around, house democrats had more flexibility. A handful of people could head into the state at a time without risking the quorum-break... and eventually (38 days) it wasn't sustainable. This time around, we had even fewer house members and losing as few as a dozen members would break the strategy... but that's much easier than the "no flexibility at all" that it would take for the democratic senators to play a role.

[LeftInTX]

10. They only left the room. Maybe it was more of a boycott than actual quorum break.

Sargent of Arms wasn't gonna go after any of them as long as there was quorum.

Sen Menendez said they went outside and held a press conference.

I guess if Chuy and Zaffarini attempted to walk out then they all would have been ushered back into the chamber and they would have locked the door.

[MayReasonRule]

13. They Each Purposefully Allowed A Quorom Knowing The Bill Would Pass

:

[senseandsensibility]

6. Okay, not happy with the two who remained.

Hope Newsom moves fast in CA.

[usonian]

7. I don't accept the Nazi takeover and will do everything within my power to stop it.

Fuck these goons.

FIGHT OR GO HOME AND GET YOUR FUCKING SHINE BOX.



I'll fight them with votes,
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219813493



I'll fight them with DU posts.

Girlies, do you want to see my Magic Wand?

I'll fight them in New York


I'll fight them in Boston.


I'll fight them on the Lexington Green


I'll fight them in California


I'll fight them in space.


I'll fight them in South Beach


I'll fight them on land.


I'll fight them by air


I'll fight them by sea


I'll fight them on the beach.


I'll trip them up.


I'll flush them out.


I'll crush them.


I'll send them into the drink.

[DoBW]

11. helluva post

[usonian]

12. Thanks. The meme work is based on internet finds, almost none of this AI.

But as any chef can tell you, it’s in how you combine the ingredients.

But I’m damn serious about this coup bullshit.
How Serious?
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20554127

[FBaggins]

9. This was likely intentional

They're trying to get republicans to act quickly now that they've resigned themselves to losing this phase of the fight.

[MayReasonRule]

14. They Purposefully Stayed In Order For There To Be A Quorom Full Well Knowing The Bill Would Pass

It's unconscionable.

Acquiescence is complicity.

Complicity is support.

Those that support the same are the same.

[JCMach1]

15. The plan is for R's to at least break even on the Gerrymander

Even break even if Blue States also reapport would knock an edge off of any blue wave election. 30+ would probably come up 10-20+ blue. Feels like a win. But, at 10-20 seats you are one plot twist, or black swan event (not to mention vote suppression) away from red control.