'They said it's a felony': Police yank Dem lawmaker out of bathroom for speaking to media

[sheshe2]

One Democratic state representative in Texas speaking out against the Republican effort to redraw congressional district boundaries was just threatened with a felony charge for speaking to journalists.

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After Collier left the call, Sen. Booker called it "outrageous" that the Texas Democrat was being forced to stop talking to the media.

"First of all, let me tell you something. Representative Collier in the bathroom has more dignity than Donald Trump in the Oval Office," Booker said. "...What they're trying to do right there is silence an American leader. Silence a Black woman. And that is outrageous. I hope everybody took note of that."

"The fact that she can't even let her voice be heard is freakin' outrageous. And this is what we're

That's according to a Wednesday article in the Houston Chronicle, which reported that Rep. Nicole Collier (D) had to abruptly end a press conference she joined from a bathroom at the Texas State Capitol. A video of the moment posted to X shows Collier being interrupted mid-speech while on a Democratic National Committee video stream with California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) while speaking to police.




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The F**K!?

[orangecrush]

1. Welcome to Putinland

[LymphocyteLover]

9. Seriously. GOP fascists.

[rickyhall]

2. Sam and Steve are rolling in their graves. This ain't Texas.

[hamsterjill]

11. Ann and Molly are doing some rolling, too.

n/t

[Irish_Dem]

3. This is getting uglier by the minute.

How close are we to they start shootings each other?

[Marthe48]

4. She can talk to me

I'd rather talk to her than any rwnj trying to destroy my country.

[KentuckyWoman]

5. Wow.

First off - Texas is being so overbearing she thought she had to hide in the pottie to make a call? OMG!

Second off - what happened to "no men in the women's bathroom".

Third off - when did it become a felony to talk on the phone when in the stall... because I'm pretty sure every damn GOP rep in Texas needs to go straight to jail if so.

[dflprincess]

7. I've been wondering where Nancy Mace has been

Haven't heard speak one word of outrage over men in the women's bathroom this time.

[D_Master81]

6. Totally normal democracy stuff

I’ve read a lot about the great democracies of the world where political opponents are arrested for speaking to the media. Yes we are truly great again!

[Bev54]

8. Why is she still in there, is there not a lawyer able to go into a court and get her released?

[LymphocyteLover]

10. Because Texas is a fucked up police state?

[chiffondior]

12. I guess Republicans aren't actually THAT concerned....

with protecting women in bathrooms.

[UTUSN]

13. K&R