Greg Abbott says fleeing Democrats forfeit their seats

Replace all of these DemocRATS  -- Abbott said Democrat lawmakers “hatched a deliberate plan not to show up for work,” accusing them of abandoning their offices and violating their constitutional duties. The governor cited Texas Attorney General Opinion No. KP-0382, which allows for a finding that a legislator has “vacated office” if they intentionally break quorum. Abbott said he will use that opinion to begin removing absent Democrats from the Texas House if they fail to return for Monday’s 3:00 p.m. session. -- The governor ordered the House to reconvene at 3:00 p.m. Monday and said any member who fails to attend risks immediate consequences. “The derelict Democrat House members must return to Texas and be in attendance,” Abbott wrote. “For any member who fails to do so, I will invoke Texas Attorney General Opinion No. KP-0382 to remove the missing Democrats from membership in the Texas House.” -- Abbott’s letter also raised the possibility of felony charges for lawmakers who are reportedly soliciting funds to offset fines they’ll incur for skipping session. “Many absentee Democrats are soliciting funds to evade the fines,” he wrote, warning that any Democrat who “solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept” such funds could be violating state bribery laws under Texas Penal Code § 36.02. -- https://mxmnews.com/article/2efba7bd-58e3-4492-8583-d46d45532ab9?greg-abbott-says-fleeing-democrats-forfeit-their-seats

Is that really what Abbott is saying?   What does Costello have to say about it, though?

Put this in the wrong thread

NY started this in the last election. Districts are required by the NY constitution to have a non- partisan committee to redistrict. It didn't work to the democrats satisfaction in 2020 so the democrat legislature did their own. It was so bad even even the democrat SC voted it down. They tried again and even though it was unconstitutional the democrat SC allowed it 7-0. Not happy with the 2024 results they want to try again. WI is trying it also, but the only state where this issue gets air time is Republican Texas. Democrats opened this can of worms

Do you think they will catch a Cubs game or Chisox game while in town?   Can they put that on their expense accounts?

Since they are losers,I think W Sox 

They went to Illinois which has even worse gerrymandering, you can't make this shit up.

lol there has never been overt cheating like this.     Texas isn't due for redistricting for another five years. Abbot is an authoritarian and I have had nothing but contempt for the man since he came

onto the political scene. God doesn't like him either as he literally dropped a tree on him as he was jogging underneath it. 

  You have such a short memory about "cheating"- your DemocRats have cheated for years, which makes this asinine comment from you - lol there has never been overt cheating like this - absurd.

 David show me any state where Democrats decided to redistrict prior to it being time to redistrict upon the order of a Democratic president so they don't lose the next election. Abbot is a 💩 stain and a national embarrassment.

Don't you remember when that 🐈 jumped on the anti-vaccine bandwagon and at the same time he was on his 3rd vaccination shot when the general public was just starting to get thier second. At the same time publicly he tried to play the macho man that wasn't going to get a second.

 He is the typical Republican sleaze ball that knows his base is full of shit so he lies to them and tells them what they want to hear while doing opposite. Republicans in Texas are a special kind of stupid as they can't even spot a liar like this. Shit

Here's what I think of when I hear Greg Abbott's name.

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