Elected representative in Texas left locked in the House chamber because she refused a DPS escort.
I know there's a lot going on, but if this isn't a front page story in every US newspaper tomorrow, our press is massively failing us. And yes, I know that they already are.
Per NBC’s Ryan Chandler: Rep Nicole Collier is locked inside of the Texas House chamber because she refuses to sign a “permission slip” to leave the floor with a DPS escort.
Tbf, the front page is only so big.
She is the only one courageous enough not to sign the form? Really? The only one? Black woman doing the work - again.
Illegally detained!!
They've already gone into a congressman's office and detained an aide.
They also threw a Senator to the ground and handcuffed him.
This is all after Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota were murdered.
Where is our media? Where is our leadership?
Make that failing harder.
Isn't this kidnapping?
These MAGA legislators are just sick.
You are so correct on the medias absolute complicit silence....butcwhatcfobyouvexpect when all mefia is owned by Republicans
It’s so astounding and it may not even make 1A.
It’s not a valid “consent” form, if signed under duress. Another example of man’s inability to understand woman’s right to consent?
@maddow.msnbc.com is reporting on this right now. Sounds like false imprisonment.
It seems to be breaking containment on my feeds
Das ist ein klassischer Fall von "wenn alle anderen schweigen, wird die Stimme der Frau gehört". Aber was passiert, wenn sie nicht mal unterschreiben muss?
Lawyers Judges where are you??
I think the bigger question is, why did her colleagues sign it?
Isn't this kidnapping?
I mean this in all sincerity, I hope the representative uses the chamber as a toilet, the speaker’s chair, since she is unable to leave..
Would speak volumes…
Texas Republicans have lost their damn minds
It’s called “kidnapping”.
When.
Sometimes the bar is where it is for some of us because of endless years of oppression. Trivial and just forget about it just one more time? I don't think so.
but yet G Maxwell is getting a luxury stay at a white collar prison! And a felon is spending a ton of our $$$ on gold cherubs in the oval office and 1/6 ers got pardoned.
It’s just sickening. Texas politics is completely off the rails.
Our media is soft pedaling fascism as we speak so I don't think they'll be covering this tomorrow
It won't be unfortunately.
The CBS “coverage” clip on YouTube I watched was beyond infuriating. It could have been parody they were so unconcerned
The odds this story makes the front page of NYT or WaPo are worse than the odds that they don’t cover it at all.
How the f*ck is this legal?
I live in (semi-rural) Texas, and this wasn't even mentioned on the news this morning.
WTAF IS GOING ON?????? She needs to sue
And of course we don’t have a president we can count onto actually intervene and call that whole nonsense off Texas is out of control
No no no. She has been arrested or kidnapped it is crazy to make it sound like anything else
The entire Republican party has earned being torn from power in all their positions across the nation and their party banned forever.
Kidnapped
You can count on the media not reporting or if they do, trying to both sides it somehow.
Are there no false imprisonment laws in Texas?
Did all the other democrats sign and are they now shadowed by a cop?
This is a hostage incident!
Almost worse is that the other Dems apparently accepted the police surveillance and left her there. I mean, wtaf.
They're trying to humiliate her, if the rest of the Dems signed it then they already humiliated themselves
Escort? Like in North Korea? Dear Leader, indeed!
They failed us the minute Biden won.
💯💯💯
Outrageous.
Also, where is Democratic leadership on this?
Sounds like kidnapping to me.
Is Rep. Collier the only Dem who refused the DPS minder? So all the other Democrats agreed to be policed 24/7?
Can you say kidnapping?
Maybe she should start a little fire. You know, to keep warm through the night. 🤷🏻♂️
She’s amazing.
Imprisoned for political beliefs.
