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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas House falls short of quorum after Democrats leave state to prevent Trump-backed redraw of US House maps.
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Keep up the good work Texas Dems. There’s nothing Abbott can do. 🤣🤣🤣
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How soon until all of the Republicans in America are yelling out “Cowards! You are too chicken to let us cheat!”
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[ sad trombone sound ]
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How is this Breaking? We have known about this for a couple days now!
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So if they can do this why can’t we arrest FELONS, yes plural, in the white house??
They don’t even try to hide the coup anymore.
Texas House issues warrants for absent Democrats | The Texas Tribune
www.texastribune.org/2025/08/04/t...
Texas House issues arrest warrants for Democrats who left state to block congressional redistricting
The warrants apply only within state lines, making them largely symbolic as most of the legislators in question decamped to Illinois, New York and Massachusetts.
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That’s a shame dot gif
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Couldn’t they just… vote when they return?
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Let's not forget!! www.texastribune.org/2025/03/26/g...
Gov. Greg Abbott showing no rush to replace late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner
Republicans hold a tiny majority in the House, creating an incentive for Abbott to hold off on calling an election for Turner’s seat, which would likely be filled by a Democrat.
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They need to stay away from texas, as long as it takes to stop this bill.
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I don't understand why Republicans don't just change the rules on quorums?
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MN Dems have fought off lying Republicans for forty years. We are the gold standard.
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Democrats have fought on behalf of democracy for decades, long after Republicans went off the map of America to adopt fascist racism. Or racist fascism. Whatever.
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The wheelie fascist must be damn mad
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GOOD
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yay, fight back Dems!
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Good.
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Time to contact Abbott’s office and RAISE SOME CAIN!
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Wow. TX Democrats are setting a standard national Dems should probably start paying attention to.
Extraordinary times and all that
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This is a really bad look for Texas and for Republicans and for Trump. Openly trying to rig an election because they think they’re untouchable. Time for blue states to stop funding the red states. Turn off the financial spigot.
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Beautiful.
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Hehehehehe.
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💙🦋 not sure how long they can hold this up, but I’m grateful for the hope they’re giving.
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👏💪🏽👏
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🍴💩, Abbott. Save a helping for the WH occupant.
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Texas democrats are messing with Texas 💙 Good trouble
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Also, Donald Trump rapes children.
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Absolute legends
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Texas Dems, doing America proud!
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AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
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Lawyers be lawyering.
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Please share we have exhausted all resources to get support In Texas
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What about us
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Womp womp.
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I like hearing good news coming from my home town.
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Lol. Lmao even.
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This was Abbott’s special session agenda. Governor Greg Abbott held ALL OTHER AGENDA ITEMS HOSTAGE by putting redistricting illegal maps first on the calendar
“If you don’t pass these maps, we won’t move on to anything else on the agenda.” #NoFloodVictimsRelief #FascistAbbott #GerrymanderedMapSteal
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ESSAY: The Gerrymandering Nightmare Scenario
It's a Cold Civil War already. Get ready for more.
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Greg Abbott is really going to be mad that he can’t deliver for Trump.
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Go for it -Abbott. Either way Republicans are gonna be held accountable for this one ….so 🖕🏼🖕🏼😏
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We live in a dictatorship. bsky.app/profile/rpsa...
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I’m so sick of the words “Trump-backed” I could spit 💩.
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Great on the Texas Dems
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Meet any criticism of this move by reminding everyone that Squeeker Johnson shut down the House to avoid voting on the release of possible evidence of Trump's child molestations.
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Is it true the Texas house issue ARREST WARRANTS for the missing democrats??? Because fuuuuck the gop, what are they gonna do about it!!?
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I live in @juliejohnsontx.bsky.social district & they are trying to take our district from us & silence our voices so I’m 💯 behind Texas Democrats 👏👏👏
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Hearing of protest scheduled for today, August 4, 2025, at the Governor's Mansion located at 1010 Colorado Street at 5:30PM.
Anyone confirm, please?
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The Republican Party of Texas are liars, cheats, thieves, and crooks, and a lot of them cheat on their wives.
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Dems should have been doing this for the last 6 years or so. You can't take the high road with these ass holes. Too much is on the line to not fight for keeps.
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Abbott screaming that he will indict those Dems for bribery.
Bribery, LOL LOL LOL
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Are they going to issue “civil arrest” warrants?
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Pity.
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But...but...according to people in my party (the Democrats), "The Democrats aren't doing anything"
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Honestly pretty surprised they even honored a required quorum seeing as they don’t really follow any laws
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How to fight when the odds are stacked against you.
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And now the Texas assholes want them arrested
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Republicans in oregon have been pulling this very thing for years for way lower stakes. If they say anything say they followed Oregons republican lead.
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Thank you Texas democrats!
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HOORAY!!!
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GOOD. Abbott should be ashamed of himself (but he’s not.)
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Good.
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Texans should come out in mass and protest their governor to tell him they won’t allow him to steal their elections and take away their freedoms.🚨🚨🚨🚨
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Outstanding. They're doing what they can, using the limited but maximum power they have. I hope others follow their lead. Now is the time to use it or potentially forever lose it.
