TX House Dems Flee to IL to Avoid Redistricting, Arrest Is Nigh

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Texas House Democrats confirm they’ve left the state to break quorum over the proposed redrawn congressional map.  Jasmine Crockett, Greg Casar, Ron Reynolds, and James Talarico are among the forty fleeing Democrats.

James Talarico:

Politico reported they’re headed to Illinois.

“We’re not walking out on our responsibilities; we’re walking out on a rigged system that refuses to listen to the people we represent.”

They did the same thing in 2021.

Attorney General Ken Paxton said they face arrest.

Four years ago, Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called for the arrest of fleeing lawmakers upon their return to their state.

The move to deny quorum follows Texas Republicans unveiling a new congressional map that would provide their party with five new red-leaning districts — part of an effort to boost the GOP’s chances of hanging onto the House after the 2026 election. The Democrats need fewer than a handful of seats next year to seize control of the lower chamber after losing power at every level in Washington last year.

Sunday’s move will almost certainly set off a nationwide redistricting arms race that threatens to upend the 2026 midterm election map.

Illinois is even more gerrymandered than Texas.

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Term Limits Now
Term Limits Now
4 days ago

Arrest Jasmine Crockashit!

Tim Kuehl
Tim Kuehl
4 days ago

Jasmine Crockett is a loudmouth member of US House and not the Texas House so it doesn’t matter if she joined the cowards fleeing the fight they were elected to fight.

The Prisoner
The Prisoner
4 days ago

I’d bet Pritzker put them up in a 5 star hotel.

Paxton was elected, so he does not take orders from Abbott.

Peter B. Prange,
Peter B. Prange,
4 days ago

Gerrymandering to stop the will of the majority of the people in a state from fair representation is disgusting and immoral no matter which part does it. Fleeing to break a quorum should result in prison terms.

Last edited 4 days ago by Peter B. Prange,