It seems strange that we have a state law that allows the Texas Rangers to arrest and return legislators that runaway from congress while it’s in session.
At least these congressmen were smarter than the “Killer Bees”, 12 Democrats that hid in a garage in Austin 24 years ago while the Rangers and police searched for them. … These 50 went to a Holiday Inn in Oklahoma. The Texas Rangers found them, but didn’t have the jurisdiction to make them come back.
Democrats may be a minority in Texas, but they have a lot more fun than the Republicans. Here’s a funny article, Democrats not hiding in obvious places about hunting for Democrats.
As a fellow Texan I can attest to the boundless joys that Texas politics as a whole gives to me. I thought Houston was bad just having an ineffective, weak willed Mayor, but now half the Dems are gone. What will happen next?
Bizarre. Sounds like very poor law-drafting. I can understand places that have procedures requiring an absolute majority of legislators to approve a bill, but this quorum requirement, requiring that people attend even if they are going to vote “no”, seems very stupid. So why doesn’t this happen every time one side disagrees with the proposals being voted on?
Yea, Jim, that part was funny too. “Yea, if we had 50 people here who weren’t smart enough to come in out of the rain I’d just bet they’re Democrats.” Heh.
refusal, the main reason it doesn’t happen more is because it is so visible and very politically risky. And getting 50 out of 150 people to agree to run off to Oklahoma, of all places, for a week isn’t very easy to do.
Yeah, Steven, I kind of thought that was what he was saying too.
