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Texas Republicans vote to arrest Democrats stalling redistricting vote (www.bbc.com)

submitted 8 months ago by tfm@europe.pub to c/BoycottUnitedStates@europe.pub

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.nz/post/26438676

Texas Republicans have voted to track down and arrest dozens of Democratic legislators who have fled the state to block passage of a partisan redistricting plan.

The vote passed by 85 to 6, following Republican Governor Greg Abbott's threat of bribery charges against the absent Democrats.

After the vote, the governor ordered state troopers "to locate, arrest, and return to the House chamber any member who has abandoned their duty to Texans".

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[–] ajoebyanyothername@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

Think it's pretty much all they can do. It's not arrest as such, just compelling them to return for the vote, which by necessity can be done without a quorum. Also only applies within state lines, so pretty much just a symbolic gesture.