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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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[–] Zer0_F0x@lemmy.world 44 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Y'all are one Reichstag fire away from invading Poland

[–] Routhinator@startrek.website 24 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Hi from Canada, we're likely Poland in Nazi Boogaloo 2.

[–] Azal@pawb.social 2 points 10 hours ago

Is it you all or Greenland right now? I honestly can't keep up anymore.

[–] meep_launcher@sh.itjust.works 4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Y'all-qaeda is going to have to get through us northerners first, and there are some of us who have been preparing . 🔫🫡

I for one am not going to let my country's army take a meter of my extended family's homeland as long as I'm above ground. Also good luck on suppressing and insurgency in Chicago before heading north.

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip -3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I see a lot of talk but no walking.

[–] the_tab_key@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Yes, because this is, by design, a text only platform. You would not be able to see the "walking" here.

[–] meep_launcher@sh.itjust.works 4 points 12 hours ago

Yea like excuse me? I had my ass beat in 2020, I've been protesting here in Chi, and my community has been fucking up ICE. Look what their head said about Chicago. He hates us. Because we don't fuck with ICE the way New York just let them stroll right in.

Sit down, Americans aren't as lazy as you think we are. We arrested our governor and we'll bring that to the white house.

[–] Zer0_F0x@lemmy.world 15 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

All I'm saying is that Canada and Mexico are going to need to step up their border defense game, just in case

[–] jve@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago

Is this the long con to get Mexico to pay for the wall?

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 13 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

That's gonna suck all around; America already does poorly with insurgencies, let's see them fight one against their closest neighbour, who speak the same language, look the same, and follow most of the same culture.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 3 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

I know that part of the Canada defence plan involves a bunch of people putting on american hats and some maps of critical us infrastructure.

Don't think that we have the same culture, ours revolves around not being americans.

[–] Azal@pawb.social 2 points 10 hours ago

It's an interesting conundrum. They come in and say they're from Canada, a good chunk of the US population would just say "I didn't see nothing"

[–] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Already burned the White House down once, can burn it down again.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 3 points 16 hours ago

I would like a certain jet to be burned as well.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 2 points 16 hours ago

Also that started with some militia red necks thinking they could invade.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Don't think that we have the same culture, ours revolves around not being americans

We consume much of the same culture, courtesy of Hollywood, which makes it easier for us to blend in

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 2 points 14 hours ago

"How do you do fellow americans"

"Don't worry about the anfo, by the way happen to know how well guarded the local power station is?"