Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said on Sunday that the state would protect Texas Democrats who fled to the Prairie State over GOP efforts to redraw the Lone Star State’s congressional maps.
“They’re here in Illinois. We’re going to do everything we can to protect every single one of them and make sure that — ’cause we know they’re doing the right thing, we know that they’re following the law,” Pritzker told reporters at a press conference Sunday night held alongside the Texas state lawmakers.
“It’s Ken Paxton who doesn’t follow the law. It’s the leaders of Texas who are attempting not to follow the law,” he continued. “They’re the ones that need to be held accountable.”
The Illinois governor’s comments came after Texas Democrats left their state to deny their GOP counterparts a quorum, or the minimum number of lawmakers needed to conduct business, during their special session. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) called the special session in part to push forward a new congressional map that would give Republicans five more pick-up opportunities, something President Trump has been pushing for as the GOP braces for a potentially challenging midterm election next year.
Lawmakers have a responsibility to do their jobs, to represent the people who elected them to legislate. Running from those responsibilities is the opposite of what you want in a representative.
Pritzker just became a lot more credible in my eyes as we need dems who are willing to roll up their sleeves and do what it takes in order to slow down the coming GOP fascism. Texas has zero ability to enforce the law in Illinois while Pritzker can afford to keep the Texas lawmakers financially afloat and help with fines until the December redistrcting deadline.
Lawmakers have a responsibility to do their jobs, to represent the people who elected them to legislate. Running from those responsibilities is the opposite of what you want in a representative.
Lawmakers have a responsibility to do their jobs, to represent the people who elected them to legislate. Running from those responsibilities is the opposite of what you want in a representative.
Not exactly. When they have no power to do their jobs, preventing a Republican takeover by any means necessary is their job.Lawmakers have a responsibility to do their jobs, to represent the people who elected them to legislate. Running from those responsibilities is the opposite of what you want in a representative.
Their job isn’t to redraw district maps at random points because the President said so.Lawmakers have a responsibility to do their jobs, to represent the people who elected them to legislate. Running from those responsibilities is the opposite of what you want in a representative.
The GOP is not wanting a healthy democracy. They want absolute power and rule.This is not how healthy Democracies act.
The GOP is a cancer on the body politic
So since we're finally playing the hardball that Rush/Fox/MAGA/Trump have perfected (although Trump turned the Republican party into a MAFIA) then the Democracts in Texas should do EXACTLY the same thing that Trump/MAGAs would do if fined.
Just funnel the $$$$$$$$$$$$ back to themselves where it's untraceable.
Enough of the Democratic party thinking you can fight organized crime (MAGA/Trump) by being nice.
They are representing the people who don’t want Texas redistricted.Lawmakers have a responsibility to do their jobs, to represent the people who elected them to legislate. Running from those responsibilities is the opposite of what you want in a representative.
So since we're finally playing the hardball that Rush/Fox/MAGA/Trump have perfected (although Trump turned the Republican party into a MAFIA) then the Democracts in Texas should do EXACTLY the same thing that Trump/MAGAs would do if fined.
Just funnel the $$$$$$$$$$$$ back to themselves where it's untraceable.
Enough of the Democratic party thinking you can fight organized crime (MAGA/Trump) by being nice.
Pritzker just became a lot more credible in my eyes as we need dems who are willing to roll up their sleeves and do what it takes in order to slow down the coming GOP fascism. Texas has zero ability to enforce the law in Illinois while Pritzker can afford to keep the Texas lawmakers financially afloat and help with fines until the December redistrcting deadline.
It may not, but at this point anything that is plausibly legal to dismantle the gop project is a good thing.I don't know why Democrats think this will work.
This shit didn't work in Wisconsin when Scott Walker gutted the unions.
It may not, but at this point anything that is plausibly legal to dismantle the gop project is a good thing.
Lawmakers have a responsibility to do their jobs, to represent the people who elected them to legislate. Running from those responsibilities is the opposite of what you want in a representative.
Part of winning elections right now is to use the same tactics that the GOP has been using for nearly 2 decades to even the playing field.Here is how you dismantle the GOP Project.
Actually win elections.
Stop alienating working-class white people, who are still the majority in this country.
What a load of drama bullshit. I expect them to legislate. Abdication is not legislation.Democrats in Texas have a responsibility to protect their constituents’ ability to be fairly represented and to prevent the process from being rigged by Republicans who seek total and unaccountable power.
And Republicans have the responsibility to uphold the principles of Democracy by drawing fair maps that represent the will of the people, not just try to protect their own party’s power.
And you have the personal responsibility, as a citizen, to help fight back against the emerging fascism and authoritarianism of the Republican Party. What you advocate in this thread is the opposite of what we expect from citizens. What the Republicans are doing is an outrageous, shameful abuse of power.
Really? Have you looked at the district maps of the state they fled to? Gerrymandered to shit.Part of winning elections right now is to use the same tactics that the GOP has been using for nearly 2 decades to even the playing field.
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