That doesn’t really paint a clear picture. Department of Public Safety is doing the detaining and “Republicans” is fairly nebulous. What law gives the Department of Public Safety the right to force Texas state representatives to accept a police escort? What about detaining them in the congressional building? Who said she could sleep in her office? On who’s authority?
Probably the worst thing about social Internets is how lazy they make people. “Find my answer so I can debate you about it!” Why not go out and get your answer and report back? (It doesn’t help that CBS was the cited source, which now is a known Nazi sympathizer.)
Texas is the redheaded stepchild of US states with all the Nazis moving in over the last decade to shift them from purple to red/Nazi. The governor is on a power trip and they really want to be the example of how to destroy America nationwide. Power tends to corrupt, absolute power corrupts absolutely and all.
If still too lazy to do the research, the short answer is Texas has a law that lets the state government send the Sergeant at Arms after congress members that won’t show up for quorum, (they also get fined $500/day) and that can include deputizing police/etc. and doesn’t really have guard rails on it to protect against asinine behavior. Members of their congress have used abandonment in previous decades as their only form of protest to stop unjust laws from being pushed through as that state speedruns rotting from the inside.
Jokes aside sometimes I like getting to talk to people who are willing to give be there point of view and might have greater insight or experience IRL with the topic of choice.
Did not know that about CBS either. I appreciate you taking the time in replying though and helping educate this lazy person :)
The Department of Public Safety, according to the article, at the behest of the Republicans
That doesn’t really paint a clear picture. Department of Public Safety is doing the detaining and “Republicans” is fairly nebulous. What law gives the Department of Public Safety the right to force Texas state representatives to accept a police escort? What about detaining them in the congressional building? Who said she could sleep in her office? On who’s authority?
Probably the worst thing about social Internets is how lazy they make people. “Find my answer so I can debate you about it!” Why not go out and get your answer and report back? (It doesn’t help that CBS was the cited source, which now is a known Nazi sympathizer.)
Texas is the redheaded stepchild of US states with all the Nazis moving in over the last decade to shift them from purple to red/Nazi. The governor is on a power trip and they really want to be the example of how to destroy America nationwide. Power tends to corrupt, absolute power corrupts absolutely and all.
If still too lazy to do the research, the short answer is Texas has a law that lets the state government send the Sergeant at Arms after congress members that won’t show up for quorum, (they also get fined $500/day) and that can include deputizing police/etc. and doesn’t really have guard rails on it to protect against asinine behavior. Members of their congress have used abandonment in previous decades as their only form of protest to stop unjust laws from being pushed through as that state speedruns rotting from the inside.
Hey I resemble that lazy remark!!!
Jokes aside sometimes I like getting to talk to people who are willing to give be there point of view and might have greater insight or experience IRL with the topic of choice.
Did not know that about CBS either. I appreciate you taking the time in replying though and helping educate this lazy person :)