Gina Hinojosa says Texas Democrats are prepared to stay out of Texas for weeks to block suppression and make Congress act
As the new Republican voting bills sailed toward passage, Democrats agreed to escape the state, and return to Washington where they plan to keep lobbying House and Senate members to pass federal voting protections that could preempt Texas’ bills. By leaving the state, they deny their Republican counterparts the quorum necessary to pass legislation. Texas Democrats say they’re prepared to remain out of Texas for weeks to prevent that quorum.
People testified until seven in the morning. The opposition was overwhelming. The Republicans took zero Democratic amendments and they immediately passed the bill along party lines despite overwhelming opposition. We were not being listened to, our constituents weren’t being heard, and that left us with the same decision as before: to deny them quorum.
Can you walk me through how getting out of the state works? State troopers can track you down and force to go back and vote if you’re still in Texas, right?
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