By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams
Nearly 60 Democratic members of the Texas state House of Representatives plan to leave town on Monday in an effort to thwart—for the second time—their Republican counterparts’ attempt to ram through a sweeping voter suppression package.
NBC News reported Monday that as the Texas GOP moves to pass its proposal during the month-long special session, at least 58 state House Democrats are “expected to bolt from Austin” to deny Republicans the two-thirds quorum necessary to conduct legislative business. One unnamed source told NBC that “Democrats expect state Republicans to ask the Department of Public Safety to track them down” and force them to return to the chamber.
HAVE AN OPINION?
Click to look up your elected officials here or call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard NOW at (202) 224-3121
Recent Posts
200 Caring People Are Ready To Sail On The Freedom Flotilla To Gaza
April 25, 2024
Take Action Now For decades, corporations have used taxpayer-funded fellowship opportunities to help them secure billion-dollar defense contracts.…
Is The Iran Nuclear Deal Dead Forever?
April 25, 2024
Take Action Now Trump blew up the deal — why hasn’t Biden taken the opportunity to fix it? by Bob Dreyfuss, Tom Dispatch One, erratic and…
Big Oil Wants To Limit Safety Checks On CO2 Pipelines
April 25, 2024
Take Action Now After a leak in Sulphur, Louisiana, experts and residents express grave concerns about the fossil fuel industry’s carbon capture…
Columbia, NYU, The New School…MIT, Tufts, Emerson… Berkeley, Chicago, Chapel Hill… Everywhere…
April 24, 2024
Take Action Now For decades, corporations have used taxpayer-funded fellowship opportunities to help them secure billion-dollar defense contracts.…