US EditionPritzker says Texas Democrats who fled state will be protected amid arrest threats
ILLINOIS, AUG 4 – Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is sheltering about 40 Texas Democrats who fled to block a GOP redistricting plan adding five Republican congressional seats, amid threats of arrest by Texas officials.
- Amid arrest threats, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is sheltering Texas House Democrats in Chicago after they fled to block a GOP redistricting plan.
- The decision to break quorum by Texas House Democrats halts the Republican-led Texas Legislature’s approval of a mid-decade redistricting plan, delaying the special session scheduled for 3 p.m. Monday.
- With the threat of felony charges, Abbott warned that hiding lawmakers could face legal consequences and cited bribery laws, threatening to arrest the ‘derelict Democrats.’
- In response to the impasse, Pritzker pledged “We’re going to do everything we can to protect every single one of them” as quorum remains denied in the special session.
- The redistricting battle positions Republicans as defending a narrow House majority, prompting Democrats in blue states to explore similar tactics, critics say.
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Texas Lawmakers Take Refuge in Chicago Amid High-Stakes Redistricting Standoff
Earlier today, over fifty Texas Democratic lawmakers flew to Illinois to try blocking a Republican redistricting plan. Many arrived at O’Hare International Airport, where Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and local advocates welcomed them. The lawmakers’ decision to travel to Illinois came a few hours after Governor Abbott called a special legislative session. Initially meant to deal with flood relief, the session saw the introduction of a congres…
Texas Dems Fight Gerrymandering By Taking 76-Seat Private Jet to Gerrymandered Blue State
When Texas Democrats left the state on Sunday to deny their Republican counterparts the quorum needed to pass a new congressional map, they said they were fighting a "rigged-redistricting process." They had an odd way of showing it.The post Texas Dems Fight Gerrymandering By Taking 76-Seat Private Jet to Gerrymandered Blue State appeared first on .
'Putting up smoke and mirrors': Dem delivers brutal takedown of red state governor’s threat
Texas State Rep. Jolanda Jonesstrongly challenged Gov. Greg Abbott (R) Monday over his threat to remove Democrats who fled the state, saying that "there is no felony in the Texas penal code for what he says.""So respectfully, he's making up some s——," Jones said while speaking to media in Albany. "He has no legal mechanism. And if he did, subpoenas from Texas don't work in New York or Chicago, so he's going to come get us how?"She continued: "Le…
Texas Dems ripped for 'cartoonishly dumb' strategy to flee to blue state notorious for gerrymandering
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is rolling out the red carpet for Democratic state lawmakers who fled Texas as they push back against a move by President Donald Trump to add five Republican-controlled congressional seats in their state."I'm going to do everything I can to make sure that they're welcome here, that they have the ability to stay as long as they need to and want to," Pritzker, a Democrat, said on Sunday evening as the lawmakers arrived in…
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