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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Fleeing Failure: Texas Democrats Run and Hide - Liberty Nation News
By Tim Donner It has been truly entertaining to witness prominent Democrats, led by the full-figured governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker, whine and moan about Republican plans to alter the congressional map of Texas. As the gory details of their dirty deeds to kneecap Donald Trump in 2016 are trickling out day by day, on top of their […]
Texas Democrats Found an Ally in JB Pritzker
“Texas Democrats knew that if they fled the state to block a Republican plan to redraw the congressional map, they would need blue-state allies. So when Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker — a potential 2028 presidential candidate — came to neighboring Oklahoma in late June for a dinner, the state party chair worked to set up a meeting,” the Washington Post reports. “Pritzker had been traveling the country urging his party to fight President Donald Trump …
Texas Governor Abbott threatened Democrats who fled state over redrawn voting maps. In Boston, they got a standing ovation. - The Boston Globe
Speaking at a closed-door luncheon in Boston Monday, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker lauded Texas Democrats for their efforts to block a vote on a redrawn congressional map that favors Republicans.
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 … Continued
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 .
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