Democracy at work?

[Lineandinitial]

So, when legislation is about to be voted on and your side is probably going to lose, you just collectively walk away?
Isn’t that like a “tantrum”?

Texas Democrats block voting bill by abandoning House floor vote — The Texas Tribune

Midnight was the deadline for the House to approve the legislation that would alter nearly the entire voting process, create new limitations to early voting hours, ratchet up voting-by-mail restrictions and curb local voting options.

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[Operational needs]

I sure hope there are repercussions over this.

 

[sailfish]

Too bad they're not consistent with this technique and just walk out of the country.

 

[Lineandinitial]

I sure hope there are repercussions over this.

I Googled “penalties” for such several ways and found nothing.
I assume a Special Session with Quorum protocol waived is next.
When it passes, the walk-outs will scream that the vote was “stolen” because they didn’t get to vote, or some ....

 

[Operational needs]

I Googled “penalties” for such several ways and found nothing.
I assume a Special Session with Quorum protocol waived is next.
When it passes, the walk-outs will scream that the vote was “stolen” because they didn’t get to vote, or some *....

Of course they will. Are they able to waive the quorum?

 

[upsgrunt]

I'm sure TTKU guy will be on shortly to give us a logical explanation.

 

[Lineandinitial]

Of course they will. Are they able to waive the quorum?

I have to assume that’s possible. I really have no idea.

 

[Lineandinitial]

I'm sure TTKU guy will be on shortly to give us a logical explanation.

One of them is busy on another thread.....

 

[bottomups]

What's the big deal. Kind of like the filibuster.

 

[rickyb]

So, when legislation is about to be voted on and your side is probably going to lose, you just collectively walk away?
Isn’t that like a “tantrum”?

Texas Democrats block voting bill by abandoning House floor vote — The Texas Tribune

Midnight was the deadline for the House to approve the legislation that would alter nearly the entire voting process, create new limitations to early voting hours, ratchet up voting-by-mail restrictions and curb local voting options.

apple.news

no no THIS is democracy at work

https://www.youtube.com/c/democracyatwrk/videos

 

[Wally]

I remember when voting was one day and one day only. Never once did I have a problem voting.

 

[newfie]

So, when legislation is about to be voted on and your side is probably going to lose, you just collectively walk away?
Isn’t that like a “tantrum”?

Texas Democrats block voting bill by abandoning House floor vote — The Texas Tribune

Midnight was the deadline for the House to approve the legislation that would alter nearly the entire voting process, create new limitations to early voting hours, ratchet up voting-by-mail restrictions and curb local voting options.

apple.news

it was clearly an attempt to disrupt a democratic process and as the dems taught us jan 6th that amounts to insurrection

 

[Fred's Myth]

I Googled “penalties” for such several ways and found nothing.
I assume a Special Session with Quorum protocol waived is next.
When it passes, the walk-outs will scream that the vote was “stolen” because they didn’t get to vote, or some *....

Precedent:
“37 years ago, during the 66th Regular Session, a group of 12 state senators nicknamed the "Killer Bees" organized in the Texas Legislature. From May 18 - May 22, 1979, the Killer Bees hid offsite to prevent the 31-member Senate from reaching a quorum on two bills: ...”

Legislative Reference Library of Texas: The Texas

What's new at the Legislative Reference Library of Texas: The Texas

lrl.texas.gov

 

[Lineandinitial]

Precedent:
“37 years ago, during the 66th Regular Session, a group of 12 state senators nicknamed the "Killer Bees" organized in the Texas Legislature. From May 18 - May 22, 1979, the Killer Bees hid offsite to prevent the 31-member Senate from reaching a quorum on two bills: ...”

Legislative Reference Library of Texas: The Texas

What's new at the Legislative Reference Library of Texas: The Texas

lrl.texas.gov

Well, that may answer that question.

 

[Old Man Jingles]

So, when legislation is about to be voted on and your side is probably going to lose, you just collectively walk away?
Isn’t that like a “tantrum”?

Texas Democrats block voting bill by abandoning House floor vote — The Texas Tribune

Midnight was the deadline for the House to approve the legislation that would alter nearly the entire voting process, create new limitations to early voting hours, ratchet up voting-by-mail restrictions and curb local voting options.

apple.news

I sure hope there are repercussions over this.

Doubtfully ... the Repugs and DimWits have done this in the past and nothing happened.