For weeks, the state House Democrats marched around Washington, D.C., over 1,000 miles away from their constituents to stall a return to their jobs in the state legislature. Through that time, many of the tantrum-throwing, vaccinated lawmakers contracted COVID-19 after partying on a maskless flight out of the Lone Star State.
They likewise possibly infected many Nancy Pelosi and White House aides throughout their demonstrations in the country's capital city, where the Biden administration openly praised their demonstrations.
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“I applaud them for standing for the rights of all Americans and all Texans to express their voice through their vote, unencumbered,” Vice President Kamala Harris announced.
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The Democrats first fled the state in July as a last-ditch effort to protest a GOP bill that was reintroduced in a special session by Republicans who wanted more election security for mail-in ballots, including voter ID. Many of them went to social media to explain that their swift exit from the state on private jets was a “sacrifice” in their fight against “voter suppression” that they claim was orchestrated to oppress minorities.
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Now that legislators meet a quorum to advance the bill, the legislation will either go to the state Senate for a vote, which beforehand passed a separate version of the legislation, or will go through the conference committee to undergo changes.
While some Democrats conceded Thursday night that the quorum bust was over, others were less willing to admit defeat.
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“Based on numerous media reports, it seems evident there was not a true quorum present today — ironic, given this entire session is premised around Republicans preaching about so-called voter integrity,” Rep. Chris Turner of Grand Prairie, chair of the House Democratic Caucus, announced in a statement.
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A group of 34 House Democrats issued a statement Friday that called it a “questionable quorum” and warned that Republicans “will lie about the number of legislators present at the Capitol to establish quorum, keep Texans in the dark, and bend the rules to get their way.”
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Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who vigorously opposed the Democrats’ partisan scheming, promised to sign the election integrity bill into law after it makes its way to his desk.
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“Election integrity is being debated on the House floor today. This legislation will make our elections process fair & uniform. Thank you @SenBryanHughes & Rep. Murr for fighting to make it easier to vote & harder to cheat. I look forward to signing this bill into law,” Abbott tweeted.
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