STANDOFF ENDS — DEMOCRATS RETURN TO TEXAS CAPITAL
The Texas legislative standoff over voting restrictions has apparently ended Thursday, when numerous Democrats who fled to Washington, D.C., dropped their holdout.
Their return ends the 38-day gridlock, paving the way for Republicans to resume pushing their elections overhaul.
Some Democrats lashed out at their colleagues over what they criticized as breaking ranks. Many of the proposed changes to Texas voting that Democrats have railed against for months remain in a bill that already passed the state Senate, and Gov. Greg Abbott could now sign the legislation in a matter of weeks, if not sooner.
Not all Democrats joined in the holdout, and the newest to come back to the Texas House defended their decision, saying they had successfully pushed Congress on voting rights legislation while pointing to the growing urgency of surging COVID-19 caseloads in Texas.
Weren’t they supposed to be arrested? They need to be removed from office due to their derelict of duty. By them running away they not only broke rank, they let down their constituents, they let down the state of Texas. If I or any hard working individual were to pull a stunt like that we would be fired for insubordination. The way I see it, they should all be fired and not draw another one of our tax dollars. They were elected to represent tax paying citizens and failed to do their job.