TEXAS DEMOCRATS ABANDON THEIR POSTS; FLEE TO D.C.

WASHINGTON – Last week on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed Texas Democrat lawmakers fleeing from their Constitutional responsibilities in Austin during the recent special session to come to Washington, D.C.

“All eyes are now on Washington D.C.’s newest asylum seekers, the members of the Texas House of Representatives.

“Rather than do their jobs in Texas, yesterday House Democrats abandoned both our state and the millions of Texans that they represent.

“They got on two chartered jets, mask-less with at least one case of lite beer and hopped on the jets to come to Washington, D.C. “The Democrat House members, by fleeing town and by coming to Washington in this political stunt, are abdicating their responsibility to deal with these other issues as well.

“It’s not just about election law reform. It’s about these other issues like bail reform and family violence prevention.”

THIS ISN’T THE FIRST TIME TEXAS DEMOCRATS HAVE FLED THE STATE

The decision by a group of Texas House Democrats to flee to Washington DC to block a vote on a slate of voter restrictions does not come as a surprise; at least not for folks who have followed Texas politics for decades like Austin-based author and media commentator Richard Battle.

He points to a long tradition of quorum breaking in The Lone Star state, from the hide-and-seek game played by the Killer Bees in 1979 to Democrats’ 2003 trek to Ardmore, Okla., to the House walkout to prevent the passage of a voting bill during this year’s regular session.

“House members’ antics set poor leadership examples for children, employees, and others of running in the face of difficulty,” says Richard, a business and community leader and award-winning author (his latest is “Navigating Life’s Journey-Common Sense in Uncommon Times”).

“If the heroes of the Alamo would have run, Texas would still be part of Mexico.

“They stood fast in the face of certain death for Texas,” asserts Battle.

The Democrats’ dramatic exodus was aimed at rallying their voters and pressuring President Joe Biden to act as federal voting legislation has stalled for months in the Senate.

“It appears Texas democrats are willing to sacrifice state election sovereignty to Washington to nationalize election law,” laments Battle.

“But I believe most Texans see this for what it is, a naked political stunt.”