Texas Republicans have voted to track down and arrest dozens of Democratic legislators who have fled the state to block passage of a partisan redistricting plan.

The vote passed by 85 to 6, following Republican Governor Greg Abbott’s threat of bribery charges against the absent Democrats.

After the vote, the governor ordered state troopers “to locate, arrest, and return to the House chamber any member who has abandoned their duty to Texans”.

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      3 days ago

      They don’t plan on having fair elections anymore, they will never get the chance. If they can rig/win the midterm it’s basically game over for the US.

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        Cheeto man did say that we wouldn’t need to worry about elections again. Many didn’t understand and they cheered. Many understood, and they cheered too.