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Republicans are refusing to come to the capitol to vote on a bill they don't like. Democrats can't pass it themselves because of no quorum. State law requires lawmakers to be present to establish a quorum.
Oregon governor threatens to send state troopers to round up Republicans to be seated for a quorum.
This yahoo says he'll shoot the troopers if they try to round him up.
Yeah, right wingers love to talk law and order. Then the second it isn't working out for the way they want to behave, they consider law enforcement the enemy.
I expect him to be arrested immediately. A threat like that should be taken seriously.
Man that whole Blue Lives Matters went out the window fast for this guy.
Why does everything have to be handled like the greatest crisis ever. Too much hyperbole, its not funny anymore. Do your job and vote senator Jesus.
"Gov. Brown, unfazed by Boquist’s comments, followed through on Thursday by requesting Oregon State Police’s assistance.
“The Senate Republicans have decided to abandon their duty to serve their constituents and walk out. The Senate Democrats have requested the assistance of the Oregon State Police to bring back their colleagues to finish the work they committed to push forward for Oregonians. As the executive of the agency, I am authorizing the State Police to fulfill the Senate Democrats’ request,” Brown said in a press release."
Fifty-one lawmakers remained at large on Wednesday, the third day they have left the floor of the Texas House an empty place despite pending business.
Senate Republicans who make up 88 of the 150 seats in the House have wanted to vote on a redistricting plan that would likely have saved several Republican congressional seats and possibly could lead to an increase in the number of Republicans elected to the U.S. Congress.
But the House Democrats are having none of it, and in a surprise — and illegal — move, they went into hiding in a hotel/command center in neighboring Oklahoma, defying House rules that say lawmakers cannot intentionally miss a quorum call.
"One powerful member of Congress has wrongly decided to usurp the power given to 150 members of the Texas House in order to establish an unquestionable hold on national power," said Rep. Richard Raymond, pointing the finger at U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (search).
The diversion started Sunday night when 58 Texas Democrats slipped across the Red River to take up temporary residence at a Holiday Inn in Ardmore, Okla. On Monday, Republican Gov. Rick Perry (search) sent the Texas Rangers to Ardmore to arrest and escort the AWOL Democrats back to Austin, a move allowed under the Texas Constitution.
However, Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry (search), a Democrat, prevented the retrieval, saying the Texas Rangers had no jurisdiction inside the Sooner State. Trooper pleas to the lawmakers to return voluntarily failed.
Either way, pretty childish to act like the, irregardless of the party. Death threats are unacceptable, running from your "job" because you happen to not like something is unacceptable.
Can they legally force someone to go to the capitol? That seems like kidnapping.
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