Ravenwood - 07/29/03 06:00 AM
The AP reports that Texas lawmakers have run for the border again, and this time it's Democrat members of the Senate. With 11 of 12 democrats gone, the Senate doesn't have enough members present to vote on anything.
The lawmakers are apparently hiding in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In case you've forgotten, the House lawmakers tried a similar ploy back in May, when they fled to Oklahoma.
I hope they aren't putting all these frequent flee-er miles on their government credit cards.
Category: Left-wing Conspiracy
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Once again, the "Democratic" party shows it's true stripes. If you can't get your way in the legislature, then sabotage the democratic process. Lovely people.
Posted by: Gregory Litchfield at July 29, 2003 9:05 AMThey're acting like total assclowns. This is reason enough for me NOT to vote Democratic in the next election. They're showing us how unfit they are to run this country.
Posted by: Gennie at July 29, 2003 12:18 PMI've been told that for all but one of the Senate Ds, doing ANYthing to prevent redistricting is basically what their districts are demanding. Seems their districts have been so tightly packed with Ds that they not only don't have to worry about pissing off swing votes but are compelled to leave the state lest their constituents vote them out. You may think it makes them unfit, etc, but it sounds like they are in fact doing what their voters want them to do.
Posted by: hope at July 29, 2003 10:28 PMWell, if the majority wants it, then it should be.
Majority rule has brought us wonderful things like prohibition of alcohol, smoking neo-temperance, progressive taxation, slavery, Hitler...
Posted by: Ravenwood at July 29, 2003 10:41 PMWell to me they are acting like children. You don't run from your problems and laugh on the way out. They think they're being clever, but they're not. I say let them do it. Let them keep acting this way. The voters don't forget. I know I sure won't. If I had wanted 'leadership' that tucks tail and haul ass at the first sign of trouble, I'd move to France.
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