Liberal commenters are making martyrs of the Texas House Democrats who fled their state Monday to thwart the passage of GOP-led electoral reforms.
So what
Running away from your constituents on a party bus – with a case of Miller Lite at hand – and taking viral selfies on private jets as part of a well-orchestrated political maneuver doesn’t make you Rosa Parks.
The Cringe
On Tuesday, the remaining members of the Texas House echoed a vow by Gov. Greg Abbott and voted to authorize the arrests of their absent colleagues. The response from Democratic supporters was not at all embarrassing or hyperbolic …
Democratic strategist Max Burns:
Failed 2020 presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke:
Twitter influencer Ricky Davila:
Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-NY:
MSNBC host Joy Reid:
“I have to talk to you about this threat to have you all arrested when you return to Texas and supposedly to track you down like the Fugitive Slave Act is still in force now,” Reid told Texas Rep. Chris Turner on Tuesday.
Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah:
The counter
Texas Republicans have dismissed the entire affair as political theatre, claiming their Democratic colleagues are shirking obligations to constituents so they can go on “spring break.”
Money quote: “They will eventually go home after the cameras leave and after the press loses interest in this political stunt,” Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn said on the Senate floor on Tuesday.
