The question in my blog title might seem silly. Almost as silly as leaving a state because you don’t like what the majority elected state officials are going to do. But it actually may be worth thinking about.
Here’s why, via M. Dowling’s article for independentsentinel.com:
Governor Abbott is going to call a special session every 30 days until the redistricting map is completed.
If Democrats want to avoid arrest, they had better stay away. They might as well start voting in the state where they are.
“So first, this could literally last years, because in Texas, I’m authorized to call a special session every 30 days. It lasts 30 days, and as soon as this one is over, I’m going to call another one, then another one, then another one, then another one.
“If they show back up in the state of Texas, they will be arrested and taken to the Capitol. If they want to evade that arrest, they’re going to stay outside of the state of Texas for literally years, and they might as well just start voting in California or voting in Illinois, wherever they may be.
“And that will aid others in support of the lawsuit that I filed in the Texas Supreme Court saying that these lawmakers have abandoned their seat because we are incapable of conducting business for the people of Texas, because they have fled.
Interesting situation. They either come back home – where they either will be arrested, or (this is my guess) they will be told the arrest warrants will be vacated if they show up and do their jobs…
…or they don’t come back home, which means that, if Governor Abbott means what he says (something I would not bet against) he will use his legal authority to duplicate the same circumstances they left over every 30 days.
Would it be fair to say that these legislators are messing with the wrong guy?
Or, put another way, this is what the term FAFO – Fuck Around (with some kind of situation), Find Out (what happens when you do) was invented for.
