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”.
Thanks for the explanation! I am watching this from an outsider’s perspective across the pond, so none of it makes any sense at all. It didn’t really before Trump got in and now even less so that the MAGATs seem to be exploiting every possible way to get what they want