Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced that he will veto the part of the state budget that funds the legislature, seeming retaliation for Texas Democrats’ walkout late Sunday that let them at least temporarily kill Republicans’ voting overhaul.
How to prove you are a childish fool.
Awww, is little baby Greg having a temper tantrum?
Grow up Governor, if you and your Republican thugs try to screw people of color out of their votes, there is going to be blow-back. So stop your whining.
This feels like the revenge of a fraternity against pledges who refused to say, “Thank you sir, may I have another?”
”House Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will bring the For the People Act to the floor the week of June 21, he said last week. Currently, the bill seems unlikely to become law given the 60-vote threshold to break the filibuster and lack of Republican support. Anti-filibuster activists are hoping that the legislation puts pressure on Democrats like Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) to gut the filibuster and clear the path for the democracy reforms.”
The Moran Twins: “We had to destroy the village Democracy in order to save it.”
Abbott vetoed funding the salaries of the legislature? ALL of the Lege? Including the majority Republicans? Brilliant. Just what we would expect from him.
Though it is unconstitutional, I’d love to do this with the Federal legislature. But we cannot.
If he vetoes funding for the legislature & they don’t meet, this anti-democratic legislation still doesn’t get passed. Nor do any other initiatives the Republican majority wants to pass. Have I missed something?
No pay for those who abandon their responsibilities? I am all for that. Let’s start wit the Republicans in Congress.
As much attention as possible needs to be focused on the illogic of their stances. With people capable of drawing out that illogic and placing both of them in the box they are in…
All in front of the nation, which needs both S1 and Infrastructure.
With Ted “vamos a la playa” Cruz at the head of the list.
Yep - and that includes the legislative offices of the GQP Lt. Governor…
Stay strong, Texas Democrats. We are cheering you on.
"Christ, what an asshole." – Lucy van Pelt
This largely impacts and hurts the staff and various aides of the legislators. Basically impacting the people who can least afford it the most.
He wouldn’t be a Republican if he wasn’t a passive-aggressive asshole.
“And then I’ll roll over your toes!”
I wonder how the Pugnicants feel about the no paycheck for anti-democratic legislating.
Totally unforeseen side effect. Who knew that would happen?
The concept that a super-majority vote must be achieved in order to protect voting democracy is asinine, wrong-headed, and anti-American. Manchen, Sinema and the Republicans should be ashamed of themselves.
Every day, more demonstrations that Republicans will try any trick to undermine democracy.
An America dominated by Republicans wold be one serious shithole country. The assholes might yet succeed.
From the Statesman
“The budget covers the next two fiscal years, starting on Sept. 1 and the funding in jeopardy includes salaries for state lawmakers. State legislators make $600 a month, or $7,200 annually.
In addition to salaries for lawmakers and legislative employees, the money pays for numerous entities that support lawmakers in their work at the Capitol: the Legislative Budget Board, Legislative Council, the Commission on Uniform State Laws, the Sunset Advisory Commission, the State Auditor’s Office and the Legislative Reference Library.
“Punishing working class office staff, maintenance, and other support services because he didn’t get every single one of his demands is very on-brand for Texas Republicans,” said Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston, in a tweet.
He added: “If we have 3 branches of government in Texas (who are supposed to check each other), and you dissolve one of those branches, then you are only one step away from a Monarchy. But, maybe that was the plan all along.” ‘