The Federalist By: M.D. Kittle
As Texas leftists fled the Lone Star State for sanctuary in Illinois, New York, and Massachusetts, Wisconsin conservatives must be feeling a sense of deja vu. After all, they have seen this movie before — and it didn’t end well for the Badger State Dems who pulled a similar political stunt nearly a decade and a half ago.
‘It’s Not Optional. It’s a Duty.’
Dozens of Texas House Democrats absconded to the deep blue states on Sunday in a temper tantrum over a Republican plan to update the state’s congressional maps mid-decade that could boost the GOP’s chances of picking up five seats in next year’s pivotal midterms. Democrats are crying foul over what they are calling a “gerrymander” driven by President Donald Trump, seeking refuge in two leftist-led states that have excelled in gerrymandering.
Democrats fled the state to deny a quorum as the Republican-led Texas House prepared to vote on the redistricting plan. The usual corporate media stooges hailed the derelict Democrats as heroes in the left’s latest political charade. As Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to expel the revolting House Democrats for fleeing the state and their legislative responsibilities during the special session, rotund Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker vowed to “protect every single one of them” from arrest…
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