Democrats contemplate walkout in Texas

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Hill

08/03/25 6:00 AM ET


Democratic legislators in Texas could flee the state to prevent the GOP from approving new maps that could expand Republicans’ congressional majority.

Texas and national Democrats have vowed to fight back while blasting the GOP plans, which could give Republicans five more seats, as discriminatory.

Visiting with Democratic state lawmakers in Austin, U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) vowed Thursday that “all options” should be on the table to stop the GOP plan. But because Democrats are a minority in the state Legislature, they have few options to stop the GOP and face an uphill battle legally and politically.

One very real option would be to seek to deny the quorum necessary to keep the Texas state House and Senate functioning, something Democrats might have the numbers to accomplish.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5433040-texas-democrats-fight-gop-maps/

[SSJVegeta]

1. Dont walk out. Let the dummies dummymander.

[QED]

2. Contemplating?

Democrats contemplate while GOPers act.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. I did see another article last week

where there was a fundraising effort going on (and a plan for how it will legally be used) should they opt to "leave", which would trigger fines of $500/day per member (and they can't pay for that out of their campaign funds).

[KPN]

6. Same immediate question I had. But to be fair, no Democrat

used that word. It was The Hill’s word of choice. As usual, the media takes every possible opportunity to denigrate democrats and the Democratic Party. That’s what we get for 40-50 years of the Republican Party constantly crying about the liberal media.

[bluestarone]

4. I look at it this way, If this is the ONLY option to prevent these maps, then

DO IT!!! We atre running out of options, and that;s a fact!!

[alittlelark]

5. They have done it in the past - hid here in NM.

R’s threatened (or took) legal action to get them back - it was about 10 years ago and I can’t find the story.