Anonymous ID: 1e77e7 July 28, 2021, 5:59 p.m. No.14218370   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>8374 >>8383

Texas house speaker issues arrest warrant for Democrat in exile in Washington DC

 

The speaker of the Texas house of representative has signed a civil arrest warrant for a Democratic lawmaker who fled the state for a second time while trying to halt Republican-led bills aimed at restricting voting.

 

Republican Dade Phelan called for the arrest of Representative Philip Cortez, who returned to the state to try to open a โ€œgood faith dialogueโ€ about the election legislation that restricts mail-in ballots and some early voting procedures.

 

Earlier this month, 50 Democratic lawmakers in the Texas legislature fled in two chartered flights to Washington DC to try to prevent the legislature from reaching a quorum needed to pass bills.

 

Last week, Cortez became the first Democrat to return to the state capitol Austin in what he said was an attempt to break the impasse.

 

He was criticised by fellow Democrats for not consulting with them before leaving the US capitol.

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/texas-democrat-voter-suppression-covid-b1891611.html