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The voting rights issue has been in the spotlight since the end of the 2020 Presidential election. Many Republicans and then-President Donald Trump questioned voting integrity.

Afterward, the GOP started to push for voting laws that would cut down on the possibility of fraud. Democrats, on the other hand, claim these rules violate the rights of certain people.

But even if you wish to protest against certain issues, you’re still not allowed to break the law.

That’s what Democrat Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (TX) learned on Thursday, when she was arrested in Washington D.C. for a voting-rights protest. The police just refused to ignore the infraction.

Jackson Lee has been a Congresswoman since 1995, and has been vocal about protecting voting rights throughout 2021.

But she went a bit too far this time and her position as elected official didn’t stop the cops. They quickly moved in and put her in zip ties, and those pictures have been making the rounds online.

Even so, Jackson Lee doesn’t regret the arrest.