Oregon republicans flee state; under militia protection.
"One of the lawmakers on the lam, Republican Brian Boquist (R), warned that he would resort to violence rather than return to the state, implying in a local television interview that he would attack law enforcement officers sent to retrieve him.
“Send bachelors and come heavily armed,” Boquist said. “I’m not going to be a political prisoner in the state of Oregon. It’s just that simple.”
https://www.newsweek.com/oregon-state-capitol-shut-down-amid-threat-militia-violence-republicans-flee-idaho-escape-1445388