Texas Democrats Turn on Democracy; Running from their state — and their job.

  The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

   “I, ……, do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I will faithfully execute the duties of the office of of the State of Texas, and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States and of this State;”

"For Texas Democrats, it’s all about the power, stupid. And if they can’t win elections to get that power? 

"Then they’re taking their ball and going not home — but to Illinois. You remember Illinois? The state that has a legendary history for stealing elections? Apparently the Texas Democrat legislators are now swarming the state for a tutorial in election stealing and power-grabbing.

"Newsweek reports the story this way:

"Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott has threatened to remove what he calls “derelict Democrats” from the state’s House of Representatives if they fail to return by Monday afternoon.

The threat came after numerous Texas Democrats have left their home state and traveled to Illinois in an effort to prevent the state legislature from holding a vote that would approve Republican-backed redistricting maps.

In a letter to the Democrats, Abbott wrote: “Real Texans do not run from a fight. But that’s exactly what most of the Texas House Democrats just did…rather than doing their job and voting on urgent legislation affecting the lives of all Texans, they have fled Texas to deprive the House of the quorum necessary to meet and conduct business.

Well beyond the immediacy of these shenanigans is the message Texas Democrats have now sent to the rest of the country: 

"Democrats are not about principle, they’re about power, stupid." 

Message received.

"The first to get that message was, as noted, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. His answer was plain: Get back here and do your job or you will no longer have that job.

"Well bravo to Gov. Abbott. 

"Can the governor actually strip these renegades of their jobs? Jobs which they presumably fiercely campaigned for? Jobs for which they assured their prospective constituents they would do?

"For those not familiar, here is the what the Texas state Constitution says about their legislative jobs: " . . .