Texas Supreme Court rules that the state’s constitution allows the state House of Representatives to arrest absent members to force them to return to the chamber to conduct legislative business.
Tuesday evening that the state’s constitution allows the state House of Representatives to arrest absent members to force them to return to the chamber to conduct legislative business.issued by a county judge last week blocking arrest warrants — signed by GOP House Speaker Dade Phelan — targeting dozens of House Democrats who fled the state to block Republicans from passing a restrictive voting bill.
“The question now before this Court is not whether it is a good idea for the Texas House of Representatives to arrest absent members to compel a quorum. Nor is the question whether the proposed voting legislation giving rise to this dispute is desirable.
Last week, Travis County Judge Brad Urrutia, a Democrat, issued the order to prevent the Texas Democrats from being arrested, detained, or confined in any way for two weeks. Republicans have control of the state House and Senate, as well as the governor's mansion. Democrats' only means of blocking legislation is through delay tactics. In this case, a majority of the delegation fled to Washington in mid-July to raise awareness about their state's voting bill and to press Congress to pass national voting-rights legislation.
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