miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 1 年前Texas Democrat says she's locked inside state Capitol after refusing mandatory DPS escortwww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1180arrow-down10cross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldpolitics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1180arrow-down1external-linkTexas Democrat says she's locked inside state Capitol after refusing mandatory DPS escortwww.cbsnews.commiss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 1 年前message-square15linkfedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldpolitics@lemmy.world
minus-squareseathrulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36arrow-down2·1 年前Or what? What actually, realistically, happens if they get in their car and leave?
minus-squareprotist@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·1 年前How can you get in your car and leave when you’re locked in?
minus-squaremkwt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25·1 年前If the house voted on rules that allow for this escort crap, then the sergeant at arms can enforce it. The Texas Constitution empowers the legislature to compel the attendance of its members using whatever means each chamber may enact in its own rules.
minus-squareIDraw4u@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up18·1 年前They’ll get arrested. They have “active arrest warrants”
Or what?
What actually, realistically, happens if they get in their car and leave?
How can you get in your car and leave when you’re locked in?
If the house voted on rules that allow for this escort crap, then the sergeant at arms can enforce it.
The Texas Constitution empowers the legislature to compel the attendance of its members using whatever means each chamber may enact in its own rules.
They’ll get arrested. They have “active arrest warrants”