Here’s something we all know: if you don’t show up to work, you get fired. It’s that simple. Try telling your boss you’re skipping town because you don’t like a new company policy. See how that works out for you.

But apparently, some people think the rules don’t apply to them. They believe they can collect a taxpayer-funded paycheck while refusing to do the job they swore to do. And when things don’t go their way? They literally run away to another state. I’m not making this up.

The shocking truth came out Monday: 56 of Texas’s 62 Democratic state representatives packed their bags and fled to blue states. That’s right – they abandoned their posts and ran to Illinois, New York, and Massachusetts. Why? Because they couldn’t stop Republicans from redrawing congressional districts. So instead of doing their jobs and voting (even if they’d lose), they decided to break the whole system.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton isn’t having it. And honestly? Good for him. He’s now asking judges to declare these seats empty. His logic is pretty straightforward – if you abandon your job, you’ve quit.

From ‘Daily Wire’:

“Democrats have abandoned their offices by fleeing Texas, and a failure to respond to a call of the House constitutes a dereliction of their duty as elected officials,” Paxton explained. “Starting Friday, any rogue lawmakers refusing to return to the House will be held accountable for vacating their office. The people of Texas elected lawmakers, not jet-setting runaways looking for headlines. If you don’t show up to work, you get fired.”

Escalating Legal Consequences

Let me tell you what really gets me about this whole mess. These Democrats are already facing arrest warrants. State troopers are out looking for them. They’re getting hit with $500 fines every single day they’re gone. And here’s the kicker – they can’t use campaign money to pay those fines.

But wait, it gets better. Governor Greg Abbott says if they try to use campaign cash anyway, he’ll charge them with bribery. Can you believe that? They run away from their jobs, and then they might try to get their donors to pay for it? That takes some serious nerve.

Abbott’s not stopping there either. He says these Democrats have basically quit their jobs. He wants to replace them right now. Some lawyers are saying he can’t do that on his own – he’d need a judge to agree. But you know what? At least he’s trying to hold them accountable.

Think about this for a second. Your representative is supposed to be your voice in government. But 56 of them just said, “Nah, we’re out.” They left their constituents with nobody speaking for them. How is that okay?

Pattern of Democratic Obstruction

You know what’s rich? This isn’t even the first time Texas Democrats have pulled this stunt. They did the exact same thing in 2021 when they didn’t like an election integrity bill.

Here’s their playbook: Can’t win a vote? Run away. Don’t like the rules? Break the system. Losing fair and square? Throw a tantrum and flee the state.

I mean, what kind of message does this send? That if you’re a Democrat, you can just leave whenever you want? That oaths of office don’t matter? That doing your job is optional if you don’t like how a vote might go?

Texas Republicans are doing the right thing here. They’re using every legal tool they have to make these Democrats face consequences. Because let’s be real – in any other job in America, if you just don’t show up, you don’t keep getting paid. You definitely don’t get to keep your position.

Key Takeaways

• Texas Democrats fled to avoid doing their jobs, denying the legislature its required quorum
• Attorney General Paxton wants them fired and their seats declared vacant immediately
• Governor Abbott threatens bribery charges if they use campaign funds for fines
• This marks the second time Democrats have run away instead of accepting defeat

Sources: Daily Wire, KUT Radio