What makes America work is simple: elected officials show up and do the job voters hired them to do. But we’re watching something disturbing happen across our country. Politicians are running away when votes don’t go their way. Sound familiar?
These aren’t officials in some unstable country halfway around the world. This is happening right here in America. When politicians can’t win a vote, they’ve found a new trick—just stop the vote from happening at all. Texas Democrats just tried this, to hijack the democratic process. But after weeks of nonsense, they are admitting defeat.
From Daily Caller:
Texas House Democrats will end their weeks-long standoff Tuesday and return to Austin.
Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives fled to Democratic strongholds like New York and Illinois to block a special session on redistricting, a move that could have given Republicans multiple new seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. The lawmakers claim they achieved their goals by derailing the first special session and drawing national attention to the Republican-led effort, according to ABC 13.
Texas House Democrats just fled their state for weeks to block a vote on redistricting. Meanwhile, their voters back home were dealing with floods and real problems. Now, after their vacation in blue state paradise, they’re crawling back to Austin in defeat.
The Hypocrisy Exposed
You can’t make this stuff up. Democrats say they ran away to “save democracy” from unfair map-drawing. But look what they’ve done in their own states. In California, Democrats rigged the maps so well they grabbed three more seats. They went from 40 to 43 House members. New York Democrats redrew their maps to put six Republican seats in danger. And in Illinois? They wiped out two GOP seats completely, including forcing out Rep. Adam Kinzinger.
But sure, tell me more about how terrible Texas Republicans are for doing the exact same thing.
Consequences Mount
While Democrats played their games, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wasn’t sitting still. He asked courts to throw these runaway legislators out of office. He called it an “out-of-state rebellion.” Hard to argue with that, isn’t it?
The Texas Senate didn’t wait around either. Even with nine Democrats walking out in protest, they passed the new map 19-2. The new lines would move four Democrat districts into areas Trump won by at least 10 points in 2024. We’re talking about seats held by Reps. Henry Cuellar, Greg Casar, Al Green, and Julie Johnson.
Return in Defeat
Talk about waving the white flag. Democrats are getting ready to come back, claiming they “won” because they killed one session and got some attention. Now they’re suddenly worried about Hill Country flood relief. You know, the same floods they ignored while sipping lattes in Manhattan?
Republicans are ready to pass the new map the moment these runaways return. Those five new House seats? They’re as good as won.
Here’s what I find most telling about this whole mess. It shows us the Democratic playbook when they’re losing. Can’t win by the rules? Throw the board in the air and run away. The same people who scream about “threats to democracy” just proved they’ll break the system when it doesn’t work for them.
Texas voters are watching. They won’t forget who ran when times got tough. When their representatives had to choose between doing their job and throwing a tantrum, Democrats chose the tantrum. The question is: will voters in other states learn from Texas, or will they keep electing politicians who run away when democracy doesn’t go their way?
Key Takeaways
- Texas Democrats fled to luxury blue states while constituents faced flooding
- Democrats cry “gerrymandering” in Texas but rigged maps in California, New York, Illinois
- Attorney General Paxton called their flight an “out-of-state rebellion”
- Republicans poised to gain five new U.S. House seats despite Democratic theatrics
Sources: Daily Caller, ABC13 Houston
