My Democratic colleagues and I just left the state of Texas to break quorum and stop Trump’s redistricting power grab.
Trump is trying to rig the midterm elections right before our eyes. But first he’ll have to come through us.
It’s time to fight back.
Trump is trying to rig the midterm elections right before our eyes. But first he’ll have to come through us.
It’s time to fight back.
Trump is worried he’s going to lose in 2026.
So to shield himself from the voters, he told Texas Republicans to redraw our state’s political maps — in the middle of the decade — to manufacture 5 new seats and protect their majority in Congress.
It’s cheating. Plain and simple.
So to shield himself from the voters, he told Texas Republicans to redraw our state’s political maps — in the middle of the decade — to manufacture 5 new seats and protect their majority in Congress.
It’s cheating. Plain and simple.
But to pass these new maps, a certain number of legislators need to be on the floor to conduct business — a quorum.
My Democratic colleagues and I are not giving them one.
If they’re going to cheat, we’re not going to play.
My Democratic colleagues and I are not giving them one.
If they’re going to cheat, we’re not going to play.
Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton will try to arrest us.
So we’re traveling to Illinois for safe harbor.
We’ll be in the Land of Lincoln — the state where Abraham Lincoln broke quorum as a state senator in 1840 by jumping out of the window at the Illinois State Capitol.
So we’re traveling to Illinois for safe harbor.
We’ll be in the Land of Lincoln — the state where Abraham Lincoln broke quorum as a state senator in 1840 by jumping out of the window at the Illinois State Capitol.
We may not be in Texas, but we’re fighting for our constituents.
We’re not just fighting for Democrats — we’re fighting for Independents and Republicans too.
Because in a democracy, voters are supposed to choose their politicians — not the other way around.
We’re not just fighting for Democrats — we’re fighting for Independents and Republicans too.
Because in a democracy, voters are supposed to choose their politicians — not the other way around.
We’re not fighting for the Democratic Party — we’re fighting for the democratic process.
For the American experiment. For the people.
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