D’OH! Texas Dems supposedly in DC say nobody can prove they’re actually overseas on vacation (then it gets awkward)
http://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2021/08/04/doh-texas-dems-supposedly-in-dc-say-nobody-can-prove-theyre-actually-overseas-on-vacation-then-it-gets-awkward/
Two of the Texas Democrats who fled to Washington, DC tweeted last month about how proud they are of what’s being done to keep state Republicans from voting on legislation:
Jessica González @jessicafortexas ~ I've seen enough. We’re headed to DC.
For months, I have been fighting voter suppression tooth and nail in #txlege. When I spoke up, when Texans of color spoke up, Republicans refused to listen.
Congress must pass #JohnLewisVotingRightsAct. We’re fighting for you.
Julie Johnson @juliejohnsonTX ~ This is the nonsense we're up against in #Texas. But right now #TexasDemocrats are in DC to protect the #FreedomToVote and our right to participate in our Democracy.
Visit http://freedomtovotetx.com to pitch in for the cause.
Now it’s being reported that the pair of Dems aren’t only not in Washington, DC, but they’re not even in the country:
Patrick Svitek @PatrickSvitek ~ Two House Democrats who broke quorum missing from Washington, D.C., reportedly vacationing in Portugal http://texastribune.org/2021/08/03/texas-democrats-washington-portugal/
#txlege
http://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/03/texas-democrats-washington-portugal/
However, the Dems on flee-ibuster issued a challenge:
Patrick Svitek @PatrickSvitek ~ "No one has shown proof," one of the Dems missing from DC, @jessicafortexas, tells @ExpressNews http://expressnews.com/news/legislature/article/No-one-has-shown-proof-Texas-Democrat-16361982.php #txlege
Did they really want to go there? Probably not:
jonathantilove @JTiloveTX ~ Hi. Covering the TXDEMS in DC for @TexasMonthly. Can confirm @juliejohnsonTX and her wife & @jessicafortexas and her fiancé are in Portugal for a vacation they had been planning, with non-refundable tickets, for a year-and-a-half. Still participating in caucus meetings via ZOOM.
Ooh, don'tcha know that the Portuguese are just thrilled beyond belief to see this land whale and her "wife" on their beaches, this summer!
Whoops! Be careful what you ask for.
Matt Whitlock @mattdizwhitlock ~ Texas Democrat who fled to DC as cover so she could take a European vacation in the middle of a special session (that she’s getting paid for argues) that nobody can PROVE she is on vacation.
@jessicafortexas this is Veep-level work.
BUSTED! ROTFLMAO!
Matt Whitlock @mattdizwhitlock ~ How it started/how it’s going.
“Democracy is on the line” unless you have non-refundable tickets to Europe.
Every day the Texas Democrats remind us this is all a stunt and their rhetoric is meaningless.
It’s hardly surprising that not everybody believes they bought non-refundable tickets to Portugal last year?
Matt Whitlock @mattdizwhitlock ~ This is so hilarious.
GuessWho @AmicaIncongnita ~ Sounds to me like they’re spreading the TX variant throughout Europe now.
And don’t forget that these are the same Democrats that the Dallas Dems asked everybody to send them care packages (salsa, Dr. Pepper, etc).
@HeartLikeAHandGrenade @HeartLikeAHand1 ~ These the same reps that fled the state on private jets and asking for care packages? How are they paying for these vacations?
Dan Crenshaw @DanCrenshawTX ~ Please pray for these heroic Texas Democrats as they suffer away from home, in Portugal. Perhaps consider sending them a care package?
A lot of questions need to be asked.
Yeah, and Governor Abbott needs to see to it that these worthless assholes don't be paid for running away to D.C. just they could take a vacation to Portugal. Morons.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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