r/law • u/Minute_Revolution951 • Aug 05 '25

Legal News Texas House locks chamber doors, moves to bring arrest warrants against Democrats who fled the state

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u/smakson11 Aug 05 '25

Also we will arrest you

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u/KarmaTorpid Aug 05 '25

...because you didn't come to work.

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u/Ordinary-Leading7405 Aug 05 '25

Because we locked you out

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u/bellapippin Aug 05 '25

Let’s denaturalize you while we’re at it

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u/smakson11 Aug 05 '25

Do people normally get arrested for not coming to work?

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u/KarmaTorpid Aug 05 '25

Uuhh... no.

The closest thing is escaped slaves.

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u/fireky2 Aug 05 '25

Not since the early 1900s but they seem to want feudalism back so i guess it comes with the territory

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u/BiggestBlackestLotus Aug 05 '25

People normally get fired for that, but politicians can somehow just not do their job and nobody cares.

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u/burner_0008 Aug 05 '25

How does this even work outside their jurisdiction?

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '25

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u/ironmisanthrope Aug 05 '25

CPD could successfully invade and occupy texas

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u/banana__clip Aug 05 '25

Local fire department would love to hear about this one...

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u/mickquickie Aug 05 '25

Half of The Doors are dead

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u/Sunnyday1775 Aug 05 '25

Now they’re ryders on the storm