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BumRushDaShow

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6. You have Abbott who held up the replacement for TX-18's Sylvester Turner

Reply to Chasstev365 (Reply #5)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 08:51 AM

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who had barely gotten into office when he passed away. Eventually Abbott scheduled the special election for that seat 10 months later, on Nov. 4, 2025. And of course the state has redistricted so who knows what the makeup of that district will be in the future.

So that is another seat (in addition to the AZ one) that Democrats are missing in Congress at the moment.

There is no recourse because it bumps up into the "states rights" and their control over elections.

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Mike Johnson cancels more House votes in escalation of shutdown strategy [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

Adelita Grijalva needs to go to court ASAP to get sworn in Chasstev365 Yesterday #1

And the Courts will cite this - BumRushDaShow Yesterday #3

Then the residents of the district should sue for being denied representation in Congress Chasstev365 Yesterday #5

You have Abbott who held up the replacement for TX-18's Sylvester Turner BumRushDaShow Yesterday #6

Does that supercede "no taxation without representation"? Buddyzbuddy 22 hrs ago #11

You have to ask Washington D.C about that! BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago #12

Good point. Buddyzbuddy 19 hrs ago #14

She will be sworn in once Johnson reconvenes the house Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #9

Since the House did their "fiduciary duty" (with power of the purse) BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago #13

They haven't passed a CR Fiendish Thingy 19 hrs ago #16

Oh I know (retired fed and CSPAN junky) BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago #17

Do you expect the shutdown to last past the midterms? Fiendish Thingy 18 hrs ago #18

That's why I said it would be "unlikely" BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago #19

I believe the House DID pass a CR, but the Senate did not. Bluetus 17 hrs ago #20

Vacation time otchmoson Yesterday #2

So when a RWer whines, "Democrats shut down the nation," point out how Speaker Johnson refuses to ... marble falls Yesterday #4

This is effectively a strike. BadgerKid Yesterday #7

HAH. We should have been doing that ten months ago. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #8

Anything to delay the discharge petition for the epstein files PSPS Yesterday #10

Will Moses Mike, who violates that Commandment about not baring false witness, still call it a DEM Shutdown Attilatheblond 19 hrs ago #15