US Political News and Trump’s China visit
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SolarWarden
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He's going after his enemies
Davey Crockett
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When Texas Democrats fled to Illinois a few days ago in an effort to stop the state legislature from moving forward with redistricting efforts, they traveled there by private plane. How did they afford such a thing? Beto O’Rourke’s PAC apparently paid for it.
This makes sense when you consider that O’Rourke has run for almost every possible office in Texas except dog catcher and has lost every time. Beto probably jumped at the chance to help these Democrats.
This news is certainly not going to help their cause with Texas voters.
The Washington Free Beacon reports:
Now We Know: Beto O’Rourke’s PAC Funded Texas Dems’ Private Jet to Illinois
State lawmakers in Texas make just $7,200 a year. A group of Democratic legislators spent roughly four times that amount to take a private jet to Illinois in an attempt to block their Republican counterparts from passing a new congressional map. But they didn’t have to worry about the price tag—because Beto O’Rourke’s PAC picked it up.
Davey Crockett
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sues to remove House Democratic leader amid redistricting battle
In an escalation in the Texas redistricting battle, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott filed an emergency petition Aug. 5 seeking to remove the Democratic House leader from office after lawmakers fled en masse to block efforts to redraw the state's congressional districts.More than 50 Democratic lawmakers left the Lone Star State on Aug. 3 to deny Republicans the quorum needed to vote on the redistricting plan sought by President Donald Trump. By redrawing the state's 38 congressional districts, the Republican Party hopes to flip five U.S. congressional seats currently held by Democrats in next year's midterm elections.
Abbott filed the lawsuit with the Texas Supreme Court to have state Rep. Gene Wu removed from office, arguing that Wu and other House Democrats who fled the state "constitute abandonment of their office, justifying their removal."
The governor further alleged that Wu and the Democrats "appear to have solicited and received certain benefits in exchange for skipping a vote, further supporting their removal from office and allegations of bribery." Abbott has ordered the Texas Rangers to investigate whether the Democrats violated bribery laws.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sues to remove House Democratic leader amid redistricting battle
Gov. Greg Abbott filed an emergency petition with the Texas Supreme Court to have Rep. Gene Wu removed from office.
www.usatoday.com
Davey Crockett
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Abbott filed the lawsuit with the Texas Supreme Court to have state Rep. Gene Wu removed from office, arguing that Wu and other House Democrats who fled the state "constitute abandonment of their office, justifying their removal."
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sues to remove House Democratic leader amid redistricting battle
Gov. Greg Abbott filed an emergency petition with the Texas Supreme Court to have Rep. Gene Wu removed from office.
www.usatoday.com
SolarWarden
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I swear the democrats are one of the biggest titty babies in politics. They throw tantrums when it doesn't go there way and are not ashamed of hypocrisy. In Cali the dems are going to do the same cht but they don't talk about that. They did the same cht in Illinois but that was then.
Btw...
Dem political party really is all about power. Funny thing is with all the shenanigan's dems pull they still have no control of the house. Even if Texas was not redistricting GOP is likely to hold on to the house of rep. I think it's time to go for the jugular and launch a heavy assault on illegals by ICE on blue states in democratic districts especially in California as residence keep moving out of the state dems will start losing seats like NY has lost. You go after illegals they can't be counted in census which means more seats loss by dems.
Btw...
Dem political party really is all about power. Funny thing is with all the shenanigan's dems pull they still have no control of the house. Even if Texas was not redistricting GOP is likely to hold on to the house of rep. I think it's time to go for the jugular and launch a heavy assault on illegals by ICE on blue states in democratic districts especially in California as residence keep moving out of the state dems will start losing seats like NY has lost. You go after illegals they can't be counted in census which means more seats loss by dems.
Davey Crockett
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Denying quorum has been a Texas political strategy since 1870
While the Democrats could technically derail the GOP’s redistricting map, such efforts have been largely symbolic and had limited success blocking past legislation, experts say.
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Denying quorum has been a Texas political strategy since 1870
While the Democrats could technically derail the GOP’s redistricting map, such efforts have been largely symbolic and had limited success blocking past legislation, experts say.
www.texastribune.org
Davey Crockett
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Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled state evacuate Illinois hotel after bomb threat
A bomb threat was made at the Illinois hotel where Texas Democratic lawmakers are staying after fleeing the state to block a vote on a newly drawn congressional map, officials said Wednesday morning.
Davey Crockett
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@AZ_HighCountry
www.fox5atlanta.com
Just minutes ago.
Update - seeing comments on Facebook one shooter in custody, the second barricaded himself.
Fort Stewart shooting live updates: Sergeant arrested for shooting 5 soldiers
A gunman who reportedly shot five soldiers at Georgia's Fort Stewart is in custody after an active shooter situation at the Army post.
Just minutes ago.
Active shooter at Fort Stewart
Update - seeing comments on Facebook one shooter in custody, the second barricaded himself.
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Davey Crockett
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"Falsified Bank Documents And Property Records": Sen. Adam Schiff Under Criminal Investigation For Mortgage Fraud
How does the old expression go? "When you point one finger at someone, three point back at you?"Sen. Adam Schiff - best known for dramatizing Trump’s Ukraine call during his first term, misidentifying evidence in texts, overstating “collusion” findings, and defending a FISA memo later found to contain false statements - is under criminal investigation for alleged mortgage fraud, according to a Trump administration source cited by Fox News.
Laura Ingraham revealed the news on "The Ingraham Angle" last night, reporting that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland is conducting the probe.
"Falsified Bank Documents And Property Records": Sen. Adam Schiff Under Criminal Investigation For Mortgage Fraud | ZeroHedge
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
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Davey Crockett
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Gunfire erupted at Fort Stewart in Georgia this morning, prompting the base commander to lock down facilities in the wake of this “active shooter” incident.@AZ_HighCountry
Fort Stewart shooting live updates: Sergeant arrested for shooting 5 soldiers
A gunman who reportedly shot five soldiers at Georgia's Fort Stewart is in custody after an active shooter situation at the Army post.
Just minutes ago.
Active shooter at Fort Stewart
Update - seeing comments on Facebook one shooter in custody, the second barricaded himself.
“Fort Stewart is in a lockdown status due to an active shooter incident in the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team area,” according to a Fort Stewart Hunter Army Airfield statement.
“The installation was locked down at 11:04 a.m. and law enforcement is on the scene at the time. Casualties have been reported and the situation is ongoing.”
The army base is about 40 miles southwest of Savannah.
[Breaking news update at 12:42 p.m. ET]
Five soldiers were shot in an active shooter incident at the US Army’s Fort Stewart in Georgia, according to a verified Facebook page for Fort Stewart and the associated Hunter Army Airfield.
The nature of the soldiers’ injuries was unclear. All were taken to Winn Army Community Hospital, the post said.
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AZ_HighCountry
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5 soldiers shot.
Davey Crockett
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Much of the lockdown at Fort Stewart was lifted early Wednesday afternoon, in the wake of the shooting of five soldiers.
"The installation was locked down at 11:04 a.m. and Fort Stewart lifted the lockdown of the main cantonment area at 12:10 p.m.," according to a base statement.
But the area used by the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team remains closed as investigators process the scene.
