{"id":589379,"date":"2021-07-12T18:50:30","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T22:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=589379"},"modified":"2021-07-12T18:50:39","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T22:50:39","slug":"instead-of-showing-up-to-work-texas-democrats-grab-some-miller-lites-and-go-on-maskless-flight-to-save-democracy-from-big-bad-republicans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/instead-of-showing-up-to-work-texas-democrats-grab-some-miller-lites-and-go-on-maskless-flight-to-save-democracy-from-big-bad-republicans\/","title":{"rendered":"Instead Of Showing Up To Work, Texas Democrats Grab Some Miller Lites And Go On Maskless Flight To Save Democracy From Big Bad Republicans"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">48<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Finstead-of-showing-up-to-work-texas-democrats-grab-some-miller-lites-and-go-on-maskless-flight-to-save-democracy-from-big-bad-republicans%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=589379&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Texas Democrats fled their state Monday for a maskless flight to Washington D.C., with a case of Miller Lites in order to deny a quorum and prevent the passage of a Republican-proposed election integrity bill.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic State Rep. Julie Johnson, who represents an area of Dallas County, tweeted and later deleted a selfie of her and several colleagues on a bus to the airport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen it comes to protecting our right to vote, all cards are on the table,\u201d Johnson said in the tweet. \u201cWe broke #quorum again today because the Gov &amp; #txlege Repubs chose to bully Texans out of our constitutional rights instead of finding solutions to problems that really exist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Users on Twitter quickly noticed that there was a case of Miller Lite resting on one of the seats.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7235147\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"32\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7235147\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7235147 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CD6Qq3fI-620x1055-1.jpg\" alt=\"The deleted tweet from Texas State Rep. Julie Johnson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CD6Qq3fI-620x1055-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CD6Qq3fI-71x120.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CD6Qq3fI-768x1306-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CD6Qq3fI-1536x2613-1-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CD6Qq3fI-2048x3485-1-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CD6Qq3fI.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7235147\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The deleted tweet from Texas State Rep. Julie Johnson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"11.976878612717\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Smiling House Dems fly off to DC on a private jet with a case of Miller Lite, breaking House quorum, abandoning their constituents, while the Senate still works. It\u2019s my hope that Senate Dems report tomorrow to do what they were elected to do. We will vote on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SB1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SB1<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/txlege?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#txlege<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5Kcc4emNFg\">pic.twitter.com\/5Kcc4emNFg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Patrick (@DanPatrick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanPatrick\/status\/1414687405156798471?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Images later emerged of the Democrats on their chartered flight to Dulles airport in which all of them went without masks.<\/p>\n<p>Federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsa.gov\/news\/press\/releases\/2021\/04\/30\/tsa-extends-face-mask-requirement-airports-and-throughout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guidance<\/a> currently requires masks on all \u201conboard commercial aircraft.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"7.9804560260586\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">ON PLANE TO DC: Texas Democratic lawmakers are leaving state to break quorum to stop Republican voting bill. Veteran Capitol observers say this is unchartered territory. Photo from Democrat on the plane. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YOuOMb0A2m\">https:\/\/t.co\/YOuOMb0A2m<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/abWoARvFIC\">pic.twitter.com\/abWoARvFIC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ScottGordonNBC5 (@ScottGordonNBC5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottGordonNBC5\/status\/1414678383544442884?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The TSA\u2019s rules do not apply to private flights. However, critics pointed out that they went maskless on a full plane while the rest of the American people are still required to wear them.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"7.3212435233161\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If it\u2019s safe to go maskless on private chartered jets why do the plebs have to continue masking up on commercial flights? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gol7zCDwic\">https:\/\/t.co\/Gol7zCDwic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew Kerr (@AndrewKerrNC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewKerrNC\/status\/1414694799677001731?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Once the Democrats arrive in D.C., they reportedly plan to rally on behalf of the For The People Act, a Democrat-led proposal to nationalize America\u2019s elections that passed the House of Representatives but has since been stalled in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/12\/texas-election-law-democrats-washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">proposal<\/a> Texas Democrats seek to block includes new voter ID requirements for voting by mail, prevents elections officials from sending mail-in ballot applications to voters who didn\u2019t ask for one and bans drive-through voting. It also expands the powers available to partisan poll watchers and institutes new criminal penalties for people who improperly assist others with mail-in or in-person voting.<\/p>\n<p>They previously blocked the measure from passing, leading Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session of the legislature. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/23\/abbott-special-legislative-session-second-try-election-reforms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Abbott Announces Special Legislative Sessions, Setting Up Second Try At Adopting Election Reforms)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Abbott also ripped into the Democrats for breaking quorum, saying in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1414683491921453058?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> \u201cas they fly across the country on cushy private planes, they leave undone issues that can help their districts &amp; our state.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Democrats fled their state Monday for a maskless flight to Washington D.C., with a case of Miller Lites in order to deny a quorum and prevent the passage of &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2314529,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CD6Qq3fI-620x1055-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Instead Of Showing Up To Work, Texas Democrats Grab Some Miller Lites And Go On Maskless Flight To Save Democracy From Big Bad Republicans","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-589379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CD6Qq3fI-620x1055-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Instead Of Showing Up To Work, Texas Democrats Grab Some Miller Lites And Go On Maskless Flight To Save Democracy From Big Bad Republicans","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=589379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589379\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2314529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=589379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=589379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=589379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}