{"id":590512,"date":"2021-07-13T22:05:21","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T02:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=590512"},"modified":"2021-07-13T22:05:27","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T02:05:27","slug":"the-absurdity-of-this-is-obvious-brit-hume-mocks-texas-democratic-legislators-who-fled-state-to-block-voting-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-absurdity-of-this-is-obvious-brit-hume-mocks-texas-democratic-legislators-who-fled-state-to-block-voting-law\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Absurdity Of This Is Obvious\u2019: Brit Hume Mocks Texas Democratic Legislators Who Fled State To Block Voting Law"},"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\">38<\/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%2Fthe-absurdity-of-this-is-obvious-brit-hume-mocks-texas-democratic-legislators-who-fled-state-to-block-voting-law%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=590512&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--><aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"41.936575052854\">\n<p>Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume said Tuesday that Texas Democrats who left their state to block a proposed voting law are looking absurd.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a classic! Obviously \u2026 the absurdity of this is obvious on its face,\u201d Hume told Fox News host and Daily Caller co-found Tucker Carlson on \u201cTucker Carlson Tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t on the one hand shut down the actions of the elected representatives of the people in the state of Texas and then turn around and argue to the nation that you\u2019re defending democracy,\u201d Hume continued. \u201cIt\u2019s absurd on its face, laughable really and made the more so by the scene on the airplane with them all smiling maskless \u2026 this is too good to be true. It\u2019s just precious.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/12\/arizona-doug-ducey-election-bill-stops-voters-automatically-receiving-absentee-ballots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Arizona Adopts Election Reform Bill That Stops Some Voters From Automatically Receiving Absentee Ballots)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Texas Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/12\/texas-democrats-miller-lites-maskless-flight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">boarded a plane<\/a> to Washington, D.C., Monday in order to deny quorum in the state legislature and prevent a voting integrity bill from passing.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran journalist claimed that the public supports voter integrity legislation with \u201cmassive majorities, maybe up to 80%.\u201d He said it\u2019s just \u201ccommon sense\u201d that people have a valid ID to vote and that election laws should do everything possible to avoid \u201cthe possibility of fraud.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7236093\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"37\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7236093\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7236093\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1233962471-scaled-e1626206002635.jpg\" alt=\"PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 13: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about voting rights at the National Constitution Center on July 13, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Biden and Congressional Democrats are set to make another push for sweeping voting rights legislation as Republican state legislatures across the country continue to pass controversial and restrictive voting access laws. (Photo by Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1233962471-scaled-e1626206002635.jpg 2508w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1233962471-scaled-e1626206002635-280x120.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1233962471-scaled-e1626206002635-620x266-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1233962471-scaled-e1626206002635-768x329-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1233962471-scaled-e1626206002635-1536x658-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1233962471-scaled-e1626206002635-2048x877-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2508px) 100vw, 2508px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7236093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Joe Biden speaks about voting rights at the National Constitution Center on July 13, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Biden and Congressional Democrats are set to make another push for sweeping voting rights legislation as Republican state legislatures across the country continue to pass controversial and restrictive voting access laws. (Photo by Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hume then cautioned politicians who oppose voter integrity laws, saying their reasoning is \u201cnuts. It\u2019s bound to fail \u2026 My guess is it will eventually pass, be accepted and life will go on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During a speech in Philadelphia on Tuesday, President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/13\/joe-biden-slams-republicans-speech-philadelphia-voting-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accused Republicans<\/a> 0f supporting voter suppression and dismissed allegations of voting irregularity in the 2020 presidential election, calling it the \u201cmost scrutinized\u201d in American history. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/13\/harris-meeting-texas-democrats-biden-voter-reform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has promised to meet<\/a> with the Texas Democrats. <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><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume said Tuesday that Texas Democrats who left their state to block a proposed voting law are looking absurd. \u201cIt\u2019s a classic! &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2314635,"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\/GettyImages-1233962471-scaled-e1626206002635.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018The Absurdity Of This Is Obvious\u2019: Brit Hume Mocks Texas Democratic Legislators Who Fled State To Block Voting Law","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-590512","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\/GettyImages-1233962471-scaled-e1626206002635.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018The Absurdity Of This Is Obvious\u2019: Brit Hume Mocks Texas Democratic Legislators Who Fled State To Block Voting Law","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/590512","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=590512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/590512\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2314635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=590512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=590512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=590512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}