Texas Dems Respond to GOP Arrest Warrants

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🗓️ 5 August 2025

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50 Texas Democratic lawmakers who left Texas for Illinois to prevent the Texas House from approving unconstitutional redistricting maps that eliminate 5 Federal House dems seats, are beating Texas MAGA at their own game. Michael Popok explains why this “quorum breaking” move is legal under Texas law; why the arrest warrants issued by Texas won’t reach into Illinois; and how this tactic could likely lead to the bad maps being pulled off the table. Head to https://trymiracle.com/legalf and use the code: LEGALAF to claim your free 3 piece towel set and save over 40% off! Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Influence Continuum: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Coalition of the Sane: https://meidasnews.com/tag/coalition-of-the-sane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Democrats in Texas, they've got the Republicans on the run and right where they want them
0:05.8	to oppose the redistricting maps that would have eliminated five, five Democratic seats from the
0:13.4	House in Texas. But 50-50, Texas Democrats went off to Illinois. I happen to be in Chicago today, hosted by Governor J.B. Pritzker.
0:24.0	Why? Because they're in the process of quorum breaking or quorum busting to make sure that vote
0:30.5	on the redistricting map created by the Republicans never takes place. Governor Abbott's upset about it.
0:37.8	Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is upset about it.
0:41.2	But what are they going to do about it?
0:42.7	What will the Texas Supreme Court say about it?
0:45.3	They already tried this in 2021 successfully.
0:48.4	And Texans have been walking out on their legislature in order as the minority party
0:54.0	in order to force change since 1870.
0:59.0	I'm going to catch you up on the most recent attempt that's going on right now before our very
1:03.2	eyes. And also I have my hands on a brand new letter, which is exclusive to Midas Touch and
1:09.8	legal AF from democracy Forward, one of our
1:12.8	collaborators, our main collaborators over on Legal AF YouTube channel, in which they've already
1:17.5	sent a pre-suit, pre-litigation letter to Governor Abbott, who's threatened to remove these 50
1:24.3	Texas Democrats because they've, unquote abandoned their office abandon their office
1:28.7	they're doing exactly what they need to do to defend democracy and represent their constituents.
1:36.7	They haven't abandoned their jobs. They have taken their jobs to a higher level. And they're
1:42.6	spending some time in Chicago. I'm Michael Poppock. I'm spending
1:44.9	some time with you. You're on Midas Touch and LegalAF. Take a minute. Hit the Midas Touch
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