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lapsedmodernistI know I keep posting about this, but I just realized it has been so long, SO FUCKING LONG since I have read a news story that did not make me want to cry, vomit or bang my head against the wall.
Dallas Morning News Reports
At least 35, led by former House Speaker Pete Laney, D-Hale Center, made their way 310 miles north, to Ardmore, Okla. In interviews with The Dallas Morning News at an Ardmore hotel, they disputed Republican complaints that they were renegades, and they vowed to continue to work on their legislative agenda.
Despite an initial statement by Speaker Tom Craddick that troopers could arrest the lawmakers even if they fled the state, his staff later conceded that the runaways would be beyond the reach of authorities if they left Texas.
New Mexico Attorney General Patricia Madrid said it appeared her state had no authority to arrest the lawmakers if they show up there, despite being asked to do so by the Texas governor.
"Nevertheless, I have put out an all-points bulletin for law enforcement to be on the lookout for politicians in favor of health care for the needy and against tax cuts for the wealthy," said Ms. Madrid, a Democrat.
Dallas Morning News Reports
At least 35, led by former House Speaker Pete Laney, D-Hale Center, made their way 310 miles north, to Ardmore, Okla. In interviews with The Dallas Morning News at an Ardmore hotel, they disputed Republican complaints that they were renegades, and they vowed to continue to work on their legislative agenda.
Despite an initial statement by Speaker Tom Craddick that troopers could arrest the lawmakers even if they fled the state, his staff later conceded that the runaways would be beyond the reach of authorities if they left Texas.
New Mexico Attorney General Patricia Madrid said it appeared her state had no authority to arrest the lawmakers if they show up there, despite being asked to do so by the Texas governor.
"Nevertheless, I have put out an all-points bulletin for law enforcement to be on the lookout for politicians in favor of health care for the needy and against tax cuts for the wealthy," said Ms. Madrid, a Democrat.
