What legal basis does Abbott have for arresting congressional Democrats upon arrival back in TX?

[MoonRiver]

[USALiberal]

1. Source? Link? Nt

[bottomofthehill]

8. Rule 5 Section 8 Texas State House of Representatives rules.

Section 8. Securing a Quorum — When a call of the house is moved for one of the above purposes and seconded by 15 members (of whom the speaker may be one) and ordered by a majority vote, the main entrance to the hall and all other doors leading out of the hall shall be locked and no member permitted to leave the house without the written permission of the speaker.
The names of members present shall be recorded. All absentees for whom no sufficient excuse is made may, by order of a majority of those present, be sent for and arrested, wherever they may be found, by the sergeant-at-arms or an officer appointed by the sergeant-at-arms for that purpose, and their attendance shall be secured and retained. The house shall determine on what conditions they shall be discharged.
Members who voluntarily appear shall, unless the house otherwise directs, be immediately admitted to the hall of the house and shall report their names to the clerk to be entered in the journal as present.
Until a quorum appears, should the roll call fail to show one present, no business shall be transacted, except to compel the attendance of absent members or to adjourn. It shall not be in order to recess under a call of the house.

[USALiberal]

9. Thanks!! Nt

[bottomofthehill]

2. He does not, but the Speaker can compel attendance.

[dsc]

3. They are state house reps not congress people

but that said, I have no idea how Texas law works in that regard.

[brooklynite]

4. You missed my post on this yesterday...

"Arrest" doesn't mean charged with a crime. It means taken into custody and delivered to the Capitol to compel attendance at a Legislative session.

[A HERETIC I AM]

5. It's the "They were mean to me" concept.

Goes hand in hand with “You must respect my authority to be an asshole”


Cops use it all the time.

[denbot]

6. The divine right of the Shitler

Smite those who offend thine worship of the holy Tangerine Spray-tanned Calf.

[rdking647]

7. the texas constitution.

it saya that they can be compelled to attend and literally locked in the capitol for the session to compel attendance

[bluedigger]

10. Is it a quorum of sitting legislators or legislative seats?

If the latter, they should resign en masse and force special elections. Rinse, lather, and repeat.

[duforsure]

11. Fascist like Abbott

Ignore the law , then make up propaganda based excuses they claim as rules, like others are using .