BREAKING: In a powerful moment, Gov JB Pritzker just announced that he will not allow Texas Rangers to come and arrest

[riversedge]

Good on Go Pritzker.

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BREAKING: In a powerful moment, Governor JB Pritzker just announced that he will not allow Texas Rangers to come and arrest anyone in Illinois. This is amazing.

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[Skittles]

1. who the FUCK do these Texas yahoos think they are?

What the FUCK would they think of Illinois sending people to Texas to arrest somone? The hypocrisy of repukes NEVER ceases to amaze me.

[AllaN01Bear]

12. i cant say it on here , but in emoticons ,,

,, to the gov.

[zorbasd]

13. They truely think they can come and do what they desire

but not hell or high water vice versa. The superiority complex is from the fascist Christian nationalist mindset, that they are the privileged ones to rule over others by force.

[Skittles]

41. I know it is performance for Trump and the cult

but JFC, the way they come off to ANYONE with critical thinking skills

[PatSeg]

75. Trump has shown them all

that they can do whatever they want. Laws be damned, they don't need no "stinkin' laws".

[MyOwnPeace]

84. And 77 million voters agree...

by allowing a convicted felon to manipulate the courts and laws to once again hold the highest office - giving him approval for his destruction of this once-great country.
I weep for what we’ve become.

[PatSeg]

87. And yet, they're all for "law and order"

when it suits their prejudices. They want the law to punish their enemies, but turn a blind eye to members of their tribe.

Their idea of illegal or immoral is contingent on who is the perpetrator and what is their race, religion, politics, and gender identity.

[MyOwnPeace]

91. The "Law & Order" Party........

tracking down "ILLEGALS!"

Maybe start at the White House!

[PatSeg]

96. Exactly

It's not about "illegals", as it is quite clear that they don't care about what is legal and what is illegal. It is about what and who they like and what and who they dislike.

These tend to be the most subjective people in the world, seemingly incapable of seeing any situation through the eyes of other people.

[thought crime]

82. It is also Nihilism. Power for the sake of Power.

[calimary]

37. Hmmmmm... what WOULD they think of Illinois sending people to Texas to arrest someone?

What WOULD they do, facing that old “turnabout is fair play” approach? How would they like it, pray tell?

[soldierant]

49. They think they are The Master Race, obviously.

[thought crime]

78. Bingo. They are "Entitled" to five more seats in Congress.

BTW - Based on population California should have Forty Senators.

[at140]

2. Uh Oh

Can a war breakout between Texas and Illinois?
I spent many years in Illinois, none in Texas.
I guess I will be joining the Illinois militia/

[Irish_Dem]

3. Yes this looks like where we are heading.

Starting with Texas rangers and Ill State Police?

[thought crime]

80. Deal with them. Chicago style.

[Irish_Dem]

86. Blue on blue shoot out.

Just what Trump wants.

[thought crime]

88. I wasn't thinking shoot out, but you've got a point. Trump would love it.

[Irish_Dem]

89. We have LE guarding the Dems. LE coming to arrest the Dems.

It is a blue on blue conflict then.

[byronius]

36. I read this book --

And it all ends when California gets pissed off.

Fuckers.

[vanlassie]

57. DON'T POKE THE BEAR.

[Magoo48]

77. Indeed, we've been battling for a couple of months now, and there's a lot more where that came from.

From my point of view here in South California, the bear is really getting pissed off.

[thought crime]

79. But it's definitely time to mess with Texas.

[hadEnuf]

38. I certainly hope it doesn't happen

but if push comes to shove these Texas morons need to understand that they are not going to push other states around. And if it takes opposing force for them to understand that then so be it.

[Skittles]

60. I've spent time in both states

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as with the Civil War, one side is clearly wrong

[thought crime]

81. This is how it starts. Blue States against Red (actually Grey).

[berniesandersmittens]

4. K & R nt

[Chasstev365]

5. Put the National Guard in front of the hotel.

They'll turn tail quickly!

[Attilatheblond]

21. And when Abbot asks Trump to take control of the IL National Guard? Remember Los Angeles/So California and ICE?

Trump is begging for excuses to usurp the Guards in every state.

[Hornedfrog2000]

23. He should be denied that too

Democrats should just say no. Want to know why? Because Donald Trump was installed by Putin, and our own intelligence agenices say that was the case. It literally doesnt matter what he, or the illigitimate supreme court thinks.

The numbers are on our side.

[Attilatheblond]

24. should indeed, sadly, Trump has a huge batch of Project 2025 reading all the fine print re what he can actually do

and it doesn't bode well for democracy.

[ITAL]

34. They never said he was installed in 2016

They say the Russians meddled in our election by influencing the electorate through targeted ads and mass disinformation. But there was nothing that came out from them saying they actually changed vote totals.

Now did they cause Trump to win? It's likely that program worked just enough to tilt the election. But they weren't actually stuffing ballot boxes or removing votes, so saying Putin installed him isn't exactly factual.

[padah513]

48. You feel better now?

[MorbidButterflyTat]

65. "..meddled..."

That's what everybody says. Nothing much, just a little meddling, like an annoying in-law.

It was conspiracy.

[ITAL]

67. I'm wasn't saying it was nothing

But it's also a far cry from installation.

[Chasstev365]

29. Yes; your probably right. I'm just so sick of the GOP getting away with everything

[Captain Zero]

39. Then. We know what has to happen.

[Crowman2009]

6. The Texas Rangers deserve the Blues Brothers treatment IMO.

[William Gustafson]

69. maybe more like the Nazi's getting run off the bridge kind of treatment

[ancianita]

7. There are 25 main highways into Illinois. Pritzker's national guard and highway patrol got this.

[B.See]

8. Remember, their once indicted

AG (and a gaggle of other MAGAT signatories) tried to sue four OTHER states in the hopes of throwing out THEIR 2020 election results.

the South shall reich again.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_v._Pennsylvania

[orangecrush]

9. Krasnov is trying to kick off civil war

[littlemissmartypants]

53. And...

Wants a Nobel. Ridiculous.

[Historic NY]

10. They have no authority

[quakerboy]

100. When the king says do, you do.

What other authority is needed in a country under unified control?

[Arazi]

11. The Great Khan of the Prairie saddles up and readies for war

Good

[sueh]

14. I love my governor!

[hamsterjill]

35. This Texan does, too.

Very grateful for him.

[greatauntoftriplets]

46. Same here.

The man has guts.

[mountain grammy]

15. Thank you Ilinois for Governor JB Pritzker!

, You sure can pick em!

[chicoescuela]

16. He will score a lot political points in the presidential primaries with this declaration

[boonecreek]

17. These warrents aren't worth squat outside of Texas.

"These warrants are only enforceable within state lines, making them a largely
symbolic threat that also ensures any members who return to the statecan be
apprehended and returned to the chamber."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/paxton-asks-illinois-court-to-enforce-texas-arrest-warrants-against-democrats-who-left-the-state/ar-AA1K7xf5

[AntiFascist]

18. What about the FBI though?

Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, said on Thursday that FBI Director Ka$h Patel has granted his request for the federal government to assist with locating Texas House Democrats who fled the state in protest of GOP-led redistricting efforts.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sen-cornyn-fbi-granted-request-locate-fleeing-texas/story?id=124446304

[Hornedfrog2000]

20. They can be denied too.

Fuckem, send it to the courts, and tie it up in litigation. If the supreme republicans speed hear the case, do it again, or do something else to slow them down. Thank god someone is getting it.

[AntiFascist]

26. The problem is that the Felon Admin doesn't pay attention to the lower courts...

the FBI may move ahead, probably with the blessing of the DOJ.

[PortTack]

94. Key word...locating. Gov Pritzker already addressed that and said they are welcome in Illinois but they will

NOT be arresting anyone.

[AntiFascist]

98. I just hope the Texas reps have good security as well...

you never know what masked, unidentified "agents" may try to do,

[Hornedfrog2000]

19. That is what im talking about.

If they come, they should be arrested. Illigitimate president.

[maspaha]

22. Think I might be in love with JB Pritzker

[berniesandersmittens]

25. Pritzker 2028

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Maybe Pritzker/Beshear

[maspaha]

32. You have my attention!!

Andy Beshear makes me proud to be from Kentucky!!

[Lovie777]

27. Texas GQP are so hard up on .....

must win by anything necessary by stomping democracy. I truly hate the GQP along with their judges and justices.

[MichMan]

28. Democrats have the upper hand here

The Texas representatives can stay in Illinois for months if needed.

[summer_in_TX]

55. Remember each of them is being fined $500 a day. Not to mention living expenses.

The pressure on them and on their families is enormous.

Opinion
JACK HOPKINS NOW
This Is Not a Drill: When the FBI Hunts Lawmakers for Political Resistance...You’re in a Coup

[snip]

That escalation isn't about enforcing law…it's about punishing dissent.

By turning law enforcement into a political hit squad, Abbott signals that resistance to authoritarian agendas won’t be tolerated. It’s chilling.

This isn't just political theater; it’s precedent-shattering.

If the federal government can go after state legislators for political resistance, there’s nothing stopping future governors…from either party…from weaponizing law enforcement against their opposition. That’s not hyperbole…it’s a future already written.

[snip]

Trump directly backed the push…calling on the FBI to intervene and declaring Republicans are “entitled” to more House seats.
Cornyn publicly thanked Patel and Trump for “swift action,” reinforcing the message that federal might serves partisan ends now.
This isn’t a red-state aberration…it’s a national test run.
The message is clear: resist us…and you’ll be hunted.
By merging state coercion with federal power under the aegis of Trumpism…Texas has accelerated from norm erosion to authoritarian training ground.

[snip]

This is Phase One of federalized political repression:
Redistricting is weaponized; dissenters are illegal targets.
FBI becomes partisan enforcer…not neutral protector.
Next session: civil rights protests…voting access defenders…anti-gerrymandering groups…at risk of federal arrest orders.

[MichMan]

58. Pritzker is worth billions.

That's like pocket change

[PortTack]

95. Yup!

[FBaggins]

101. Wishful thinking I'm afraid

This isn't the first time this has happened

Last time we lasted 38 days... and we had several more Democrats in office at the time (meaning that fewer had to stay away to maintain the quorum-bust).

Texas legislators are "part time" and don't actually get paid much. Most have "real jobs" elsewhere. I'm not sure whether it would be legal or not for someone else to pay them to stay away... but whether that could happen or not they can't stay away indefinitely.

The strategy works if it gains enough national attention and energy to make the redistricting untenable for republicans... it can't win outright by denying the vote indefinitely. My guess is that we'll know in a few days when the term ends and the governor decides whether or not to call a special session.

[H2O Man]

30. Recommended!

I surely do like this!

[C Moon]

33. I hate being a pessimist, but it goes with what we've been living through...

they'll be arrested. When did the gop start obeying the law? They feel they are way above the law right now.

[Captain Zero]

42. Dem reps bound and gagged to attend

Texas legislature sessions?

How do TX Republicans say they aren't Nazis at that point?

[hadEnuf]

43. That also means we don't have to continue to obey

their made up laws.

We are going to be pushed to a point where we're just going to have to say NO and be ready to back it up. Unfortunately we're not as ready for trouble as most of these red states are.

[choie]

40. The problem is that I don't think he can forbid the FBI

from arresting anybody, can he?

[BidenRocks]

44. Without proper Illinois warrants

it would be kidnapping.

That would be fun to watch.

[FakeNoose]

45. The FBI already said they won't get involved in this

They have no authority to arrest Texas politicians in or outside of Texas.

[choie]

54. That's good to hear!

[IcyPeas]

47. Makes me sick to my stomach. [RE: the national guard]

Trump will get his way. He's talking about national guard in Wash DC because one guy got beat up. FFS

These fuckers and their law and order.

Gavin Newsom fought trump over the national guard in the courts. First Gavin won, then Trump's courts overruled a few hours later.

Trump can keep troops in LA for now, appeals court rules - CalMatters

President Donald Trump can continue to control the National Guard in California for the time being after a panel of judges from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals determined he followed the law in deploying troops to Los Angeles.
….
Trump deployed the troops through a presidential memo on June 7 and cited a rarely used federal statute permitting a president to deploy the National Guard in times of invasion, domestic rebellion or the inability for the federal government to carry out its laws. Trump’s order was for 60 days and technically applied to all of the state Nation Guards in the U.S.
…
Trump praised the court’s decision in a social media post last night and hinted that he may consider federalizing state National Guard troops in the future.

https://share.google/I2ltVo9VpfjlqIY3i

(Initially there were 2000 national guard troops here – about 200 remain)

[Iris]

50. I knew he would not cave

[UTUSN]

51. The deal is *SEALED* for me.

[Sneederbunk]

52. Don't mess with Illinois.

[MissouriDem47]

56. Why Doesn't Illinois

Why doesn't Illinois put a group to together and go down to Texas and pull an ICE style raid, (no identification, no warrants) and gather up the Republican Texas Governor and all high ranking Texas Republican officials and take back to Illinois or ship them to a 3rd world country?

[Skittles]

62. because Illnois folk are not a bunch of a fascist assholes?

just a guess

[MissouriDem47]

93. I Know

I know they are not, been married to one, who was "the one" for the last 33 years.

[bluestarone]

59. TYVM Gov. We know where your heart is. We can trust you.

I hope we can trust your law enforcement people.

[bluestarone]

61. Pritzker just made presidential material in my books!!

Love him from this day forward!!

[murielm99]

64. You can't have him. He's ours.

[stage left]

70. Surely

You wouldn't mind lending him to the entire US for say, 8 years?

[bluestarone]

76. Ha,ha,ha. I do not blame you here. He's one of the best, for sure!!

[myohmy2]

63. excellent...

...this is what we need...

...more Dems like Illinois Governor Pritzker...

...

[LeftInTX]

66. Didn't Abbott dump a bunch of immigrants there?

[Chi67]

72. He did

And we welcomed them. They are still here too.

[LeftInTX]

83. Touche

[Jack Valentino]

68. NO FUCKING SHIT he won't!!!! Texas Rangers have no lawful authority to act in any other state, except

if they wish to drink water out of mud puddles--- that is ok...

[democrank]

71. Governor Pritzker 's succinct message was exactly the right thing

Bold, unwavering opposition to these fascists is the only way forward.

[stollen]

73. Texans lost over two dozen children

and over 100 adults to a flood catastrophe of the state's own making, and this is how Abbott spends his time??

[Clouds Passing]

74. Please be our next FDR, Governor Pritzker!

[dsp3000]

85. Pritzker 28. White male christian, and has balls

[Prairie Gates]

90. Pritzker is Jewish

[dsp3000]

103. We're screwed.

[Prairie Gates]

104. Uh..

WTF?

[dsp3000]

105. If you haven't been paying attention, straight white male christian is the bare minimum to qualify to get elected

Jewish isn't gonna fly. If pritzker has enough charisma to overcome that then it's possible.

[DFW]

92. Bravo to Governor Pritzker!!

Abbott wants to cheat the voters of Texas out of their representation with his blatantly corrupt gerrymandering, for which he needs an even more unevenly drawn district map of Texas than exists now.

This reminds me of a situation between France and Switzerland some 45 years ago. France, totally incapable of managing their budget, kept dreaming up more and more taxes upon their people. Even then, our infant office in Paris was paying a 55% (!!!) payroll tax for our employees there, and they were getting hit for nearly another 50% out of what was left over, as well as paying a 20% VAT on everything they bought. But even that wasn't enough.

Many French citizens who could, hid their money in Switzerland, right across the border. That wasn't illegal, though not declaring it was. But the French weren't content with what pressure they could bring to bear on the Swiss through diplomatic channels, nor on their own citizens, who had been giving French governments the finger since 1789. So, they illegally sent their own agents into Switzerland to spy on French citizens. The Swiss noticed right away (it's like the move was unexpected), and arrested some of the French government people for operating illegally on Swiss Territory. The French went predictably ballistic, but the Swiss said, this is our country, and we have our laws, and while French citizens are welcome here, they will respect our laws, or get arrested and tossed out. Now Switzerland is tiny compared to France, and outside of watches, cheese, chocolate, and outdoor sports, they don't have much outside of their banking industry. But they DO have their fiercely guarded independence (neutral and no interest in joining the EU, which surrounds them on all sides), and they do not appreciate ham-fisted neighbors telling them what to do.

Pritzker may have some Swiss blood in him, but in any case, he is taking the same stance. Illinois is THEIR state, with laws enacted by ITS people, which will be enforced by Illinois law enforcement. Pritzker may not be able to force Texas to conduct its elections fairly, but he sure as hell is under no legal obligation to let Abbott enforce Texas laws in Illinois that have no standing in Illinois.

I don't have to presume that it would do any good to remind Abbott that the resistance to his gerrymandering of Texas is due to the fact that Texans don't want it.

[markbark]

99. Let 'em come.

And then arrest them once they hit the state.
Take them to an "undisclosed location"

When asked, reply "Rangers? What Rangers. We know nothing of any Rangers"

Goose, gander, sauce -- you know the deal.

[SunImp]

102. He should be the top Dem contender for President