Texas Republican Calls for Arrests of Dems, Proposes Redistricting Strategy

Calls for Arrests of Absent Democrats

• 🗣️ Texas Republican State Rep. Brian Harrison stated his preference for Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to be arrested, ideally while in handcuffs.
• 🏛️ He believes the arrests should have occurred before they left, criticizing the Speaker's actions as "theater" after the Democrats were already gone.
• 🎯 Harrison emphasizes that Texans want action and results, not just strongly worded letters or political performances.

Proposed Solution: Hardball Politics

• ⏳ The Democrats' absence is seen as a tactic that cannot last indefinitely.
• ⚾ Harrison proposes that Texas Republicans should play "hardball" in response to the Democrats' tactics.
• 🗺️ His specific proposal is to redraw the maps and add one Republican seat for every week the Democrats remain absent.

Public Support for the Proposal

• 📢 Harrison claims the response to his proposal, shared on Twitter, has been overwhelmingly positive from people across Texas.
• 😠 He asserts that people are tired of "feckless weak establishment Republicans" who fail and then blame Democrats.
• ⚖️ The representative argues that redistricting should have been completed long before the current situation arose.