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As Texas Democrats live out the words of a Willie Nelson song, the country music legend is among those chipping in so that Democratic legislators who fled the state do not have to return to Texas, where a vote on election integrity awaits.

Nelson’s “On the Road Again” could serve as the soundtrack for the flight of Democrats, with these lyrics:

We’re the best of friends
Insisting that the world keep turning our way
And our way
Is on the road again.

Democrats who are determined to avoid having to sit in the legislative chamber while Republicans pass election reforms with which they disagree fled Texas on Monday as a tactic to deny the GOP the quorum needed to pass any legislation. A similar stunt in 2003 delayed but did not torpedo redistricting legislation.

Nelson and former Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke are among those helping defray the costs of Texas Democratic legislators who are ensconced at the Washington Plaza Hotel in D.C., where they have vowed to suffer in four-star surroundings until the special session called by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott expires, according to The Dallas Morning News.

O’Rourke is spearheading a fundraising effort to pay the bills of the Democrats who fled the state, which The Morning News estimated would top $10,000 a day just for the hotel bill.

As of Wednesday afternoon, the effort had pulled in $526,780 from 14,654 donors, the report said.

Nelson gave the Democrats $5,000.

The stunt has drawn lots of attention, but the long-term results are uncertain. Abbott has vowed to continue calling special sessions until the voting reforms Republicans have the votes to pass are approved.

read more here: https://www.westernjournal.com/texas-democrats-fled-state-funded-beto-orourke-legendary-musician/?

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    • Knowingly funding an illegal activity is a conspiracy to commit a crime... accessory to the crime funded.  Arrest those knowingly funding this criminal conduct as co-conspirators or accessories to the crime.  Take the 'kid gloves off' go after anyone supporting criminal acts as co-conspirators, or accessories to the crime.  Act ... don't threaten, BETO and Willie should be drug off in handcuffs and made to answer for their criminal conduct.

    • Yes.

    • Willie has become senile in his old age... 

    • Shame ... I always liked his country musc.

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