WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 06: Texas State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer (D-District 116), joined by fellow Democratic Texas state representatives, speaks during a news conference about voting rights outside the U.S. Capitol. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Democrats from Texas have sued Republican Gov. Greg Abbott for allegedly violating their First Amendment rights. According to the suit filed on Saturday, the Democrats who fled the state to prevent the passage of election integrity measures, said Abbott’s efforts to bring them back to Austin suppressed their freedom of speech.
Some Democrats also claimed, without evidence, they faced racist abuse for fleeing the state. They also said threats of arrest by the governor, despite being constitutional, violated the First Amendment.
RELEASE: Texas House Democrats Sustain Unified Front in Fight to Protect Democracy #txlege
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— Texas Democrats (@texasdemocrats) August 7, 2021
Following their flee to D.C., Abbott called for the arrest of more than 50 Democrats. In the meantime, Gov. Abbott, who has previously called for the arrest of the absent Democrat lawmakers, announced his plan to call as many special sessions as needed in order to pass the bill.
Source: One America News Network
