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Texas Democrat Locked in State Capitol for Refusing Mandatory Escort
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5 months ago
Rep. Nicole Collier, a Democrat representing Fort Worth, claims that she’s been unlawfully locked in the Texas House chambers, where she remained overnight Monday and may stay for days until the issue is resolved.
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So they've closed the gallery, they've locked the doors, they've turned off the cameras in here.
00:06
And I hear people yelling, let her out, because they are tired, too.
00:13
They're tired, too.
00:15
The Speaker announced, once quorum was restored, that the call of the House would remain,
00:22
and any member that was out because of the quorum break would be required to sign a permission slip
00:29
agreeing to be under the authority of DPS in order to leave the Capitol.
00:37
I refuse.
00:38
I refuse to sign the permission slip to be able to leave the Capitol.
00:46
I disagree with that authoritarian tactic that they have taken as being part of the minority party.
00:56
We don't have a lot of victories, but we do have our principles, we still have our dignity,
01:04
and we still have the right to protest and resist.
01:10
That's my desk.
01:11
And so Chair Wu, I practice a vegan lifestyle, and he went and got me some chili that's meatless and vegan.
01:20
So I'm very grateful, but I have a lot of refreshments that my colleagues have brought.
01:26
Even the Chair of the House Administration brought me a blanket.
01:31
Each member who signed the slip have been assigned a DPS officer to follow them around 24 hours a day.
01:39
Instead of being on the lookout for criminals, instead of being on the lookout for pedophiles and human traffickers
01:46
and those who actually commit crimes, these officers have been assigned to our Democratic state representatives
01:55
only to ensure that they get back to the Capitol to pass the racist maps and all the other legislation
02:02
that they want that can harm and disenfranchise marginalized communities.
02:07
You know, what really bothers me when I heard them say that they're going to take up the maps
02:12
before they take up flood relief.
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