Fleeing state might not get Texas Democrats what they want. Just ask Wisconsin
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Then-Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, signs one of 14 orders to detain truant Senate Democrats who had fled the state to forestall a vote on Act 10 in March 2011. The 14 were found in contempt for refusing to attend sessions.
M.P. KING – State Journal
Democratic state Sens. Mark Miller, front left, and Fred Risser, front right, acknowledge the cheers of protesters on March 3, 2011. The pair were among 14 Democratic senators who fled the state that year in an unsuccessful bid to head off a vote on Act 10. Republicans ultimately found a way to force the vote without the holdouts present.
Then-Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, signs one of 14 orders to detain truant Senate Democrats who had fled the state to forestall a vote on Act 10 in March 2011. The 14 were found in contempt for refusing to attend sessions.
Democratic state Sens. Mark Miller, front left, and Fred Risser, front right, acknowledge the cheers of protesters on March 3, 2011. The pair were among 14 Democratic senators who fled the state that year in an unsuccessful bid to head off a vote on Act 10. Republicans ultimately found a way to force the vote without the holdouts present.
