THe GOP is going to gerrymander because Trump said to. The first poll taken by Texas TRibune showed overewhelmingly voters HATE the idea. But the GOP is going to do it, So Dems fled the state to prevent a vote since they need a quorum.
So now Abbott is saying he will replace all of them with his nominees if they don't come back, elected officials, and he will charge them with felonies and extradite them for arrest because he says they fundraised money for food and board when they left and that's a felony he claims
But yes we are over reacting suggesting the GOP and Trump wants a dictatorship. They are literally saying if you don't come back and let us vote to steal 5 seats, we will put you in jail