Overnight Revolt! Dems Evacuate Capitol! Now Labeled "Felons"! What Comes Next Has Everyone on Edge

RR News Update! – Aug. 4th, 2025 Justus Knight

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🎥 VIDEO TITLE: Overnight Revolt! Democrats Evacuate Capitol! Now Labeled “Felons”! What Comes Next Could Get Very Interesting!

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🎤 Poetic Justus :

They ran from the vote, they ran from the fight,
Abandoning office in broad daylight.
While flood victims grieve and Texans stand tall,
These lawmakers ghosted their civic call.
Abbott’s not playing — the hammer’s mid-air,
With courts and the Constitution locked in stare.
Bribery? Felony? Vacate the seat?
This isn’t a protest — it’s elite retreat.
They scream of Trump maps, racism and strife,
While ducking debate like it’s real life.

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🧲 Mid-Video Hook :

If you thought 2020 walkouts were bold — wait until you see what Texas Democrats just pulled. And Governor Abbott? He’s not just talking fines — he’s talking felonies and seat removals.

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🧠 Video Breakdown:

🟥 Segment 1: “Real Texans Don’t Run”

Open with the dramatic escape: Texas House Democrats literally fleeing the state to Illinois — just to block a redistricting vote tied to a Trump-requested map.

“Democrats in the Texas House who try and run away like cowards should be found, arrested, and brought back…” — Ken Paxton

Contrast with the fact that Republicans are trying to follow standard legislative procedure, and it’s Democrats who are now preventing democracy.

🟦 Segment 2: Abbott’s Nuclear Option

Detail how Governor Abbott is invoking Texas AG Opinion No. KP-0382, threatening to vacate their seats under constitutional authority if they don’t return by the deadline.

“This truancy ends now,” Abbott said. “They must return by 3:00 PM Monday or face forfeiture.”

Make it clear: this isn’t symbolic — he’s calling for real legal consequences, up to and including bribery charges for those raising funds to support skipping out.

🟨 Segment 3: Flooding, Optics & Hypocrisy

Expose the Democrats’ accusation that Republicans are “using the tragedy” of Texas flooding — while they themselves abandon post during that same crisis.

“We will not allow disaster relief to be held hostage to a Trump gerrymander.”
Yet they’re… not there to vote on it?

🟪 Segment 4: Race Card Reloaded

Highlight how Chairman Wu goes straight for the identity-politics jugular, accusing Trump and Republicans of racism, while never addressing the actual mechanics or legality of the map.

“Racist map… Trump wants to steal voices…”
This is the exact playbook they screamed about on Jan. 6 — but now it’s totally fine?

🟫 Segment 5: Felonies? Really?

Explain Abbott’s warnings about felony solicitation and potential bribery charges. He’s even threatening extradition from Illinois.

“Donate to our cause,” they post — while violating quorum laws? That’s felony territory, says Abbott.

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🔥 Closing Statement:

So let’s get this straight — Democrats claim to defend democracy by avoiding it entirely. They scream about “Trump’s influence,” while using tragedy, identity politics, and legal loopholes to halt a vote they know they’ll lose. Texans didn’t elect legislators to be fugitives — they elected them to legislate.

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🧵 Hashtags:

#TexasHouse, #GregAbbott, #Redistricting, #RunawayDems, #TrumpMap, #PoliticalTheater, #TexasPolitics, #Election2026, #GOPVictory, #QuorumCrisis,

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📌 Suggested Pinned Comment:

One word — what do you call a politician who flees the state to avoid a vote

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Justus Knight

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/texas-democrats-head-illinois-deny-republicans-quorum-redistricting-rcna222743

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https://www.breitbart.com/border/2025/08/03/gov-abbott-to-texas-house-dems-show-up-to-work-monday-or-be-fired/