Morning Jolt: Governor Abbott Plays Hardball

On the menu today: Texas governor Greg Abbott threatens to cut off the salaries of Democratic state legislators who walked out of the chamber to prevent a quorum; the history of state legislators fleeing their state to prevent the passage of legislation; some signs that SARS-CoV-2 is not yet done with China; and NR once again asks for your support.

Democrats Suddenly Love Legislative-Minority Rights Again

"No pay for those who abandon their responsibilities," threatened Texas governor Greg Abbott, after Texas state legislative Democrats walked out of the chamber to deny Texas Republicans the quorum necessary to pass their election-reform measure. Abbott threatened to veto Article 10 of the Texas state budget, which is the portion that funds legislators' salaries.

That threat may not be quite the metaphorical nuclear strike that it initially seems, as being a Texas ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY June 01 2021 WITH JIM GERAGHTY June 01 2021 Governor Abbott Plays Hardball On the menu today: Texas governor Greg Abbott threatens to cut off the salaries of Democratic state legislators who walked out of the chamber to prevent a quorum; the history of state legislators fleeing their state to prevent the passage of legislation; some signs that SARS-CoV-2 is not yet done with China; and NR once again asks for your support. Democrats Suddenly Love Legislative-Minority Rights Again "No pay for those who abandon their responsibilities," threatened Texas governor Greg Abbott, after Texas state legislative Democrats walked out of the chamber to deny Texas Republicans the quorum necessary to pass their election-reform measure. Abbott threatened to veto Article 10 of the Texas state budget, which is the portion that funds legislators' salaries. That threat may not be quite the metaphorical nuclear strike that it initially seems, as being a Texas ...   READ MORE

Trending on National Review 1. The Six-Trillion-Dollar President Gambles with the Economy 2. The Dirty Secret of 'Clean' Energy 3. Digging the classics, &c. Top Stories Rich Lowry We Were Never Afraid to Say the Virus Could Have Come from the Wuhan Lab The sneering, high-handed dismissal of the Wuhan lab theory is high on the list of media failures of the past ... Cale Clingenpeel The Rising Economic Cost of Cyberattacks The rising costs of cyberattacks, the associated negative externalities, and the particular interest in protecting ... NEWS British Intelligence Shifts Stance on COVID Lab-Leak Theory, Now Says It's 'Feasible' British spies are now probing whether the pathogen escaped from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV). NEWS Biden to Direct $100 Billion in Federal Contracts to 'Disadvantaged' Businesses to Shrink... President Joe Biden intends to present a range of plans to shrink the Black-White wealth gap during his speech in ... PODCASTS Episode 97: Jeff Dufour / Neil... Episode 354: Charlie Brown's... PHOTOS A-10 Thunderbolt "Heritage Hawg" Top Shots VIDEO Lockheed Martin Put... Actor John Cena... NRPLUS ARTICLES Those Who Defied Lockdowns to... UFOs Don't Cancel Out Christianity ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.