Texas House Democrat Trey Martinez Fischer Defends His Party for Fleeing State to Block Voter Restrictions

Speaking to CNN, Texas House Democrat Trey Martinez Fischer said Democrats request to person “courage,” “conviction,” and “sometimes a small spot of defiance” if they privation to basal up successful the combat against Republican attempts to enforce restrictions connected the close to vote.

Martinez Fischer’s remarks came aft Texas Democrats fled the authorities to artifact Republicans from passing a caller voting measure portion besides applying unit connected Congress to walk the For the People Act astatine the national level.

“We person a occupation to do. We are elected by our constituents to beryllium their voice,” helium said. “They person nary dependable and voting rights is fundamental, truthful I deliberation we have to person the courage, we person to person conviction, and sometimes a small spot of defiance.”

“The eyes of the federation are connected Texas,” helium continued, “and we anticipation to rally the state and we anticipation that the Senate volition perceive america and act. This is wherever we are: This is simply a present oregon ne'er infinitesimal and we’re not going to enactment home, we’re not conscionable going to instrumentality our medicine and suffer successful defeat. We privation to marque definite we are doing everything we tin successful this last propulsion to bring a solution to a precise arguable contented successful this country.”

Martinez Fischer besides addressed Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott’s menace to apprehension Democrats upon their return. Abbott has besides promised to “continue to telephone a peculiar league aft peculiar league aft peculiar league each the mode up until predetermination adjacent year” successful bid to walk elector restrictions.

“This is the hazard we instrumentality for lasting up for democracy,” Martinez Fischer said. “We’re talking astir voting rights here. There were radical who were beaten by clubs, attacked by dogs, and murdered to support this ineffable close truthful this menace and this finger-pointing by the politician is not going to intimidate each of us. We’re beardown and agreed and we privation to bring voting rights betterment to this country.”

"We are elected by the constituents to beryllium their dependable … We person to person the courage, we person to person conviction, and sometimes a small spot of defiance," Texas House Democrat Trey Martinez Fischer says connected leaving the authorities to artifact Republicans from passing voting restrictions. pic.twitter.com/RfBsmvPoQC

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