JB Pritzker interacts in Illinois with the possibility of the FBI’s arrest in Texas
The Democratic Democratic Governor JB Pritzker dismantled the possibility of the FBI’s access to his term and the Democrats in Texas who left the state and went to Illinois and other countries led by Democrats at another effort to prepare efforts to re -divide the Republicans in Texas.
The ruler said when he was asked about President Donald Trump’s proposal that the FBI “may have to” participate to return Democrats in Texas to his original mandate: “They are wonderful.”
Newsweek He arrived at the White House to comment on Wednesday.
Why do it matter
The confrontation between the representatives of the democratic state and the republic in Texas highlights the national risks of the battles to re -divide the party circles before the mid -term elections 2026.
Re -dividing circles occurs once every 10 years after counting the borders based on the changes of the population.
But when the Republicans in Texas began to try to redraw the congress map in the middle of the contract in a way that gives its party more seats in the US House of Representatives, Democrats left the state to prevent the formation of the quorum required to pass the plan.
Under the Texas Law, the House of Representatives needs 100 representatives of the conduct of official work, but it has only 88 Republicans, which requires the presence of Democrats to review the voting map.
US Republican Senator John Corn from Texas from the FBI assisted in “determining the location of the Democrats who fled the state of Lun Star. Trump also indicated his support for the request.
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What do you know
“When he was asked about Trump’s statements and the possibility of the FBI to participate in this matter, there is no federal legal craftsman that applies to this situation, nothing,” added Pritzker.
Talk to The news is no noise “They can say they are sending the FBI. The FBI agents may only appear, I don’t know, again, offered to. But the truth is, as you know, our local law enforcement in Illinois,” Bodcast added with Jessica Yelin.
The democratic ruler said: “The state forces protect everyone in Illinois and anyone here in Illinois,” the democratic ruler said. “Thus, whether the Federal agents come to Illinois or Reangers from Texas, if you do not violate federal law, you are not very welcome and there is no way for legislators in the state here, in Texas, arrest.”
Pritzker’s comments came on Wednesday amid an escalating legal battle between Republican officials in Texas and Democrats who left the state.
On Wednesday, the Texas Governor Greg Abbott sought to obtain a rare emergency exemption from the state’s Supreme Court to remove the Democratic Chairman Jane Wu and other absent legislators.
Wu responded to Abbott, saying that the ruler’s move was “just a pure madness” and filmed the ongoing legal and political pressure as “an unconstitutional racist expression.”
More than 50 Democrats in Texas have spread to Illinois and other blue states such as California and New York as part of their efforts to prevent Republicans in their states from Congress map to obtain more US House of Representatives.
Pritzker applauded their efforts while appearing on CBS ‘ Late offer with Stephen ColbertThe host on Tuesday: “Donald Trump is trying to steal five seats from people – from the country, not only the people of Texas – to deprive people.”
“We are talking about violating the law of voting rights and the constitution,” he added.
What people say
Pritzker Kulber was also told on Tuesday: “The great heroes in the Democratic Assembly in Texas in Texas decided the only thing they can do to stop, leaving Texas. Where did they decide to come? The safe haven of the Illinois state, where we will protect them and take care of them.”
The ruler added: “I am very proud of them.”
Trump, in reference to the 2024 presidential elections, told CNBC on Tuesday: “I won in Texas. I got the highest vote in the history of Texas, as you know, and we have the right to get five other seats.”
New York Governor Cathy Hochol said at a press conference on Monday: “If the Republicans are ready to rewrite these rules to give themselves an advantage, they do not leave us any choice; we must do the same.”
What happens after that
Efforts to re -divide the circles in Texas began a battle at the level of the country between the blue and red states throughout the country, as New York and California governors pledged to re -draw their Congress maps to compensate for the Republican efforts in Texas.
In general, I looked at least nine states in re -drawing their maps, according to officials in those states and media reports: Texas, California, New York, Ohio, Florida, Indiana, Missouri, Wisconsin and Maryland.