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AUSTIN, Texas (The Borowitz Report)Runaway Democratic legislators from Texas offered today to return to the state on the condition that Governor Greg Abbott leave it forever.
The Democrats, speaking from an undisclosed location, issued an official statement detailing the terms of the legislators-for-governor trade.
At noon on Friday, we will arrive at the state capitol in Austin in an unmarked bus, the statement read. Once we disembark, Governor Abbott will board the bus, which will then relocate him to a mutually-agreed-upon destination.
According to the statement, the Democrats have been reaching out to a number of potential countries who might be amenable to giving Abbott asylum.
We want the governor to live somewhere with voting laws that hell be comfortable with, the statement read. Weve had some promising conversations with North Korea.
Short article, no more at link: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/democrats-agree-to-return-to-texas-if-greg-abbott-leaves
Photograph by Montinique Monroe / Getty
Wounded Bear
(58,670 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)I was thinking russia, but NK works.
Jim G.
(14,811 posts)As soon as I read the title...
Rhiannon12866
(205,505 posts)brer cat
(24,577 posts)Always love Borowitz.
Rhiannon12866
(205,505 posts)UTUSN
(70,711 posts)calimary
(81,322 posts)catrose
(5,068 posts)Oh damn, just saw it was Borowitz.
Rhiannon12866
(205,505 posts)catrose
(5,068 posts)ShazzieB
(16,426 posts)Also Ron DeSantis, Brian Kemp, and Kristi Noem, just to name a few of the worst Republican governors I can think of off the top of my head. (Feel free to add names to this list.)
Russia would work, too. Since Republicans are so fond of authoritarian governments these days, I think it's time they form a delegation to visit some of the countries that have these governments and find out how it's really done. Might as well learn from the experts, hmmm?
Rhiannon12866
(205,505 posts)Sounds like those you named would fit right in!
sarchasm
(1,012 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(145,321 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,505 posts)Passing this one on!
riversedge
(70,242 posts)edit. oh --I wish this was for real.