(1) The issue is that they are sworn to perform their duty as representatives. A minority left the State to avoid their responsibility and prevent a quorum, grinding the State legislature to a halt. Tyranny of the few.
(2) Equating it to peaceful protest is absurd. They went into hiding to avoid a floor vote and prevent a quorum. It's not a protest, a statement, a filibuster, a refusal to set it for a vote or other political gamesmanship - they just left the State and abdicated their sworn oath. Show me where democrats have done the same thing.
(3) The people of the district they represent can oust them by election - not the people of Oregon. The people of Oregon should impeach them.
(4) The threat to send "bachelors" and be "heavily armed" was made by Oregon state senator Brian Boquist. Boquist also said later that his threats were
not "thinly veiled". Yup, they didn't shoot anyone, but should that really be the standard?
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