Governor Abbott threatens to take away pay of those who didn't perform their jobs?

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 state legislator is not a full-time job. The salary is $600 per month, with a per diem of $221 per day for each day of a regular session or special session. With the election-reform bill unpassed in the regular session, Abbott pledged the state legislature would hold a special session to ensure its passage.

So, minority rights for me, but no minority rights for thee. Of course the interesting thing here is that Democrats do not technically own any sort of majority in the Senate. There is quite literally a 50-50 Senate breakdown. The fact that there is a tie-breaking vote from the Vice President does not actually give Democrats a majority of the Senate, it just allows them to pass something with 50 votes.

So it seems odd that at a national level, liberals don't feel that 50 Senators out of 100 should have any say in anything what-so-ever. But Democrats having a mere 13 out of 31 seats in the Senate and 67 out of a 150 in the House should provide them with absolute veto power?

Go figure... hypocrisy IS the bedrock of liberalism...