U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Texas Democrat who has been in Congress since 1995, was taken into custody Thursday during a voting-rights protest in Washington, D.C.
The 71-year-old congresswoman, a native of New York City who served as a city council member in Houston before being elected to her U.S. House seat, posted a photo on Twitter that showed her with zip ties around her wrists and being escorted by a police officer following her arrest.
Democrats have been opposing election-related laws being passed or considered in states around the country (including Texas), arguing that Republican-backed changes are attempts to discourage minorities from voting. Republicans counter that their proposals have been aimed at ensuring the integrity of elections by creating obstacles against voter fraud.
It is a mystery why some leftists claim the proposed voting bill in Texas prevents anyone from voting. Some of us have read the bill and the changes help stop potential cheating.
The specific charges that Jackson faced, and the conditions of her release, were not immediately clear. Jackson, the foul-mouthed congressman from Texas, has repeatedly won the questionable award of ‘meanest member of the House of Representatives. She claims to be a Seventh-day Adventist.
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“Do not let your adornment be outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel, rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God. For in this manner, in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves, being submissive to their own husbands” ( 1 Peter 3:4).