As Democratic members of the Texas House continue to boycott their state Capitol, some Oregon Democratic lawmakers are cheering them on.

And that has rankled some Oregon Republicans.

Senate Republican Leader Daniel Bonham called it a “hypocritical double standard” to see his Democratic colleagues in Oregon praising the walkout in Texas. Democrats in Oregon blasted Republicans when they fled the Capitol in previous years, saying at the time that their actions undermined democracy.

Texas and Oregon are two of only four states that require a two-thirds quorum to conduct business. So, like in Texas, the minority party can bring lawmaking to a halt simply by refusing to show up. Oregon Republicans have used the tactic several times in recent years.

In 2022, Democrats supported a voter-appro

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