re: Possible solution to the Texas standoff....

Still stuns me that these bozos have done more (to be in trouble) than many who went to DC for Jan 6.

Every-time I recall how close I was to having gone, just to participate and knowing how the ruling party, intelligence agencies and military leaders have spun the event:

.........#1 - I would have been arrested. Just following others seems to have been enough.
.........#2 - I would have lost my job. Because that's the environment I work in. My family could survive for 6-12 months,
................but the stigma would follow with...
.........#3 - I would have a tough time trying to find a new job.

But these legislators said, 'screw my obligations to an active session and the electorate, I'm headed to DC for a 'cocktail invasion'

Mindbogglingly.