Speaker Strauss has been re-elected

This sub-forum will open for posting on Sept. 1, 2012.

Moderators: carlson1, Charles L. Cotton

User avatar

Topic author
baldeagle
Senior Member
Posts in topic: 2
Posts: 5240
Joined: Tue May 25, 2010 8:26 pm
Location: Richardson, TX

Speaker Strauss has been re-elected

#1

Post by baldeagle »

Lousy outcome - http://www.texastribune.org/2013/01/08/ ... clamation/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; look for gun legislation to die in committee again under this traitor
The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms. James Madison
NRA Life Member Texas Firearms Coalition member

chasfm11
Senior Member
Posts in topic: 2
Posts: 4136
Joined: Thu Apr 15, 2010 4:01 pm
Location: Northern DFW

Re: Speaker Strauss has been re-elected

#2

Post by chasfm11 »

Replacing him with Simpson was a long shot at best. Dem Lawmakers were needed and, at the last minute, Strauss cut a deal with them to vote for him. I suspect that they have their eyes on the Texas revenue increases and Strauss will try to help them spend those.

There are rumblings that Strauss also had to make a deal with the Conservatives. It will remain to be seen if the gun legislation was part of that deal.
6/23-8/13/10 -51 days to plastic
Dum Spiro, Spero
User avatar

AEA
Senior Member
Posts in topic: 1
Posts: 5110
Joined: Sat May 12, 2007 12:00 pm
Location: North Texas

Re: Speaker Strauss has been re-elected

#3

Post by AEA »

Hopefully Charles will weigh in on this thread and let us know what really happened.
Alan - ANYTHING I write is MY OPINION only.
Certified Curmudgeon - But, my German Shepherd loves me!
NRA-Life, USN '65-'69 & '73-'79: RM1
1911's RULE!

apostate
Senior Member
Posts in topic: 1
Posts: 2336
Joined: Sun Oct 14, 2007 10:01 am

Re: Speaker Strauss has been re-elected

#4

Post by apostate »

Say goodbye to campus carry having any chance. Again.
User avatar

77346
Senior Member
Posts in topic: 1
Posts: 569
Joined: Tue Jun 19, 2012 5:49 pm
Location: Atascocita, TX

Re: Speaker Strauss has been re-elected

#5

Post by 77346 »

:banghead:
Alex
NRA Benefactor Life & TSRA Life Member
Bay Area Shooting Club Member
CHL since 7/12 | 28 days mailbox-to-mailbox

tazz0018
Junior Member
Posts in topic: 1
Posts: 23
Joined: Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:47 pm

Re: Speaker Strauss has been re-elected

#6

Post by tazz0018 »

:headscratch

RPB
Banned
Posts in topic: 1
Posts: 8697
Joined: Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:17 pm

Re: Speaker Strauss has been re-elected

#7

Post by RPB »

Simpson withdrew "at the request of his peers"

It's all polly ticks ... not made to make sense
<shoulder shrug emoticon>
I'm no lawyer

"Never show your hole card" "Always have something in reserve"

steveincowtown
Banned
Posts in topic: 1
Posts: 1374
Joined: Wed Aug 04, 2010 1:58 pm

Re: Speaker Strauss has been re-elected

#8

Post by steveincowtown »

Voting for speaker of the house should be done by secret ballot.

There is no reason that our elected officials should have to play this game, living in fear that if they speak against the speaker that their bills will not get heard and that they will not be assigned to favorable committees.
The Time is Now...
NRA Lifetime Member

RHenriksen
Senior Member
Posts in topic: 1
Posts: 2058
Joined: Sun Mar 01, 2009 1:59 pm
Location: Houston

Re: Speaker Strauss has been re-elected

#9

Post by RHenriksen »

There's a radical thought.
steveincowtown wrote:Voting for speaker of the house should be done by secret ballot.

There is no reason that our elected officials should have to play this game, living in fear that if they speak against the speaker that their bills will not get heard and that they will not be assigned to favorable committees.
I'll quit carrying a gun when they make murder and armed robbery illegal

Houston Technology Consulting
soup-to-nuts IT infrastructure design, deployment, and support for SMBs

recaffeination

Re: Speaker Strauss has been re-elected

#10

Post by recaffeination »

RHenriksen wrote:There's a radical thought.
steveincowtown wrote:Voting for speaker of the house should be done by secret ballot.
There is no reason that our elected officials should have to play this game, living in fear that if they speak against the speaker that their bills will not get heard and that they will not be assigned to favorable committees.
Thats a key reason Americans have privacy when voting. To prevent reprisals for voting our beliefs.

The flip side of the coin is why there's no secret ballots in many dictatorships and third world countries.
User avatar

Choctaw
Member
Posts in topic: 2
Posts: 67
Joined: Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:47 pm
Location: Euless, TX
Contact:

Re: Speaker Strauss has been re-elected

#11

Post by Choctaw »

Michael Quinn Sullivan was hired by a multi-millionaire in Midland in conjunction with Craddick to spread false rumors about Strauss. Craddick is a vindictive fella.

Strauss will allow bills to originate from the bottom up as opposed to how Craddick ruled with an iron fist.

Don't let the smear campaign fool you, Campus Carry will come up again and has a VERY good chance of passing.

TSRA was more concerned last session with getting the employer bill passed, they felt this was more important than campus carry...Campus Carry is on their radar and very important to them this session.

Strauss is not as bad as everyone thinks. While he is not as conservative as we would like, he won't force his beliefs on our legislators. He truly believes in a representative style of government.
35 days...mailbox to mailbox

chasfm11
Senior Member
Posts in topic: 2
Posts: 4136
Joined: Thu Apr 15, 2010 4:01 pm
Location: Northern DFW

Re: Speaker Strauss has been re-elected

#12

Post by chasfm11 »

Choctaw wrote:Michael Quinn Sullivan was hired by a multi-millionaire in Midland in conjunction with Craddick to spread false rumors about Strauss. Craddick is a vindictive fella.

Strauss will allow bills to originate from the bottom up as opposed to how Craddick ruled with an iron fist.

Don't let the smear campaign fool you, Campus Carry will come up again and has a VERY good chance of passing.

TSRA was more concerned last session with getting the employer bill passed, they felt this was more important than campus carry...Campus Carry is on their radar and very important to them this session.

Strauss is not as bad as everyone thinks. While he is not as conservative as we would like, he won't force his beliefs on our legislators. He truly believes in a representative style of government.
We'll have to agree to disagree on Strauss. I fully understand that politics are a dirty business but I'd ask you do keep an open mind and go back through the last legislative session. Look at the bills that were initiated by Conservatives and see how many of them ever saw the light of day on the Legislative calendar. How you prevent measures that you don't want passed from being passed is to make sure that the votes never occur. For the Conservative quantity in the last session the Conservative output was awful and it wasn't because they all voted the wrong way when they had the chance.

Sorry but that is not what representative government is about. Campus Carry was just one of the victims.
6/23-8/13/10 -51 days to plastic
Dum Spiro, Spero
User avatar

Charles L. Cotton
Site Admin
Posts in topic: 2
Posts: 17787
Joined: Wed Dec 22, 2004 9:31 pm
Location: Friendswood, TX
Contact:

Re: Speaker Strauss has been re-elected

#13

Post by Charles L. Cotton »

Choctaw wrote:TSRA was more concerned last session with getting the employer bill passed, they felt this was more important than campus carry...Campus Carry is on their radar and very important to them this session.
No, that's not true.

Chas.
User avatar

Choctaw
Member
Posts in topic: 2
Posts: 67
Joined: Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:47 pm
Location: Euless, TX
Contact:

Re: Speaker Strauss has been re-elected

#14

Post by Choctaw »

Charles L. Cotton wrote:
Choctaw wrote:TSRA was more concerned last session with getting the employer bill passed, they felt this was more important than campus carry...Campus Carry is on their radar and very important to them this session.
No, that's not true.

Chas.
So, what is true?
35 days...mailbox to mailbox
User avatar

Charles L. Cotton
Site Admin
Posts in topic: 2
Posts: 17787
Joined: Wed Dec 22, 2004 9:31 pm
Location: Friendswood, TX
Contact:

Re: Speaker Strauss has been re-elected

#15

Post by Charles L. Cotton »

Choctaw wrote:
Charles L. Cotton wrote:
Choctaw wrote:TSRA was more concerned last session with getting the employer bill passed, they felt this was more important than campus carry...Campus Carry is on their radar and very important to them this session.
No, that's not true.

Chas.
So, what is true?
The opposite of what you said; TSRA didn't rate employer parking lots as a higher priority than campus-carry. I won't comment on the Speaker, it's been decided and we have legislation to pass. If our legislation is bottled up, I'll have no hesitation to tell the truth of what happened after the session is over. Performance as well as elections have consequences.

Chas.
Post Reply

Return to “2013 Texas Legislative Session”