Right2Carry wrote:
I disagree! Straus has already showed his colors. Fool me once shame on you, Fool me twice shame on me! Straus may or may not have the votes, but the fact remains he is way to liberal to be holding the Speaker of the House seat. The Voter ID bill will be introduced again and we all know that Straus does not support it.
I guess you missed the part about Straus threatening to redraw districts so that those who don't support him would be removed. Sorry not interested in seeing this man lead this session. I hope he gets removed. You may not agree with the infighting but sometimes those things are necessary in order to stand behind the conservative principles the people of Texas have said they want.
I don't know where you are getting your information from, but Paxton ran and was elected in 2002 as a Republican and is considered a hard line conservative. He is supported by the NRA, TSRA and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee.
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Edited to add Arkansas.
You are right it was Chisum that was the once Democrat, not Paxton. Sorry about that. I lump the two of them together when I shouldn't.
I guess my point is though is that if either Chisum or Paxton thought this was about idealistic purity one would have resigned ands supported the the other. Neither one would back down so now it is about splitting the party 3 ways. The math doesn't make any sense and neither Paxton and Chisum have the numbers. The fight is now over and they need to get over it for the sake of the party and the legislative session. Maybe next time if they want to put up a challenge they can do so with more unity.
This isn't going to be Legislative session with a leftist agenda, no matter who is in charge. Voter ID will happen even if Straus is Speaker. Straus' redistricting threats sound a lot like Delay's and Cradick's type of heavy handness, I expect that protoges Paxton & Chisum would be just as capable .. This is Texas politics after all .. Winner take all and all that. Do you think Paxton would treat Straus this way if he took charge? All three of them have done more damage to the Republican party than Bill White. They need to just take it to an open vote to the house and vote and be done with it. If they spend all their timer bickering about it and fighting over this we won't get anything done.
Our agenda is at the low end of the priorities. The Budgets and Redistricting come first. Would be a shame if career moves take priority over campus carry and parking lot bills..