[The Bat Lady]

Those of you who know me, know that when I moved I looked up my State & US reps & State Senator. I have contacted my representative many times and his campaign for several things. The office is helpful but not got back to me.

However, his campaign hasn’t gotten back to me for any reason what so ever and he WILL NOT DEBATE EVER!!!

I already had that attitude from Lloyd Doggett and will not stand for it from a “republican”

[skinkinthegrass]

"This is my job interview to you, so I don’t want to
buy your vote, I want to earn your vote,” Vickery said."fine words, great speech; very polished, well said.
does the challenger have a political record?

[basil]

I don’t blame you. unfortunately, Lloyd Dogsh#t is my rep.

[Marcella]

I checked on the bill that would issue a driving PERMIT to illegal aliens so they would have to take a driver’s test, pass a background check, and would have to buy auto insurance.

This bill was introduced in 2011 in the state senate by my state senator, Tommy Williams. As one says, the devil is in the details. The details in this case are good ones:

“The new permit would not resemble a driver’s license and could not be used for federal identification purposes, such as airport security.” It is not a driver’s license to be used to register to vote - it is only a PERMIT to drive so they have to pass the qualifications to drive and buy auto insurance.

It will also give us a list of the illegals who want to get a driving PERMIT. It will also catch any illegal who has been charged and convicted of a crime if they try to get a driving PERMIT.

If this comes up in the next session which starts in 2015 after the election in November this year, we need to read that bill to make sure it is still a PERMIT and not a regular driver’s license. I am absolutely positive Senator Tommy Williams will not support a bill that would give these people a regular driver’s license.

I am also absolutely positive the Texas House with a majority of Republicans would not pass a bill to give illegals a regular Texas driver’s license.

The problem here is people are saying Driver’s License when it is NOT a Driver’s License. It is a PERMIT to drive and have auto insurance. No insurance means NO permit. The PERMIT would not look like a regular Texas license. Remember that and correct people who say it’s a driver’s license.

[DrewsDad]

I think you can blame Byron Cook for the Sanctuary City bill failing. It passed the Senate in the special session when they bypassed the 2/3 requirement, but it died in Byron Cook's State Affairs Committee with 2 weeks to go.

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