Texas Freepers: New 'killer bees' aiming to break legislative quorum (More Democart Obstructionism)

San Antonio Express News | 5/12/03 | Guillermo X Garcia

[zeugma]

More power to them. Perhaps they'll take a decade-long vacation.

No one's Life, Liberty, or Property is safe while the legislation is in session.

[Dog Gone]

This isn't going to play well in Texas. This sounds far too much like Tommy Daschle or Terry McAuliffe.

[Squantos]

Gotta be a way to turn this back on these POS polidiots before election day. We have to get a list of NAMES. Names of the 51 that walked out on their jobs they were elected to do. Individual lawsuit from a citizen maybe ? They weren't sick, ....just lame and lazy. These sh*t & shineola socialists have done something that will get anyone else fired from their job. Why not them......?

Vote , VOte,VOTe, VOTE !!............Stay Safe !

[Constitutionalist Conservative]

Gotta be a way to turn this back on these POS polidiots before election day. We have to get a list of NAMES.

I wonder if things would have turned out differently for the original KBs if the Web (and the activism it enables) had been around when they pulled their little stunt.

[Dog Gone]

This is all about redistricting.

At this point, I think Perry should call a special session and when they show up, lock them in the capitol.

[Humidston]

"We're leaving, and we'll stay gone till Thursday," one member from South Texas said Sunday evening. He asked that he not be identified.

Names. We want NAMES. Let the Pubbies get up on the floor and READ OFF THE LIST OF NAMES OF ALL MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT PRESENT!!

[Squantos]

Well lets see ?;o) ........ If ya get the names and districts of these turds in the punch bowl I'll spread the news up here in the Panhandle. If I find em first I post here. Lets spread the news of their dedication to their elected positions.

Stay Safe !

[Dog Gone]

AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF

Monday, May 12, 2003

Absent Democrats who submitted letters notifying House they would not be present (53)

From Central Texas
Dawnna Dukes, Austin
Jim Dunnam, Waco
John Mabry, Waco
Elliott Naishtat, Austin
Eddie Rodriguez, Austin
Patrick Rose, Dripping Springs

From around the state
Roberto Alonzo, Dallas
Kevin Bailey, Houston
Lon Burnam, Fort Worth
Gabi Canales, Alice
Jaime Capelo, Corpus Christi
Joaquin Castro, San Antonio
Garnet Coleman, Houston
Robby Cook, Eagle Cook
Yvonne Davis, Dallas
Joe Deshotel, Port Arthur
Harold Dutton, Houston
Craig Eiland, Galveston
Dan Ellis, Livingston
Juan Escobar, Kingsville
David Farabee, Wichita Falls
Jessica Farrar, Houston
Pete Gallego, Alpine
Timoteo Garza, Eagle Pass
Ryan Guillen, Rio Grande City
Scott Hochberg, Houston
Terri Hodge, Dallas
Mark Homer, Paris
Chuck Hopson, Jacksonville
Jesse Jones, Dallas
Pete Laney, Hale Center
Trey Martinez-Fischer, San Antonio
Ruth Jones McClendon, San Antonio
Jim McReynolds, Lufkin
Jose Menendez, San Antonio
Joe Moreno, Houston
Paul Moreno, El Paso
Rick Noriega, Houston
Rene Oliveira, Brownsville
Dora Olivo, Missouri City
Aaron Pena, Edinburg
Joe Pickett, El Paso
Robert Puente, San Antonio
Chente Quintanilla, Tornillo
Richard Raymond, Laredo
Allan Ritter, Nederland
Jim Solis, Harlingen
Barry Telford, DeKalb
Senfronia Thompson, Houston
Carlos Uresti, San Antonio
Mike Villarreal, San Antonio
Miguel Wise, Weslaco
Steve Wolens, Dallas

Absent, did not submit letter (6)

Norma Chavez, El Paso
Al Edwards, Houston
Kino Flores, Mission
Helen Giddings, Dallas
Glenn Lewis, Fort Worth
Sylvester Turner, Houston

Democrats present (3)

Vilma Luna, Corpus Christi
Ron Wilson, Houston
Roberto Gutierrez, McAllen

 

[DrewsDad]

See post #26.

If you are being misrepresented by one of these rats, let them know now. The Capitol Switchboard is 512-463-4630.

[DrewsDad]

Oops, make that POST #28.

[MikeD]

I saw this article in the E-N this morning and became extremely irate. Can't we fire the legislators or something? I hope they all lose their elections.

MD, mis-represented by Joaquin Castro...

[Humidston]

BRAVO!

Now every FReeper should check to see if their district representative was one of the offending members. If so, fire off a letter to their editor, call talk radio, put a sign on their car and/or on their lawn so their neighbors will know too.

IMHO, THIS is why FR exists....

[Night Hides Not]

I think the mayor of Dallas would be very interested to know where her husband is at (Steve Wolens).

If Laura Miller were a Republican, the media would be camped out on her front doorstep. Since she's a Democrat, there's obviously no story here.

I (don't) wonder how Ms. Miller would react if the City Council members reacted the same way, and a quorum was never reached at her meetings.

[anymouse]

I say that Texas (with help of other FReepers) conduct their own "Rat hunt" to out these Texas Rats to the media and DPS or appropriate law enforcement officers.

They can run, but they can't hide from the long arm of FReepers.

If their location is make public it defeats their plan. We don't need to find all of them, just enough to make a quarum of 100 (approx 20 of the Rats.)

Someone can even make up a "most wanted" poster to show FReepers and the public what these perps look like.

[Humidston]

I just got this list via email... Take note please.

List of the missing Texas Representatives:

Alonzo 512-463-0694

Bailey 512-463-0924

Burnam 512-463- 0740

Canales 512-463-0645

Capelo 512-463-0462

Castro 512-463-0669

Coleman 512-463-0524

Robby Cook 512-463-0682

Yvonne Davis 512-463-0598

Deshotel 512-463--662

Dukes 512-463-0506

Dunham 512-463-0508

Dutton 512-463-0510

Eiland 512-463-0502

Dan Ellis 512-463-0570

Escobar 512-463-

Farabee 512-463-0534

Farrar 512-463-0620

Gallego 512-463-0566

Garza 512-463-0194

Guillen 512-463-0416

Hochberg 512-463-0492

Hodge 512-463-0586

Homer 512-463-0650

Hopson 512-463-0592

Jesse Jones 512-463--664

Laney 512-463-0604

McClendon 512-463-0708

McReynolds 512-463-0490

Mabry 512-463-0135

Martinez- Fischer 512-463-0616

Menendez 512-463-0634

Moreno 512-463-0614

Moreno 512-463-0638

Naishtat 512-463-0668

Noriega 512-463-0732

Oliveira 512-463-0640

Olivo 512-463-0494

Pena 512-463-0426

Pickett 512-463- 0596

Puente 512-463-0452

Quintanilla 512-463-0613

Raymond 512-463-0558

Ritter 512-463-0706

Rodriguez 512-463-0674

Rose 512-463-0647

Solis 512-463-0606

Telford 512-463-0460

Thompson 512-463-0720

Uresti 512-463-0714

Villarreal 512-463-0532

Wise 512-463-0530

Wolens 512-463-0746

[MeekOneGOP]

I say that Texas (with help of other FReepers) conduct their own "Rat hunt" to out these Texas Rats to the media and DPS or appropriate law enforcement officers.

They can run, but they can't hide from the long arm of FReepers.

So what kind of bait should we use to catch these 'RATS ???

[anymouse]

A searchlight of public attention should be sufficient. The DPS troopers can take it from there.

[padfoot_lover]

I just e-mailed Dan Patrick of KSEV Radio in Houston about this. Maybe he will jump on it and talk about it this week on his show. He has been at the forefront of getting support for property tax relief legislation, and is very involved in everything that is going on in Austin and any potential impact on Texas taxpayers. Fortunately I myself live in a very conservative district with a Republican rep., Rob Eissler (The Woodlands). Thanks for the heads up on this, you guys!

[Humidston]

Looks like a dinosaur to me, LOL!

[Allegra]

Now every FReeper should check to see if their district representative was one of the offending members. If so, fire off a letter to their editor, call talk radio, put a sign on their car and/or on their lawn so their neighbors will know too.

My Rep. isn't on there (Jon Lindsay, a good conservative), but I'm sending a letter to the Houston Chronic-ill's Viewpoints page about this anyway. For what it's worth.

This is sickening.