“Perry did not call a 2nd Special Session because of the cost of calling yet another Special Session of the TX legislature. I was thinking the tab for the first one was something like 1.23 million or some amount, but this is just from memory, so that amount may be off.
I realize some Tea Partiers were of the Opinion that Perry could just keep calling Special Session after Special Session until it was passed, but what would keep Strauss, the Rino Speaker of the House from making sure it died a third time. I mean it was DOA in the regular session, and the special session, right? did Some people think the third time would be the Charm?”
The thing was that Perry did call three special sessions in a row, in 2007 (I think), when he really wanted to pass a business tax, but kept getting bucked by the legislature. Eventually they yielded and got him his tax. Perry knew what a pain in the next the special sessions are for the legislators (and very costly), so he simply kept calling them until they buckled.
In this case, the Sanctuary City bill was not the reason for the special session - it was something to do with school financing. The legislature had (conveniently) forgot to get to it int he regular session. So the special session spent the entire time on the school financing thing, and at the very end...as in last day or so, they couldn’t round up enough people (or something like that) to get it passed without a supermajority (something extraordinary, by legislature rules...if you want to do something very quickly), so it (conveniently) died again.
A second special session, on this topic would have made it impossible for the Republicans (who have HUGE majorities in both houses) to sweep it under the rug again. But it didn’t happen. As to the cost - we’re losing cops in Houston and Dallas because of it. Just their funerals would probably take care of the cost.
Catching up on the debate thread, Bobbie, I must say your posts really stand out! Bless your heart!
What a wonderful recipe of instructions on how the Texas Governor should have, and could have done everything just so!
It is a wonder indeed how the Lone Star State managed at all whilst you were living that "long time" in California.
Indeed, one expects California ought to be completely restored to Reagan's Red State status under your direction out there, and Texas should be dragging bottom what with such a Marxist-Leninist as Rick Perry being governor here for a "long time"!
One thing I missed in the thread, though. Who exactly was the uberconservative alternative to Perry we were supposed to install (other than your fine self, of course)?
If you're upset as I am with the TSA and don't want to fly, then I'd recommend I-10, 20 or 40 West for you to get you back where everyone talks Perry down the way you do.