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Texas House Republicans Set to Elect NARAL-Favored Candidate for Speaker
Breitbart Texas ^
| November 20th, 2014
| Sarah Rumpf
Posted on 11/22/2014 10:59:19 AM PST by MeatshieldActual
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Straus is a RINO obstructionist, if we have any hope of advancing pro-life and pro-second amendment legislation this session then he MUST be replaced! Contact your reps!
Straus's challenger is Scott Turner (R-Rockwall)
To: MeatshieldActual
What can Lt. Gov. Partick do?
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posted on
11/22/2014 11:01:57 AM PST
by
Cowboy Bob
(They are called "Liberals" because the word "parasite" was already taken.)
To: MeatshieldActual
Jeez, I guess it would be too much for the Texas House Republicans to have a rule to first have REPUBLICANS only choose their conference leader (and their Republican candidate for House Speaker) and then have the entire House (both Republicans and ‘RATS) then vote for either THAT candidate or whoever the House ‘RATS put up.
Well, at least the Texas Senate will have an outstanding CONSERVATIVE leader in the Lieutenant Governor.
To: Cowboy Bob
Replacing Lt. Gov. Dewhurst was a good start. Lots of Straus power came from Dewhurst and his cronies.
Dewhurst blocked a lot of conservative agenda with his power to control what the Senate brought up.
/johnny
To: House Atreides
Slowly, with much effort, Texas is moving more conservative.
Getting rid of Straus and getting the Texas House right is just the next step.
Dewhurst didn't go away because he wanted to.
/johnny
To: House Atreides
Yeah, and I don’t understand Tim Kleinschmidt. Kleinschmidt authored HB 176, a fantastic piece of pro-gun legislation. Yet he endorses Straus? How bad can Turner be if you endorse Straus!
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posted on
11/22/2014 11:11:37 AM PST
by
MeatshieldActual
(Texan Independence, now and forever!)
To: MeatshieldActual
Joe Straus is an embarrassment.
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posted on
11/22/2014 11:14:42 AM PST
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: JRandomFreeper
Straus lost some of his core GOP support. However, he still holds enough so that with ‘Rat support he can get the Speakership. Since his win is inevitable much GOP support is only for tactical reasons of staying on his good side. If next time around we can knock off a few more of his hardcore GOP support as well as taking some more ‘rat seats his threat of retaliation won’t be able to carry him in again. Fortunately, the momentum is in that direction and he knows it. Maybe that will temper his impulse to side with the ‘rats on everything.
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posted on
11/22/2014 11:15:22 AM PST
by
Paine in the Neck
(Socialism consumes EVERYTHING)
To: MeatshieldActual
I do love Texas but there’s a lot I don’t understand about politics here.
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posted on
11/22/2014 11:16:00 AM PST
by
Menehune56
("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
To: Paine in the Neck
He's certainly heard from me that he needs to let conservative legislation through even if "it wouldn't be prudent or politically correct".
/johnny
To: Menehune56
That's because the most recent Texas Constitution was imposed on Texas by the Reconstruction Government after the Civil War.
Slowly some of that is getting changed.
But things like the Governor not having pardon powers stem from carpetbaggers.
/johnny
To: MeatshieldActual
Oh wonderful! /s
Good luck over there.
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posted on
11/22/2014 11:24:32 AM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(The mid-term elections were perfect for him. Now Obama can really lead from behind.)
To: JRandomFreeper
But things like the Governor not having pardon powers stem from carpetbaggers.
Well, if a gov. runs for president, at least he won't make a Dukakis/Huckabee error.
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posted on
11/22/2014 11:24:57 AM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
("If you're litigating against nuns, you've probably done something wrong."-Ted Cruz)
To: JRandomFreeper
Is that also the source of the rule allowing House minority members to vote for majority only candidates? Retardation of the highest order.
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posted on
11/22/2014 11:25:14 AM PST
by
MeatshieldActual
(Texan Independence, now and forever!)
To: MeatshieldActual
Republicans are Republicans. Don’t confuse them with Conservatives.
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posted on
11/22/2014 11:25:41 AM PST
by
arthurus
To: MeatshieldActual
I assume so. If something is really backwards and retarded and helps liberals, it generally goes back to Reconstruction.
Like gun rights.
/johnny
To: MeatshieldActual
Back in the days of Speaker Gingrich in the US House, if a third, Conservative, party had got underway, perhaps we would be seeing good results about now. But with each election the focus is always the RIGHT NOW and the future totally disappears from view. When we cannot even conceive of Future the Future is lost.
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posted on
11/22/2014 11:28:29 AM PST
by
arthurus
To: arthurus
Liberal republicans (or politicians) are becoming a rare breed in Texas. Slowly, they are getting booted out of office.
It takes a lot of work, though. Boots on the ground and ears to the phones.
/johnny
To: arthurus
Oh I know, that’s why I’m an independent libertarian. Parties inevitably become corrupt and/or lazy. Its easy to commit to a party, but its not as easy to commit to an ideology.
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posted on
11/22/2014 11:29:56 AM PST
by
MeatshieldActual
(Texan Independence, now and forever!)
To: MeatshieldActual
this is sickening
Democrats love this guy!
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posted on
11/22/2014 11:51:16 AM PST
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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