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mojo84 wrote: That first sentence that I bolded above is not part of my comments and should not be attributed to me.

Sorry, Mojo - sometimes it's hard to keep track when there's half a dozen layers of nested quotes!

mojo84 wrote: Unfortunately, I suspect their planners/briefers will more likely be 'yes men' who will only subvert the legislative intent as far left as they think the boss wants.
I think they have too much invested as far as their public position now to change their minds even if they were presented with strong persuasive argument. Folks at that level have huge egos and will seldom change their minds unless they are forced to do so. It would be a sign of being wrong and weakness for them to back off any now. It's unfortunate because their reasoning is misguided.

Yes. Trust me. I worked for the State for 37 years. State agency (and this includes UT) administration is ALL about power and ego, and has virtually nothing to do with knowledge or competence. I wouldn't be surprised if there were people on these boards who think SB11 allows drunk freshmen to run around with full-auto Uzis and twirl them on their fingers during class. But whatever they say is true. If they say the sky is green and 2+4=5, then the sky is green and 2+4=5, and those who don't nod and smile in agreement tend to not get invited to the socially correct backyard barbeques, their emails lost and their phone calls not returned. My hopes for SB11 sank like the Titanic when I learned that parameters for its implementation would be decided by these brainless, bureaucratic blobs of protoplasm and their subservient minions. I know; I've spent a considerable portion of my life sitting across conference tables from them.

"...Concealed carry on campuses....".

Sigh......

v7a wrote:The jokers at MomsDemand are saying that SB11 as passed was a victory for them

The news article STILL didn't get it right:

" allows concealed carry of handguns on college campuses..."

and neither did MDA:

"...where and when it is appropriate to allow guns on campus."

Speaking of liberal university faculty, the woman cited in this article is an MDA member and an instructor at UT...

Jasonw560 wrote:

Charles L. Cotton wrote:

nobius wrote:Will there be a post-mortem on all the bills passed and an analysis of what they mean? Particularly interested in knife rights and SB 11's last minute changes.

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Yes. I've been asked to hold do something I've never done before, but it sounds like a good idea. I've been planning to announcer the new initiative this Tuesday, but the suggestion was to do it at a dinner event at a location that seats up to 200 people and record it. (This was brought up after I posted my invitation to have a debate/town hall meeting.) That way we can have the initiative explained and take questions from the floor. We can also talk about this legislative session. Then, all of this will be available on the Internet.

If there's enough interest, I'll put it together. However it is announced, I really excited about the new initiative and the difference it can make in grassroots activism. Hopefully Texans all over the State will share my enthusiasm.

Chas.

Will it be streamed live? Or archived and linked to?

I'd love to go, depending on location. Corpus, great; San Antonio, road trip; Austin is pushing the limits. Houston, maybe.

Hopefully it'll be on a Saturday lunch or dinner so everybody can go.

Passed! It's all over!

Arggghhh.... now we're back to professors being shot in the classrooms, students getting drunk, etc.

OK, it's on.

Sen. Isaacs introducing his Lacrosse team. (rolls eyes)

SB 11 passed in the Senate. 21 to 10.

Birdwell is very eloquent. Now this woman's talking about freshmen being "at a tender age." Cripes. I agree with the other poster, somebody needs to stand up and yell "ONLY STUDENTS OVER 21 and with a CHL!!!!!!"

ARgghhhh.. "students' brains are not yet fully developed...."

Interesting. The caption says HB 11, not SB 11....?

Well done, Charles. Look at yer saddle and set yerself down.

Real quick..... in the Senate, how did Huffines vote?