HB 3639 - SB 1581

[Monker10]

then maybe it looks like its more of an issue with the bill content than the actual amendments? If so does than mean there is still a chance of the campus carry amendment to remain attached, or does the POO prevent that? Forgive me but im new to to this political speak

[hirundo82]

If we had a Speaker who gave a single hoot about concealed carry, HB 750 would have been on the calendar months ago and would be making its way through the chambers if not already passed. But we don't have that. Clearly there needs to be more change in the Texas legislature before common sense will finally reign.

This. If the economy stays in the crapper, I wouldn't be surprised to see the Republican majority in the House stay this big or expand in 2012. Hopefully if that happens we could get a Speaker who is better than ambivalent at best to gun rights.

If the balance of the Senate shifted some too, 2013 could be a good year for campus carry. Of course it would happen the year I'm planning on graduating.

[hirundo82]

Wonder how many NRA ratings just changed ... probably none, no vote taken to see ...

There's no way Aycock doesn't lose his A rating for his attempt to remove campus carry in committee.

[baldeagle]

Am I the only one thinking that Senator Wentworth is stupid? He never should have allowed the campus carry amendment, which passed the Senate, to be removed from SB 5. He should have recognized that germaneness would be challenged on SB 1581 once SB 5 was removed. I'm now thinking that the GOP rhetoric about supporting campus carry is just that - rhetoric. They have no real interest in the issue. They're simply trying to placate us without making any real changes.

[RPB]

Wait ,,, SB1581 ...if they strip education funding out of it in the Senate ... it's only 1 subject .... problem solved

IFONLY it were that easy

[RPB]

If we had a Speaker who gave a single hoot about concealed carry, HB 750 would have been on the calendar months ago and would be making its way through the chambers if not already passed. But we don't have that. Clearly there needs to be more change in the Texas legislature before common sense will finally reign. Right now legislators things it's perfectly fine for them to carry anywhere they want, but the common people can't be trusted to be responsible. It's a sad day for Texas, but perhaps it's better that the crippled version of campus carry that was in SB 1581 be killed so that we can get true campus carry for all Texans, no matter what type of university they attend. We clearly have a lot of work to do to get people to understand why carry matters, why self defense matters and why logic should rule the day rather than childish emotions.

It's now clear that I will never be able to carry at work before I retire.

TXTylerNorris Tyler Norris
by mohawkjohn
WOW, Villarreal and Speaker Straus share handshake over killing Concealed Carry on Campus ON CAMERA.

[RPB]

Wonder if CampusCarry can be re-introduced in Special Session?

also

Wonder who the next Speaker of the House will be?

[Monker10]

Didn't SB 5 have an amendment to remove the campus carry amendment. Maybe if you get rid of the amendment to the amendment we would be in the clear lol
I'm disappointed to no end but on well I hope to have less than a year in college I guess I will just have to be a defenseless sheep until then

What really Is going to bother me is all the antis gloating over then

[hirundo82]

Wonder who the next Speaker of the House will be?

Best way to force a new speaker would be to make sure Straus doesn't get another term in the House. Anyone know if the Bexar County Tea Party is up to backing someone for a primary challenge?

[RPB]

SB 5 is up

on 2nd reading they added a transparency amendment ... adopted it ....

next amendment adding check registers ... adopted

another amendment about something adopted

now it covers more than 1 subject

[Jasonw560]

SB 5 is up

Let me kow what happens. I literally can't watch. My wife and MIL took over he computer.

And I'm a hopeless optimist. I still say 11th hour.

[RPB]

SB 5 passed with added amendments the Senate must approve else conference committee

SB 1581 busted for concealed carry and returned to Senate, but the fiscal matters in it can go in SB 1811, Villarreal says 1581 won't matter


There's more than a few pretty upset Republican Representatives on the floor



HB 1811 Postponed until 2pm Friday.

[baldeagle]

SB 5 passed with added amendments the Senate must approve else conference committee

SB 1581 busted for concealed carry and returned to Senate, but the fiscal matters in it can go in SB 1811, Villarreal says 1581 won't matter


There's more than a few pretty upset Republican Representatives on the floor

And we should care because???

If the Republicans have a supermajority and can't even get campus carry to a vote, then what good are they? We might as well have a supermajority of Democrats. I've spent the past few weeks closely following what goes on in our legislature. I'm done. What little respect I had (if any) for our system of government has been destroyed by watching the treacherous way these scumbags do business. Until we change the rules so that the legislatures become the people's house, nothing we want to see happen will ever happen unless it's politically advantageous to the scumbags in the legislature.

[Jasonw560]

SB 5 passed with added amendments the Senate must approve else conference committee

SB 1581 busted for concealed carry and returned to Senate, but the fiscal matters in it can go in SB 1811, Villarreal says 1581 won't matter


There's more than a few pretty upset Republican Representatives on the floor

And we should care because???

If the Republicans have a supermajority and can't even get campus carry to a vote, then what good are they? We might as well have a supermajority of Democrats. I've spent the past few weeks closely following what goes on in our legislature. I'm done. What little respect I had (if any) for our system of government has been destroyed by watching the treacherous way these scumbags do business. Until we change the rules so that the legislatures become the people's house, nothing we want to see happen will ever happen unless it's politically advantageous to the scumbags in the legislature.

Time to vote them out. Remember the real culprits are one or two Democratic Senators who lied and turned their yes votes to no votes. Hopefully, I can help rectify one of those situations.

I will try to see if he SA Tea Party has someone in mind to replace Straus.

[Monker10]

It seems several bill were passed with two or more subjects. It doesn't make sense

I though you could suspend the two subject rule with a supermajority vote. Did we not have votes?

It just goes to show that sadly emotion and fear mongering trumps logic and evidence