Michelle Obama visit collides with campus carry bill

[Monker10]

http://m.statesman.com/statesman/pm_219 ... d=4JwQM5zs

I just saw this article it's posted about 48 minutes ago today. Two of the senators that would vote no on SB 354 may not be present to see the first lady allowing Sen Wentworth to bring up the bill again for a vote and get the two thirds majority. This is if they actually do leave. Let's cross out fingers

[flintknapper]

Shhhhhhhhhh!

[Monker10]

Sorry posted the wrong link. But still interesting article. Here is the link to the campus carry article http://m.statesman.com/statesman/pm_219 ... d=IPjfxRfH

[WildBill]

It's that what is called "poetic justice."

[Monker10]

Your right there might be trolls about!

[A-R]

Reading the whole article, it sounds like Van de Putte and West are staying at the Capitol and bemoaning their missed opportunity to shake hands with royalty ... err, I mean, a Democrat first lady.

I sure hope this isn't the only ace card Wentworth has to play.

Probably a non-story by the end of the day.

Did like Whitmire's refusal to flip his vote to a "no" to maintain the status quo as suggested by Dewhurst.

Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, said Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst suggested that Whitmire might vote “no” to maintain the status quo until West and Van de Putte could return.

“I’m not going to do that,” Whitmire said. “I’m not going to flip-flop around here like that. … This isn’t a carnival. This is the Texas Senate.”

[SlickTX]

We wouldn't want to give carnivals a bad name.

[74novaman]

We wouldn't want to give carnivals a bad name.

[RPB]

John Woods' Twitter was all-a-twiiter over this lol
They thanked them for staying and not greeting Mrs. Obama

[Monker10]

Yea I know it was likely they were going to stay just to block the vote. Thy better make sure to take their emerge-c so they don't catch a cold to stand guard against this "wild west " bill lol

[74novaman]

Yea I know it was likely they were going to stay just to block the vote. Thy better make sure to take their emerge-c so they don't catch a cold to stand guard against this "wild west " bill lol

New plan.

1. Get the flu
2. Go visit capital
3. Make sure to shake hands with the antis
4. Pass Campus Carry bill while they're out sick.

[Monker10]

I like it! Great plan! Anyone sick in the Austin region. This is your mission!

[A-R]

So if some commoner is purposely trying to infect me with a disease, am I allowed to pull my gun and tell him to back off? If he doesn't, can I shoot him? I mean, I carry a gun at my job because the law allows it and because all those diseased peasants in the gallery just scare me. But I'm important enough to NEED a gun.

- a Texas senator

[DFWTT]

Where is the "pulling your hair out" smiley when you need it. Just pass the dang bill already. Seriously this is

[Monker10]

@austinreator

I suppose you could claim that it was a domestic terrorist biological warfare attack and that you acted in self defense.

We just have to be patient and hope that logic prevails.