Been watching what you just described happening here in Texas. In 2 primaries Republicans voted for a slate of legislation that was d.o.a. because of a House leader who openly was in bed with the dems. The Tex. Rep. leadership just censured a rep from s. Texas for siding with dems on some issues but pointedly ignore that house leader tha…
Been watching what you just described happening here in Texas. In 2 primaries Republicans voted for a slate of legislation that was d.o.a. because of a House leader who openly was in bed with the dems. The Tex. Rep. leadership just censured a rep from s. Texas for siding with dems on some issues but pointedly ignore that house leader that killed our slate twice before and is doing it again--with lots of help
I know, so sorry. TX has been the state the Dems have wanted back for years. After they clinched CO they saw it was possible. My bet is Gonzales and Phelan are ‘sleeper’ Dems, with Phelan engaged by them to run years ago and Gonzales just recently. It is so blatant to me, a non-Texan.
Phelan is the 3rd house leader to coordinate well th the dems to block any significant conservative measures. A definite cabal in operation run by rinos probably harking back to the lbj/rayburn days. Appears that when the worm turned here the yellow dogs changed the d after their name to r and continued their control. Rinos galore today
And TX leg only meets every two years? If correct, one would think they would have plenty of time to sort thru all the old familiar bills still sitting there from the last time.
The way it works is phelan appoints reliable dems to chair committees where important legislation lands. And it stays there and never gets to a floor vote. Another quixotic twist to this is that the senate can look comfortably conservative sending. really tough sounding bills to those committees where they are dead certain will never be heard from again. So we have no real idea just how conservative our senators are as long as phelan and his like rule the roost in the speakers seat
That must be the way the majority in the House wants it or it would not be like that. Congress has always has gatekeepers too. That's the way they like it. TX and the Country suffer.
Been watching what you just described happening here in Texas. In 2 primaries Republicans voted for a slate of legislation that was d.o.a. because of a House leader who openly was in bed with the dems. The Tex. Rep. leadership just censured a rep from s. Texas for siding with dems on some issues but pointedly ignore that house leader that killed our slate twice before and is doing it again--with lots of help
I know, so sorry. TX has been the state the Dems have wanted back for years. After they clinched CO they saw it was possible. My bet is Gonzales and Phelan are ‘sleeper’ Dems, with Phelan engaged by them to run years ago and Gonzales just recently. It is so blatant to me, a non-Texan.
Phelan is the 3rd house leader to coordinate well th the dems to block any significant conservative measures. A definite cabal in operation run by rinos probably harking back to the lbj/rayburn days. Appears that when the worm turned here the yellow dogs changed the d after their name to r and continued their control. Rinos galore today
Not an easy cull that cabal.
Do you get this? https://www.texastaxpayers.com/88th-txlege/vote-notices/
No. Texas Minute has been monitoring tho. Session 1/2 over and nothing done.
And TX leg only meets every two years? If correct, one would think they would have plenty of time to sort thru all the old familiar bills still sitting there from the last time.
The way it works is phelan appoints reliable dems to chair committees where important legislation lands. And it stays there and never gets to a floor vote. Another quixotic twist to this is that the senate can look comfortably conservative sending. really tough sounding bills to those committees where they are dead certain will never be heard from again. So we have no real idea just how conservative our senators are as long as phelan and his like rule the roost in the speakers seat
That must be the way the majority in the House wants it or it would not be like that. Congress has always has gatekeepers too. That's the way they like it. TX and the Country suffer.