First Amendment Tuesday: Fire the Coaching Staff?!?

"and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,"
Ephesians 6:19

First amendment Tuesday; it's certainly not boring!!!

Tony McDonald (Empower Texans) (Partial):



Highlights:

• Joe Straus doesn't care about conservative priorities.

• Every reform we're pursuing is opposed by someone whose livelihood depends on it.

• "From a day to day, bill to bill, perspective," lobbyists control the process.

Emily Kebodeaux/Jim Graham (Texas Right to Life), Tony McDonald (Reprise):

Highlights:

• We haven't heard a pro-Life bill on the floor yet.

• Explains Sunset process.

• J.D. Sheffield's five minute diatribe about how unborn babies had to be "dealt with" was complimented by Planned Parenthood.

• Four Price pulled the bill to protect Straus from having to overrule Trey Martinez Fischer's point of order.
• Cuts off members from being able to overrule Straus

• 2 hearings later this week.

• "Not one regular pro-Life bill has passed in Texas since 2003."
• Songram and HB 2 only passed because Rick Perry put his foot down.

• House only hearing watered down pro-Life bills; Senate has only heard one pro-Life bill period.

• Texas' national pro-Life ranking is falling.

• 600 bills have passed a chamber, only one on either life or 2A: "That's what they really think of the Republican platform."

• In the 570 days between now and next session, 120,000 babies will be killed if the legislature fails to act now.

• "If we do not win in the next 5 weeks, it is incumbent upon us to change the players on the field."

Texas Homeschool Coalition:

Highlights:

• SB 1543 by Perry has passed.

• Tebow bill had hearing in Senate.

• Parental rights bill has had hearing in both chambers.

Mary Lynn Gerstenschlager (Texas Eagle Forum):

Highlights:

• Oppose HB 742 by Huberty.

• Marriage bills in Calendars.

• Todd Hunter's red card/green card system is their way of blowing us off.