Listen to this Democrat. Is this what YOU support?
Listen to this seconding speech for the Democrat who was nominated as Speaker of the Texas House. Listen to the laundry list of issues that Rep Jo Jones and other Democrats will be pushing. Then ask yourself why HD17 Rep Stan Gerdes would vote with a small number of Republicans and a large number of Democrats, with priority issues as she reveals here. Listen to her comments about school choice. Do these renegade Republicans really think these Democrats are going to let Republican priority bills even get a floor vote unless they’re so watered down as to be completely worthless.
DEMOCRATS Chose the TX House Speaker
The final vote was 85 to 55 for Dustin Burrows as TX House Speaker. Who made up that 85 votes? DEMOCRATS: 49, Republicans 36.
Yes, folks, DEMOCRATS chose our TX House Speaker. Yes, HD17 voters. Stan Gerdes voted with Democrat Jo Jones (and 48 other Democrats). What did Republicans give up to get those Democrat votes? Time will tell.
Those 36 Republicans broke the rules. The Republican Caucus rules called for ALL Republicans to vote for the winner of the Republican Caucus. These 36, including HD17’s Stan Gerdes, did not. Instead, they chose to allow DEMOCRATS to pick the Texas Speaker of the House.
Will Republican priorities pass in bills that actually enact the priorities? Or will bills pass “in name only”, so watered down as to be meaningless? Time will tell.
