Campaign finance bill was a bluff, despite 93 co-authors
Campaign finance bill was a bluff, despite 93 co-authors - The Daily Texan - Opinion: "
What bill had more House sponsors than the constitutional ban on gay marriage? Campaign finance reform, with its 93 co-authors.
Not even this kind of legislative full house, however, proved a strong enough hand to free HB 1348 from the House Elections Committee. So, last week Republican maverick and bill cosponsor Tommy Merritt moved to pull HB 1348 out of the committee. The motion failed resoundingly, 95-36.
Why would House members vote down a bill an overwhelming majority signed onto? Simple: The bill would tighten the screws on corporate dalliances into Texas electoral politics. "
What bill had more House sponsors than the constitutional ban on gay marriage? Campaign finance reform, with its 93 co-authors.
Not even this kind of legislative full house, however, proved a strong enough hand to free HB 1348 from the House Elections Committee. So, last week Republican maverick and bill cosponsor Tommy Merritt moved to pull HB 1348 out of the committee. The motion failed resoundingly, 95-36.
Why would House members vote down a bill an overwhelming majority signed onto? Simple: The bill would tighten the screws on corporate dalliances into Texas electoral politics. "
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