Latest word is the House version is scheduled for a vote today. HOWEVER WE ARE NOT DONE YET
Update 5/11/09:
We need everyone to call their Senator and politely request that they support SB1164 and oppose any and every amendment that is not acceptable to the author (Senator Wentworth)! I can’t go into detail now, but it is very important that we get these calls going folks. And please use that terminology; i.e. “oppose any amendment not acceptable to the author.”
If you don’t know your Texas Senator, then go to this website and fill in your address: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/ Senate Info
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Any bill that hasn’t cleared one chamber by Monday, May 11th is dead. We’re about to lose both campus-carry bills (HB1893 & SB1164). If the Calendars Committee doesn’t send HB1893 to the floor in the next day or two, it’s dead. If Senator Duncan doesn’t have his committee vote on SB1164 TODAY, it’s dead.
If you care about campus security and the campus-carry bills, then stop what you are doing and get on the phone to everyone on the Calendars Committee and to Senator Duncan. Send faxes also, if you can. As always, be polite, but it wouldn’t hurt to politely advise them that you are aware that they are using delay tactics to avoid even allowing a debate on this issue.
Two years of very hard work, as well as an interim study, is about to go down the political drain. I cannot overstate the importance of everyone getting involved now! Waiting until later or hoping others will make the calls and send faxes will guarantee the demise of both bills.
Chas.
House Calendars Committee
Senate State Affairs Committee
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Every single line is busy. This is probably a good thing. I’ll keep trying, thanks for posting this.
Unfortunately my district is represented by Ellen Cohen and John Whitmire. At least we sent John Culberson to Washington.
ETA: Got through to all of them…several offices seemed very supportive, the others were at least polite.
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I am at work so being constatnly on the phones isn’t going to happen, but they all have e-mail addresses that can be found on their respective websites.
http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/welcome.php http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Senate/Members.htm
Jeremy45
Update!
Latest word is the House version is scheduled for a vote today. HOWEVER WE ARE NOT DONE YET
Update 5/11/09:
We need everyone to call their Senator and politely request that they support SB1164 and oppose any and every amendment that is not acceptable to the author (Senator Wentworth)! I can’t go into detail now, but it is very important that we get these calls going folks. And please use that terminology; i.e. “oppose any amendment not acceptable to the author.”
If you don’t know your Texas Senator, then go to this website and fill in your address: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/ Senate Info
Sourced from Texas CHL Forums
