One note is that I was told by a House Member that a Republican Representative is attending a wedding on Saturday, so my guess is that might not be voted on tomorrow, but in any case, please contact your representatve today and ask them to vote AGAINST Voter ID.
With Rep. Kuempel still recovering and assuming Speaker Straus does not vote, we have a 74 Dems to 74 Repubs match-up...
The Republican Voter Suppression legislation is scheduled to reach the House floor tomorrow. Senate Bill (SB) 362 is on the Texas House calendar for Saturday. It is critical that your State Representative and House Speaker Joe Straus hear your opposition to this unnecessary, partisan legislation.
The Republican controlled House and Senate both struggle to debate local bills and find solutions on important issues ranging from windstorm insurance, green jobs, and the use of the Federal Recovery and Reinvestment Act, among others. The Texas House is now slated to spend an entire day debating voter suppression legislation.
There are three things you can do to prevent this waste of time.
Call or e-mail House Speaker Joe Straus and tell him to focus the House's efforts on real priorities instead of threatening Texans right to vote. His capitol phone number is (512) 463-0686 and you can e-mail his office directly here.
Contact your State Representative and let them know you oppose SB 362 because; it has nothing to do with voter fraud and everything to do with using the reins of government to gain partisan advantage by making it harder for certain Texans to vote. You can find your State Representative online.
Show your support to our Democratic leaders by going to the House gallery, wearing blue, while they debate this bill on Saturday. Republicans have flooded the capitol wearing red in previous debates, and we need to support our Democrats while they spend the entire day debating this Republican voter suppression legislation.
Join in the fight to stop this restrictive and unnecessary bill.
Andy Brown
