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Papa_Tiger wrote:I can just about guarantee that if these Freedom Caucus members are around next session, they will feel the wrath of the House leadership and will have a hard time getting hearings on their bills in committee.

Papa_Tiger wrote:Retribution, regardless of how it is veiled (opposing these bills on "policy") is not a great way to win friends, influence people and bring people around to your viewpoint.

SewTexas wrote:The way I understand it, the Calendar Committees are pretty much the most powerful committees and yeh, I absolutely agree they should be on video, that should go before the "transparency in government" committee,...that said, who appoints the member to the committees? Strauss and Paxton, I think. If Strauss is appointing people to the most powerful committee, why on earth would he appoint people he can't depend on?

bblhd672 wrote:Statists all..interested only in maintaining power over the peons who pay their salaries, recognizing that power is threatened by an armed citizenry.

Russell wrote:I take everything back, this is still a worthless bill

Charles L. Cotton wrote:Where did you get the committee substitute? It's not on the legislative website yet.

Thanks,
Chas.