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AndyC wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2019 11:53 am Bonnen's really starting to sound like an a.... a jerk.

Charles L. Cotton wrote: ↑Fri Jan 25, 2019 12:27 am

SewTexas wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 11:31 pm

Scott Farkus wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 10:57 pm

SewTexas wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 8:13 pm as for "why are certain people chairs...?"
my husband says that apparently in Texas the chairmanship goes to the most senior person in the committee, personally I would say that it should go to the most senior person in the majority, but ...well, that's me....

I absolutely agree. What's the point of having a political party if not this at the very least? And again, it's not like the Republicans just barely hold a one or two seat majority - they've had basically 2/3 of the House for like 15 or 20 years. It's ridiculous.

I don't know one way or the other about the seniority thing but I looked up Nevarez and he's only been a state rep since 2013. So if five years is the most senior member of a committee, I don't know what to think.

wow, I thought Poncho had been around for longer than that.
I don't know....I'm honestly just repeating what my hubby told me. I suppose it could work some other way, maybe someone will come around and correct me.

Some committee appointments are "seniority appointments," but the chairman and vice-chairman are solely the Speaker's choice. There have been freshmen chairmen and vice-chairmen.

Chas.

Scott Farkus wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 10:57 pm

SewTexas wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 8:13 pm as for "why are certain people chairs...?"
my husband says that apparently in Texas the chairmanship goes to the most senior person in the committee, personally I would say that it should go to the most senior person in the majority, but ...well, that's me....

I absolutely agree. What's the point of having a political party if not this at the very least? And again, it's not like the Republicans just barely hold a one or two seat majority - they've had basically 2/3 of the House for like 15 or 20 years. It's ridiculous.

I don't know one way or the other about the seniority thing but I looked up Nevarez and he's only been a state rep since 2013. So if five years is the most senior member of a committee, I don't know what to think.

IlliniBill wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 8:03 pm For those that have contacted your representatives, have you heard anything back? I haven't gotten a response to my message. I also noticed that the usual rabid gun folks like Stickland have been completely silent on the issue.