Community | March 30, 2011 | 9 comments

Texas legislature is in session "LOOK OUT"

source: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=82R&Bill=SB1700

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The Texas Legislature meets only every two years, but with the egos of all the combined Texas Representatives and Senators in Austin and with many of them “knowing” exactly what is good for the rest of us, you should be warned that you are not safe.

Every session there are always some really stupid pieces of legislation introduced and through the years, those of us who semi-watch what our legislators do, get really ticked sometimes.

They are wasting our time and money when there are actually important things to get done, especially this session.

For instance, this year there is Senator Tommy Wilson (R) The Woodlands who has introduced SB 1700 which will be heard in the Transportation Committee March 30, 2011.

This bill would establish police or law enforcement check points to stop all motorists and check for proof of insurance. Now there aren’t many more pro law enforcement types than myself living out here in Real Texas. About the only thing that riles me up more than having to stop and prove to some kid with a badge and a gun that I am not breaking the law is to prove that we are not abusing our dog.

How asinine is this piece of legislation? Has this Senator ever heard of the Constitution? Why would I have to prove that I am innocent or why would I have to produce ‘papers’ to a law enforcement officer without any ‘probable cause’ or reasonable suspicion that I am committing a crime?

http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=82R&Bill=SB1700
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9 comments // Texas legislature is in session "LOOK OUT"

  • letsliveinpeace
  • COMMONSENSEFORCOMMONGOOD_COM
  • Persecuted
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      Persecuted  

    • yes, i just got my newsletter from rep rob orr... he was very proud to announce that the texas house was able to pass a law mandating that voters show identification....
      a lot of people dont have identification, due to traffic tickets (they check your warrants to get an ID in texas) or due to the documentation required to obtain an ID, which can be costly, or the cost of the ID itself, 25 dollars...
      poor people pretty much always vote for democrats...
      so its with great pride that the republican assholes from texas block poor people from voting...
      republicans are so worried about voter fraud... if voter fraud is so ramped on the democratic side, why do we have a republican house? if the democrats were involved in voter fraud, we'd be getting shit done... not much... but at least democrats dont make it a top national priority to legislate womens vaginas and stop gay people from living freely.

    • 1 year ago
  • madammarsh
  • COMMONSENSEFORCOMMONGOOD_COM
  • MDBard
  • mrtraffic
  • Steamed_N_More
  • Milieu
    • +1
      Milieu  

    • Ah, why can't Molly Ivins be here to shed light on the @$$ Whollies ?

      She did it with such delicate gace and with. lmAo

    • 1 year ago
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