The election chairman post, I mean. I imagine that Craddick will pick one of his party loyalists. There was at least one republican member of the current committee Bryan Hughes (R-Marshall) who actually co-sponsored HB166 (the good version) before Denny gutted it. It might be a good thing to see him get a promotion to chair, but I doubt he'll get it.
And can anyone be worse than Mary Denny?
I had to go back and do a search for some posts. Let's not forget to credit Mary for HB 2465, which is now law. That Mary Denny bill closed off the vendor certification process at the SOS to the public.
Then in 2001 she proposed this fine ditty that thankfully did not become law. From the TX Observer archives
http://www.texasobserver.org/showArticle.asp?ArticleFileName=010216_bb.htmBad Bills
PRAYER DAY • H.B. 583
Rep. Mary Denny (R–Aubrey)
Mary Denny, a favorite of the American Family Association, is proposing that the first Thursday in May be known henceforth as "Texas Prayer Day." On this special day, according to the bill language, "the people of Texas may turn to God in prayer and meditation at churches, in groups, and as individuals." Since most people spend their Thursdays not in church but at the office, the proposed law would seem to encourage wanton demonstrations of sanctimony in the workplace. An unappealing prospect in the case of ordinary praying, though things could get interesting if this meant, say, a group of quality control engineers down in the break room walking on coals or slaughtering a calf or something.
Here's Off the Kuff:
http://www.offthekuff.com/mt/archives/005330.htmlApril 20, 2005
Why Mary Denny must be stopped
State Rep. Mary Denny, author of the execrable HB1706, shows her ignorance during the committee hearings on her awful bill:
"You have to show ID to rent a video at Blockbuster," Denny said. "That's something simple and not nearly as sacred to us as casting our vote."
Let me explain to you the difference between voting and renting a video, Mary. Voting is a right. It's the most important right guaranteed by the Constitution to American citizens. Remember the headlines from the NRA convention in Houston where that group said it would oppose restrictions on gun ownership even where those restrictions might help fight terrorism? They feel that way because gun ownership is a right guaranteed to American citizens by the Constitution. Such things are worth going to the mat over. If we don't have the rights and freedoms granted to us by the Constitution, then what exactly do we as Americans have?
Sonia
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