From Lone Star Report Blog
(Sen. Dan)Patrick claims Dewhurst reason for anti-TSA-groping bill’s failure
Written by: Andy Hogue
5/25/2011 12:08 AM
As the anti-TSA-groping bill was debated on the Senate floor today, Sen. Dan Patrick (R-Houston) learned he no longer had the 21 votes necessary to pass the bill.
He thought he had 30.
The reason for the drop in support, Patrick said, was Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst’s intervention — “peeling off the votes,” he called it. However, a spokesman for Dewhurst denied that was the case.
“There’s no one against this bill except for the federal government and our Lieutenant Governor, apparently,” Patrick, the bill’s Senate sponsor, said.
Get those keyboards and phone lines smoking.
The David Dewhurst Committee
P.O. Box 756
Austin, Texas 78767
campaign@teamdewhurst.com
Phone: 512.236.9798 Fax: 512.236.9797
That’s yet one more reason to support Michael Williams for the Senate. Dewhurst must be stopped.