Texas SJR 2 hearing
From Phyllis Schlafly Eagles
A hearing before the Texas State Affairs Committee in the Senate chamber on SJR2 was held on the morning of February 16, 2017, in Austin. The video is available online.[1]
A list of the initial witnesses who testified were:[2]
- Barbara Harless (against)
- Robert Carter (against)
- Bob Green (for)
- Rayford Brown (against)
- Mr. Dunquell (for) - spoke mostly about the original Constitutional Convention in 1787
- Sondra Lapsly (for) - claimed to have 4,498 signers on a petition to support SJR 2 in Sen. Estes district
- Sharon Currell
- Steven Duvall
- Michael Openshaw
- Christopher Lewis
- Ruth York
- Arthur Medford
- Kimberly Burlington
- Leslie Key
- Kelly Gordon
(more)
The Texas Tribune reported that SJR2 was reportedly favorably out of the Senate committee.[3]
In recognition of the strong grassroots opposition to SJR2, the committee also passed SJR38 (sponsored by Sen. Estes), which rescinded all prior calls by Texas for a constitutional convention. A floor amendment to invoke a sunset of SJR2 after 12 years was also favorably discussed.
References
- ↑ http://tlcsenate.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=42&clip_id=11720
- ↑ Testimony begins around 1:06 into the hearing.
- ↑ https://www.texastribune.org/2017/02/16/convention-states/
