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txcdl.org is writing a bill
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rodbender
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To amend the Constitution of the State of Texas you must have 2/3 of the members of each house vote to put the amendment to a vote, then 50% + 1 of the voters have to approve it.
To pass a law you need50% + 1of the legislators of each house tovote for it, then our extremely pro gun Governor (Rick Perry)has to sign it.
Which do you think is easier to get accomplished? I say we not even consider an amendment to the Constitutuion until we get the law passed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Constitution
Article 17: "Mode of amending the Constitution of this State"
Article 17 consists of a single section that prescribes the procedure for amending the constitution. The legislature, by a two-thirds vote of the membership of each house, may propose amendments in either regular or special session. Amendments in a special session must relate to one of the purposes for which the governor has called the session. An amendment becomes part of the constitution when approved by a majority of the persons voting in a statewide election. The governor has no role in this process (s/he neither approves nor vetoes them). The constitution does not provide for amendment by initiative or any other means of amendment; only the Legislature may propose them.
The section also prescribes specific details for notifying the public of elections to approve amendment. It requires that the legislature publish a notice in officially approved newspapers that briefly summarizes each amendment and shows how each amendment will be described on the ballot. It also requires that the full text of each amendment be posted at each county courthouse at least 50 days (but no sooner than 60 days) before the election.
http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/txconst/sections/cn001700-000100.html
[align=center]The Texas Constitution
Article 17 - MODE OF AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE
Section 1 - PROPOSED AMENDMENTS; PUBLICATION; SUBMISSION TO VOTERS; ADOPTION
(a) The Legislature, at any regular session, or at any special session when the matter is included within the purposes for which the session is convened, may propose amendments revising the Constitution, to be voted upon by the qualified voters for statewide offices and propositions, as defined in the Constitution and statutes of this State. The date of the elections shall be specified by the Legislature. The proposal for submission must be approved by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each House, entered by yeas and nays on the journals.
(b) A brief explanatory statement of the nature of a proposed amendment, together with the date of the election and the wording of the proposition as it is to appear on the ballot, shall be published twice in each newspaper in the State which meets requirements set by the Legislature for the publication of official notices of offices and departments of the state government. The explanatory statement shall be prepared by the Secretary of State and shall be approved by the Attorney General. The Secretary of State shall send a full and complete copy of the proposed amendment or amendments to each county clerk who shall post the same in a public place in the courthouse at least 30 days prior to the election on said amendment. The first notice shall be published not more than 60 days nor less than 50 days before the date of the election, and the second notice shall be published on the same day in the succeeding week. The Legislature shall fix the standards for the rate of charge for the publication, which may not be higher than the newspaper's published national rate for advertising per column inch.
(c) The election shall be held in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Legislature, and the returning officer in each county shall make returns to the Secretary of State of the number of legal votes cast at the election for and against each amendment. If it appears from the returns that a majority of the votes cast have been cast in favor of an amendment, it shall become a part of this Constitution, and proclamation thereof shall be made by the Governor. (Amended Nov. 7, 1972, and Nov. 2, 1999.)[/align]
To amend the Constitution of the State of Texas you must have 2/3 of the members of each house vote to put the amendment to a vote, then 50% + 1 of the voters have to approve it.
To pass a law you need50% + 1of the legislators of each house tovote for it, then our extremely pro gun Governor (Rick Perry)has to sign it.
Which do you think is easier to get accomplished? I say we not even consider an amendment to the Constitutuion until we get the law passed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Constitution
Article 17: "Mode of amending the Constitution of this State"
Article 17 consists of a single section that prescribes the procedure for amending the constitution. The legislature, by a two-thirds vote of the membership of each house, may propose amendments in either regular or special session. Amendments in a special session must relate to one of the purposes for which the governor has called the session. An amendment becomes part of the constitution when approved by a majority of the persons voting in a statewide election. The governor has no role in this process (s/he neither approves nor vetoes them). The constitution does not provide for amendment by initiative or any other means of amendment; only the Legislature may propose them.
The section also prescribes specific details for notifying the public of elections to approve amendment. It requires that the legislature publish a notice in officially approved newspapers that briefly summarizes each amendment and shows how each amendment will be described on the ballot. It also requires that the full text of each amendment be posted at each county courthouse at least 50 days (but no sooner than 60 days) before the election.
http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/txconst/sections/cn001700-000100.html
[align=center]The Texas Constitution
Article 17 - MODE OF AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE
Section 1 - PROPOSED AMENDMENTS; PUBLICATION; SUBMISSION TO VOTERS; ADOPTION
(a) The Legislature, at any regular session, or at any special session when the matter is included within the purposes for which the session is convened, may propose amendments revising the Constitution, to be voted upon by the qualified voters for statewide offices and propositions, as defined in the Constitution and statutes of this State. The date of the elections shall be specified by the Legislature. The proposal for submission must be approved by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each House, entered by yeas and nays on the journals.
(b) A brief explanatory statement of the nature of a proposed amendment, together with the date of the election and the wording of the proposition as it is to appear on the ballot, shall be published twice in each newspaper in the State which meets requirements set by the Legislature for the publication of official notices of offices and departments of the state government. The explanatory statement shall be prepared by the Secretary of State and shall be approved by the Attorney General. The Secretary of State shall send a full and complete copy of the proposed amendment or amendments to each county clerk who shall post the same in a public place in the courthouse at least 30 days prior to the election on said amendment. The first notice shall be published not more than 60 days nor less than 50 days before the date of the election, and the second notice shall be published on the same day in the succeeding week. The Legislature shall fix the standards for the rate of charge for the publication, which may not be higher than the newspaper's published national rate for advertising per column inch.
(c) The election shall be held in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Legislature, and the returning officer in each county shall make returns to the Secretary of State of the number of legal votes cast at the election for and against each amendment. If it appears from the returns that a majority of the votes cast have been cast in favor of an amendment, it shall become a part of this Constitution, and proclamation thereof shall be made by the Governor. (Amended Nov. 7, 1972, and Nov. 2, 1999.)[/align]
rodbender
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Here is the original Constituion of the State of Texas adopted in 1845.
http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/constitutions/text/1845index.html
This an excerpt of Article I, Section 13
SEC. 13. Every citizen shall have the right to keep and bear arms in the lawful defence of himself of the State.
The last Constitutional convention was in 1869 and is what we have today. If they hadn't messed it up in 1869 we would be OK today.
Here is the original Constituion of the State of Texas adopted in 1845.
http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/constitutions/text/1845index.html
This an excerpt of Article I, Section 13
SEC. 13. Every citizen shall have the right to keep and bear arms in the lawful defence of himself of the State.
The last Constitutional convention was in 1869 and is what we have today. If they hadn't messed it up in 1869 we would be OK today.
rodbender
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Guess I need to stop feeding the troll. Dang, you sure had a good disguise.
Guess I need to stop feeding the troll. Dang, you sure had a good disguise.
mrrga25
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D_Joyce wrote:
D_Joyce wrote:
It could be worse. We could have a liberal is Governor. Rick Perry has done alot for gun owners in the state of Texas. You have to choose your battles in life and this is the battle that we have chosen to fight. Every politician out their has screwed us over one way or another. It is hard to condemn a man that has done a better job then most.
rodbender
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Don't feed the troll
Don't feed the troll
mrrga25
Founder's Club Member
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You are absolutely right. Sorry very bad error in judgment.
You are absolutely right. Sorry very bad error in judgment.