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rodbender wrote:
DocNTexas wrote:
Oh yes, I remember that post. Personally, I think he was referring to his attempts to convince the promoters of the OC bill not to introduce it, rather than indicating he actively working behind the scene to kill it.Doc
And the difference is.........What?
The difference is that talking to try to someone or a group in an attempt to convince them not to take an action is an acceptable method of addressing ones concerns or position, whereas, actively working behind their back to undermine their efforts is less than upstanding.
I support apersonsright to openly discuss their position, no matter if I agree with it or not, but as I pointed out before, if they use backdoor or underhanded methods to reach their goal, I lose respect for them.
I am not sure what he actually did, I am just expressing my take based on the limited info available. If he did as you said, I have a big problem with him, but I simply did notreach the same conclusion on his statement asyou did. Perhaps you are correct. I certainly can not say for sure that he did not, butI simply did not take it that way and have not seen anything that makes me think otherwise. If you have more evidence to that conclusion, I would love to see it. I admit that he did not support the OC position and I agree he tried to convince the OC bill supporters to NOT file it, because he feared it would hurt the chance of passing his bill, but thatwas his personal opinion and I support his right to his opinion. At the same time, expressing his opinion did not prevent the bill from being filed. If, he did something to undermine that ability, then that is different, but so far I have not seen anything to suggest that, and I do not think he has that kind of pull. His only offense is not supporting the bill, and that, again, is his right, just as it is our right to support what we choose.
I supported both of these bills, the OC bill and the campus carry bill. I spend a lot of time on college campuses, as do my daughters, so that bill is very important to me. At the same time, I enjoy the right to OC in other states I frequent and would love to see OC legalized in Texas. As I stated before, I do not see them as conflicting each other, but apparently he did. Either way, it really did not matter because the OC bill never had enough support to come to life in the first place.
That is all I am saying.
Doc