Texas
Secession Resolution Passes GOP Committee, Non-binding
independence measure headed for full-party vote Saturday, 12/5/15,
(Breitbart) – A resolution that
would put Texas secession on the ballot for Republican primary voters has
cleared its first hurdle by passing the Republican Party of Texas’
Resolution Committee. The committee met during a regular meeting of the State
Republican Executive Committee (SREC).
The resolution was submitted to a
vote by the resolutions committee after language was agreed upon. Six people
spoke for the resolution and no one spoke against it. The resolution passed by
a vote of 7 to 4.
As passed, the wording of the
resolution is as follows:
If the federal government continues
to disregard the Constitution and the sovereignty of the State of Texas, the
State of Texas and its people should reassert its prior status as an
independent nation.
Those members of the committee
voting in favor of the resolution include: Bonnie Lugo, SD13; Terri DuBose,
SD19; Karl Voigtsberger, SD8; John W. Beckmeyer, SD28; Naomi Narvaiz, SD21;
Henry Childs, SD19; and Marvin Clede, SD17.
Opposed to the resolution were:
Committee Chairman Mark Ramsey, SD7; Davita Stike, SD14; Sam Dalton, SD20; and
David Halvorson, SD12.
The resolution will now be submitted
on Saturday to the full body (62 members) of the SREC.
The committeewoman who presented the
resolution, Tanya Robertson, SD11, said Texas independence should be put before
the voters because Texans are dissatisfied with Washington D.C. representatives
and excessive federal government spending.
Robertson told Breitbart Texas, “We
made it through the Resolution Committee and will take it up on the floor
tomorrow at the regular SREC meeting. Thanks to the seven members of the SREC
Resolutions Committee who voted to move the Texas Independence initiative to
the floor for a fair debate. They listened to the conservative grassroots of
Texas today and it is very much appreciated!”
The SREC committeewoman who
represents parts of Harris, Galveston, and Brazoria counties added, “The
committee veered from the agenda today and accepted testimony from the Texans
who were observing today. All of the testimony was passionately in-favor of
allowing Texans to voice their opinion on this issue. Our prayer is that the
body of the State Republican Executive Committee will adhere to the will of the
conservative people of Texas.”
Texas Nationalist Movement President
Daniel Miller told Breitbart Texas, “We’re obviously excited and hopeful. This
was not the first step or the last step. It was another step. We know that
Texans want a vote on independence and we’ll continue to work to ensure that
Texans get it.” “It’s interesting to note that our proposition received more
committee votes than nearly every hot button issue. People want to be heard on
this issue.”
As reported by Breitbart
Texas, Texas Republican State Party Chairman Tom Mechler has predicted that he
did not believe there was support within the State Republican Executive
Committee to approve the resolution.
Dwayne Stovall, who ran against
Senator Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) during the last election and is
currently running against Representative Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX),
told Breitbart Texas, “Listening to committee members discuss a resolution
on independence was a great example of how little understanding most of us have
about the federal government on which the U.S. Constitution is based. Stovall
supports the right of Texans to vote on the issue of Texas independence.”
If the resolution passes the SREC
and is submitted to primary voters, it would be a non-binding resolution.
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2015/12/04/texas-secession-passes-state-republican-party-resolutions-committee-vote/
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