Comments: Remove Al Edwards from the DNC

Yeah, I would agree with that, but i'm disapointed I have not seen an e-mail calling Edwards a DINO like they did with Villareal because he did NOT vot for it after the committee.

Posted by Mike at March 16, 2005 05:47 PM

This is from http://www.houstondemocrats.com blog:

Representative Edwards Explains His Vote on HB3
Representative Edwards took my phone call this afternoon and was very gracious in his explanation of his vote for HB3. And he had a very good reason. The conference committee will not include any members that voted against the bill. In order to ensure that the Democratic Party has a voice in crafting the final version of the bill, Mr. Edwards and the Democratic leadership decided one Democrate would have to vote for for the bill, since voting against it would not have prevented its passage. In addition, he feels that a positive aspect of the bill is the broadening of the tax base to include business that currently are exempt from the franchise tax.

I appreciate Representative Edwards taking the time to explain his vote to me and his willingness to vote for a distateful bill in an effort to ensure there is Democratic input into the final version.

Lyn Wall


tg

Posted by tony gallucci at March 16, 2005 07:22 PM
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