Austin happenings
Monday Jan 08, 2007
Here in the Austin area, in addition to birds falling out of the sky downtown, we are having the intrigue of a race of speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. The current speaker, Republican Tom Craddick, has been speaker for four years, and many in the opposition, and some in the majority, do not like his leadership style. A couple of other Republicans and a Democrat entered the race to unseat him, and it has now narrowed down to a race of Craddick and Jim Pitts, with each claiming victory. The legislature opens tomorrow, and it may be interesting to see what happens in this contest. There are no rules for electing the speaker, and current debate in the paper is whether the newly sworn in representatives will elect to have a secret ballot or an open one. The problem with an open ballot is retribution if you vote for the loser. The problem with a secret ballot is that the public doesn't know for whom their representatives voted.
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Posted by Walter Bays on January 08, 2007 at 05:27 PM CST #