Texas Legislator Called To Active Duty

[Servo300]

Local - KEYE
Texas Legislator Called To Active Duty

Mon Jun 7,10:48 PM ET


A 46-year-old Houston legislator who's a major in the Texas Army National Guard will be sent to Afghanistan (news - web sites) this summer. Democratic State Representative Rick Noriega announced he's been called into active duty. Noriega serves on the Texas House Defense Affairs and State/Federal Relations Committee.

More:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=382&e=3&u=/keye/20040608/lo_keye/texaslegislatorcalledtoactiveduty

[gristy]

1. Damn

He's a Dem.

[bluestateguy]

2. Our guys wear the uniforms, their guys are chickenhawks

n/t

[GOPisEvil]

3. To be fair, there are two Republican legislators in the reserves.

Rep. Frank Corte, a Lt. Col. in the Marine Reserve and Rep. Carl Isett, a Lt. Commander in the Naval Reserve.

[AndyTiedye]

4. bet the Repubs don't get called up

So is it just one less Dem vote in the House for the duration now?
Will Gov. Hairdo appoint a Repub in his place?

[GOPisEvil]

5. The legislature is not in session until January.

Not sure what happens at that point.

[merci_me]

6. Naming a replacement........

According to yesterday's Chron, Rick can name someone to replace him, til he gets back.

He said, he may name is wife Melissa. At anyrate, it will remain a Democratic seat, for what it's worth, given the current makeup in Austin.

[newyawker99]

7. Hi merci_me!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[merci_me]

8. Well thank you................

I saw your "accent" and had to check. My wonderfully funny and irreverant father was born in Brooklyn, raised in Massachusetts. Nice to hear the great New Yawk sound. Though, in my area of Houston, most sounds are Yankee or "someother" immigrant sounds. I should explain, many Texans call everything north of Oklahoma, Yankee. LOL