Lawmaker camps out for early action on immigration

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http://blogs.chron.com/texaspolitics/archives/2010/11/lawmaker_camps.html

State Rep. Debbie Riddle, R-Tomball, camped outside the Texas House chamber for two days to position herself for a prime bill number on Voter ID and immigration-related legislation and was delighted with the outcome.

She filed HB 17, which is similar to Arizona's crack down on illegal immigration. The Arizona law, however, is tied up in federal courts.

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Although the immigration legislation has generated the most buzz this year, Riddle deliberately filed her Voter ID bill before any of her others, making it the very first bill filed for the new session: HB 16. The bill requires one form of photo ID or two forms of non-photo ID in order to vote in Texas.

"Voter ID has got to be one of the top priorities of the legislature this session." Riddle said. "It passed in the House two session ago and was stalled by politics in the Senate. It passed in the Senate last year and then was stalled by politics in the House. There are no more excuses left this time around."

Bill numbers 16 and 17 were the first available because the budget bill is designated as House and Senate Bill 1, and the lieutenant governor and House speaker typically hold back other numbers for their key legislation. A low number denotes a bill's importance.

What a nightmare. Social Security, Medicaid, CHIP and now an Arizona-type immigration bill and voter ID. Will there be anything left to destroy?

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1. $25 BILLION budget deficit here in TX & THIS is her "top priority" - typical RW loon. -eom

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2. Grammstanding

Riddle needs to get a heart, and not just a heart valve like Cheney has.

She is the undisputed queen of mean though, so no surprise she waited in line to be first to take a whack at the unfortunate in our state.

I'm sure her heart is coal black but high on hatred. :grr:

Will there be anything left to destroy - oh I'm sure they will ferret every last dime of any program that helps the poor, the elderly, the uninsured, the sick and anything that looks like help to immigrants.

Hatred is back in for Texas - big time!