Guest guest Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 I know that I'm reaching here, but I've been thinking about it for a while and it's bugging me. There are lawyers on this list, so maybe they can find the answer for me. Regarding Joe Barton holding the bill- where in any laws in our country, is it legal for a representative to hold a bill like that, especially when it has the required cosponsor number? What specific statute says that's okay? I mean, certainly they can't just do it just because. There has to be something that says they can or can't keep it from being voted on. Could we all get together and sue him or something? I know that when it comes to local government and you have someone incompetent or has a misconduct problem, you can get them out of office that way. The definition of incompetent in Texas law includes gross ignorance of official duties and gross carelessness in the discharge of those duties. I definitely think official duties would include releasing bills that have reached the required amount of cosponsors. So does anyone know if there is anything like this regarding House Reps? Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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