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Van De Putte Benefiting From Harsh, Alienating Rhetoric Of Dewhurst & Patrick
This is funny (sad, not haha). The race for the GOP nomination for Lt. Gov. is heading to crazy town fast, Dewhurst, Patrick trade jabs over border security, Sharia law.
The two eventually ended up in a back and forth over a failed bill last session to prohibit the application of Sharia law in Texas courts.
Dewhurst said he supports such measures “101 percent” but acknowledged the bill last session died in a Senate committee. He pledged Friday to switch committee chairman mid-session in if the bill languishes again next time the Legislature meets in 2015.
Patrick said the failure of the Sharia bill lies squarely with Dewhurst.
“Sharia law should have come out” of committee,” Patrick said. “When there’s a law, there’s a bill, legislation … that’s the difference-maker, the lieutenant governor. You don’t blame things that don’t happen on senators and take credit for things that did happen that senators passed.”
Dewhurst said he supports such measures “101 percent” but acknowledged the bill last session died in a Senate committee. He pledged Friday to switch committee chairman mid-session in if the bill languishes again next time the Legislature meets in 2015.
Patrick said the failure of the Sharia bill lies squarely with Dewhurst.
“Sharia law should have come out” of committee,” Patrick said. “When there’s a law, there’s a bill, legislation … that’s the difference-maker, the lieutenant governor. You don’t blame things that don’t happen on senators and take credit for things that did happen that senators passed.”
Ho. Ly. Crap! Sharia. F-ing. Law! That along with immigration and border security are the most important issues to the GOP voters in Texas. Amazing. If that’s what this runoff is going to be about then the people of Texas need Leticia Van de Putte as the next Lt. Governor of Texas.
The harsh rhetoric of the GOP candidates is starting to take it’s toll on the GOP, Immigration Rhetoric in Lt. Gov Race Disappoints Some Hispanic Republicans.
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