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SREC Members Make Statement on Speaker's Race
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State Republican Executive Cmte. Members Question Recent Developments

The following members of the State Republican Executive Committee (SREC) have voluntarily signed on to this press release in making sure that the media and the public at large will hear what the grassroots representatives of the Republican Party of Texas are thinking in regards to the race for Speaker of the House. This is not intended to be an official statement of the Republican Party of Texas.
Over the last several days, several Texas newspapers have been reporting some disturbing news concerning the race for Speaker of the House.
Much to the dismay of conservative Republicans across this state several liberal Republicans have apparently declared a political war against our Party.
Mr. Geren and a handful of “Republicans” actually participated in a conference call with members of the other Party in an attempt to pre-select a Speaker of the House. This is an incredible affront to Republicans across the state.
According to one article the “consensus candidate will not be chosen based on ideology or issues” but instead their main goals are to “be sensitive to everybody's feelings," and to make sure that incumbents are protected at all times. This is the “change” these individuals seek; individuals who will betray the trust of their voters, meet in secret and then demand a secret vote as its first order of business?
We are asking conservative voters to call their representatives and tell them we expect a majority of the Republican (majority) party to elect its next Speaker with an open and transparent vote.
For these few Republican Representatives working against their own Party to ignore this advice would in fact make a Republican Speaker beholden to the Democrat Party Platform on partisan political issues. This is not acceptable to the average grass roots Republican voter who helped elect Republican House Members to their positions.
Such an act would be nothing less than an act of war against the very voters and party activists who sacrifice so much to give them a ruling majority in Texas. Remember, no one forced these representatives to sign up to run as a Republican; they did so willingly with the understanding there would be expectations from the electorate as well as the governing body of the Republican Party.
Republicans will certainly be able to find other Republicans that believe in their voters and the Republican Party platform in upcoming elections regardless of what political pundits and liberal elites believe.
Conservative Republicans get into trouble only when they begin to run on the other Party’s ideas. We have multiple parties for a reason and Mr. Geren and the others who seek to remove or elect a Republican Speaker of the house with a majority of Democrats will not calm the politics of the House but will only inflame it.
Questions regarding this release can be directed to Jason Moore @ Jason@srec31.com or 432-559-3443.
Jason Moore – SD 31
Russ Duerstine - SD28
Rex Lamb – SD13
Charlie Garza – SD29
Brian Russell – SD14