State Rep. David Cook of Mansfield has been nominated by the Texas House GOP caucus as their candidate for speaker. Yesterday, we asked readers what should happen to Republicans who break ranks and join Democrats in electing someone else.
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Here is a sampling of the comments we received from our readers after they voted in the survey.
“Looking for button ‘Public Caning.’“ – Thomas Bazan
“When I first read the question, my first thought was, ‘kick them to the curb.’ Since that wasn’t an option, they should certainly be expelled.” — Cathy Blake
“Republicans must learn to do Republican stuff, or be expelled from the GOP caucus, barred from the ballot as a Republican, and draw a primary opponent to cost them piles of campaign cash and run them out of office. We tried the carrot, now it’s time for the stick.” – Chris Breaux
“There must be consequences for ignoring the will of the people.” – Joel Vanderhouten
“What part of ‘representing your constituents’ do these people not understand?” – Linda Edmondson
“They should vote with the GOP or acknowledge that they aren’t Republicans; resign from the ‘House’ and allow someone else take their places.” – Joe Zimmer
“If they can’t follow their own party rules, what else won’t they follow? The will of the people?” – Renee Walker
“Expelling disloyal members and barring them from reelection as Republicans sends a clear message: those who betray the party’s unity and values are unfit to serve.” – Sharla Miles
“And find a way to keep Democrats from voting in Republican primaries so that we have conservatives that would never entertain diluting the mission by electing Democrat~approved speakers or Democrat committee chairs.” – Windi Grimes
“Uni-parties are NOT good for us from either side.” – Brian Willoughby
“Republicans should support their party! While the two parties must work together, if we wanted the Democrats to be in leadership roles, we would have voted Democrat.” – Suzette Valentine
“They should be challenged in the next primary and, from this day forward, roasted continually in their local market media, exposing every bad vote and betrayal, beginning with the illicit speaker vote. I’ll start with Burrows in Lubbock.” – Robert Bruce
“A ‘Republican’ elected to be Speaker of the House by Democrats is not a Republican.” – Michael Moon
