C_Clayton_Jones
Diamond Member
- Apr 28, 2011
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“The censure resolution cites Gonzales’ rejection of a border security proposal by fellow Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy, and his support of a bill for same-sex marriage protections and a bipartisan gun safety law.”
www.texastribune.org
This issue, of course, isn’t whether Gonzales is right or wrong about his positions on the proposals, it’s that in the Republican-controlled authoritarian state of Texas a lawmaker can be subject to punishment for voting in good conscience and failing to comply with conservative dogma.
![www.texastribune.org](https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/IWX2LRbSHaCzGjSvGSwnu_kkskM=/1200x630/filters:quality(95):watermark(cdn.texastribune.org/media/watermarks/2023.png,-0,30,0):focal(0x0:3000x2000)/static.texastribune.org/media/files/0bdcc710ca8dc7c760fba4db0664874e/Tony%20Gonzales%20TTF%2022%20EG%20TT%2001.jpg)
U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales defiant as he faces censure for breaking with Republican Party
The censure resolution cites Gonzales’ rejection of a border security proposal by fellow Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy, and his support of a bill for same-sex marriage protections and a bipartisan gun safety law.
![www.texastribune.org](https://www.texastribune.org/static/images/favicon-48x48.7388fd83b75b.png)
This issue, of course, isn’t whether Gonzales is right or wrong about his positions on the proposals, it’s that in the Republican-controlled authoritarian state of Texas a lawmaker can be subject to punishment for voting in good conscience and failing to comply with conservative dogma.