Carona Will Force “Choose Life” Plates Onto Another Bill
Vince Leibowitz | Apr 09, 2009 | Comments 1
State Sen. John Carona (R-Dallas) will be making an attempt to force his “Choose Life” license plate bill upon the Texas legislature by taking them out of legislation he authored and tacking them onto another bill, he told the Austin American-Statesman this week.
But Carona said that SB 2500 will end up as an omnibus bill that will be home to a number of other suggested specialty plates, including one honoring the Buffalo Soldiers and, oddly, the French Legion. Knowing that he didn’t have the votes on his committee, and wishing to retain the committee’s always cooperative spirit, Carona said he’ll remove the “Choose life” license plate from it.
“I happen to be pro-life,” Carona said, adding that he is an adoptive father. The bill would direct fees from the license plates to agencies that help people adopt children. “But there are not sufficient votes (on the committee) to move the legislation with the “choose life” language….I might pursue it in other legislation.”
I’m not sure what other legislation that a “Choose Life” license plate amendment would be germane to, but I’m sure Carona will find one. And, if he does, chances are it will be an important bill that will make it tough to remove the amendment from and hard to defeat even with the amendment.
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