Rep. Cecil Bell {(R)egressive} Urges Resistance to Gay Marriage Ruling
The legislative session may be over but state Rep. Cecil Bell Jr. isn't abandoning his crusade against gay marriage.
The Magnolia Republican did not — as he had teased — launch a bid for speaker of the Texas House on Monday. Instead, his much-hyped "major announcement" was a call for state and federal officials to resist "the rancid behavior" of the U.S. Supreme Court by impeaching justices who voted to legalize same-sex marriage, and ignoring the ruling itself.
Bell hinted last week he would address a potential speaker bid in his announcement, saying it “would be an interesting conversation on Monday.” Speaker Joe Straus, a San Antonio Republican, filed in June seeking a fifth term for the office; he is currently unopposed.
“That’s not the conversation for this day,” Bell said when asked on Monday about his possible candidacy.
Read more: http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/06/cecil-bell-calls-mass-resistance-court-rulings/
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