Patrick: In-person TX convention may be bad idea -- but he'll be there!
By Jonathan Tilove
Posted Jul 4, 2020 at 4:17 PM
Updated Jul 4, 2020 at 4:18 PM
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he thinks the Texas Republican Party’s decision to proceed with an in-person state convention in Houston later this month is unwise, but he plans to be there.
Patrick expressed his view in a brief statement Friday evening, hours after the Texas Medical Association issued a warning that an in-person convention would pose significant health risks to the city of Houston and the communities across Texas to which the delegates will return.
Patrick and the TMA were responding to a 40-20 vote Thursday night by the Texas GOP’s State Republican Executive Committee to move forward with its plan for a live convention, even in the teeth of a resurgent pandemic with Houston as a national hot spot.
“I watched all three hours of the SREC debate on Thursday night,” Patrick said in his statement. “I agree with the 20 people who believe it is not a good idea to hold an in-person state convention in Houston because so many of our party activists will be unable to attend. It also risks the exposure of those who do attend. But I respect the will of the 40 people who voted (for holding the live convention) and I will be there” ...
https://www.statesman.com/news/20200704/patrick-in-person-gop-convention-in-houston-may-be-bad-idea-but-hersquoll-be-there
I bet we can find more than forty people to vote Patrick should jump off a pier into shark-infested waters
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