Talton: Lots of Spare Time = Lots of Points of Order
Rep. Talton gave my colleague Elizabeth Souder two explanations for his point of order on Rep. Chavez' gambling bill today.
First, he said he was a "Southern Baptist, and Southern Baptists have traditionally not been in favor of gambling."
But then, when asked if he was blocking bills out of frustration about the outcome of the speaker's race (Talton endorsed Rep. Brian McCall, not Speaker Craddick), he said: “I’m not frustrated. I’ve got idle time.” He added that when he was chairman of committees in prior Legislatures (before being on the outs with Craddick by endorsing McCall), he didn’t have time to come up with points of order.