- State Rep. Leo Berman, R-Tyler
Right-wing State Rep. Leo Berman of Tyler has filed to challenge House Speaker Joe Straus for the job in 2011.
I couldn’t resist the headline, which may be a stretch. But if Berman were to defeat Straus, a Republican who’s been under fire from conservatives in his own party, it would probably be a bad thing for the LGBT community. Straus is a moderate Republican who attends a gay-affirming church and has a mixed voting record on LGBT issues.
Berman was a co-author of Texas’ constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.
Berman told WFAA he plans to introduce a bill next year similar to the anti-immigration measure that passed recently in Arizona. He also plans to file a measure that would require presidential candidates to provide proof they were born in the U.S. to be listed on the Texas ballot, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
At a Glenn Beck-headlined rally in April, Berman told the crowd that President Barack Obama is “God’s punishment on us.” In other words, this guy could be even worse than Tom Craddick.
Great one more crazy to add to the showcase of Politicians who think they are meant to do the “Lords work” in politics. “At a Glenn Beck-headlined rally in April, Berman told the crowd that President Barack Obama is “God’s punishment on us.” enough said. This guy thinks the sky is falling too huh?