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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the recall of a United States senator by the |
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legislature. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The legislature finds that: |
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(1) the federal government was intended to be a |
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creation of and responsive to the sovereign states; |
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(2) the 10th Amendment rights of states and the people |
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have been significantly diminished since the adoption of the 17th |
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Amendment; |
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(3) a restoration of the appropriate balance of power |
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between the sovereign State of Texas and the federal government is |
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necessary; |
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(4) the federal government has asserted itself in |
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nearly all matters of human endeavor including the exercising of |
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authorities not granted to it under the constitution; |
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(5) the rate of unconstitutional encroachments on |
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state sovereignty has increased since the adoption of the 17th |
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Amendment; and |
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(6) it is necessary to restore the original |
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constitutional design that federal senators serve the best interest |
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of the State of Texas. |
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SECTION 2. Title 9, Election Code, is amended by adding |
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Chapter 147 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 147. UNITED STATES SENATORS |
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Sec. 147.001. RECALL BY LEGISLATURE. (a) A person holding |
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the office of United States senator elected from this state is |
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subject to recall by a majority vote of each house of the Texas |
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Legislature. |
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(b) A vacancy in the office of United States senator occurs |
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on the date of a successful recall under this section. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |