The subject is a debate about the Teacher Retirement System, but his real beef is that though people are passionate about the issue, and the results will have serious impacts on constituents, Texas Legislative rules make it easy to not record crucial votes, which minimizes the ability of constituents to hold elected representatives accountable:
... I don’t like the constitutional amendment requiring third readings to be a mandatory record vote. Third reading is perfunctory. Second reading is the real test, and often the crucial vote is a second reading amendment, as it was here. Every vote should be a record vote.
