Oral History Interview with David Allred, August 9, 1967 Page: 60
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hard. It is not streamlined. But it keeps bad bills from
being passed in a fervor. For example, when I covered the
Alabama legislature, I saw hasty action. The legislature was
white, elected predominantly by the white voters and they rushed
all over each other to get to their desks to vote for any
segregation bill. And certainly in a situation like the riots
occurring now, I am sure there would be some really vindictive
legislation introduced in a segregationist legislature in some
of these southern states. It helps to be able to take a longer
look at these things and let them calm down. And another thing
is once you get something through one side of the Legislature,
it can be stopped in the other house. I found that quite often
people don't take you seriously on a bill and they will come to
you later and say, "Doggone y'all passed that bill and I didn't
think it had a chance; I wasn't even worried about it." But
still, if they do oppose the bill and have valid reason for their
opposition, they can go to the Senate and say, "Hey, fellows,
let's kill this bill." Then, of course, you also have another
shot at it if the Senate only amends it, because it must come
back to the House. Particularly toward the closing days of the
session, an amendment is as good as killing a bill because you
will never get it back through the log jam to get the amendments
passed, or it is extremely difficult to do so.
Along that same line I have come to understand more the
reason for formality. I had thought it was simply tradition.For example, in the United States Senate, they refer to each
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Marcello, Ronald E.; Kamp, H. W. & Allred, David. Oral History Interview with David Allred, August 9, 1967, book, November 20, 1968; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth223569/m1/61/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.