Texas No Vote TX-1 Gohmert, Louis `R`
Aye TX-2 Poe, Ted `R`
Aye TX-3 Johnson, Samuel `R`
Aye TX-4 Hall, Ralph `R`
Aye TX-5 Hensarling, Jeb `R`
Aye TX-6 Barton, Joe `R`
Aye TX-7 Culberson, John `R`
Aye TX-8 Brady, Kevin `R`
Aye TX-9 Green, Al `D`
Aye TX-10 McCaul, Michael `R`
Aye TX-11 Conaway, K. `R`
Aye TX-12 Granger, Kay `R`
Aye TX-13 Thornberry, William `R`
No Vote TX-14 Paul, Ronald `R`
Aye TX-15 Hinojosa, Rubén `D`
Aye TX-16 Reyes, Silvestre `D`
Aye TX-17 Edwards, Thomas `D`
Nay TX-18 Jackson-Lee, Sheila `D`
Aye TX-19 Neugebauer, Randy `R`
Nay TX-20 Gonzalez, Charles `D` Aye TX-21 Smith, Lamar `R`
Aye TX-22 Lampson, Nicholas `D`
Aye TX-23 Rodriguez, Ciro `D`
Aye TX-24 Marchant, Kenny `R`
Nay TX-25 Doggett, Lloyd `D`
Aye TX-26 Burgess, Michael `R`
Aye TX-27 Ortiz, Solomon `D`
Aye TX-28 Cuellar, Henry `D`
Aye TX-29 Green, Raymond `D`
Nay TX-30 Johnson, Eddie `D`
Aye TX-31 Carter, John `R`
Aye TX-32 Sessions, Peter `R`
It looks like Representative Charlie Gonzalez kept his word, even though it was lonely standing up for spy-com accountability. “I’ve never been for `retroactive immunity`” he told the Current, in February, and it’s gratifying to see him stick to his guns, especially since AT&T, the telecom most publicly associated with the illegal wiretapping thanks to a whistleblower, has been a Gonzalez $$ supporter. “We ask individuals to be accountable for their actions — they’re not granted immunity … When you have liability, it produces responsibility.”
This article appears in Jun 18-24, 2008.