How to testify video

[dogbone]

When I first got off my butt and decided it was time to head down to Annapolis and give the legicritters a piece of my mind, it was a bit of a struggle figuring out all the "fiddly bits," i.e., where to park, how to get into the Senate or House buildings, how to sign up to testify, etc. Yes, I did eventually get it together and in subsequent years found multiple threads with bits of the information needed by someone new to the process but this always seemed to be spread over multiple threads and through a bazillion posts.

Faced with a similar problem in my new home of Texas, I was delighted to find a couple of YouTube videos by the group Texas Firearms Freedom. These videos covered it all, from parking to changing your testimony on the fly. They will be a great resource for my first trip to the inner workings of the Texas legislature. Something similar for Maryland would take the mystery out of coming down to Annapolis and maybe pry a new citizen activist off the couch.

Your Guide to Committee Hearings in Texas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg8ClOBbS7Y

How to Testify in Committee Hearings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR_eNqgQ3Ow&feature=youtu.be

I know there are some video wizards out there in MSI and the Patriot Picket. There should be enough time to make a thorough intro to testifying before the next session rolls around.

 

[ToolAA]

Thanks for posting. Subscribed. Any helpfully resources are appreciated.

I made my first trip down to the Committee Hearings last year but did not testify. I plan to be prepared to testify next year. I paid carefully attention to some of the members here who did testify and learned quite a bit.

 

[Raineman]

Next time I testify I'm going to use the "Don't get thrown out" method.

 

[ToolAA]

Next time I testify I'm going to use the "Don't get thrown out" method.

I forget what exactly triggered your removal. However the frustration and passion that you conveyed was sincere and in my opinion can be part of effective testimony.

 

[pbharvey]

This is great and should be a sticky with a pdf attachment of changes relative to Maryland vs. Texas.

 

[DC-W]

When I first got off my butt and decided it was time to head down to Annapolis and give the legicritters a piece of my mind, it was a bit of a struggle figuring out all the "fiddly bits," i.e., where to park, how to get into the Senate or House buildings, how to sign up to testify, etc. Yes, I did eventually get it together and in subsequent years found multiple threads with bits of the information needed by someone new to the process but this always seemed to be spread over multiple threads and through a bazillion posts.

Faced with a similar problem in my new home of Texas, I was delighted to find a couple of YouTube videos by the group Texas Firearms Freedom. These videos covered it all, from parking to changing your testimony on the fly. They will be a great resource for my first trip to the inner workings of the Texas legislature. Something similar for Maryland would take the mystery out of coming down to Annapolis and maybe pry a new citizen activist off the couch.

Your Guide to Committee Hearings in Texas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg8ClOBbS7Y

How to Testify in Committee Hearings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR_eNqgQ3Ow&feature=youtu.be

I know there are some video wizards out there in MSI and the Patriot Picket. There should be enough time to make a thorough intro to testifying before the next session rolls around.

Thanks for posting all this! A lot of that certainly applies here in our own legislature.



It was in the cards to make a video on the process before last session, but I failed to make the time for it. Certainly something I'd like to do by next session.


We did make a text guide though. That's available here: https://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=218896

 

[dogbone]

This is great and should be a sticky with a pdf attachment of changes relative to Maryland vs. Texas.

While many of the points covered in the videos are applicable to Maryland, the biggest difference is that in Maryland I had to remove the tiny Swiss Army knife from my keychain while in Texas I can enter the Capitol Building and testify in the committee room while wearing a sidearm.