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Posted on 10/09/2003 12:26:04 PM PDT by rapture-me
It looks as if Texas redistricting will pass. We will find ourselves in US District 31 (Rep. John Carter's District). I'm looking for others that know about him and his views. Grade him because I have a friend that was considering a run for the US House but may be undecided now.
Thanks
31st District - John Carter Carter billed himself as "100% Pro-Life" and proclaimed his strong support for "the faith-based values of Central Texas." If elected, Carter vowed to fight abortion, support voluntary prayer in school and work to promote "our family values." Carter was endorsed by the National Rifle Association, the National Taxpayers Union, the Texas Eagle Forum, Texas Right to Life, and Young Conservatives of Texas.
Carter for Congress Issues Page
He's a former judge.
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He may indeed be a great lover but I have no first-hand experience.
Still waiting on the Longley issue. Unless you have realized there's nothing to support your position?
No, but at times it is best to just let something drop. And this seems like on of those times.
So being completely wrong was just coincidental. Okay. Jerk . . .
I am saddened to see you sign off with the nick name of Jerk, I never thought of you in quite that way, but you certainly know yourself better than I could ever hope to, so if you would like to be referred to as "Jerk" so be it. And I didn't think of you as being completley wrong, just seriously misinformed. But again, you do know yourself better than I could ever hope to or for that fact want to.
So, Jerk, have a good weekend and do try and work on your self esteem.
LOL! I guess that's a translation for "oh crap . . . this guy found out I'm full of it . . . better start a flame war quick!"
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Bell's frivolous complaint is a new bid demonize DeLay
Rep. John Carter, U.S. House member
Friday, June 25, 2004
The political climate in Washington is hotter than Texas in mid-August, and we have one person to thank — outgoing Democratic Congressman Chris Bell.
This past week, Bell opened a new can of partisan worms when — in targeting fellow Texan and House Majority Leader Tom DeLay — he broke a 7-year-old truce between Democrats and Republicans to not file frivolous ethics complaints against either party's leadership. It is too bad Bell has nothing better to do than file a frivolous complaint in an attempt to garner future political gain by demonizing an effective Texas leader.
Over the past 20 years, DeLay's work ethic and principles have led to the Contract with America, welfare reform, tax cuts, medical malpractice reform, a balanced budget in 1998 and many other historic pieces of legislation too numerous to name here. Without DeLay's leadership, there would not have been the key economic growth legislation that has created more than 102,000 jobs in Texas in the past nine months. Democrats have spent years trying to demonize DeLay, throwing frivolous lawsuits and slander his way. Bell's is just the latest sad attempt. It is widely known that Bell dislikes DeLay. It is less widely known that Bell's new constituents dislike Bell, who was defeated in a Democrat primary this past March after only one term in Congress. Rather than using the time he has left in Congress to advance ideas, Bell instead advances conspiracy theories. As one of the most effective Republican leaders in the country, DeLay is the man that Bell, and national Democrats, have targeted.
Now Bell is trying to make the most of the remainder of his 15 minutes of fame by bringing a personal battle into the people's House and using the Ethics Committee for political purposes. It is a waste of time and taxpayer dollars. Frankly, this complaint should be taken as seriously as the person who made it — a lame-duck congressman who was voted out of office by his own party by a 2-to-1 margin.
Why is this a such an indictment against Bell? Because his willful abuse of the ethics process threatens the ability of Congress to function at all. Try to imagine your own workplace meeting deadlines, serving customers and getting through the day if everyone was under threat of trumped up charges. Your company would hit a brick wall, relationships would deteriorate and people would eventually start to quit or be fired. This is the environment Bell wants in the U.S. House now that he'll be leaving — to make life as miserable as possible for as many people as possible, hoping the voters will have no choice but to elect Democrats instead of the current Republican majority.
For his part, Bell freely admits he believes DeLay gerrymandered Texas, and Bell himself, out of office. I respectfully disagree. Republicans in the state Legislature instead placed the power of democracy over the power of incumbents. If anyone knows how to gerrymander, it's Bell. When it came to redistricting Houston's City Council seats in 1997, he showed he could gerrymander with the best.
If you lie about your neighbor, you can be charged for slander or libel and face serious legal consequences. Bell continues to lie about DeLay on television, radio and in the newspapers, but DeLay can't fight back because "it's just politics." If Bell were smart, he would declare his 15 minutes up and focus on beginning his life as a private citizen.
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