Posted on 05/14/2003 9:24:47 AM PDT by anymouse
YOUNG CONSERVATIVES OF TEXAS
http://www.yct.org
YCT Rebukes Fugitive Texas Legislators, Blasts Dems T-Shirt Sale Commemorating Fugitives, Participates in Rally Today & Releases List of Top Ten Differences Between Fugitive Democrats and Saddam Hussein
May 14, 2003
For Immediate Release
Contacts: David Rushing, YCT State Chairman, (713) 408-3606
Mark McCaig, YCT Communications Director, (281) 486-6157
Austin, TX- The Young Conservatives of Texas (YCT) today responded to the walkout of 53 Democrat State Representatives , breaking a quorum of the Texas House. These legislators walked out in protest of a properly introduced Congressional redistricting bill.
YCT members will participate in a rally today (Wednesday) at 5:00 pm on the South Steps of the Texas Capitol to support those lawmakers who are still working for the people and implore the fugitives to return, and YCT urges all concerned citizens to join us at this event.
David Rushing, YCT State Chairman commented “What these members have done represents politics at its worst. This walkout is an absolutely shameful display of partisanship that ought not be tolerated by the public. We fully support the efforts of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and Texas Rangers to take all necessary steps to apprehend and arrest these fugitives, but it is outrageous that these legislators have forced officers to devote time to this that could otherwise be spent on homeland security and criminal investigations."
Rushing continued, "When I vote for a candidate, I expect them to work for me in a productive manner, even if they are in the minority. I do not expect them to abandon their jobs and responsibilities when they want to make some kind of statement. This kind of behavior is unacceptable from any elected official."
Rushing noted, "Now, the Texas Democratic Party and their labor union cronies are shamefully seeking to profit at the expense of the people of Texas whose government they have sabotaged by selling t-shirts celebrating these legislators' dereliction of duty. This brazen and selfish scheme is beneath contempt and beyond deplorable. They bill their t-shirts as "Hanes Beefy," but fleeing a legislative fight is Ultra Wimpy." (see below Texas Democratic Party email bulletin announcing t-shirt sale at AFL-CIO office.)
YCT Communications Director Mark McCaig said, "The representatives who walked out are neglecting those who they were elected to represent. Upon taking office, they each took an oath stating they would uphold the laws of the State of Texas. Their actions show they have absolutely no regard for upholding the duties of their offices."
McCaig explained, "If these clowns would rather do business in Oklahoma they are more than welcome to stay there. We can find some dignified Texans to take their spots in the legislature."
YCT Director of Legislative Affairs Randy Samuelson quipped, "Let's see if we can trade all the elected liberals in Texas for J.C. Watts and call it even. How about it Oklahoma? A 51 for one deal is fair, right?"
Rushing concluded, “While they could be working on important issues facing all Texans, a disgraceful cabal of legislators have chosen to run away and pout. In our 2004 grassroots activities, we will be sure to remind voters of this stunt when these fugitives seek re-election."
The Young Conservatives of Texas, a non-partisan conservative youth organization, has been fighting for conservative values for more than two decades in the Lone Star State and publishes the most respected ratings of the Texas Legislature. YCT has chapters at Texas A&M University, West Texas A&M, Baylor University, the University of Texas, Texas Tech, Southern Methodist University, and in the Houston and Washington, DC areas.
YCT'S TOP TEN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FUGITIVE TEXAS DEMOCRATS AND SADDAM HUSSEIN
Since we of course wouldn't want to be accused of analogizing the two deposed regimes that may both now be in hiding, we decided to focus on the differences:
1) Saddam concealed his weapons of mass destruction. Texas Fugitive Dems are concealing their weapons of mass obstruction.
2) Saddam granted a prime-time hour-long interview with Dan Rather right before the war. Texas Fugitive Dems refuse to talk with media except in a choreographed news conference.
3) Saddam ran an oil for food program. Texas Fugitive Dems are running a blackmail for quorum program.
4) Saddam hates President Bush. Texas Fugitive Dems despise him.
5) Saddam was targeted by GPS, Texas Fugitive Dems are targeted by DPS
6) Tom Franks from Midland Led Operation Iraqi Freedom, Tom Craddick >From Midland Leads Operation Yellow Dog Roundup
7) Saddam allowed U.N. inspectors in. Texas Fugitive Dems are meeting in secret and will not allow outside observers.
8) Texas Democrat Party Chairman Molly Beth Malcolm said of the fugitives, "The Republicans will attempt to call them obstructionists. They are heroes." Saddam's spokesman Iraqi Information Minister Al-Sahhaf said, "Concerning the fighting waged by the heroes of the Arab Socialist Baath Party yesterday, one amazing thing really is the cowardice of the American soldiers."
9) Iraqi Information Minister Al-Sahhaf was regularly available to take questions from journalists. Texas Fugitive Dems at their Oklahoma outpost have not designated a representative to regularly field questions from journalists.
10) Saddam had numerous body doubles that looked alike. Texas Fugitive Dems have name doubles Joe and Pete Moreno who look nothing alike.
Subj: Get Your Souvenir Killer Ds T-Shirt!!! Date: 5/13/2003 6:50:30 PM Central Daylight Time From: yellowdog@txdemocrats.org
Get Your Historic Killer D's T!
Available starting Wednesday morning at the AFL-CIO (in the auditorium, in the lobby or out in front, depending on the weather). They may be sold Thursday, too, and maybe Friday, if there's demand.
Blue ink on white Hanes Beefy-T shirts. $15 each (including tax). These fabulous T's are designed and sold by the talented Doug Zabel. A portion of the proceeds will be contributed to the Texas Democratic Party.
Click Here to View the Killer Ds T-Shirt!!!
http://www.txdemocrats.org/index.asp?menu=news&page=tshirt
Classic leftist's tactic. Hillary does the same.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/911244/posts?page=61#61
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,6436924%255E401,00.html
Democrat bolters shut down Texas
By Phillip Coorey in New York
15may03
MORE than 50 Texan politicians are wanted by police after fleeing the state to prevent the local parliament from passing legislation they believe is "undemocratic, unjust and unprecedented".
In one of the more bizarre moments in American political history, 51 Democrat state politicians fled across the border to Ardmore, Oklahoma on Tuesday and are holed up in a hotel there, refusing to return to the state capital Austin.Their absence means the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, the Texan lower house which has 150 lawmakers, cannot gather the minimum 100 votes required for a quorum and, therefore, cannot sit. A rough Australian equivalent would be the NSW Liberal Opposition fleeing to Victoria to paralyse the state parliament and prevent the Carr Labor Government from passing legislation.
The Texan Democrats oppose a Republican Bill which would redistribute federal electoral boundaries in the state.
They say if the Bill were passed, the Democrats would lose at least five seats in Congress.
The Bill must be voted on by tomorrow when the current parliamentary session ends.
The Republicans also control the Texan Senate, meaning if the legislature was able to sit, the Bill would pass in both houses.
Incensed Republicans called in the police and the Texas Rangers, but the law enforcers' jurisdiction does not extend across the state border and they cannot touch the Democrats.
The officers are authorised to seize and return the Democrats to Austin if they re-enter Texas.
In a statement issued from the Oklahoma hotel yesterday, the Democrats say that under state law, federal electoral boundaries are redrawn every 10 years and the last redistribution was only two years ago, in 2001.
"We do redistricting every 10 years, not whenever those in power demand it," they said, and blamed powerful Texan Republican Congressman Tom DeLay as being behind the Bill.
Texan Republican Governor Rick Perry called the rebels "cowardly and childish" while Republican MPs pasted faces of their missing colleagues on milk cartons and joked about releasing a pack of cards bearing their images.
Mr DeLay called the rebels disloyal to their state.
"I have never turned tail and run. Even when I'm losing, I stand and fight for what I believe. It's so Texas contrary," he said.
At last year's mid-term elections, the Republicans took control for the first time in 130 years.
The State lower house has 88 republicans and 62 Democrats. Texas has 32 federal House of Representatives seats, of which the Republicans hold 15 and the Democrats 17. One of the rebellious Democrats, Steve Wolens of Dallas, rejected allegations that critical business was being held over.
He likened the walkout to other parliamentary manoeuvres used to routinely kill legislation: for instance, under Senate rules, any bloc of 11 members can prevent a Bill from being considered.
A spokesman for state Attorney-General Greg Abbott said First Assistant Attorney-General Barry McBee had inquired about federal assistance on the case but that officials in Washington said there was no basis for the Justice Department to get involved.
This is the crux of the problem, the DEMS no longer control, they have lost their power and they're sulking in another state. There is no new low for these scumbags.
Do you put tartar sauce on "deep fried RAT?"
KEWL!
Thank you from a Conservative for once again displaying to the world how stupid liberals can be. Your childish, cowardly and downright arrogant behavior will no doubt cause many more Democrat voters to walk away from your party in disgust. If you and your fellow spoiled sports took a minute to think your actions over, you would surely realize that maintaining your currently gerrymandered districts will be of no help to you when the voters within those districts realize you've sabotaged scores of other valuable legislation, and thus further abandon you.
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