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Quote of the Day: Constituents

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October 11, 2006, 14:46
Gordon LeMaire
Quote of the Day: Constituents
quote:
"I will just say from the standpoint of someone who's up for reelection, I've never had a constituent approach me and say, "Gee Senator, we need more people on probation" or "I wish you would parole more felons." Not a single constituent."
-- Texas State Senator Steve Ogden (R-Bryan)



And yet, every session . . .
October 11, 2006, 17:38
Shannon Edmonds
Funny, that was exactly the context in which it was said during the hearing two weeks ago ....

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October 12, 2006, 20:11
Larry L
a constituent say "Could you PLEASE raise taxes so that there is enough $ to lock them all up for the maximum term and throw away the key". Or even heard a constituent say " could you PLEASE raise my taxes - they are not nearly high enough!
October 12, 2006, 21:04
JB
However, in 1993, when the Legislature put out a bond issue to the public for a 1 billion dollar bond to pay for construction of prisons, it passed overwhelmingly. As it would today.
October 13, 2006, 13:44
Larry L
An excellent point, JB ... and probably also an excellent example of the disconnect between our elected legislators and the public at large.