Vote the Right Bob -
Most conservatives in Texas Senate District 2 have been voting for Dr. Bob Deuell since he first ran in 2002. Like many of you, I mistakenly thought that he was a solid conservative. But a careful look at his voting record belies this common assumption. Because our nation and state are suffering from government overreach and fiscal waste, the time has come for inquiring minds to take a hard look at Senator Deuell’s voting record. I report, you decide:
Bob Deuell
In 2009, he voted for a bill that expanded half-day pre-kindergarten to full-day. Studies show that full-day pre kindergarten does not improve academic achievement beyond the second grade. Pre-kindergarten is little more than taxpayer funded daycare. Cost to taxpayers: $250 million by 2014. Fortunately, Governor Perry vetoed it.
Also in the 81st Session, he voted for a bill that would have increased reporting requirements for racial profiling, burdening law enforcement with more red tape. The justification for this bill was that racial profiling was “a national issue,” and “continues to be a topic of discussion.” Surely our representatives have better things to do! I know law enforcement does. Of course the additional information on racial profiling would have been shared with our race-obsessed federal government, even though the ethnicity of who we arrest in Texas is none of their business. Racial profiling is a legitimate tool of law enforcement, and should not be treated as though it were some shadowy evil that had to be monitored by The State. Thankfully, this bill did not become law.
Senate Bill 108, also of the 81st Session, established funds for “green-jobs skills training.” The future of the green industry, and the faulty science it is based upon, is dicey at best. When politicians vote to invest in dubious businesses, no matter how fashionable, they don’t risk their money, they risk our money. Estimated cost to taxpayers: $17 million. Deuell voted for it. Fortunately for Texas taxpayers, it did not pass.
Speaking of green, Senate Bill 16, also of the 81st, would have implemented a state agenda similar to the uber-radical, United Nations Kyoto Protocol. Had it passed, it would have required Texas’s Natural Resource Conservation Commission, the Rail Road Commission, and the Public Utilities Commission to participate in “developing federal greenhouse gas reporting requirements” and would have included “a greenhouse gas registry. Yes, Senator Deuell voted for this one too.
I wonder how many of you would be surprised to learn that Senator Deuell voted for a bill (HB 592/81st Session) that would have given minors access to prescription contraceptives without parental consent. What was the rationale behind this disgrace? Had it passed, would it have drastically reduced the number of teenage pregnancies? Would it have even slightly reduced the number of teenage pregnancies? The answer would be “No” to both. The bill’s analysis states that, “Better access to contraceptives helps reduce the occurrence of closely spaced pregnancies” for teenagers. That’s right! Our Senator Deuell voted to undermine parental authority so teenage girls wouldn’t have their babies so close together. Amazing.
Texas taxpayers also should know that Texas Eagle Forum (56), Empower Texans (F), and Young Conservatives of Texas (58) all give Senator Deuell failing grades for his regular support of tax and spend legislation so popular in Austin and Washington today.
Bob Hall
Senator Deuell has a challenger in this year’s Republican Primary. His name is Bob Hall. While both Bobs are committed to the unborn, and both are reliable supporters of the Second Amendment, we can do better. The right Bob is a genuine, grassroots, Constitutional conservative who will be a watchdog for taxpayers. He’s ready to go to Austin and begin the mammoth job of returning this State to its citizens. Check him out for yourself at VoteBobHall.com. Whichever Bob wins the primary will be our next state senator. Your vote for Bob Hall in the Republican Primary is crucial to our state’s future. If you aren’t registered to vote, by all means-do it today. Our children and grandchildren deserve the right Bob in Austin. God bless Texas!
Jan Shedd Kaufman County TEA Party January 26, 2012
Ms. Shedd,
What kind of political or financial agenda do you have to distort the truth so badly against Senator (Dr.) Bob Deuell? Maybe it is time to look into your agenda? Everyone, please see a very good rebuttal from Mr. Justin Young in the Herald Banner.
Sincerely,
Bill Rockett
Bill, I agree with you that Senator Deuell is conservative, but only on two issues – pro-life issues and gun rights. While these issues are extremely important, there are many other issues that Senator Deuell scores poorly in.
Here is the chart from Project Vote Smart on Senator Deuell’s conservative ratings:
2009 Americans for Prosperity Texas – Positions 76%
2009 Heritage Alliance – Other Conservative Issues Score 50%
2009 Heritage Alliance – Positions on Social Issues 80%
2009 Heritage Alliance – Positions on Economic Issues 32%
2009 Heritage Alliance – Total Score 49%
2009 Texans for Fiscal Responsibility – Positions 43%
2009 Texas Eagle Forum – Positions 32%
2009 Young Conservatives of Texas – Positions 41%
2009 Young Conservatives of Texas – Lifetime Score 56%
2007 Americans for Prosperity Texas – Positions on Conservative Issues 30%
2007 Heritage Alliance – Positions on Conservative Issues 72%
2007 Texas Eagle Forum – Positions 44%
2007 Young Conservatives of Texas – Positions on Conservative Issues 41%
2005 Heritage Alliance – Positions 79%
2005 Texas Eagle Forum – Positions 68%
2005 Young Conservatives of Texas – Positions 75%
2003 Heritage Alliance – Positions 62%
2003 Texas Christian Coalition – Positions 83%
2003 Texas Eagle Forum – Positions 67%
2003 Young Conservatives of Texas – Positions 67%
I personally do not view these grades as “conservative” or “acceptable”. I have seen Democrats with more conservative ratings on fiscal issues than these.
I know the author of this post and while I cannot speak for her, I would say that her agenda is to elect someone to the Texas State Senate that will vote conservatively across the board and not just on two issues. Nothing more.
If I may ask, what sir, is your agenda?
I, as much as anyone, appreciate loyalty. Most of the time, it is a positive trait. However, misplaced loyalty in our elected officials whose reputations run afoul of the facts is a luxury that we cannot afford. Everything I wrote was based on my own research. I make no apology for going back through the last two sessions. After all, it is his record. I actually debunked some negative things being said about Senator Deuell. For example, I can find nothing in the record that indicates he supports open borders.
Dr. Deuell may have the reputation of “one of the most conservative” Republicans in Austin, but the facts don’t support it. No one, including me, questions Dr. Deuell’s commitment to the Second Amendment and life. In these areas, his record is as conservative as it gets. It’s the other areas that worry me. As time will reveal soon enough, these are not the only issues facing this state. The fact that he has received honors from his colleagues gives me little comfort. The same kind of Republicans that put the screws to Allen West in Florida are the same kind that infest Austin. Austin is a cesspool that has bankrupted the state.
Those of us who have the courage to go where the truth leads-and it does take courage-will set aside the temptation to believe something just because we want it to be true.
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” John Adams, December 1770
Truth is my agenda. I am not jealous of Bob Deuell, and it ain’t slander if it’s true. I challenge any of my accusers to do their own research and prove me wrong. If indeed I have stated something that is factually inaccurate, I will waste no time issuing a public apology and retraction. Until then, instead of shooting the messenger, man up.
Jan Shedd
Kaufman County Tea Party
Jan and Donna,
Both of you are very insightful, and I agree with you totally. Bob Hall is the Right man for the Texas Senate.
Texas government and the U. S. Government have been infiltrated by people who call themselves Moderate Republicans when they are really Yellow-Dog Republicans. Once elected, many of them compromise their original values to please the special interest lobbyists who donate BIG MONEY to their campaigns helping them get re-elected again, and again, and again. It is sometimes very difficult to vote them out because they have so much money to spend on their campaigns. And those lobbyists are smooth talkers!!!!
But it is possible to vote the incumbents out who have let the people down if people will find out who the “good guys” are and tell their friends and neighbors. Challengers have a chance to take on the BIG MONEY INCUMBENTS if the people will work for the conservatives they want in office.
Please understand wealth is NOT inherently bad. Some wealthy individuals and prosperous businessmen do great things for society with their wealth. They sometimes provide jobs, donate to charities and medical research, and build hospitals, libraries, churches, and auditoriums for the people. But when BIG MONEY SPECIAL INTERESTS push their candidates by drowning-out the voices of the people, something evil and pernicious is going on.
People who do not know what they stand for, or people who have lost their way, often vote for whatever sounds good to them at the moment. They do not look at the long term consequences of their decisions.
It is time for Texans and Americans to elect people who know what the term “Conservatism” means.
Conservative means smaller government, lower taxes, the free enterprise system, high moral principles, states rights, a belief in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, and pride in the founding principles of the U.S.A..
Listen carefully when politicians talk. Politicians who say they “THINK BIG” often want to provide “BIG PROJECTS” for the people. Sometimes those BIG PROJECTS are named after the lawmakers who build them WITH TAXPAYER’S MONEY.
Conservatives believe in lower taxes and smaller government and the free enterprise system.
Wake Up People!!!! You can’t have it both ways!!!! YOU CAN’T HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO!!!!! You are either for lower taxes and the free enterprise system, or you are for BIG GOVERNMENT which brings higher taxes, governmental control, governmental restrictions, governmental regulations, and loss of personal freedom.
Some True Conservative challengers in East Texas who are fighting against Big Money/SPECIAL INTEREST Incumbents are these:
Stuart Spitzer — Conservative for Texas House of Rep.
Randy Stephenson — Conservative for the TX State Board of Education
Tammy Blair — Conservative for Texas House of Representatives
Glenn Addison — Conservative for U. S. Senate from Texas
You should know that not all incumbents are bad. There are a few incumbents who have fought hard for Conservatives values. BIG MONEY LOBBYISTS also go after INCUMBENTS who are not willing to compromise their Conservative Principles. Some of the good guys are being targeted for their Conservative votes. Following are some KEEPERS:
David Simpson — Conservative Freshman Incumbent for the Texas House of Rep.
James White — Conservative Freshman Incumbent for the Texas House of Rep.
Wayne Christian — Conservative Incumbent for the Texas House of Representatives
Bryan Hughes — Conservative Incumbent for the Texas House of Representatives
Barbara Cargill — Conservative Incumbent for the TX State Board of Education
Ken Mercer — Conservative Incumbent for the TX State Board of Education
David Bradley — Conservative Incumbent for the TX State Board of Education
Is this the worst you can say about such an esteemed conservative State Senator and physician as Bob Deuell? How about listing all or even some of the good he has done? Never mind. You don’t have enough room here anyway. With his huge number of supporters in District 2, he will again overwhelmingly win this election.
What about Senator Deuell being rated the MOST liberal Republican Senator in Texas according to Rice University?
Source: http://www.texastribune.org/texas-legislature/texas-legislature/guest-columnist-how-partisan-are-texas-state-senat/
No, I could make it worse, but I thought the truth was sufficient.
If you click on J.J.’s name, you’ll see he’s a reporter for the Rockwall news and has written quite a few glowing articles on Senator Deuell. So, it looks like the support he’s talking about is from the media – big surprise.