Van Os for Texas Attorney General :: In David's Own Words

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168695642009-12-05T19:06:09.743-06:00Van Os for Texas Attorney General :: In David's Own WordsWritings of David Van Os, Democratic candidate for Texas Attorney General 2006. If you're tired of corporate handouts, gasoline company price gouging, and Big Brother erosion of Constitutional rights, this is your man.snarko!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09317635799641286718noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16869564.post-16833437304247885272007-02-12T10:26:00.000-06:002007-02-12T10:20:31.750-06:00Dare to Believe and Dare to Win

A good friend of mine lamented, "Even a politician with the very best intentions has to compromise integrity to the almighty dollar."This is what the elitists of the Consultant & Donor Party WANT us to think.It is NOT necessary to compromise integrity for the almighty dollar. I reject that premise.Let us together reject the premise that the exercise of self-government has to entail inevitably the

snarko!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09317635799641286718noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16869564.post-1170358661442573792007-02-01T13:35:00.000-06:002007-02-01T13:43:31.123-06:00Open Letter to Nassar of Texas Blue

[also published on Texas Blue, in response to On Running Races and Pointing Fingers]Mr. Nassar,You are so obsessed with trashing me it seems you are not capable of hearing anything that is contrary to your formula.The state rep candidates you mention were some of the targeted races. So of course they would have a different perspective.That is just one example of how you mix up all the metaphors

snarko!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09317635799641286718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16869564.post-1162838828596637512006-11-06T12:40:00.001-06:002006-11-06T12:47:08.600-06:00Fighting for Texans

The first meeting of this campaign's steering committee was on March 12, 2005 in my wife Rachel's and my living room. Twenty long months have passed. During that time Rachel and I have met personally with thousands of our fellow Texans who once were strangers and now are friends. During that time a remarkable statewide network of grassroots volunteers and supporters has carried the message of

snarko!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09317635799641286718noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16869564.post-1162577922726509342006-11-03T12:07:00.000-06:002006-11-03T12:21:43.220-06:00Van Os to media: question Abbott's use of public funds

OPEN LETTER TO THE NEWS MEDIADavid Van Os urges the news media to pursue common sense questions about Greg Abbott's use of state property in his political campaign.Statement of David Van Os:The attorney general of Texas, the state's top lawyer, has publicly admitted through a spokesman that he is using, in his political campaign, videos that he produced with state property and state employees in

snarko!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09317635799641286718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16869564.post-1162508072878287322006-11-02T16:48:00.000-06:002006-11-02T16:57:10.306-06:00Abbott's term as Texas AG is about Abbott, not the People

PRESS RELEASE"Whether it's using mothers and children as statistics while ignoring them as individuals; building an expensive film department to glorify himself on the taxpayers' dollar; using the Ten Commandments to idolize himself; or using state property for his campaign commercials, Greg Abbott's term as attorney general of Texas has been all about Greg Abbott, not about the people."Statement

snarko!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09317635799641286718noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16869564.post-1162507222188837132006-11-02T16:28:00.000-06:002006-11-02T16:58:02.190-06:00Abbott's False Idol of Money

PRESS RELEASE"Greg Abbott puts his faith in the false idol of money. I'm glad to put my trust and faith in democracy and the people of Texas. He cannot buy this election." ~David Van OsStatement of David Van Os:"Greg Abbott is outspending me at least 50 to 1. His millions come from corporate executives who are used to buying government. My funding comes from ordinary people who want government to

snarko!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09317635799641286718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16869564.post-1162497020264650192006-11-01T13:48:00.000-06:002006-11-02T13:50:20.283-06:00Federal court blocks Abbott's unconstitutional voter suppression program

PRESS RELEASE"Greg Abbott set up his unconstitutional voter suppression program for the same purpose that he does everything else -- to get publicity to promote himself at the taxpayers' expense."Statement of David Van Os:"Yesterday the federal court in Tyler ordered Greg Abbott to stop violating the voting rights of Texas citizens through his unconstitutional 'voter fraud' program."The Attorney

snarko!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09317635799641286718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16869564.post-1162057910493464042006-10-28T12:47:00.000-05:002006-10-28T14:30:47.986-05:00Van Os on Abbott Caught Stealing Taxpayer Money

Hey Greg, WRONG is WRONG, LYING is LYING, and STEALING is STEALING.The "good guy" image of himself that Greg Abbott is spending millions of dollars to promote is phonier than a three-dollar bill. Beneath the glossy campaign ads, he's a thief and a hypocrite, and his claim to be such a nice guy is a pack of lies. Abbott has been caught red-handed using film produced by state employees on state

snarko!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09317635799641286718noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16869564.post-1161985903799798402006-10-27T16:49:00.001-05:002006-10-27T18:16:02.120-05:00David Van Os on Abbott's Proposed Death Penalty for Child Sex Predators

While I support stiff penalties for sex predators, I am opposed to punishing a crime that did not result in a death with the death penalty. This makes me the exact opposite of Greg Abbott, who favors the death penalty for 'sex predators' even where the offense did not result in a death.Applying the death penalty to a crime that did not result in death is disproportionate to the crime and thus

snarko!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09317635799641286718noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16869564.post-1161891515472428572006-10-26T14:35:00.000-05:002006-11-02T14:06:27.746-06:00Don't Build Walls; Just Enforce the Law!

The Bush administration prosecuted less than ten (10) employers nationwide last year for violating laws in the employment of undocumented immigrants. As a loyal Bush Republican, Greg Abbott does absolutely nothing about corporate employers who violate these laws.Employers who pay substandard wages to attract undocumented immigrant workers harm everybody. (1) Those employers foster disrespect for

snarko!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09317635799641286718noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16869564.post-1161711616009627022006-10-24T12:36:00.000-05:002006-10-24T12:40:16.036-05:00Abbott Uses Children as Stage Props

PRESS RELEASE :: GREG ABBOTT SHAMEFULLY USING CHILDREN AS STAGE PROPS TO BLITZ THE AIRWAVES WITH LIES AND HYPOCRISY "If the accused predators Abbott's arrested had the money to give him big campaign contributions, instead of being arrested they would have been honored guests at his high-dollar fundraisers." ~David Van Os"Greg Abbott is using his millions of dollars of corporate special interest

snarko!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09317635799641286718noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16869564.post-1161023911991854612006-10-16T13:37:00.000-05:002006-10-16T13:38:31.993-05:00Van Os Endorsed by SA Firefighters Association

The San Antonio Firefighters Association announced October 13 that it has endorsed David Van Os in the race for Texas Attorney General. David reacted, "It is an honor to be endorsed by our state's finest public servants who risk life and limb to protect the public from fires and natural disasters. I am grateful for this expression of confidence from the San Antonio Firefighters, one of the

snarko!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09317635799641286718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16869564.post-1161023523146057302006-10-16T13:27:00.000-05:002006-10-16T13:32:03.196-05:00Van Os Proposes Constitutional Amendment to Protect Against Eminent Domain, Tolling

PRESS RELEASE :: Van Os Completing 254-County Tour; Proposes Constitutional Protection from Eminent Domain and TollingOCTOBER 16: In the last week of his 254-county whistlestop tour, Attorney General candidate David Van Os suggests Constitutional Amendments to protect Texans from continuing abuses of eminent domain and toll roads. Unveiling what he terms "Citizens' Protection Amendments," Van Os

snarko!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09317635799641286718noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16869564.post-1160762413793403652006-10-13T12:57:00.000-05:002006-10-13T13:00:13.796-05:00Family Farmers Committee Endorses David Van Os For Texas Attorney General

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE"Rural Texans have been pushed to the bottom of the ladder for way too long. Government is supposed to belong to ALL the people, not just the urban elite power brokers." ~ David Van OsIn recognition of David Van Os' demonstrated commitment to addressing the needs of rural Texas and the agricultural community, the Family Farmers United Political Action Committee has

snarko!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09317635799641286718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16869564.post-1160499835992333262006-10-10T11:54:00.000-05:002006-10-13T13:22:30.393-05:00San Antonio Toll Party Endorses David Van Os For Texas Attorney General

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE"If elected to serve as Attorney General of Texas, I solemnly promise that I will use every legal means available to me by that office to bring to a halt and/or invalidate the unconstitutional and illegal project known as the Trans-Texas Corridor."~David Van Os, from written oath filed in public records at county courthousesDavid Van Os' candidacy for Attorney General has

snarko!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09317635799641286718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16869564.post-1160498260353037552006-10-10T11:33:00.000-05:002006-10-16T14:58:05.543-05:00David Van Os on Overhauling Child Support Enforcement

Throughout Greg Abbott's term as Texas Attorney General I've been appalled at his rank exploitation of children and human tragedies. During the nearly six months' time that I've been touring Texas and visiting with people in every part of our state, I have listened to many of my fellow Texans and learned many things about real people's real concerns. The time has come for me to speak out against

snarko!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09317635799641286718noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16869564.post-1159895541580584782006-10-03T12:07:00.000-05:002006-10-05T11:20:52.530-05:00It takes a lot more money to sell lies than it does to spread truth

[ audio post ]Government is supposed to belong to all the people, therefore the political process has to include all the people, in every county of our state. That's why I'm spending from April to October personally visiting and speaking to the public at every one of the 254 county courthouses in Texas. Under the Texas Constitution the people are entitled to a state attorney general who serves

snarko!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09317635799641286718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16869564.post-1159893900047084492006-10-03T11:43:00.000-05:002006-10-03T11:45:00.066-05:00Van Os Tour Hit 231st County on September 29

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE :: October 3, 2006DAVID VAN OS CONTINUES STATEWIDE WHISTLESTOP TOURTour Hit 231st County on September 29"Government belongs to all the people of Texas; therefore the political process must include all the people." ~ David Van OsDavid Van Os continues this week on his whistlestop tour to meet with the public at all 254 county courthouses in Texas. Last week Van Os addressed

snarko!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09317635799641286718noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16869564.post-1159891689123243502006-10-03T11:04:00.000-05:002006-10-04T11:26:42.850-05:00David Van Os Challenges Abbott to Debate

While Barnstorming the State, Van Os Challenges Abbott to DebateYesterday David Van Os, while in the midst of his county-to-county tour in West Texas, sent Greg Abbott a one-line letter challenging the incumbent to a public debate of the issues in this year's election for attorney general. A copy of the letter is below.For approximately the last 5 months Van Os has been on a whistlestop tour to

snarko!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09317635799641286718noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16869564.post-1158969086328380422006-09-22T18:50:00.000-05:002006-09-22T18:51:26.363-05:00Van Os raises more questions about Abbott's improper seizures of federal court records

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE :: September 22, 2006According to widely circulated reports, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott's office dispatched a squad of armed agents with subpoenas to forcibly seize, without permission, thousands of records from the federal court's storage facility, records that were part of pending federal court cases involving possible fraudulent diagnoses of silicosis, a lung

snarko!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09317635799641286718noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16869564.post-1156353209107728062006-08-23T12:10:00.000-05:002006-08-23T12:19:12.966-05:00TX AG Seizes and Loses Federal Court Records

Greg Abbott is a lawyer and an officer of the courts. Seizing court records from the court's storage facility without consulting the presiding judge demonstrated a shocking level of arrogance and disrespect. But I'm not surprised by this arrogant conduct. Greg Abbott is part of the silk-stocking social clique that runs Texas government as if it were their private club. This it the same Greg

snarko!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09317635799641286718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16869564.post-1155666728126270052006-08-15T13:27:00.000-05:002006-08-15T13:32:50.056-05:00Hey Abbott: What Have You Done to Protect Texans Against the TTC?

PRESS RELEASEContact: Kris Graham, Media Relations 713.460.0676 Van Os to Abbott: "What have you done to protect the people from being preyed upon by greedy toll collectors, Big Oil, the Insurance Monopolists, and the other corporate robber barons?"As David Van Os continues his Whistlestop Tour of all 254 Texas counties, he sends incumbent Attorney General Greg Abbott his schedule for

snarko!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09317635799641286718noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16869564.post-1155058265021321262006-08-08T12:28:00.000-05:002006-08-08T12:31:05.063-05:00Letter sent to Abbott challenging him to face Van Os

The actual letter sent out to Abbott:VIA U.S. MAIL & FACSIMILEAugust 8, 2006Greg AbbottTexans for Greg Abbott CampaignPO Box 308Austin, TX 78767Dear Mr. Abbott:Here is my whistlestop tour schedule for August 8-11, 2006. Again, I challenge you to appear at any or all these times and places and advise the people what you have done to protect them from the depredations of Big Oil, the Insurance

snarko!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09317635799641286718noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16869564.post-1154403051764471232006-07-31T22:30:00.000-05:002006-08-01T18:42:58.946-05:0010.7 Billion Dollars and Rising

My challenge to the Big Oil Monopolies[audio post part 1][audio post part two]This very moment, millions of Texans are struggling to find ways to stretch their paychecks and retirement checks to cover $3 per gallon gasoline. This very moment, local governments all over Texas are struggling to balance budgets in the face of ever-rising fuel costs. This very moment, independent business owners all

snarko!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09317635799641286718noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16869564.post-1154538032569050522006-07-24T11:58:00.000-05:002006-08-02T12:00:32.596-05:00Van Os blasts Abbott as "a dishonest partisan political hack."

Statement of David Van Os concerning Greg Abbott's partisan court action on behalf of Tom DeLay and the Texas Republican Party:"I'm not going to be polite about Greg Abbott's latest actions as a lackey for Tom DeLay and his other cronies of the corrupt Republican Party establishment. "By intervening on behalf of the Republican Party and Tom DeLay in asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to

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