FairTax Picks up another Congressman in Texas in Pete Olson (R). At least that is what we’ve been told. This puts the score at 14 cosponsors verses 6 who chose not to do so. That will give us 70% Republican support and 0% Democrat support in the House of Representatives for Texas.
‘Freedoms Truth’ gave the low down in his bit “http://www.redstate.com/diaries/wosg/2008/nov/18/tx-21-and-the-other-tx-house-seats/ But I’d like to expound a little on what is a big to me.
• TX -1 Louis Gohmert (R).
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• TX -2 Ted Poe (R). Cosponsors FairTax.
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• TX -3 Sam Johnson (R). Cosponsors FairTax.
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• TX-4 Ralph Hall (R). Cosponsors FairTax
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• TX-5 Jeb Hensarling (R). Cosponsors FairTax
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• TX-6 Joe Barton (R).
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• TX-7 John Culberson (R). Cosponsors FairTax
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• TX-8 Kevin Brady (R) Cosponsors FairTax
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• TX-9 Al Green (D). Cosponsors FairTax
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• TX-10 Michael McCaul (R) Cosponsors FairTax
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• TX-11 Mike Conaway (R). Cosponsors FairTax
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• TX-12 Kay Granger (R). Cosponsors FairTax
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• TX-13 Mac Thornberry (R). Cosponsors FairTax
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• TX-14 RonPaul (R). So RonPaul is RonPaul; what can I say.
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• TX-15 Ruben Hinojosa (D).
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• TX-16 S. Reyes (D)
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• TX-17 Chet Edwards (D).
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• TX-18 Shiela Jackson Lee (D).
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• TX-19 Randy Neugebauer (R). Cosponsors FairTax.
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• TX-20 Charles Gonzalez (D).
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• TX-21 Lamar Smith (R).
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• TX-22 Pete Olson(R). Says he WILL Cosponsor FairTax
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• TX-23 Ciro Rodriguez. (D).
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• TX-24 Kenny Marchant (R).
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• TX-25 Lloyd Doggett (D).
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• TX-26 Burgess (R ).
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• TX-27 Solomon Ortiz (D).
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• TX-28 Henry Ceullar (D).
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• TX-29 Gene Green (D).
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• TX-30 Eddie Bernice Johnson (D).
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• TX-31 John Carter (R) Cosponsors FairTax
So, we FairTaxers lost no ground in Texas.
I wish we could say the same in Tennessee where district 1 Rep. Davis (R) got himself booted in the primary by Roe. Roe talks favorably and says he likes both the FairTax and the flat tax. That’s cool too. Hopefully he will cosponsor both bills. If he fails to do so, we will have lost ground in Tennessee. In the 110th Congress Tennessee had 75% Republican support and 0% Democrat support. We may be back to 50/50.
I hope Senator Chambliss (R) keeps his seat in GA. I went down there for a FairTax Rally in Duluth over the weekend in support of Chambliss.
So, the fight goes on.
Moe Lane
Steve Maley
Dan McLaughlin
Neil Stevens
Daniel Horowitz
Chet Edwards demagogued against FairTax
Freedoms Truth (Diary) Tuesday, November 18th at 12:33PM EST (link)Called it a 30% tax hike against his GOP opponent. This demagoguery makes it harder to sell.
You will have to support Chambliss to make progress.
Frankly, I dont see how the FairTax will ever happen, as you need a constitutional amendment to get rid of the income tax and the Dems will never do it.
We should be trying to rid USA of every STATE LEVEL INCOME TAX. Have people in the income-tax states run against the state income tax, call for it to be abolished, or if not, to be repealed for all but the top 10% of income earners.
Freedoms Truth,
Travis Monitor – http://travismonitor.blogspot.com
Austin, TX
We have been using those commercials to our advantage.
Jim Tomasik (Diary) Tuesday, November 18th at 12:41PM EST (link)I can’t get the link to work to link it to your diary. I’m doin’ somthing wrong ,I see…
I do support Chambliss even if he did vote for that stinkin’ bailout. I drove down there Sunday to volunteer at the rally where Huckabee spoke in Duluth.
Please add link to TX-17 stuff
Freedoms Truth (Diary) Tuesday, November 18th at 2:44PM EST (link)If you are talking about my diary on TX House districts, yes, please add anything you have or did wrt Chet Edwards. I basically am saying that TX-17 and TX-23 will be the most interesting and viable races there.
Freedoms Truth,
Travis Monitor – http://travismonitor.blogspot.com
Austin, TX