With each New Year, comes a time of reflection and review. As we turn the page on 2015, we must also use this opportunity to look forward and refocus our efforts on advancing and rebuilding the economic and national security of the United States of America.
Through the course of the past year, it’s been an honor and privilege to serve the great folks of the 36th District of Texas. In our first year, we’ve accomplished some important things, such as passing conservative legislation and providing quality constituent services.
In the House, we passed more than 500 pieces of legislation, including bills to strengthen America’s national security, defend our Constitutional liberties, protect unborn children, expand American energy, and improve the care of our nation’s veterans. Importantly, we’ve also been able to successfully block many of President Obama’s ill-advised initiatives, such as his plans to raise taxes, grow government and restrict Second Amendment rights.
I’m also proud to have emerged as a leading voice in opposition of the President’s plans to bring tens of thousands of un-screened Syrian refugees into the United States. Having introduced the Resettlement Accountability National Security Act (H.R. 3314) back in July, I’ve been sounding the alarm and working tirelessly to suspend this reckless U.N.-led refugee resettlement program for quite some time.
While we did not secure enough support to stop the President in the latest budget battle, I will not relent in my efforts to suspend the refugee program and protect American citizens. Having already secured the support of 80 of my colleagues, it’s my goal to build a strong enough coalition to put an end to these reckless policies that endanger the safety and security of the American people.
Locally, our dedicated staff has also successfully helped hundreds of constituents address issues with federal agencies; including assisting local veterans secure the benefits they were promised and bringing long-overdue acknowledgment to several area veterans by tracking down the medals they had earned in battle, but had never received.
Lastly, in an effort to ensure that I’m hearing directly from those I’m so proud to represent, we held seven townhall meetings, nearly a dozen telephone townhall meetings and hundreds of constituent meetings.
While I share the frustrations of many about not being able to do more to defeat President Obama’s liberal policies, I am more committed than ever to advancing the common sense conservative values that are inherent in Texans.
I remain focused on stopping the growing threat to our national security posed by Islamic terrorism, an out-of-control border and massive illegal immigration. Securing our economic freedom by balancing our budget and paying down our $19 trillion national debt is one of the reasons I voted against the recent budget busting, go-along-to-get-along spending deal.
The American public deserves better than the failed leadership they are getting from President Obama. Congress must use 2016 as an opportunity to show the American people that there is a better path – one that is rooted in a less and intrusive government and a stronger and more robust national defense and foreign policy.
As we transition into the New Year, I promise to remain focused on serving the needs of our local communities and providing the people of the 36th Congressional District of Texas with the representation they deserve.
The Texas Tribune omitted key information in an article describing Republican Texas Supreme Court justices facing a primary challenger.
The story, intended to highlight numerous Texas Congressional and state-wide political officeholders facing challengers in either their Democratic or Republican Party primary contests, reported two justices of the Texas Supreme Court are facing primary challengers.
“Two members of the all-Republican Texas Supreme Court are facing primary challenges. Houston appeals court Judge Michael Massengale is challenging Justice Debra Lehrmann. And in a race that is likely to cause some voter confusion, former state Rep. Rick Green is challenging Justice Paul Green.
The Texas Tribune piece failed to mention that three justices of the Texas Supreme Court are facing a challenger in the Republican primary.
Gotta love Jared Woodfill. When it comes to a fight, he simply refuses to back down or be bullied. From the department of “what’s good for the goose is good for the gander” comes this:
Well, maybe in this case, I need to say it differently so that the HERO proponents can grasp it. Let’s try this: “What’s good for the gander that thinks he’s a goose is good for the goose that thinks she’s a gander”. Yeah, that’s the ticket.
In case you’ve forgotten, Houston voters destroyed Mayor Annise Parker’s attempt to redefine gender (among other things) in a 61-39 thrashing. The supporters of the measure filed multiple Public Information Act requests, similar to Parker’s own attempts to subpoena emails and sermon notes from Houston pastors. Yvonne wrote about it here.
It’s about time Republicans fought back against these bullies. I wish the Republican Party of Texas understood how critical it is that we do that, now, while the issue is hot, and every single time these people try to bully us. Being passive doesn’t work with these folks, you have to fight on their turf.
Kudos to Jared for fighting back. Hey Mechler, you watching this?
Dave “Garcia” Wilson has filed to run against Jessica Farrar in the primary race for House District 148. You may have heard of Dave Wilson, Houston Community College Trustee. In that race, Dave Wilson was endorsed by Ron Wilson. After Dave defeated a 24 year incumbent by 26 votes, his victory was featured on The Daily Show and Politico. The local Democratic leaders were so upset by Dave’s “exploitation” of the district’s bias and prejudice that County Attorney Vince Ryan sued Dave and attempted to invalidate the election. Again, Dave was victorious and has been fighting the good fight to stop corruption at Houston Community College.
I thought that Big Jolly readers would appreciate a little exclusive background on Dave’s latest campaign decision; so, here we go . . .
Monday was the filing deadline for the 2016 primary. Monday afternoon, Señor Wilson traveled to the Harris County Republican Party headquarters intending to file against Ted Poe, who has been jumping off the conservative reservation lately. While contemplating the decision, Dave decided that his roots are more closely aligned with good old Texas Democrats and headed on over to the Harris County Democratic Party headquarters where he was welcomed with open arms. Not exactly.
Dave’s initial plan was to file against his congressman, Gene Green, thinking that this district would more readily accept Dave as a pro-life, anti-HERO Democrat. This plan was shattered when Dave realized that Adrian Garcia filed to challenge Green. Dave’s vision then shifted to his State Representative, Jessica Farrar. In direct conflict with her constituency’s voting history, Farrar is pro-choice and supported HERO. Voilà!
The truth is that I hate to see Dave run for another office when he is successfully rooting out corruption at Houston Community College; but, this race will be very interesting. The anger is real against Dave Wilson. But, what is this anger about? Are they mad at him because he is an old white guy? Or that he beat the overlords at their own game? Dave Wilson does not apologize for his firmly held beliefs concerning abortion and homosexuality. And that scares and angers a lot of people.
On Monday, while the heads of Harris County Democrats were exploding, Dave explained to the overlords that his beliefs were more closely aligned with their community – see the results from the recent HERO vote. I am sure that the leadership has already convened twenty meetings about how to oust Dave from the ballot. After all, Dave has proven more than once that he is much smarter than they are. Meanwhile, I am investing heavily in Orville Redenbacher’s. County Attorney Vince Ryan has a contested election ahead of him although I am sure he is relishing in the thought of trying to run Dave through the gristmill again and trying to remove him from office in front of an election. But, Vince can’t afford that kind of publicity right now.
You know what the best part of all this, the thing that drives evil democratic overlords bat shit crazy? Dave does not have to give up his HCC seat – only if he is elected.
This is an odd predicament for the Dems. They are desperate to oust Dave from his HCC post so they can continue to loot and plunder. It is a lot easier to do so without Dave Wilson looking over your shoulder. Just this week Dave was in the local news discussing malfeasance and contracting at HCC.
This race promises entertainment based on legitimate issues and the core values of the Hispanic community. Will they continue to support a representative who is not aligned with their core values? Or will they see Dave as someone who can bring promise to their community. Meanwhile Señor Wilson will continue to make heads explode at HCC. Hey, stranger things have happened.
Houston has a highly diverse population, and in general this is a strength for the city. However, with the increase in civil regarding nationwide, along with the city’s history of civil unrest it’s naïve to believe the city won’t face a similar issue at some point in the current mayor’s term. This raises the question of how will the city respond when civil unrest occurs?
First, let’s look at the recent history on civil unrest in the city. In 2006, students staged a walk out and downtown protest regarding proposed changes in immigration law. At the end of the school day busses were sent to pick up the protestors. The next day a much smaller version of the protest took place, and HPD met the students and returned them to school. More recently, in 2013 protestors shut down 288(a class ‘B’ misdemeanorpursuant to Texas Penal Code 42.03) while protesting George Zimmerman’s acquittal.
In both instances the protests had criminal behavior involved – truancy and obstructing 288. This raises three issues of concern. The city has a duty to protect the protestor’s health and safety, protect the citizen’s health and safety, and law enforcement against criminal activity. A plan to address any civil unrest needs to account for all three areas. No plan will be perfect. Whatever method the mayor chooses to react to civil unrest will receive criticism as both trampling constitutional rights to protest as well as not going far enough to combat/punish the attendant criminal behavior. With that in mind, the mayor shouldn’t seek perfection. He should, however, seek accountability. More importantly, he should clearly communicate the plan before the issue arises. This ensures that all parties know the ground rules, as well as allowing for an analysis of viability of the proposed action.
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December 14, 2015
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Conservative candidate Mitch Bosworth inspects more than 600 of signatures gathered from voters in Texas HD-127 in northeast Harris County to place Bosworth on the Republican primary ballot.
Conservative Mitch Bosworth files for Texas House seat
Collecting more than 600 signatures in only two weeks, grassroots conservative candidate Mitch Bosworth of Kingwood has officially filed for the Republican primary in Texas House District 127 in northeast Houston.
“The fact we were able to collect so many signatures in such a short amount of time to get on the ballot is proof there’s a groundswell for true conservatism in our district,” Bosworth said to a group of volunteers on December 12. “Three-term incumbent Dan Huberty has proven he’s soft on immigration, misguided on education, and happy to serve as a Joe Straus sock puppet. Huberty cares more about representing the interests of Speaker Straus than the people of HD-127.”
Calling himself a “Ted Cruz Conservative,” this is the first time Bosworth has run for public office. A member of the NRA and the Kingwood Tea Party, he attends a local men’s Bible study group and works as an associate design engineer. He’s been a part of the “liberty movement” since 2009.
Saying he refuses to be a sellout to big money donors, his campaign is run strictly on small donations from friends, family, supporters and self-funding. And instead of paying the $750 filing fee to be placed on the March Primary ballot, Bosworth has opted instead to collect signatures from HD-127 voters as allowed by Texas election law. He feels it’s the best way to get to know voters and for them to get to know him.
Key points of Bosworth’s platform include: enforcement of the southern border to stop the flow of terrorists and illegal aliens, ending Sanctuary Cities in Texas, providing School Choice for all Texas families, decreasing the maximum annual property appraisal rate increase to 5{997ab4c1e65fa660c64e6dfea23d436a73c89d6254ad3ae72f887cf583448986}, increasing 1st Amendment Religious Protection, and passing true Ethics reform for Texas lawmakers. He’s a strong supporter of the 2nd Amendment protections for all Texans. Furthermore, he believes in strong 10th Amendment rights, so Texas is not under burdensome federal government regulations.
“Our voters are represented by firebrand conservatives like Ted Cruz, Ted Poe and Brandon Creighton,” Bosworth said. “Our state representative however seems to have great disdain for the conservative movement, once chiding ‘we should not to be beholden to a conservative group’ on the floor of the Texas House. He’s controlled by outside interests, not the will of the people. It’s time to retire Dan Huberty to private life.”
I happened to be at the Harris County Republican Party headquarters today when Mr. Bosworth was officially filing his candidacy.
Mitch Bosworth signs the board at the Harris County Republican Party headquarters.
He has an uphill battle running against an entrenched incumbent. Huberty is well liked in the Kingwood area and has focused on education during his three terms. The attacks on Straus will not be productive for Bosworth, it is an issue that only the very far right cares about or even knows about. Just ask Mary Huls about her efforts in my district, HD129. Bosworth will have to come up with some type of specific agenda for the district – note that everything in the press release is generic and focuses on state/national issues. That said, maybe he can make inroads if enough people bother to learn about Huberty.
I haven’t been able to find a website or Facebook page for Bosworth’s campaign. I did find his personal Facebook page. It’ll be interesting to see if the Kingwood Tea Party supports him or if they stay neutral and keep in good standing with Huberty.
