Political Quotes

“To those who say that these Texas State representatives essentially "took their marbles and went home," remember that this game was fixed by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. DeLay) before these folks ever had a chance to play. To our colleague who dared mention the heroes of the Alamo, (Mr. Johnson of Texas) it takes far more courage to put your political life on the line than to follow like sheep. And how ironic, it was William Barrett Travis who drew that line in the sand at the Alamo, and it is the county named for him that is being sliced and split apart like never before in the history of our great State. Desertion, yes. The people of Texas were deserted when Tom's buddies refused to have redistricting hearings around the State and listen to the people and when my neighbors in Travis County were locked out of those hearings and then ignored. That is the real desertion that these brave Texans--Dawnna Dukes, Eddie Rodriguez, Elliott Naishtat, and their colleagues are fighting in Ardmore, Oklahoma, this morning.”