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July 23, 2006
David Van Os: The Time is Right for Democrats to Take Back the State
The Texas blogosphere was treated to a conference call with David Van Os, our candidate for Attorney General this evening. As he continues his Whistestop tour across Texas, David hears from people that they are ready for a change. He predicts that the entire Democratic ticket can win statewide with a campaign that reaches out to people across the state, not just in urban areas and speaking to people in a way that shows that we are there to fight for them.
Republicans are frustrated and unhappy. There is a huge rift in the party of the Trans Texas Corridor which is only supported by the big government Republicans in Austin.
His opponent, Greg Abbot has done nothing but advocate for corporate interests and government secrecy. David is a populist who, as Attorney General will fulfill his duties under the Texas constitution by advocating for the people.
He will reorganize the AG’s office to create a People’s Watchdog Division, which will go after anti-trust violators and deceptive trade practices. The laws are there, but they’re not being enforced.
He will take immediate action to overhaul child support enforcement, which is horribly ineffective in its current form. The data is so corrupt that non-custodial parents who are current on their child support get labeled as deadbeats, while single parents cannot collect from their deadbeat counterparts because they appear to be current.
Everywhere I go, when I talk to people about this year’s campaigns, I hear concerns about electronic voting machines, and with good reason. As a programmer, I know how easy it is to corrupt data. David says that voting machine technology that doesn’t provide a verifiable paper record is unconstitutional – Article 6 of the Texas Constitution on elections and voting guarantees that the purity of the ballot box will be protected. Every voter’s vote must be secure and counted as intended. That’s why he is a plaintiff in a lawsuit to require voter verified paper trails in Travis county and as a Attorney General will rule that electronic voting equipment requires a voter verified paper trail.
The people couldn’t possibly have a better advocate than David Van Os.
Posted by Lyn Wall at July 23, 2006 06:22 PM | Permalink
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Dear Lyn,
Thank you very much for participating in the conference call and posting a report about it on the Houston Democrats blog. For me the conference was a stimulating experience. I enjoyed the opportunity to discuss such topics in depth with such an astute group of individuals.
Thank you for the work you do spreading ideas and information as a correspondent in our day's committees of correspondence.
Sincerely,
David Van Os
Posted by: David Van Os at July 24, 2006 12:27 AM