Texas has a lot of challenges, but if I choose to run I will talk about opening democracy to mainstream Texans and not just to a closed circle of entrenched ideologues.

Chris Bell

Categorized in : Will Circle Challenges Democracy

The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. Don't store unnecessary data, keep an eye on what's happening, and don't take unnecessary risks.

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I guess what bothers me so much about what I now see going on in both Washington and in Texas is an effort to keep people from finding out about the mistakes of lawmakers and then when they're uncovered, an effort to fool people and pretend there was nothing wrong.

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I think that people need to have the courage of their convictions and not be trying to fool people into thinking that they've changed overnight.

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I would love it if every talk show let me say whatever I pleased.

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The American people do not begrudge anyone his or her power until they start abusing it.

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Ethics in government has always been important to me.

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I filed the ethics complaint against Tom DeLay not because I'm a Democrat and he's a Republican or even because he drew me out of my congressional seat but because he engaged in corruption to further his plans to disenfranchise voters in Texas.

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I have no problem with battling for a position. I have no problem trying to beat somebody out. It's a sport, competition, so I'm used to it.

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So many people are accustomed to written information that you really have to have a few more bells and whistles in this day and age.

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