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Monday, January 14, 2008 Bristol Herald Courier: Marshall Emerges as Hero in Open Government Fight Conservative Delegate Bob Marshall receives accolades from the Bristol Herald Courier: A prolific producer of legislation for 16 years, Marshall watched a majority of his bills die in the subcommittee system without a recorded vote last year. In fact, his colleagues dispatched 55 of his bills in committee or subcommittee in 2007. (There's a) reason for this. Marshall’s bills often deal with hot-button issues like abortion, divorce and other matters of morality. If these bills are eliminated in a subcommittee, lawmakers don’t have to put their support or opposition on the record. And, they don’t have to explain their votes back in the district. In the last session, the subcommittee black hole allowed lawmakers to sidestep potential Marshall-authored landmines like a bill to forbid no-fault divorces for couples with children and a bill to make abortion illegal in the state if Roe v. Wade is ever overturned. Such an easy out must warm the cockles of lawmakers’ hearts, since voting on such issues is guaranteed to alienate a portion of the electorate. You got that right. This is one more excellent reason I am proud to support Bob Marshall for U.S. Senate. Not only does he fire up conservatives, Marshall has never been afraid to back us on our issues and get the conversation started in Richmond. If you're a true conservative, Marshall is your man. posted by Shaun Kenney \| 1/14/2008 01:57:00 AM \| 0 comments 0 Comments: Post a Comment Home
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