My family settled in Texas in 1851, and our roots run deep here. My great-great-grandfather was a Texas ranger. My grandmother was a single mom in West Texas who raised my polio-stricken father after her husband died of cancer. She worked hard, asked for no handouts, and became the first woman elected county clerk in her small town. My parents met and got married here, and recently celebrated their 50th anniversary in Austin.
I met my Aggie bride in Texas. My children were born here, and my wife and I are raising them in the Hill Country. And when the good Lord calls me home, I hope to spend my final moments here.
Texans are truly unique. We cherish our identity and cherish the beliefs and ideas that have made Texas exceptional. Strong families. Hard work. Limited government. Free markets that create opportunity and prosperity. A society that respects and upholds the rule of law. And the belief that we are created in the image of a loving God who views every life as sacred.
That’s why 1,000 people move to Texas every day. They want to be a part of the greatest state in the country. We are leading the nation as a beacon of economic prosperity and liberty, but our shared Texas values must be defended if we want to preserve them for the next generation.
This great state is the beating heart of liberty – not just here in the United States, but arguably in the entire world. For the sake of our children and our grandchildren, we must see that it remains as such.
I’m running to represent Texas’ Congressional District 21 not merely because I share these values with my fellow Texans, but because I will fight for them. I have done so throughout my entire career. I know that every vote cast is a vote that either expands liberty or diminishes it. Every vote cast, no matter how big or small, either puts more power in the hands of Texans or takes it away and puts it in the hand of unelected Washington bureaucrats.
We are a free people. That freedom requires constant defense and a constant renewing of the promise to hold our elected officials accountable. We must make Congress work for us. That requires sending to Washington people willing to stand up for life, liberty, and the fundamental belief that self-government is best left in the hands of a diminished federal government so that a big and healthy civil society – families, community, neighbors, churches, synagogues, charities – can flourish in its stead.
Texans believe in these things because we’ve seen it work first hand. We’re the 10th largest economy in the world. We are blessed with abundant energy and natural resources. We’re the leader in job creation and opportunity. And we cling happily to our faith and our hard-fought and hard-won constitutional rights.
This is Texas. This is who we are. We take pride declaring to those who would infringe on our freedom to “come and take it.”
The radical, progressive left has made it clear that they intend to do just that.
Like our forefathers before us, let’s answer the call. Let’s hold the line. And let’s keep Texas the shining light of liberty that has made it the greatest state in the greatest nation the world has ever seen.
Okay. He goes on and on to establish his Texan bona fides. But, what are his positions on important issues? What about health care? What about the recent legislation where we traded tax cuts disproportionately benefiting wealthy and creating huge budget deficits? What about his views on protecting the environment? What about his views on immigration? One thing I do appreciate is that this particular race has had less of the incivility and personal attacks of other races. But, at the end of the day, Joseph Kopser is a more balanced, articulate, and well-reasoned. And, he is willing to reach across the aisle and be a problem solver. Kopser is a much better choice.
Wait, so are we free to “come and take it” or are other people going to “come and take it”?
It’s both a good and a bad thing?
By the way, no one has proposed taking away anyone’s legally possessed firearms, but keep saying it.
Chip Roy espouses concepts like liberty and the rule of law without providing specifics. His rhetoric contains some contradictions. He says he values the rule of law but he worked for accused felon Ken Paxton. Does the rule of law include laws that prohibit people from being swindled in securities transactions or does he think the diminished federal government should stop regulating this field. He says he is for liberty. Is he for the liberty of black men and boys being targeted for disparate treatment by law enforcement? Does he support the liberty of black football players to kneel during the national anthem? I don’t think so. He says that the radical progressive left wants to infringe upon our freedoms. However, he is not running against the radical, progressive left. He is running against a candidate who served his country in the military for 20 years (which Chip Roy did not do) and who started a business and met payrolls (which Chip Roy did not do). When he refers to the radical, progressive left, I think he means anyone who thinks that government ought to exercise its powers to promote the general welfare.