Voting Resources
Security
A strong national defense is vital in a post-9/11 world. That includes comprehensive border security. In keeping us safe, the government may be tempted to overreach in ways disturbing to those of us who value our liberty above all else. Spying on Americans in the name of security is unacceptable. Finding the right balance between our national security and our freedoms is essential in keeping Americans safe from terrorists who want to kill us because they hate our way of life.
May 3rd, 2010
The White House has officially characterized the Times Square attempted bombing as an attempted act of terrorism. Furthermore, a U.S. intelligence official says that a foreign connection is likely to be found as the telltale...
April 29th, 2010
After my recent visit and briefing on border violence in El Paso, I introduced legislation yesterday to help keep border communities safe, strengthen the morale and effectiveness of state and local law enforcement officers,...
March 9th, 2010
(The late Richard Nadler was a close friend and mentor to me and others including John Berlau of the Competitive Enterprise Institute and Ramesh Ponnuru of National Review. His death last summer left a void in the...
March 1st, 2010
The primary election for Texas Republican gubernatorial candidate is tomorrow, and the contenders seem to have resorted to a lot of mud-slinging! A Texas voter said,"I don't like it. I can't remember the last positive ad I'...
February 26th, 2010
The most recent Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely Texas GOP voters shows:
February 11th, 2010
In an interview with Glenn Beck this morning, Debra Medina is asked whether she is a 9/11 truther to which she cannot give a straight answer:
February 4th, 2010
Remember the guy who got on a plane with a bomb built into his shoe and tried to light it?Did you know his trial is over? Did you know he was sentenced? Did you see/hear any of the judge's comments on TV or Radio?Didn't...
January 27th, 2010
Obama claims that all combat troops will be out of work by the end of this August:
January 22nd, 2010
I issued the following statement today regarding President Obama’s pledge on January 22, 2009, to close Guantanamo Bay no later than today, January 22, 2010:
January 7th, 2010
Today, I issued the following statement regarding the release of a White House report detailing security lapses prior to al Qaeda’s attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner.
May 2nd, 2010
An SUV parked on 45th Street in Times Square was found loaded with explosives Saturday night. A T-shirt vendor noticed that the SUV was smoking and alerted a nearby police officer prompting Times Square to be evacuated and...
March 17th, 2010
This homegrown terrorism thread keeps getting weirder.Add “Jihad Jamie” to the list of loser-blonde-bimbo jihadi-wannabes. Jamie Paulin-Ramirez has been charged, along with 7 others, in Sweden in the continuing-to-unravel...
March 4th, 2010
Today, I delivered a statement as member of the Senate Judiciary Committee opposing Dawn Johnsen, the President’s nominee to head the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel:
March 1st, 2010
Debra Medina and the race for Texas governor have attained international attention. The British newspaper, Guardian, released an article today likening GOP gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina to Sarah Palin with...
February 25th, 2010
A virtual Texas Gubernatorial debate between Kay Bailey Hutchison, Debra Medina, and Rick Perry was recently posted online by a coalition of grassroots movements from across the state of Texas called the Common Sense
February 11th, 2010
Texas GOP Gubernatorial Primary candidate Debra Medina will be a guest at 10am this morning on Glenn Beck’s national radio program.Click here to listen live.Update: Listen to the audio clip of the interview.
February 2nd, 2010
Today, I released the following statement regarding legislation I have cosponsored to bar taxpayer dollars from funding the trial of 9/11 terrorists in civilian court:
January 27th, 2010
Read the full text of the State of the Union Address on January 27, 2010:
January 15th, 2010
Today, I issued the following statement in response to reports that the Obama Administration is considering transferring the notorious Bali nightclub bomber, responsible for the deaths of 202 people, including 7 Americans,...
January 4th, 2010
After the Christmas day attempted terrorist attack, former Vice President Dick Cheney gave his criticism regarding Obama's inadequate reaction:
