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What Does the Legislature Have Against Austin?
RECEIVED Mon., Feb. 23, 2004
Dear Editor,
Ever since I moved to Austin I have been shocked by how badly the Legislature treats the town that hosts it. Usually the capital gets more goodies because the Legislators work there. The upstanding paragons of small town virtue (our Legislators) come to Austin, drink our booze, make deals in our restaurants and bars, then in gratitude, pass laws designed to hurt us. Talk about ingratitude! I have heard rumors that the police used to go out of their way to ticket the Lege's cars. That would be a good idea again, but I wonder if we were not the capital if they would leave us alone? Maybe start a movement to move the Capitol to Dallas, a city more in line with Texas values we could say. Has anyone ever thought about this before and does anyone think it could work? We do badly when they pay attention to us. If we were not the capital, maybe they would leave us alone! Just a thought. Also. Everyone in District 10 should boycott the race. If there were not a single vote in any Austin boxes for District 10 it would emphasize that it is not an Austin district and is anti-Austin in its conception.
Ever since I moved to Austin I have been shocked by how badly the Legislature treats the town that hosts it. Usually the capital gets more goodies because the Legislators work there. The upstanding paragons of small town virtue (our Legislators) come to Austin, drink our booze, make deals in our restaurants and bars, then in gratitude, pass laws designed to hurt us. Talk about ingratitude! I have heard rumors that the police used to go out of their way to ticket the Lege's cars. That would be a good idea again, but I wonder if we were not the capital if they would leave us alone? Maybe start a movement to move the Capitol to Dallas, a city more in line with Texas values we could say. Has anyone ever thought about this before and does anyone think it could work? We do badly when they pay attention to us. If we were not the capital, maybe they would leave us alone! Just a thought. Also. Everyone in District 10 should boycott the race. If there were not a single vote in any Austin boxes for District 10 it would emphasize that it is not an Austin district and is anti-Austin in its conception.
Tom Cuddy
