Is Wendy Davis soft on cattle rustlers? [View all]
FORT WORTH — Attorney General Greg Abbott and U.S. Sen. John Cornyn campaigned together at the Cowboy Hall of Fame Wednesday as defenders of Texas values. After departing the Fort Worth Stockyards, the Abbott campaign issued a press release headlined, “Sen. Davis: Friend of Cattle Rustlers.”
The statement said that in 2009, Wendy Davis, then a newly-elected state senator from Fort Worth, and now Abbott’s Democratic rival for attorney general, was one of two votes against legislation that stiffened penalties for the theft of relatively small numbers of cattle, horse, sheep, swine and goats.
“Texas ranchers and cattle raisers are an important part of our state’s heritage, and continue to make Texas great today, but if Sen. Davis had her way cattle rustlers would be allowed to run rampant and hurt ranchers’ livelihoods,” said Abbott spokesman Matt Hirsch. “Sen. Davis owes Texas ranchers answers about why she was one of just two state senators to side with cattle thieves and against the rule of law.”
Davis spokesman Zac Petkanas said, “Cattle rustling and theft of livestock are serious crimes that must be punished. However, this bill could send a teenager who steals a single cow as a prank to prison for 10 years. That’s too harsh.”
Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/greg-abbott-and-john-cornyn-campaign-together-at-c/nht5N/
[font color=green]A more appropriate question: "Does Greg Abbott pander to idiot ranchers?"[/font]
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