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Kathy Stein Letter About Virgil Moore

Dear Editor,

     Are you not concerned that Sen. Virgil Moore, who is running for Governor, and is much ballyhooed on your web-site, stated that his vote for or against the child booster seat bill was for sale? 

     It bothers me to the point that I will file an ethics complaint against him in the coming week. 

      As a group that holds itself up as the "clean government" group, I wonder how you will continue to support Virgil Moore. 

       I know that you will respond that you don't really support any candidate, but that is a ruse.   Virgil Moore is all over your web-site, and I suspect he has counted on you to be his major governor's race schill.

       Virgil won't ever talk with me, or answer any of my questions. 

       Can you, perhaps, do so?

      
Kathy W. Stein
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" When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?"    Eleanor Roosevelt         

Dear Kathy –

We would certainly be concerned about any candidate whose vote is for sale.  I was not present at the event you mention, so I cannot speak as someone who heard the comment from Moore.  However, I was present at a forum when Virgil Moore was questioned about the report in which he was quoted as saying that he voted against the child booster seat bill because a vote in the other direction would have cost him campaign contributions.  Moore answered that he opposed the child booster seat legislation because it was too intrusive.  He said he did not want to see police pulling people over, forcing their children to get out of the car, and then measuring and weighing the children and inspecting their car seats to see whether they complied with the law.  He said the quip about being paid off for his vote was a joke, and the press was just looking for something negative to say about him. 

Moore’s position against the child booster seat law is consistent with his record of supporting limited, constitutional government that does not intrude into people’s lives.  For that reason, I tend to believe his explanation, although I naturally am suspicious of all politicians.  I also can understand your strong support of the child booster seat legislation and your strong opposition to Virgil Moore, as you have a record of taking a “government knows best” position, supporting government intrusion into people’s lives.  Since both your position and Moore’s position on the child booster seat issue are consistent with your records, I tend to believe that neither of you sold your vote on that issue.  If either of you had taken the opposite position, I would become suspicious, because that would be inconsistent with your records.

While I do not know any of the candidates for governor well on a personal basis, it does appear that Virgil Moore is the candidate who most supports individual liberty, and, for that reason, I personally support his candidacy.  Unlike much of the media, which pretends to be unbiased while being extremely biased in favor of an intrusive government, I am very up front about my personal view of supporting individual liberty.  I support  candidates and elected officials who respect individuals and who believe the government should work for us, not dictate to us.  At this point, the board of Jefferson Review has not taken a position on the candidates, although it also takes a position favoring individual liberty and limited government.  Jefferson Review is interested in getting the word out about any and all candidates so its readers can make up their own minds.  We are happy to publish articles from any and all candidates and to link to their web sites.  Those readers who believe that government should be using its force to dictate to parents how to raise and care for their children are probably your fans, while those who believe that the responsibility for raising children rests with parents will tend to support a candidate like Virgil Moore.  I hope this answers your question.

Sincerely,

Theresa Fritz Camoriano

Editor@JeffersonReview.com

 Dear Editor,
      
       Good try for a nice save.

       I was present in the room where Sen. Moore made his statement regarding the monetary value of his "nay" vote on my bill, and indeed, his decision to not even call my bill for a vote in his committee.   He was very clear on that issue.

       He was unaware that there was a member of the press present.  Sen. Dan Kelly, Majority Floor Leader of the Senate, was there, and recognizing  the press member, said to Virgil--  "You should not have said that."   Sen. Moore quickly left the room after that statement, and, upon returning, stated that the committee would not have a meeting or a vote on my bill.

       If you can some how or another make Sen. Moore's statements and his actions as Committee Chair correspond with his dislike of the nature of my bill, then I welcome you to do so.

       Committee chairs are always able to propose Committee Substitutes for bills before them.  Sen. Moore didn't do that.

       And even Sen. Kelly was unable to save Sen. Moore from his abject statement of selling his vote on my bill.
    
       Again, I will state to you, as a supposed proponent of clean elections, how you might still consider Virgil Moore as a credible candidate for the Primary.         

Kathy W. Stein
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