Congressman Lamar Smith's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Record

Here in Texas, everyone is focused on Ted Cruz and the U.S. Senate race.  That's awesome; the U.S. Senate race is very important and Ted is a once in a generation candidate.  There is, however, another race at the Federal level here in Texas that can have just as big an impact as sending Ted to the United States Senate.

Congressman Lamar Smith, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is one of the worst Republicans in Congress.  He plays the game where he works to pass atrocious legislation while he's in Washington then comes home and panders to what we want to hear.

Consider Congressman Lamar Smith's record:

• Congressman Lamar Smith voted FOR Bush's TARP Bailout.
• Congressman Lamar Smith voted FOR Obama's Debt-Ceiling Bailout.
• Congressman Lamar Smith WROTE SOPA.
• Congressman Lamar Smith voted FOR the NDAA.
• Congressman Lamar Smith voted FOR Sarbanes-Oxley
• Congressman Lamar Smith voted FOR No Child Left Behind.
• Congressman Lamar Smith voted FOR the Terri Schiavo Intervention.
• Just this past Wednesday, Congressman Lamar Smith voted FOR re-authorizing the Export-Import Bank; a particularly noxious piece of corporate welfare.
• Congressman Lamar Smith voted FOR the Bush/Pelosi Economic 'Stimulus' Act of 2008; 6 months before TARP.

I could go on, but I think you get the picture.  25 years in Congress is long enough.  Congressman Lamar Smith: it's time to go.