Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Saturday, November 05, 2011

Larry Taylor, Texas Republican Lawmaker, Urges Insurance Company Not To 'Jew Them Down'

Texas Republican state Rep. Larry Taylor has apologized for urging an insurance association to do right by policy holders and not "Jew them down" at a hearing earlier this week.

On Thursday, Taylor spoke at a hearing on the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, encouraging the timely payment of claims to policy holders.

"Don't nitpick, don't try to Jew them down," he said, according to the Quorum Report.

Taylor then quickly tried to right ship, admitting "That's probably a bad term."

In a written statement after the hearing, Taylor said, "At a legislative oversight committee hearing today, I inadvertently used a phrase that many people find offensive. I corrected myself immediately when I realized what I had said. I regret my poor choice of words and sincerely apologize for any harm they may have caused."

The Austin Statesman reports that Taylor is currently favored to win a Texas state senate race in the 2012 election cycle.

Democrats took aim at Taylor shortly after his remark, targeting his rhetoric and aspirations for higher office.

"If Larry were a state employee, he probably would have been fired today," said Democratic state Rep. Lon Burnam, according to the Texas Tribune. "Instead, Larry is asking Texas voters to give him a promotion to the Texas Senate."

Origin
Source: Huff 

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