Letters to the Editor
Written on October 27, 2009 in Letters to the Editor
Source: InsideNOVA.com
Your paper endorsed John Bell because Del. Bob Marshall lost influence in Richmond for not “toeing the line?” I’m glad my husband did not worry about “popularity” when he decided to sue the governor and other elected officials over the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority’s scheme to raise funds through unelected bodies. Bob knows the American Revolution was fought over “no taxation without representation.” And the Virginia Supreme Court agreed with him 7-0. Bob’s first allegiance is to his constituents.
My husband lost a committee chairmanship because he opposed a change in the House rules, which allowed secret, unrecorded votes in subcommittee. Some wanted to kill bills without accountability. Bob chose to follow his conscience. The Bristol-Courier newspaper praised him for his courage. Read more
Written on October 26, 2009 in Letters to the Editor
Source: InsideNOVA.com
I write in support of Del. Bob Marshall for the 13th District House seat.
Some of your readers will know me as an attorney in private practice in Woodbridge from 1986 to 1996. I remember the Prince William County/Manassas area well!
I supported Bob Marshall because he is a man of integrity who is a strong libertarian conservative. He stands for principles. He brought the suit to stop unconstitutional taxation by unelected boards after opposing it, and the state Supreme Court agreed unanimously. The tax plan was unconstitutional. Read more
Written on October 23, 2009 in Letters to the Editor
Source: InsideNova
I moved here back in 1998 from the state of Maryland and one of the first letters (handwritten) I received was from Del. Marshall letting me know that if there was anything I needed help with, to please let him know. In this letter it contained both his work and house number on it. How many delegates would have done that? Not many.
As far as being ineffective, is it more important to gain a chairman position down in Richmond or to truly represent your constituents. Give me a delegate that will represent me every time and isn’t worried about his or her status within their party. Read more
Written on September 21, 2009 in Letters to the Editor, News
Published September 21, 2009
As evidenced by town hall meetings and marches on Washington, D.C., there is a significant concern among the electorate that our elected officials are not listening to us. Speaking from personal experience I can tell you that our House Delegate Bob Marshall does not fit this profile.
Back in 2008, I contacted Delegate Marshall about sponsoring a bill that would require health insurers to offer coverage for a specific therapy critical to the recovery of individuals with autism. Delegate Marshall not only was a Patron and Co-Sponsor of this legislation (HB83/HB1588), he fought passionately for its passage. During the fight to pass HB 1588, Delegate Marshall demonstrated all the qualities that we should expect of our representatives: Read more
Written on July 31, 2009 in Letters to the Editor
Source: Star Exponent, Culpeper, VA
By Del. Bob Marshall | R-District 13
Dear Secretary Homer:
I would like to request that you take up the question of shifting some of the available maintenance funding now allocated to various small projects around the state to reopen the rest areas that were recently closed.
Virginia’s closed rest areas should be reopened for many reasons but the most important is that there is a serious safety risk created by these closures. Rest areas are often the only place a drowsy driver can stop to rest. This particularly affects long-haul truck drivers since they are required by law to stop and rest. I believe that these rest area closures will cause many more accidents on our interstate highways. In the long run the closures will cost us more both in lives and as a result of higher need for emergency services.
AAA wrote to Congressman Frank Wolf on July 16th:
“This issue is already resonating among the motoring public and the trucking industry. In fact, a growing number of motorists have expressed alarm about the decision to close the rest areas and to cordon off their entrances. Read more
Written on July 11, 2009 in Letters to the Editor
I have read the letters from both Barbara Dodge and Gloria Moscatello regarding Delegate Marshall’s role in HB 1588. I am a life long Democrat, but I deeply appreciate his role in introducing the bill as well as the bipartisan support and sponsorship it received, including that of local Delegate Jackson Miller. Regardless of affiliation, Marshall and Miller should be commended for their efforts. Early and complete intervention, dictated by doctors and qualified therapeutic personnel, leads to children who are more able to participate in regular education settings and to eventually lead independent and productive lives as adults.
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Written on July 1, 2009 in Letters to the Editor
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Congratulations to Virginia Del. Bob Marshall. The U. S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit has upheld Virginia’s long-needed ban on partial birth infanticide, a grisly, barbaric practice in which a living human baby is killed in the process of being born, or left to die after being born.
The Virginia law authored by Delegate Marshall, HB 1541, first passed in 2003 and had been blocked by lower courts since then. Thanks are also due to Bob McDonnell, Virginia’s Attorney General, for his long defense of this law and for his skilled advocacy. We look forward to his equally skilled governorship of Virginia after the next election.
DAVID LUCAS, MANASSAS
Source: Inside NOVA
Written on June 26, 2009 in Letters to the Editor
In response to the recent letter from a supporter of Bob Marshall’s opponent, the reason Bob is not currently a committee chairman is because he is not a “go along to get along” politician. Rather, he is a true public servant.
When the General Assembly passed a law setting up unelected regional bodies to raise taxes, Bob Marshall sued the governor (Democrat), Attorney General (Republican), the Speaker of the House (Republican) and 114 Assembly members. He won in the Virginia Supreme Court 7-0 in 2008.
Bob did not please his colleagues by showing they voted for illegal taxes, but he did please citizens who know that we fought a revolution over “taxation without representation.”
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