113: Candidate Forum for House District 2

Dates of Candidate Interviews
Hon. Bryan Slaton- January 10, 2022
Clyde Bostick- January 6, 2022

Campaign Websites
Incumbent State Representative Bryan Slaton- www.bryanslaton.com
Clyde Bostick- www.clydebostickfortexas.com

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Candidate introductions & bio’s.
2:06 Bryan Slaton
4:48 Clyde Bostick

1. Why are you running for State Representative? What vote/votes cast by State Representative Holland do you most strongly disagree?
6:42 Clyde Bostick
24:59 Bryan Slaton

2. Do you have a faith & if so, what is it and how will it/does it guide you if elected/re-elected?
40:32 Bryan Slaton
46:29 Clyde Bostick

3. If elected, do you see yourself as a representative or trustee of the people? (A representative will act in ways that he/she believes those who elected them would want them to act while a trustee acts in ways that they believe are in the people’s best interest, even if those who elected them oppose such actions i.e. shutting down businesses and places of worship during a pandemic.)
46:29 Clyde Bostick
48:22 Bryan Slaton

4. When is it okay to enact state-wide restrictions against private businesses or houses of worship?
49:49 Bryan Slaton
52:12 Clyde Bostick

5. Would you support an end to state property taxes and if so, how would you go about doing it without adding a state income tax?
54:57 Clyde Bostick
57:46 Bryan Slaton

6. The federal government is responsible for protecting our nation’s borders, including between Mexico & Texas, however, nowhere in the US Constitution or any Congressional statute is immigration enforcement granted solely to the federal government. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia expressed this same view by stating, “it seems to me entirely appropriate when the State uses the federal law (as it must) as the criterion for the exercise of its own power, and the implementation of its own policies of excluding those who do not belong there.” Therefore, most constitutional conservatives have argued that the state of Texas, as a sovereign political entity, has the inherent authority to enforce its own borders and protect its citizens. Article four, section 4 of the U.S. Constitution guarantees that the federal government shall protect each state of the Union against invasion. Yet despite the fact that former vice president Biden has ignored this constitutional mandate, the framers added another guarantee for the states under Article 1, Section 10, Clause 3, where the states reserved their sovereign authority to act in the protection of their citizens when threatened by “invasion or imminent harm.” So, do you believe that the state of Texas is being threatened by invasion or imminent harm and if so, how will you work to secure our border and crack down on human traffickers and cartels that bring violent crime to Texas. If not, what must happen for you to support state-initiated action to secure our border?
1:00:56 Bryan Slaton
1:05:25 Clyde Bostick

7. Term limits has been a permanent fixture on the GOP state party platform, yet the Republican-led legislature has never taken action to pass such legislation. Do you support term limits on state office holders? If so, what should those limits be and will you hold yourself to that standard, regardless of if a law is passed? If not, why not?
1:08:03 Clyde Bostick
1:10:17 Bryan Slaton

8. Closing Comments
1:11:19 Bryan Slaton
1:14:54 Clyde Bostick

1:16:26 Bunker Bob’s Closing Comments