Dr. Robert Bentley for Alabama Governor
In the last term of the legislature, Robert Bentley sponsored the following pro-life bills:
2. Dr. Bentley was actually one of the co-sponsors to the bill that was
passed that stops teachers in situations like those outlined below from
getting paid. The bill that was referenced in the email below was supported
by all but 1 GOP legislator and those who voted for it include the head of
the GOP party in Alabama, Mike Hubbard. The referenced bill below was put
forth by Gov. Bob Riley so to say it was liberal or intended to pay teachers
in the jailtime situations it discusses is absolutely ridiculous. The
important point is that the legislation that actually stopped such people
from getting pay was co-sponsored by Dr. Bentley.
3. As discussed above, nobody tells Dr,. Bentley how to vote or when to
leave the chamber. That is absurd and there is absolutely no documentation
to prove or even allude to this. There have been many legislators who have
gone on record to discuss the integrity of Dr. Bentley and the below claim
is absurd.
4. Dr. Bentley's stance on charter schools is clear and has been documented
publicly and Dr. Bentley has been praised as having put forth the best
compromise on Charter Schools by his fellow Republicans including Cam Ward
who wrote for Political Parlor that: "Ironically the best compromise to the
issue was offered by Rep. Robert Bentley. He suggested implementing a pilot
program for Charter Schools in Alabama where certain select areas would be
allowed to create the schools. Then it could be determined how effective
they were before moving forward and having them locate all across the
state."
Dr. Bentley was the only candidate who listened to 4+ hours of pro and con
legislative hearing testimony on charter schools and he listened to
testimony that seemed to conclude that charter schools work in some places
and don't work in others and so he proposed a pilot program which would have
established some charter schools as is explained above. The offering of that
amendment is on the record.
5. Dr. Bentley is a friend to business big and small and was the only
candidate in the last session to pass a bill which gave tax incentives to
businesses who hired individuals from the unemployment roles. The
legislation mentioned below is not a raise of taxes but was to close a
loophole which allowed a few select large retailers to pay a lower rate of
income tax than their small business retail counterparts. Most GOP voted for
this bill that closed the loophole and undid the undue punishment to small
retail businesses that exists when small businesses have to pay a tax that
their larger competitors do not.
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Robert Bentley
Doctor Robert J. Bentley was first elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in November,2002 and is serving his second term.
He and his wife, Dianne, have four children: John, Paul, Luke, and Matthew.
Dr. Robert Bentley received his B.S. from the University of Alabama and his M.D. from the Medical College of Alabama. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Dermatology and is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology and the Medical Association of Alabama.
A former Captain in the U.S. Air Force, Representative Bentley is also a life member of Vietnam Veterans of America. Further, he is a member of the American Legion.
Representative Bentley is a Deacon and Sunday School Teacher at the First Baptist Church, and serves on the Youth for Christ Advisory Board and Family Counseling Advisory Board. Dr. Bentley was also named in Best Doctors in America.
He is a founding partner and president of Alabama Dermatology Associates, which is the largest dermatology practice in the Southeast
Robert Bentley and Abortion
At a July 2 forum in Birmingham, Robert Bentley plainly stated life begins at conception and further stated that the greatest tragedy in our time is that we have killed fifty-one million babies by abortion. Bentley stated passionate support for protection of the unborn and even chided some Christian activists for not making this issue a greater priority.
* A Constitutional Amendment to outlaw abortion
* A Freedom of Conscience Bill--Alabama is one of only three states that does not have legislation that would allow Doctors and medical personnel to opt-out of participating in aboritions
* A Personhood Bill which would require that women coming for an abortion would be informed that the unborn child is a separate and unique human being.
* A resolution opposing the Freedom of Choice Act in Congress.
Pro-life activists in the Tuscaloosa area state that Bentley has long been outspoken on the right-to-life and has supported local efforts to advocate the right-to-life.
Dr. Bentley Responds to Fact Sheet Distributed by Bradley Byrne
1. Dr. Bentley has never hidden that he received a $10,000 contribution from
the Alabama Education Association several months ago. He has always been
forthcoming about that but he has also been steadfast in his resolve that he
votes with the AEA when they are right and against them when they are wrong
and his record bears that fact out. He examines each issue one by one and
determines whether or not he believes it is right or wrong and votes
accordingly. He has been featured in the AEA journal several times during
his 8 years in the legislature as someone has voted against them on issues
they considered to be key issues. Most recently, that includes the teacher
code of ethics legislation in which his vote was in direct contradiction to
the stance of AEA. He has taken less special interest money than any other
candidate still in the race for Governor and he is not beholden to any
special interest. AEA leaders and fellow legislators have gone on record
indicating that Dr. Bentley's legislative record (which is public record)
clearly shows that he votes against the AEA when he does not agree with
them. No special interest, especially the AEA, controls Dr. Bentley or
influences his vote.
- An Up or Down Vote?As Attorney General Troy King previously said earlier, we need an up or down vote on gambling.
So the gambling forces demonstrated their strength, and dominated the Alabama Legislature with the issue of gambling. They got their bill through the Alabama State Senate where it was defeated in the Alabama House.
We had our up and down vote as the gambling folks had asked for. It works like this, heads we win, tails you lose.
If it had passed, we would have had legalized gambling all over the state. If it had been voted on and failed, there would be no removal of gambling in the state. This was the fair up and down vote that was given to us.
An Up or Down Vote is Pro Gambling
Gambling can only come into this state legally by changing the Alabama Constitution. A constitutional amendment first must be passed by the legislature, then voted on by the people. So when the gambling folks say, lets vote on the issue and be democratic about it, they are simply referring to the process of passing a constitutional amendment. The gambling forces want a constitutional amendment which includes a vote of the people to allow gambling in the state. Once they get that, they will spend millions on their propaganda promoting gambling and selling it under the guise as job growth and a source of revenue for the public schools. As we saw in 1999 on the Sigeleman Lottery Bill, most of the newspapers supported it, and they were almost successful in passing it.
The vote in 1999 was an up or down vote. It was voted down. If it had passed, all forms of gambling restrictions would have been removed from the Alabama Constitution and in addition to having a lottery, we would have had legalized gambling as well.
So the gambling folks want another chance to legalize gambling with an up or down vote. As was demonstrated in the Alabama Legislature in 2010, an up or down vote is not likely to do anything to remove gambling, it just gives the opportunity to legalize gambling. Further, Alabama Constitutional Amendments are designed to be voted on by yes it passes, and no it fails. The double option of a true up and down vote has not been previously demonstrated.
How do we get rid of gambling in our state?
Very simple. Gambling is prohibited very clearly in the Alabama Constitution. There are many Alabama laws prohibiting gambling. The chief law enforcement officer, the Attorney General should be pro active in enforcing the laws. Because our current Attorney General has failed to take action, the executive branch has come up with the Gambling Task Force, which has enforced gambling laws and shut down gambling operations in most parts of the state. Local courts and the Alabama Supreme Court have consistently backed Governor Riley's Gambling Task Force in their efforts to enforce the gambling laws. Several of the county District Attorneys have also taken legal action and shut down gambling operations. Gambling can be removed is government officials simply have the internal fortitude to do what is right and enforce the law.
How about Indian Gambling?
Our Congress has not passed any laws recently to further legalize
Indian gambling. For Indian gambling to be legal, there must be 2 elements:
1. The Indians can only have gambling that is currently legal in the state. There are Class I, Class II, and Class III forms of gambling. The Indians can only have the form of gambling that is legal in the state. They cannot have all 3 forms of gambling if only one form of gambling is allowed in the state.
2. The Indians must negotiate a compact with the state. Since they have not done that, the Indians operations currently in existence in Alabama are illegal for the above 2 reasons.
Dr. Bentley on the Issues
See Dr. Bentley's stand on the issues in his own words:
Robert Bentley
Pros and Cons about Robert Bentley and Bradley Byrne on the issues
http://johnkillian.blogspot.com/2010/07/bentley-byrne-and-gambling.html
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