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Bill Ratliff

A Profile of Courage and Leadership in American Politics
  • ISBN-13: 9781498546959
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: LEXINGTON BOOKS
  • By Robert Edward Sterken Jr.
  • Price: AUD $96.99
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  • Local release date: 14/01/2017
  • Format: Paperback 218 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Law [L]
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Lt. Governor Bill Ratliff is an engineer, a widely respected senator, and according to Caroline Kennedy he is "an inspiration to all who serve in government, and to all Americans." Senator Ratliff, nicknamed "Obi Wan Kenobi" by his colleagues, was a revered and much loved leader in Texas for more than a decade. He singularly wrote the Texas Robin-Hood school finance law, a major Ethics reform law, a Texas tort reform law, and held a great disdain for narrow partisanship and politics. This is the inspirational story of a great man doing good work in a time when many are cynical about political leadership and government. His courageous stand on principle brought him to a showdown with powerful forces in the Bush White House and earned him the public vitriol of right-wing billionaires.
Chapter 1: Drawing Aces Chapter 2: The Engineer: Free of Egotism Chapter 3: The Senator: Free of Ambition Chapter 4: Robin Hood: A Totally Free Man Chapter 5: Obi-Wan Kenobi: Free of the Lobby Chapter 6 : Lt. Governor: The Right Republican Chapter 7: The Stand: Free of Partisanship Epilogue
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