Saturday, February 26, 2005
KEEPING UP WITH THE CIRCUS IN AUSTIN
Ah, such fun keeping up with the circus under the Big Top - aka the Legislature meeting under the Capitol Dome.
A friend recently turned me on to In The Pink Texas, which is lots of fun. And then there's a similar site, PinkDome, which also provides some fantastic gossip and insight into the goings-on in the Lege. Dunno what's the fascination with the color pink, but both sites are well worth reading.
A friend recently turned me on to In The Pink Texas, which is lots of fun. And then there's a similar site, PinkDome, which also provides some fantastic gossip and insight into the goings-on in the Lege. Dunno what's the fascination with the color pink, but both sites are well worth reading.
Thursday, February 17, 2005
Stop the GOP's Backdoor Jim Crow Law!
Next week the Elections Committee of the Texas House of Representatives will hear a frightening new bill that is an attempt to introduce a back door Jim Crow.
HB 516 by Betty Brown is in reality a Jim Crow Law. Much like the old days, it seeks to make it harder for minorities to register and vote. It would require people to produce documents to prove their US citizenship. This might sound good, but it is unnecessary- every voter is already required to swear that they are a citizen when they fill out a voter registration card. This is just another GOP attempt at making it hard to register to vote. What if you have lost your birth certificate? What if, like most low income Texans, you don't have a passport? Good luck registering to vote!
The difference between the parties is that the GOP seeks to make it harder to vote while we seek to make it easier. We want the process open to every honest Texan, they want it closed to anyone who won't vote for them. We are the only truly democratic party left!
Please send letters, emails, and call the Elections Committee members and let them know that you oppose HB 516!
Mary Denny, Chair (R) Flower Mound
512-463-0688
mary.denny@house.state.tx.us
Dwayne Bohac, Vice Chair (R) Houston
512-463-0727
dwayne.bohac@house.state.tx.us
Todd Smith (R) Bedford
512-463-0522
todd.smith@house.state.tx.us
Charles Anderson (R) Waco
512-463-0135
charles.anderson@house.state.tx.us
Bryan Hughes (R) Marshall
512-463-0271
bryan.hughes@house.state.tx.us
Jesse Jones (D) Dallas
512-463-0664
jesse.jones@house.state.tx.us
Rafael Anchia (D) Dallas
512-463-0746
rafael.anchia@house.state.tx.us
Jim Crow in Texas? Never Again!
Paid for by the Texas Democratic Party
HB 516 by Betty Brown is in reality a Jim Crow Law. Much like the old days, it seeks to make it harder for minorities to register and vote. It would require people to produce documents to prove their US citizenship. This might sound good, but it is unnecessary- every voter is already required to swear that they are a citizen when they fill out a voter registration card. This is just another GOP attempt at making it hard to register to vote. What if you have lost your birth certificate? What if, like most low income Texans, you don't have a passport? Good luck registering to vote!
The difference between the parties is that the GOP seeks to make it harder to vote while we seek to make it easier. We want the process open to every honest Texan, they want it closed to anyone who won't vote for them. We are the only truly democratic party left!
Please send letters, emails, and call the Elections Committee members and let them know that you oppose HB 516!
Mary Denny, Chair (R) Flower Mound
512-463-0688
mary.denny@house.state.tx.us
Dwayne Bohac, Vice Chair (R) Houston
512-463-0727
dwayne.bohac@house.state.tx.us
Todd Smith (R) Bedford
512-463-0522
todd.smith@house.state.tx.us
Charles Anderson (R) Waco
512-463-0135
charles.anderson@house.state.tx.us
Bryan Hughes (R) Marshall
512-463-0271
bryan.hughes@house.state.tx.us
Jesse Jones (D) Dallas
512-463-0664
jesse.jones@house.state.tx.us
Rafael Anchia (D) Dallas
512-463-0746
rafael.anchia@house.state.tx.us
Jim Crow in Texas? Never Again!
Paid for by the Texas Democratic Party
Saturday, February 05, 2005
HD137 Voter Registration Fraud Affects Heflin-Vo Race
How one Democrat's voter registration fraud may have put a fellow Democrat's victory in jeopardy
Okay everyone, let's connect the dots:
Last week during the Heflin-Vo Hearings in Austin, an allegation was presented by Heflin's GOP lawyer Andy Taylor that a group of votes should be removed from Vo's total because the voters "illegally" voted in the HD149 race, while their registered addresses showed they resided in HD137. Taylor's assessment was that these voters were "illegally" allowed to "cross over" and vote in the HD149 race.
As it turns out, these "illegal" voters were in fact legal residents in HD149, but were apparently "moved" into HD137 by Democratic Primary candidate Bernard Amadi, who ran an unsuccessful race against State Rep. Scott Hochberg for the Democratic nomination. It is assumed that Amadi's motivation was to pack the Democratic Primary with African immigrants, who would be more likely to support his candidacy.
The bad news is, it appears that a Democratic candidate may have sabotaged a fellow Democrat's ultimate victory.
The good news is, Heflin's argument that these voters were "illegal" and should be removed from Vo's vote totals has fallen apart, thereby strengthening Vo's case.
Anyone seen Amadi lately? There are a bunch of people looking for him right now...
You can read the full story in the Houston Chronicle.
Okay everyone, let's connect the dots:
Last week during the Heflin-Vo Hearings in Austin, an allegation was presented by Heflin's GOP lawyer Andy Taylor that a group of votes should be removed from Vo's total because the voters "illegally" voted in the HD149 race, while their registered addresses showed they resided in HD137. Taylor's assessment was that these voters were "illegally" allowed to "cross over" and vote in the HD149 race.
As it turns out, these "illegal" voters were in fact legal residents in HD149, but were apparently "moved" into HD137 by Democratic Primary candidate Bernard Amadi, who ran an unsuccessful race against State Rep. Scott Hochberg for the Democratic nomination. It is assumed that Amadi's motivation was to pack the Democratic Primary with African immigrants, who would be more likely to support his candidacy.
The bad news is, it appears that a Democratic candidate may have sabotaged a fellow Democrat's ultimate victory.
The good news is, Heflin's argument that these voters were "illegal" and should be removed from Vo's vote totals has fallen apart, thereby strengthening Vo's case.
Anyone seen Amadi lately? There are a bunch of people looking for him right now...
You can read the full story in the Houston Chronicle.
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