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
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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
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