Austin Rally for Priscilla Owen

Tuesday, May 24, 2005 @ 12:00 noon Texas State Capitol Building, South Steps Austin, Texas

For more information please call 512-804-1106 or email events@bellsnydergroup.com

Hispanic Alliance for Progress Institute is a non profit 501(c) (4) organization.

Sincerely,

Manuel Lujan

Chairman, HAPI

email: manuellujan@earthlink.net

web: http://www.haprogressinstitute.org
 

 

THIS THURSDAY!: 5/26/05 from 6:30pm  8:30pm

Presentation and Petition Signing Party for Justice Medina  
 

Location:  Mamacita's Mexican Restaurant, 8030 IH-10 West,
(210-341-5424); Dinner is on your own

We would like to thank Quico Canseco, Delia Carian and Adam Poncio for underwriting this entire event.  This event is now FREE thanks to them.

This event is being sponsored by Alamo City Republican Women.

Justice Sandee Bryan Marion of the 4th Court of Appeals will introduce Justice Medina.

To R.S.V.P., Please contact Schuylar Crist,  210-663-6093 or E-mail: skyskyrider@hotmail.com

In 1996, Justice David Medina was appointed by then-Gov. George Bush to fill a vacancy on the bench in the 157th district court in Harris County. He was elected in November of that year and then re-elected in 1998. As judge of the 157th court, he resolved more than 5,000 cases and in 1996 he was voted one of the top jurists in Harris County. Before his stint on the bench, Justice Medina worked as a litigation lawyer for Cooper Industries, a worldwide manufacturer of electrical products, tools and hardware. After he left the 157th district court, Justice Medina returned to Cooper Industries as their associate general counsel. His stellar reputation as a judge led Governor Perry to appoint Justice Medina as his General Counsel. And now, with his expertise and experience has been appointed to the Texas Supreme Court. Justice Medina received his undergraduate degree from Southwest Texas State University before moving on to receive his law degree from South Texas School of Law.

In the past four years, South Texas Republicans has been honored to host the following Texas Supreme Court Justices at our events:

Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson, Justice Dale Wainright, Justice Scott Brister and Justice Paul Green. 

Lets give Texas Supreme Court Justice David Medina A STRONG SOUTH TEXAS GRASSROOTS welcome!

Thanks to Robert Sanchez cd20conservative.org, for the Meet the Judges Logo
 

Well, their tactics worked in Washington State.

Our Republican candidate for Governor, Dino Rossi, actually won the election. Then he won the recount.

Then Democrat-controlled King County "found" 566 new votes just in time for the second recount, enough to overturn the results of Election Day and the first recount.

The new result? Dino Rossi "lost" by 129 votes. But consider the following facts in Washington state;

• 943 felons illegally voted
• 49 dead people voted
• 3 people voted in Washington and another state
• 2 illegal aliens voted
• 12 people voted multiple times
• 174 provisional votes were counted but later found to be cast people who had already voted or were unregistered

Also, at least another 1,600 ballots are still in question: 

• 875 more absentee votes were cast in King County than there were absentee voters
• 95 more ballots in King County and 50 ballots in Whitman County were "found" after both recounts, and have never been counted
• At least 660 provisional ballots were improperly counted in King County.
  
   

Thanks to Michael DuHaime
RNC Political Director
GOP.com
 

Mr. Rangel believes there is sufficient evidence to cause the annulment of three District races and will be requesting a new election due to improper testing, program errors, and breakdowns. Here is some evidence he points to:

a. Molly Ruiz (former VP National LULAC) presses English button,; screen goes to Spanish. Fortunately, see reads both. But what about those who cannot read Spanish? They are forced to continue in an unknown language? This is a violation of the I Federal Voting Rights Act.

b. Vivian M. Voted for uncontested District 1 Councilman Roger I Flores. The councilman's name was not on the list. After voting; for propositions, and punching the review button, Roger Flores; name appears. (1st Name on the ballot)

c. Polling Location Coke Stevenson (District 7) 3 out of 6 machines locked up (Were Votes Lost? We don't know, we are still waiting for an answer) People walked away lines too long. This too is a violation of the Federal Voting Rights Act., impeding the right to vote.

d. As per Rick Zamora, the Polling location of Jefferson High School, long lines ensued because the E-Voting Machines were not working for at least 20 minutes. This is a violation of election law.

e. Many voters complained to Mr. Jim Valdez a candidate that they could not find his name on the ballot (1st name on the ballot)

f. At the poll at Nichols Elementary on Braun Road, election officials forbade voters from bringing campaign literature to the voting booth, clearly violating the law by infringing on the rights of voters to make informed decisions.

All told, Rangel points to significant irregularities in City Council Districts 1, 4, 7, and 9.

Cynthia Test, another candidate for City Council in District 7 has filed a lawsuit against Noel Suniga to contest the election results. We have requested a county judge from outside Bexar County as required by law, and we are seeking consultation with an expert on the computer program used in the calculations of these votes, says Test. According to Test, the law requires that a lawsuit be brought against a candidate, though she feels it is the county and city that needs to be held accountable.

South Texas Republicans has attempted to make contact on more than one occasion with Suniga regarding this issue, but our requests have not been returned.

To read more on this issue, log on to http://www.sanewspaper.com. For the Cynthia Test Article, click on the 'San Antonio' Link on the main webpage and click the link 'politics'.

Thanks to Cynthia Test, Fred Rangel, and Rodolfo Macias of SANewspaper.com for their contributions to this article.
 

This is a service provided by South Texas Republicans, P.A.C.
 

A few days ago, I decided to conduct an experiment. I went to my local video store and selected a couple of videos. I carried them to the counter to check out, and the following exchange occurred:

Store clerk: "Are you ready to check out?"

Me: "Yes"

Clerk: "That will be $8.75. May I see your I.D. please?"

Me: "I don't have my identification."

Clerk: "I'm sorry, but I can't rent these videos without picture identification."

Me: "I have a copy of my water bill with me. You can see my name and address on the envelope."

Clerk: "I'm sorry, but I can't rent you a video based on your water bill envelope."

Me: "Why not?"

Clerk: "Our policy is for your own protection as well as the protection of other customers. We have to be 100 percent certain that you are who you say you are. This policy protects our business, our customer's security and prevents theft and fraud in our stores."

I thanked the clerk and left.

Now take the same scenario and replace the video store with a Texas election site and the store clerk with a poll worker. The results would be completely different.

Under current law, I can walk into any voting site in Texas, give a name and show any official document bearing the name and address I just gave  yes, even a water bill envelope  and as long as the name I gave is on the register, I can cast a ballot. Obviously, this lack of security at voting sites opens the door to voter fraud and identity theft  and ultimately works to undermine the integrity and security of our election process.

A bill now under consideration in the Texas Legislature would help significantly reduce corruption at the polls and ensure the credibility and integrity of our elections. House Bill 1706, authored by House Elections Committee Chairman Rep. Mary Denny, R-Aubrey, and passed in the Texas House, would require photo identification at the time of voting to verify the voter's identity and reduce fraud and abuse in the election process.

At first, second and even third sight, this appears to be a slam-dunk piece of legislation. After all, national polls show that 82 percent of voters, including 75 percent of Democrats, support using government-issued photo identification at the polls. And should it really be more difficult to rent a video of "Forrest Gump" than to participate in our election process?

The great majority of Texans say no, but 11 Texas Democratic senators say yes. In a move similar to what is playing out on the national stage with our federal judges, Democrats are aggressively using subversive maneuvers in the Texas Senate to thwart the will of voters for secure, safe elections.

In the Texas Senate, with rules more onerous than even those in the U.S. Senate, any bill must have two-thirds approval to be moved to the floor for debate and a vote. This means that as few as 11 senators can band together to prevent a bill from even being considered. This is what these 11 Texas Democrats have opted to do with House Bill 1706.

To find out more about the Republican Party of Texas and what they are doing, check and bookmark their website: Republican Party of Texas

2004 Republican Party of Texas Platform:

http://texasgop.org/library/platform.php

 

The next State Republican Executive Committee Meeting is scheduled for June 3^rd and 4^th in Austin, Texas.   Please contact your Committeewoman or Committeeman today if you would like them to address a concern to the Republican Party of Texas leadership.

 The following individuals are your elected Republican Party of Texas representatives:

Senate District 19

Kim Hesley- Send email

Robert Peden-  Send email

Senate District 21

Dawn Lothringer- Send email

John Larrison- Send email
 

Senate District 25

Genny Hensz- Send email

Curt Nelson-  Send email
 

Senate District 26

Shirley Thompson- Send email

Time: 3:00pm

Where:  Hilton SA Airport, Expo Opening/Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Cost: Free

Please Contact Joe Solis, SREC 26, If you are interested in Attending. Solisjoe@sbcglobal.net
 

Proudly Presents:

Date: Thursday, June 30th, 2005
Networking Reception and Dinner (on your own):  6:15pm-7:00pm
Program:  7:00pm  8:15pm

Location: Gradys Bar-B-Q, 4109 Fredericksburg Road, (210-732-3636)
One mile South of Crossroads Mall

Platinum: $50- 3 Guest Passes/ 2 books

Gold: $40- 2 Guest Passes/ 1 book

Silver: $30- 1 Guest Pass/ 1 book

Special Sponsorships:
(We encourage those candidates running for office to bring campaign workers along for this exciting presentation!)

Double Platinum: $500- 10 Guest Passes/ 10 books

Double Gold: $250- 5 Guest Passes/ 5 books

Double Silver: $100- 3 Guest Passes/ 2 books

Gold: Jim McGrody

Matt Lewis is President of the Campaign Leadership Company , based in Alexandria, Virginia. Matt served as Political Director for GOPAC, a training organization chaired by former Congressman J.C. Watts. Matt also served as Director of Grassroots for The Leadership Institute. In 2002, Campaigns & Elections Magazine selected Matt as a Rising Star of Politics.

Teaching Elephants to Talk ought to be mandatory reading for any Republican who wants to run for local or state office. It teaches lessons that some politicians spend a career before discovering. -Tom DeLay,
House Majority Leader

LIMITED SEATING: Your check by mail is your R.S.V.P.

Mailing address:  Joe Solis/South Texas Republicans, P.A.C., 10004 Wurzbach, Suite 269, San Antonio, Texas 78230.  Please make checks payable to South Texas Republicans, P.A.C. (Provide your occupation on your check.)

Please contact Joe Solis, SREC 26, by phone at: 210-725-0479 or E-mail: Solisjoe@sbcglobal.net for more information

Rough Riders Logo Courtesy of Robert Sanchez cd20conservative.org.
 

Keynote Speaker: Texas' Number One Tax Watchdog, C.A. Stubbs and His 5 String Banjo, a.k.a. the 'Liberal Flyswatter'!

Time: 7:00pm-8:00 pm
(Political Networking: 6:30pm - 7:00pm)

Event Cost:  Free

Location: Nadler's Bakery at 1621 Babcock Rd, San Antonio, Texas

(Sign up to attend this free event)

Im looking forward to visiting with friends at our annual Bexar County Barbecue. This years barbecue promises to be the largest yet and just as in years past the BBQ is a wonderful family event.

I hope you will serve on the 2005 Bexar County Barbecue Host Committee.  The event will be held Saturday, June 18th, at St. Marys Hall located at 9401 Starcrest in San Antonio.   {From Loop 410W, Exit Starcrest Dr., turn right on Starcrest and St. Marys Hall is at 9401 Starcrest Dr.}

        
The favor of a reply is requested by Friday, May 27th, by phone to Susan Lilly at 866-789-9223, or by fax to 800-433-1387, or via email to susan@lillyandcompany.com.

 I look forward to seeing you on June 18, if not before.

                                                           Sincerely,

                                                            Lamar Smith
                                                            Member of Congress
 

The East Gulf Coast Republican Assembly is hosting a 5-day grassroots educational cruise in the Caribbean! The cruise ship Ecstasy will depart from Galveston, Texas on Saturday, September 23, 2006 and will return Thursday, September 28, 2006.  The educational program will be conducted during the cruise and taught by seasoned political activists from Americans for Prosperity.  

You will learn so many important things such as how to build coalitions, how to speak effectively with legislators and the media, how to work effectively at the local, state and federal levels of government, and much more!

All constitutionally-minded individuals, of any political persuasion, are invited. We hope that we can all become better equipped and organized to make us more effective in preserving our nation. This program will take place during a cruise on a Carnival luxury liner, hosting the finest of recreational, dining, and living facilities; as well as providing the finest of meeting rooms and training equipment for educational advantages.Carnival requires an initial deposit of $100 by May 25, 2005 to hold reservations. Total cost is as low as $500. 

To book your reservations, or for more information, please contact our cruise representative and Republican activist Carol Baker at (281) 376-0858 or email her at kan-do@swbell.net.
 

The following clubs will be holding important events and South Texas Republicans encourages participation by local activists:

Alamo City Republican Women

Date: May 24th from 11am-1pm

Location: Oak Hills Country Club, 5403 Fredericksburg Road

Speakers: Dr. Amir Sadeghi, Chief of Medical Physics at The Texas Cancer Clinic

Cost: $17 - Personal Checks ONLY made out to ACRW/PAC  ($20 if reservations are made after 12:00 Noon., Friday, May 20, 2005.)

Contact: Barbara at 210-342-5482 or Carolyn at 210-493-6210 or make your reservations on the internet at reservations@acrwomen.org.  All reservations must be made by Noon, Friday, May 20, 2005.

The Northwest Republicans Monthly Meeting

Date: May 24th; The meeting will begin with political networking at 6:30pm, followed by the formal meeting at 7pm.The meeting ends at 8pm.

Location: Sea Island Restaurant; 11715 Bandera Rd at Bandera Point (Rt. 1604 and Rt. 16) in San Antonio

Keynote Speaker: Robert Sanchez speaks on his exploratory campaign for U.S. Congressional District 20.

Contact: Please RSVP your attendance to our Secretary Karen Stewart:
Phone: (210) 488-3108 or email gospursgo10@hotmail.com.

Bexar County Republican Women Meeting

Date: May 27th, 11am

Location: Club at Sonterra 901 Sonterra Blvd @ intersection of 1604 and Stone Oak Parkway; 496-1560

Speakers: Mike Scott, Texans for Lawsuit Reform

Judge Janet Littlejohn will also be announcing our Eisenhower Scholarship Recipient

Click here to view the calendar for details on these and other events