Elections

On Tuesday, more things will be decided than just candidate nominations.

Tomorrow - March 2 - each of the political parties will hold precinct caucus meetings, where you have the opportunity to present resolutions for consideration for your party's platform. These resolutions will go on to county and senatorial caucus meetings later in March, and from there the parties will decide whether the resolutions will go on to the state conventions this summer for adoption.

The North Houston Tea Party Patriots has provided several resolutions for you to take to your precinct convention!  We have covered issues that are either not included in the present party platforms, or that we feel must be made stronger. 

The Resolutions* to present(details are attached):

1.      Oath of Affirmation;

2.      Republican Party Platform;

3.      Re-Assertion of States’ Rights.

*NOTE:  You'll need to take at least 5 copies of each resolution to your precinct conventions! (We recommend 20 copies to hand out to other attendees.)

Also, Tips for a Successful Precinct Convention and Instructions for a Precinct Convention are in the comments below.

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Please read the narrative by Cheryl Des Forges and then watch what happens at a Precinct Convention (Mock-up) below.

To keep our freedoms, your participation is needed after the polls close tomorrow, on March 2nd.

Submitted by Cheryl Desforges on Sun, 02/28/2010…..

Many of you have joined me in commenting that our country is in its current crisis because of the far-left, socialist (a.k.a.

Marxist), officials we've elected. 

Let me repeat: WE, AS A COUNTRY, HAVE ELECTED THESE REPRESENTATIVES! 

Like most of you, I have been guilty of focusing on my family and my career, without leaving enough time to actively participate in the political process that leads to the pool of candidates who end up on the ballot in the general elections.

More……the link is below but if you haven’t registered on the site, you must to view the rest of the narrative:

http://www.thewoodlandsteaparty.com/content/keep-our-freedoms-your-participation-needed-after-voting-march-2

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Mock Precinct Convention to illustrate what happens at one of these events

http://www.blip.tv/file/3172014

TO:  Conservative Friends

FROM:  Betty Anderson

RE:  Judge, 221st Judicial District

I get very disturbed when I see a good candidate getting trashed by a pack of lies.  And that’s what’s happening in this race for 221st District Court, so I’m stepping up to set things straight.  A letter to the editor was posted in The Courier last week and it’s just chocked full of false statements, half truths and flat out lies about my friend, John Devine. 

I’ve been politically active here in Montgomery County for a long time, but few people here know that I’ve also been active in Harris Co. as well.  I’ve been both a member (and President) of Texas Tea Party Republican Women, a large group of conservative Republicans for well over 10 years.  And that’s where I met John and his wife Nubia, who were members there too. 

I know John well enough to know these facts:  John has been both appointed and elected to judicial positions.  He’s run for office and won, and run for office and lost.  So what!?  Scott Golemon ran for a judicial position 2 years ago and lost too.  Truth be known, conservatives have begged John to run for office because they genuinely trust him and it’s very hard to find honest, conservative candidates that will uphold the Constitution. 

More facts:  John has never lived in Ft. Bend Co. and has never run for Tom Delay’s seat or any other position in Ft. Bend Co.  He’s lived in the NW Houston area all 20 years of his married life.  Over 3 years ago he moved his family from Tomball to Magnolia, which is a great place to raise their 6 children.  What’s wrong with that?  John moved here way before this 221st District Court became an open seat. 

It’s true that, as an attorney, he’s represented some plaintiffs, just as Scott Golemon has.  But neither he nor his law firm has represented class action law suits.  [Really, where do they come up with this stuff?]   And his campaign is NOT funded by a bunch of liberal trial lawyers from Harris Co. either.  Liberals don’t like John Devine.

John has been practicing law, but is also well-qualified to serve as a “Special Judge” anywhere in Texas – not only in Harris Co.  It’s true that he doesn’t currently hold an elected judicial office.  But he’s able to use the title “judge” because he’s presently on the active list of special judges who can be asked to serve at any time, 24/7 anywhere in Texas.  John’s 7 years of experience as District Judge and his present status as a “Special Judge” set him apart from the other good candidates in this race.  I know this is disappointing to them, but these are the facts and John isn’t trying to deceive anybody about this.  John has had over 7 years of full-time experience sitting as a District Judge and he’s the only candidate in this race who has any judicial experience whatsoever. 

Some attorneys inHarris Co. don’t like him because as a sitting judge, he threw out some frivolous lawsuits, and then he sanctioned the lawyers who filed them!  [ Reminds me a little of Ted Poe...]    Some attorneys in Montgomery Co. don’t like him because he doesn’t have any good ol’ boy relationships at the courthouse here [another plus in my book!]    In addition to all that, most liberals everywhere don’t like him because he refused to take down the TEN COMMANDMENTS from his courtroom décor when the ACLU attorneys sued him!!  Activism?  Call it whatever you want, but I call it courage. 

You know, when I’m voting in elections I expect honesty and fairness from all the candidates.  In my opinion, the race should be won on merit, experience and achievements, not on false or misleading accusations against opponents.  On March 2nd, I’ll be voting for John Devine, a strong family man, active in his church and community, and a proven and experienced judge.  I hope you will too.

Sincerely, 

Betty Anderson

andermom@family.net

281-364-8778

Thursday, 18 Feb 2010 02:15 PM - By: Ronald Kessler

The Tea Party Patriots launched their Contract from America in a nationwide effort to make Washington more accountable to conservative principles.

At a Conservative Political Action Conference press briefing, FreedomWorks Chairman Dick Armey; Sen. Jim DeMint, Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform; and members of the Tea Party Patriots, the National Taxpayers Union, Liberty Central, and Regular Folks United joined grass-roots activists to announce plans for a final document to be unveiled on April 15.

It will list 10 grass-roots-generated policy pillars that candidates of either party will be asked to subscribe to in order to bring about economic and government reform and win the votes of tea party activists.

“We started this to give every American the opportunity to make a difference and to tell elected officials that it’s now time for them to listen to the people,” said Ryan Hecker of the Tea Party Patriots, who came up with the idea of a contract that originates with the people.

Norquist emphasized that the contract can be employed when evaluating local as well as national candidates.

“We also see this as a way to help unite the tea party movement and transform it from a purely protest movement to one calling for proactive and positive reform,” Hecker said.

Dick Armey described the tea party movement as riding on a “tidal wave of patriotism.” He noted that the movement is “leaderless, which is baffling to liberals.” With some pride, he observed that the president of the United States makes jokes about the tea party movement.

“The Democrats’ attitude is sit down and shut up,” Armey said. While the Contract from America is intended to enlist both Democrats and Republicans, he said, “I have no illusions that Democrats will treat it with anything but scorn.”

Beginning in September of last year, more than 100,000 Americans submitted ideas for the contract at ContractFromAmerica.org. After debate, the list was narrowed to 22. Nationwide voting now begins to narrow the list to ten solutions. Voting will be open for a month.

At the next round of tea parties on April 15, the 10 winning solutions comprising the Contract from America will be unveiled. Candidates and elected officials from both parties will be asked to sign the contract, committing themselves to the goals it outlines.

Here are the 22 proposed solutions:
 

Stop the Tax Hikes

Demand a Balanced Budget

Commit to Government Transparency

Protect Freedom of the Press

Protect the Constitution

Protect Private Property Rights

Pass Real Healthcare Reform

Reject Cap and Trade

Sunset Regulations and Enact Fundamental Regulatory Reform

No Czar Regulation Without Representation

End Runaway Government Spending

No More Bailouts

Let Us Save

Audit the Fed

Let Us Watch

Stop the Pork

Protect Internet Freedom

Enact Fundamental Tax Reform

Pass an ‘All of the Above’ Energy Policy

Stop Career Politicians and Curb Lobbyist Power

Give Parents More Choices in the Education of Their Children

Restore Fiscal Responsibility and Constitutionally Limited Government

“The goal of this document is to create the biggest tent around economic conservatism as possible,” Hecker said. “This is a bottom-up document. It is from the people, and that is a very powerful idea.”

Ronald Kessler is chief Washington correspondent of Newsmax.com. View his previous reports and get his dispatches sent to you free via e-mail, go here now.

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