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HD-105: Recount Results in 19 Vote Lead for Harper-Brown


by: Karl-Thomas Musselman

Sat Dec 06, 2008 at 02:13 PM CST

The recount requested in HD-105 has been completed under the guidelines directed by the Secretary of State, TDP lawsuits notwithstanding. The end result was a one vote gain for Democrat Bob Romano leaving incumbent Republican Representative Linda Harper-Brown with a 19 vote lead and win for her re-election bid in the Irving based house district.

Austin American-Statesman: Romano's lawyer, Buck Wood of Austin, said his client is weighing whether to challenge the results. The Texas Democratic Party also has a separate federal lawsuit pending.

This leaves a 76-74 Republican majority in the Texas House. In 2003, after redistricting, it was an 88-62 Republican majority. That is a change from having a 26 vote gap to a 2 vote gap. Not co-incidentally Tom Craddick has served as Speaker during this same time frame. Hm.

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John Kerry, Please Count Ohio's Votes Now


by: ProveOurDemocracy

Sat May 12, 2007 at 03:36 PM CDT

John Kerry Loves BOR. So Cool.

Dear John Kerry,

There are a lot of Texans who live on and near the Texas coast. For the sake of all the coastal Texans of all political backgrounds, I don't want to go through another Hurricane season with Thelma Bush and his Louise GOP.

Please count Ohio's ballots now, during Hurricane season to save all our families on the coast. And, please count Ohio's ballots now, because the Climate is collapsing faster than scientists had earlier thought.

Also, time is running out as bee colonies are dying out this year. Bees need to be recovered this year.

If voter disenfranchisement bills pass in Texas, my vote in 2008 and beyond may not ever count again. That is already a big problem with the Republican owned "No Evidence" and "Hidden Evidence" Voting machines (kept in place if Holt's HR 811 passes) with which you have had to deal (will deal?). Our political power is being taken by elites who do not have the skills (nor intention if apocalyptic or profiting from catastrophy) for us to survive global warming.

Instead of waiting voteless and so powerless, for a meaningless 2008 election while our rulers drive us all over a cliff with Climate Collapse, we need to consider something different and meaningful.

If you are waiting to be asked, then I am begging, please count Ohio's votes now. And, if you won (which you may well know beforehand as each ballot has been copied/photographed for documentation), then hire Al Gore, John Edwards, Jim Webb, and James Lee Witt, among many other strong, caring and competent people to clean up the Bush/GOP disasters, help us through hurricane season, and save our Democracy, our Climate, and therefore, Us.

Sincererly,
An Al Gore and John Kerry Supporter

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