Posted on 08/15/2006 11:32:22 AM PDT by freepatriot32
Dear friend:
Do you want to see a Libertarian in Congress?
Of course you do.
And thanks to Tom DeLay, the Libertarian Party may have its best chance ever.
A surprise opportunity has offered itself recently, and we need to exploit it.
A federal judge has ruled that Tom DeLay’s name can not be replaced on November’s ballot with another Republican politician.
Late last week, DeLay announced that he will withdraw his name, leaving only two candidates on the ballot: a liberal Democratic former congressman, and Libertarian Bob Smither.
Bob is well known by the voters and media in this Houston-based district.
In fact, the Democrat in this race boasts of his long record of working to prevent child abductions and recover missing children.
That’s a record he compiled while working on behalf of a non-profit group founded by… Libertarian candidate Bob Smither!!
And here’s the kicker: this district has already elected a strong libertarian icon to Congress! Key counties in this district repeatedly re-elected Ron Paul to the U.S. House of Representatives before the lines were redrawn in 2000.
We need your help TODAY! I'm not asking for your money, I'm asking you to make a direct impact by volunteering your time from your home or office.
The Republicans remain divided, bickering over which candidate to back, in what by all accounts will be a disastrous write-in fiasco!
Local Republican leaders will be meeting this Thursday to discuss their options for Texas 22. We need to convince them to support the Libertarian candidate on the ballot. If they do not, they will have another liberal Democrat entrenched in the House. It is in both Parties' best interests to have a Libertarian congressman serving the 22nd district.
There are 19,000 people that we must contact to make an impact on this decision and I need you call at least 76 of them on your own using our new tool, the LP Ballot Base. I know I'm asking for a great deal but 76 phone calls by 250 Libertarians will reach all 19,000 people that we need to influence. This will be the second trial run of the Ballot Base, an online system through which we can place phone calls to influence elections for Libertarians.
To volunteer, contact John LaBeaume at LPHQ by calling 1-800-Elect-Us x232 and leave a message and John will contact you ASAP to get you started.
Marc Scribner and Chris Thorman can also help you.
It will only take a few minutes to create your Ballot Base account and walk you through the system.
Your help is needed today to exploit this extraordinary opportunity.
The more calls we make, the more voters will know that our Libertarian candidate is actually ON THE BALLOT and that Bob Smither can win!
Your volunteer effort today will also help perfect this system to better prepare us for November.
We want to offer it to as many candidates as possible in the near future.
I look forward to working with you and appreciate your help.
Best Regards,
Shane Cory Executive Director Libertarian National Committee
Yeah, you got me there. At least she is fun to hate.
In this case, no...
Being a Harris County Republican Precinct Chair in Texas CD22 who has been in the middle of this debacle over the last few months, I have not been very impressed with how we have been led down this path, and have had to go ahead play this game per the Texas Election Code...
I really wish it had worked out, I really do...
I believe that this Thursday night in Pearland, we will all have one more chance to screw this up...I hate to sound like this, but my sarcasm gets the best of me...
One thing to remember now on a National basis...
If the democrats can spend the money, and time (over 5 years to get the "number one" guy in Congress), they can get anyone they want now...
I hope the party has learned a hard lesson now...Regardless of the blame or validity of the alligations and attacks on any representative from now on...
Yup -- just what we need is somebody in Congress who can't plan past yesterday's lunch.
Only if he isn't one of the standard Libertarian nut jobs we have around here.
Libertarians don't look so bad compared to her......And don't forget that other magnificent intellect from Texas, Shiela Jackson Lee.........
Mr. Burns: This anonymous clan of slack-jawed troglodytes has cost me the election, and yet if I were to have them killed, I would be the one to go to jail. That's democracy for you.
Smithers: You are noble and poetic in defeat, sir.
thanks for all the laughs from this thread!
LOL!
PRICELESS!
"the DeLays are working to get the Republican write-in candidate actually on the ballot box."
Well then how the heck are we supposed to get the ballot into the box?
Right next to Mohammed's Fine Oriental Carpets, going out of business in the same location since 1966.
d.o.l.
Criminal Number 18F
What's his position on the war on terror?
Yeah, that's an effective way to get people to vote for your Libertarian candidate. :::smirk:::
"Right next to Mohammed's Fine Oriental Carpets, going out of business in the same location since 1966"
Ya know, I saw a sign once on a carpet store that said "FINAL LIQUIDATION." After three months, I decided that waiting around for the store to turn to liquid and run down into the storm drain was a waste of my time, so I started doing other things.
URGENT! URGENT! We Need Your Help Right Now! Legalize Marijuana! UNIX for Everyone! URGENT! URGENT!
HOUSTON (Tom DeLay seat race) PING
And what does this do to the balance of power in the House if Democrats get control (as determined by majority party)?
Do we get to run a REPUBLICAN Write-in AS a Republican?
...that Republicans should just stay at home. /sarcasm (if needed)
We should just get the republican pick to officially change his name to "Tom DeLay" until after the election.
That would, if nothing else, reveal the absurdity of the situation.
Writing in choice on eSlate will take a little more work (electronic ballot disenfranchises) (Houston Chronicle Aug. 10, 2006, 5:05AM)
And the Comical buried this article in print and on their website.
In light of events, that's absolutely brilliant!
Nicknames are permitted on the ballot (and all write-in candidates must still register). So go with AAA on the E-slate for write in (or else really push mail-in absentee ballots).
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