Lubbock County Judge Tom Head (the UN is coming) to announce candidacy for re-election
Lubbock County Judge Tom Head will announce his candidacy for a fifth consecutive four-year term as judge during a news conference set for 2 p.m. today, Nov. 8, in the Lubbock County Courthouse.
Head will make the announcement in the Commissioners Courtroom on the fifth floor of the courthouse, said Karen Sweat, county probate coordinator.
Head, a Republican, was first elected in 1998 after serving as Precinct 2 justice of the peace for six years.
The Republican primary is set for March 4 ahead of the Nov. 2014 general election.
More at http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2013-11-07/lubbock-county-judge-tom-head-announce-candidacy-re-election#comment-310870 .
[font color=green]Before the election last year, Judge Head was in the news for the following remarks:[/font]
A few days before, the countys top elected official, County Judge Tom Head, made an appearance on a local television station to generate support for the tax increase. He said he was expecting civil unrest if President Obama is re-elected, and that the president would send United Nations forces into Lubbock, population 233,740, to stop any uprising.
He is going to try to hand over the sovereignty of the United States to the U.N., Mr. Head said on Fox 34 last week. O.K., whats going to happen when that happens? Im thinking worst-case scenario: civil unrest, civil disobedience, civil war, maybe. And were not talking just a few riots here and demonstrations. Were talking Lexington, Concord, take up arms and get rid of the guy.
And if the president did send in United Nations troops, Mr. Head continued, I dont want em in Lubbock County. O.K. So Im going to stand in front of their armored personnel carriers and say, Youre not coming in here. And the sheriff, Ive already asked him. I said, You gonna back me? He said, Yeah, Ill back you.
Well, I dont want a bunch of rookies back there, Mr. Head said. I want trained, equipped, seasoned veteran officers to back me.
More at
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/28/us/lubbock-official-tom-head-stirs-city-with-remark.html?_r=0 .