Contribute to Hubert Vo's legal costs! FUCK TALMADGE HEFLIN!

Can't believe this is happening. Jeez. Got this email from Richard Morrison:

My Friend Hubert Vo Needs Your Help to Keep the House Seat He Already Won!

This year, for the first time in a genaration, Texas Democrats increased our numbers in the Texas House of Representatives. With Bush polling 62 percent at the top of the ticket, my good friend Hubert Vo knocked off a powerful incumbent by just 31 votes.

Now the GOP machine in Austin is trying to throw the contest in the state House, where their majority can vote to seat the loser. Please click here to help Hubert defray the legal expenses associated with the recount: http://www.hubertvo.com/contribute.htm

Hubert Vo won a stunning upset on Tuesday in his rookie race for State Representative, toppling Talmadge Heflin, the 22-year veteran and most powerful member of the Texas Legislature.

Hubert Vo came here 30 years ago from Vietnam because he had faith in our democratic system. He has worked hard and succeeded as a businessman and now as a first-time candidate.

His opponent, Talmadge Heflin, the powerful head of the Appropriations Committee, has not conceded and is threatening to contest the election in the Texas House of Representatives.

Here's more on the story from the Houston Chronicle:

A recount, however, is not a necessary prerequisite to contest the election. Heflin has until Dec. 8 to do that. The election would then be thrown to the House of Representatives, which could either seat Vo or overturn the election and require a new vote.

There have been several contested elections in the Texas House in recent years, but none has reversed the outcome. Most were withdrawn.

Buck Wood, one of several lawyers observing the Harris County vote canvass on Vo's behalf, said Heflin's case posed a potential public relations "nightmare" for Republicans.

With an 87-62 Republican majority (excluding the contested seat) in the House, partisanship could become a factor.

"This House has shown itself to be as partisan as any I've ever seen," Wood said.

This is the same extremely partisan House of Representatives that passed Tom DeLay's redistricting plan in 2003. Please don't let them steal this election from Hubert Vo. Click here to contribute: http://www.hubertvo.com/contribute.htm

They've given plenty to me.

And you have to send a whole fuck you to the republican party too, since they are the ones pulling out all the stops to steal this election that Vo already won.

I agree 100% put in a few bucks if you can to help Vo out.

Sonia

...just sent in $10. :)

and post more often.

...see you at the strategy meeting on Saturday then? :)

I'll be wearin' my "Playa/Hata" shirt.

A senior GOP state representative has called dibs on Helfin's office. See http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2902523 Heflin is toast.

Democratic newcomer Hubert Vo's narrow victory over Heflin in House District 149 stood after Harris County election officials tallied Election Day votes, early votes and absentee and provisional ballots.

"Once the process runs the course and the votes are counted, that's that. You live and die by the ballot box," said Bill Miller, a top Republican political consultant. He said he expects House members to "uphold the integrity" of the votes.
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Well how about that? A repuke consultant actually saying that he expects the repuke controlled house to "uphold the integrity of the votes".

Who wants to bet that they don't? These pukies are drunk with power and they know they can get away with it. They just figure we'll forget. So how many people actually got punished for the re-redistricting of Texas? I don't mean the endangered WD40s (White Democrats over 40 in Congress) but State Reps and Senators that voted for the plan. Exactly 2 of them - Jack Stick (Austin) and Ken Mercier (San Antonio)

I don't believe for a second that they are going to let this one go. They are going to keep pushing until the people of Texas stop them.

Sonia

You can use this new BigPath flyer to get the message out:

http://bigpath.net/politics/Local/Texas/Hubert_Vo_Challenge2.pdf