Bay Area Houston

This is our State Representative. He is now running for Senate.

Representative Dennis Paul filed House Bill 1091 which would shorten the time for accepting mail in ballots. State Representative John Bucy who was appointed to the Elections Committee as a freshman legislator asked very specific questions when Paul’s bill was laid out in the Committee. Paul’s answers came back to embarrass him on the House Floor.

As he did in the Committee Paul continued his claim that his bill would actually give voters MORE time to send in a ballot by mail when in fact it actually shortened it. After an embarrassing questioning by Bucy on the House floor, Bucy called for a point of order and requested no further consideration due to the bill analysis being “substantially and materially misleading”. The Chair agreed. The bill died. (You can read the official details here)

This is one of the many reasons why Dennis Paul was listed as “furniture” by Texas Monthly. After 10 years his time in the House is been uneventful. Our district deserves better…..but not Scott Bowen.

It’s already starting.

If you are going to fall into this “It’s rigged” conspiracy theory crap you might want to be careful of when, where, and what you post on social media. You just might get your ass sued by the company that makes the voting machine and it will not be fun. Just ask Rudy Giuliani.

This isn’t a fuckin game folks. The company’s reputation is on the line. If you claim the machines are “flipping votes” (they are not) then you better be able to prove it. Just repeating something a fuckin moron posted on Truth Social is a great way to be sued. Ask FoxNews. They allowed others to repeat unfounded allegations against a voting machine company and ended up paying over $800 Million.

For one fucking moment think about this. If a company that makes their living selling voting machines are caught using some kind of algorithm to systematically change votes their reputation and business would be over. Gone. End of company and rightfully so. Anyone who has worked in the software field knows that a package as critical as voting software will undergo extensive software reviews, audits, verification and validation. Not only is the integrity of the voting results are at stake, but the integrity of the company is also as well as the salaries of those employed.

So the bottom line is this. Keep your fucking mouth shut about voting machines switching votes unless you have absolute, undeniable, proof that it wasn’t your fucking stupidity that cause the error. In Harris County verify your selections on your paper ballot before submitting it.

Don’t be a Rudy. Don’t get sued.

It’s not hard to follow the law. (Unless you are Justin Hicks and Jimmy Fullen)

It’s finally early voting time. Go vote but do it legally or you might find yourself embarrassed and/or in jail. It isn’t hard to follow the rules. Here is a quick guideline to keep your ass out of trouble. BTW if you see someone violating the law, especially someone working the polls, find the presiding judge and ask them to resolve the situation. If that doesn’t work call the following number and report the incident. 713-755-6965. If it is a serious violation call the Constables at 281-488-4040.

Here are some easy guidelines to follow:

• Don’t campaign within 100 feet of the door of the polling location. That’s easy. If you are going to push cards, or place signs, or hang around the polls do it outside of the 100 feet sign.
• Wear appropriate clothes. Don’t wear anything that may be partisan in nature. If you think it is partisan, it probably is. Don’t wear your stupid MAGAt hat, or an NRA hat, or anything that has a slogan of any campaign. No campaign shirts. This is not a free speech issue. It is the law. Follow it or go the fuck home. (Fox 26 story)
• No loudspeakers. You can’t use loud speakers or bullhorns near a polling location. I believe it is within 1000 feet. (3 football fields)
• Do NOT intimidate voters. If you would like to spend a day in jail try intimidating voters. It works every time. Do not threaten them. Do not yell or stalk or stare down voters. It not only childish it is illegal.
• No guns. And/or Duh. What are you? Stupid?
• Don’t drive around the parking lot with your truck and stupid flags. That is not only dangerous, it is illegal.

Go vote.

I think I have seen this guy before.

Back in 2018 one of the poll workers at the Clear Lake Library was wearing an nra hat. This was just 2 days after the Pittsburgh mass shooting at a synagogue. Not only was it a violation of the election laws, it was a real dick move. He was confronted, Fox News 26 ran a story, and the County Clerk (a republican) told him to take it off. From Fox 26:

Harris County Clerk Stan Stanart, who oversees the county’s elections, was alerted to what was going on. “They shouldn’t have anything on their shirts, hats or anything that is of political nature or perceived to be political by anybody.  We’re a neutral gatekeeper of the whole election process,” explains Stanart.

I think he came back for more in 2023. This looks like the same guy. I bet the election judge is his wife as was in 2018. His wife defended him wearing the hat. She was also put in her place.

Eventually the redshirt dude was harassed enough and he removed his hat and returned looking like a douche. Not quite sure what he was trying to accomplish in a predominately white voting area. Maybe he should have taken his big nra ass to a minority polling location. He might not have been harassed.

LOL.