Sunday, October 26, 2008
Election signs
I have been robbed. As you know from my prior posts, I support candidates from both parties. We have signs outside our office for Nick Lampson (D) and the two district judges mention previously (R). Well someone stole the Lampson signs about a week ago, so we replaced them and they were stolen again yesterday. I am all for a reasonable discussion, but is the fear of losing so great that someone has to resort to theft.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Judicial Races
As early voting begins I am often asked who am I voting for in the judicial races. I am not a straight ticket person and firmly believe the person selected to sit in judgment should be above party politics and be dedicated to applying the law in fair and equal manner. In Fort Bend County we are fortunate in that I believe all the candidates fit that definition; however in the contested races for the 400th I support Judge Vacek and for the 434th I support Judge Shoemake. Being a trial lawyer, I am in courts across the country and these two judges are some of the finest I have had the honor of appearing before. They do not always rule as I would like, but they have always ruled in a manner which is consistent with the law. They both happen to be Republican, but as you can see from my Supreme Court recomendations below, I am not a vote Republican no matter what person.
The Texas Supreme Court has three positions up this year and I believe the more qualified canditates are for Cheif Justice, Jim Jordan; for Place 7, Sam Houston; and for Place 8 Linda Reyna Yanez. All three will bring a fairness to the Court which has been sorely lacking over the last few years. They are jurist who will apply the law, not rewrite or contort it to suit any special intrest groups and just happen to all be Democrats. Texas needs these type of jurists, both Republican and Democrat, from the local level up the the highest court.
It is your responsibility and your duty to vote. Educate yourself about the races, in judicial races ask lawyers who know the judges who they are voting for and why. In judicial races specifically, vote for the person who will make the best judge, not for the person who just happens to be in a particular party.
The Texas Supreme Court has three positions up this year and I believe the more qualified canditates are for Cheif Justice, Jim Jordan; for Place 7, Sam Houston; and for Place 8 Linda Reyna Yanez. All three will bring a fairness to the Court which has been sorely lacking over the last few years. They are jurist who will apply the law, not rewrite or contort it to suit any special intrest groups and just happen to all be Democrats. Texas needs these type of jurists, both Republican and Democrat, from the local level up the the highest court.
It is your responsibility and your duty to vote. Educate yourself about the races, in judicial races ask lawyers who know the judges who they are voting for and why. In judicial races specifically, vote for the person who will make the best judge, not for the person who just happens to be in a particular party.
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