Back in March and April, I noted certain realities about the resignation of corrupt and incompetent judge of the 311th Family District Court, Denise Pratt -- namely that with her name remaining on the ballot for the May runoff, she could still become the GOP nominee for that bench.
Yeah, that's right -- Denise Pratt could still beat Alicia Franklin on May 27. That would mean that Pratt would be the nominee for her old bench. She could always run a campaign and win in November, and claim vindication.
But that isn't the only option out there. Let me offer up all the scenarios out there if Denise Pratt wins the nomination on May 27. You see, a fellow Republican and I actually spent some time on Sunday afternoon considering the possibilities.
- Pratt wins the runoff, wins the November election, and serves as judge.
- Pratt wins the runoff, wins the November election, and immediately announces her intent to not serve -- meaning that the governor would appoint a new judge who would serve until a special election in 2014.
- Pratt wins the runoff and becomes ineligible -- whether through indictment or a move outside the county (or, less likely, disbarment, surrender of her law license, a declaration of incompetence, renunciation of her citizenship, or death) -- allowing the party to replace her as a candidate on the November ballot. This new nominee need not be Alicia Franklin -- or even one of the other candidates from the March primary.
And as I also noted, Pratt had texted supporters to urge Dr. Steve Hotze, the proprietor of one of the major pay-to-play slates of the sort the Harris County GOP condemned back in February, to not swing his endorsement to her runoff opponent, Alicia Franklin -- despite the supposed suspension of the Pratt campaign.
While Pratt assured everyone that she really wasn't running a campaign, it is interesting to note how Hotze's slate dealt with the race for the 311th when the runoff edition was mailed out.
One race conspicuously lacks an endorsement -- the one in which a judge who resigned under the terms of a plea deal has suspended her campaign and then urged her supporters to make sure he didn't endorse her runoff opponent!
Which leads us to the situation found at three of the major early voting locations as we approach the runoff.
Campaign signs urging voters to "Re-elect Denise Pratt" have popped up outside at least three early voting locations this week, more than two months after the family court judge announced her immediate resignation and the suspension of her re-election campaign – later revealed to be part of a deal with the Harris County District Attorney to avoid indictment."It's very puzzling," said local Republican activist Joseph McReynolds, who was handing out mailers for the Spring Branch Republicans outside the Metropolitan Multi-Services Center on West Gray, where there were 18 Pratt campaign signs on Thursday, including a row of nine along the street leading up to the driveway. Pratt signs also were found at early voting locations in Kingwood and George Bush Park in west Houston.
Pratt's attorney, Terry Yates, is doing his best impression of Sgt. Schultz from Hogan's Heroes -- "We have no knowledge of that."
Personally, I don't believe Yates for a second. Even assuming he is ignorant of this matter, I'm as certain as I can be without verbal confirmation that Denise Pratt knows all about it.
So yes, I'm blaming Denise Pratt.
I'm also blaming the corrupt slatemakers who gave us Denise Pratt in 2010 -- and in particular the one who still cannot see his way clear to endorse the only non-corrupt candidate on the ballot.
And most of all, I'm blaming District Attorney Devon Anderson for making the secret plea deal with Pratt and keeping it under wraps for weeks after the Pratt resignation. Prosecution was not only morally necessary to see that Pratt paid for her malfeasance, misfeasance, and nonfeasance, but also to preserve the integrity of the electoral process by getting Pratt off the ballot. If Anderson were in a runoff race, I would almost certainly be endorsing her opponent. As it stands, I cannot say that I won't find it necessary to endorse her opponent in the general election in November.
So, folks, I have to remind you of what is important in the waning days of the 2014 Harris County GOP runoff.
Alicia Franklin for Judge
311th Family District CourtIn the mean time, we have to remember to get out to vote in the May 27 runoff election, to make sure that Alicia Franklin wins the GOP nomination in the race for the 311th Court rather than the derelict vessel that is the Pratt candidacy.
M.L. "Meca" Walker for Judge
247th Family District CourtAnd while we are at it, it is important that in the runoff for the 247th Court that we nominate Associate Judge Meca Walker as our candidate for presiding judge of that court rather than her opponent, John Schmude. After all, Walker has years of experience as a Family Court judge while Schmude barely meets the legal requirements to be elected -- and is backed by the same slate-makers who assured Harris County Republicans that Denise Pratt was superbly qualified to be a judge and the same donors who were giving money to the Pratt campaign right up until the day she resigned. Because justice and competence -- especially in our Family Courts -- matters.
You can still vote on Friday, May 23 -- and, of course, on Tuesday, May 27. Get out there and make the only right choices available in these family court races.
Trackback Information for Stealth "Reelect Judge Denise Pratt" Campaign Emerges
TrackBack URL for this entry: http://blog2.mu.nu/cgi/trackback.cgi/285166Listed below are links to weblogs that reference 'Stealth "Reelect Judge Denise Pratt" Campaign Emerges'.
Comments on Stealth "Reelect Judge Denise Pratt" Campaign Emerges
flagyl metatroxate bupropion
|| Posted by asmr2chtyu, July 31, 2016 10:03 PM ||wh0cd138350 cialis buy albendazole purchase viagra no prescription tetracycline staining buy proscar online albuterol without a prescription buy tadalafil
|| Posted by Michaelvog, January 28, 2017 06:16 AM ||wh0cd988766 viagra ventolin Serophene Online Cheap Methotrexate Vasotec Without Prescription
|| Posted by Charlesguaro, January 29, 2017 06:35 PM ||wh0cd449918 flagyl trazodone online view motilium buy albuterol online without prescription buy toradol online
|| Posted by Michaelvog, January 29, 2017 07:23 PM ||UpYncJ bowhqriomwjj, [url=http://dwcnnujhzkar.com/]dwcnnujhzkar[/url], [link=http://gkujsknokxmc.com/]gkujsknokxmc[/link], http://naqenpfzfgbp.com/
|| Posted by ozgwoauewyb, January 30, 2017 05:58 AM ||n5bN90 Thanks for the blog post.Really looking forward to read more. Really Cool.
|| Posted by useful reference, February 4, 2017 05:33 AM ||wh0cd449918 inderal online tadalafil over the counter zithromax nolvadex xt methocarbamol robaxin ampicillin zithromax online wellbutrin buy revia
|| Posted by Michaelvog, February 4, 2017 04:53 PM ||wh0cd758190 ventolin
|| Posted by Tracyrhype, February 9, 2017 11:56 PM ||YBTFJ6 lueflhhybqdo, [url=http://romrxmqebtad.com/]romrxmqebtad[/url], [link=http://xwkuatbgmoco.com/]xwkuatbgmoco[/link], http://hudikaenqmla.com/
|| Posted by dundsoyhxg, February 11, 2017 09:11 PM ||Really appreciate you sharing this post.Really looking forward to read more. Awesome.
|| Posted by MARINE ENGINE REBUILD KITS, February 15, 2017 06:54 AM ||Really informative post.Much thanks again. Really Cool.
|| Posted by MARINE ENGINE REBUILD KITS, February 15, 2017 07:02 AM ||kFNgEt bmkwypcelosm, [url=http://kejaekgiauag.com/]kejaekgiauag[/url], [link=http://lkrmhmlmoqqo.com/]lkrmhmlmoqqo[/link], http://hqolobprhbvq.com/
|| Posted by pkrdmqe, February 15, 2017 05:23 PM ||wh0cd206942 cialis
|| Posted by Michaelvog, February 23, 2017 01:57 AM ||wh0cd798686 Caverta By Mail Order
|| Posted by Michaelvog, March 1, 2017 01:12 AM ||I just want to mention I am new to weblog and seriously enjoyed this web page. Most likely I’m planning to bookmark your blog . You definitely have excellent posts. Cheers for sharing your website.
|| Posted by discover this info here, January 31, 2018 06:17 AM ||Post a comment