Your Help is Urgently Needed Now. (Please read this thread)

(Please keep this bumped, as the deadline for help is tomorrow. PLEASE. This is urgent.)

Some of you have read my previous blogs about the atrocities that occurred in Nueces County earlier this year. You know that what happened was not only against the law, but morally and ethically wrong.

For those of you who aren’t in the know, I will highlight some of the major details for you.

When some of the people had their Precinct Conventions in Nueces County, they learned that the Precinct Chairman were going home and adding names to a list of people that were to attend the County Convention. This is against the law.

The only people allowed to attend and vote at the County Convention are the people on the list that is VOTED on at the Precinct Convention. You may add people to that list that are not present, and then vote on them, but you can’t take the list home and fill it out at your leisure. Doing this violates the voice and vote of the people who were present at the Precinct Convention and voted.

Delegates to the County Convention in Nueces soon found that this was happening all over the county, and decided to ask the Nueces County Chairman if they could acquire the original minutes of all of the Precinct Conventions. After they had the minutes, they could gather information on exactly how many people were illegally added to the precinct delegate lists.

According the Republican Party of Texas’ Rules (14b), precinct minutes are public record.

The County Chairman refused to hand over the original minutes. It was then discovered that one of the people who did not attend their Precinct Convention, and was not added to be voted on as a County Convention delegate was none other than the Republican County Chairman, Mike Bertuzzi himself.

The delegates were persistent in their endeavors, but it was to no avail. Not only would Mr. Bertuzzi not hand over the precinct minutes, he claimed that Tina Benkiser, the Republican Party of Texas’ Chairman told him he did not have to obey their party’s rules.

The delegates that were pursing this matter were left with no choice but to file a lawsuit.

Their lawsuit was deemed frivolous by Mrs. Benkiser. Apparently, following the rules of the Republican Party of Texas are not something that Republicans actually have to do, and if you want to force someone to follow them, you are called a troublemaker.

Here is the video of Benkiser’s remarks on the lawsuit (that she had full knowledge of, emails in the lawsuit documents prove this, even though she denies it): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UahtDWRCXhA

The court eventually ruled that Bertuzzi had to hand the original precinct minutes over to the delegates asking for them.

Upon reviewing the minutes, the delegates found that over 150 people (of 230) were added to the precinct minutes illegally. The SREC Committeeman for SD20, Robert (Bob) Jones, was among some of the violators. The Nueces County judge, and former Corpus Christi mayor, Lloyd Neal was also an added delegate. Someone from nearly every temporary committee (the temporary committees decide things before the County Convention) was illegally added as were numerous people running for office that included: 2 running for Constable, 2 running for State Representative, 1 running for County Commissioner, and one running for Nueces County Tax Assessor. A former state representative rounded out the long list of offenders.

This was brought to the attention of Mr. Bertuzzi (who was illegally added himself) and numerous people in the Republican Party leadership in Texas. All of the information was also provided in a challenge for the State Convention. Nothing was done. Benkiser ignored it and called it “frivolous.”

At the Nueces County Convention the delegates rose in opposition, only to be gaveled down and ignored by a Chairman who broke the rules and a Parliamentarian who refused to follow them. The audio is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-fARjv3tFk

At the State Convention, the challenge was dismissed because a paper wasn’t filed right, and 232 delegates from the Nueces County Convention were seated and acknowledged – WITHOUT having ever gone through proper credentialing.

When the State Convention was over, and the delegates from Nueces County decided to pursue legal action against their Chairman for blatantly ignoring the rules laid out by the Republicans of Texas, they found even more disturbing facts.

They purchased the public roll of all voters in Nueces County and began to sift through the illegally added delegates to see if they voted in the Republican Primary and if they voted in the proper Precinct. This is the “credential” process that was supposed to have been done before the County Convention.

Upon reviewing the roll and the original minutes, they found that SEVEN of the people who were illegally added and attended the County Convention, VOTED IN THE DEMOCRAT PRIMARY. Anyone who knows the law knows that if you vote in the Democrat Primary, you cannot participate as a delegate or alternate or hold a Republican office for one year.

They also found that 6 of the illegally added people were not even registered to vote – AT ALL. These revelations show that people actually lied about voting, which breaks a whole new set of laws.

At this point, you are probably wondering what has happened since June and these facts have been uncovered. I am here to tell you that the Republican Party has not rectified or even TRIED to rectify this situation in any way, shape, or form.

The Republican Party of Texas’ Chairman, Tina Benkiser, knows these facts, along with most all of the leadership in the Republican Party. She has chosen to do nothing. She has chosen to allow the Nueces County Chairman to break Republican rules and the law. The SD20 SREC committeeman and the County Judge are fully aware of their own illegalities and have said and done nothing. They of all people should know the law.

The others who broke the law and rules have done the same. They got away with it, and they will no doubt do it again.

Why do we have laws and rules? What are they for?

These people MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

We MUST hold them accountable.

The delegates in Nueces County who have uncovered this and filed the initial lawsuit are Vanessa Cahill and Kay Fisher. They are attempting to retain Gary Polland of Houston. He is a grassroots activist, former Harris County Chairman, and a McCain supporter. He knows the law and Republican Party rules like the back of his hand. This makes for the perfect lawyer.

To retain him, money is obviously needed.

I beg of you: If you have read this, and think that something must be (HAS TO BE) done, please click on the link below and “chip-in” whatever is financially possible for you. The deadline for funds is tomorrow, and if you have $5 to spare – then send it. Every five, ten, or even one dollar helps.

The chip-in: http://fairconvention.chipin.com/remembernueces

Please donate what you possibly can.

Our elected officials HAVE TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE… or WE have failed the system. WE HAVE FAILED if we do not stand up and fight for what is right.

http://fairconvention.chipin.com/remembernueces