[PAA-Discuss] David Van Os Sues Secretary of State and County Clerk in Travis County

[Sarah Gonzales]

David Van Os Sues Secretary of State and County Clerk in Travis County
http://www.texaspopulists.com/node/1226

http://www.texaspopulists.com/files/DRELawsuit.pdf

Progressive Populist Caucus Co-Founder and Attorney-General candidate  
David Van Os (http://www.vanosfortexasag.com/) followed up on remarks  
before the General Caucus and, along with Steering Committee Member  
Sonia Santana, filed a lawsuit to block further unconstitutional use  
of direct-recording electronic voting machines and procedures. Please  
read these petitions (http://www.texaspopulists.com/files/ 
DRELawsuit.pdf). They are not long and easy enough for any member to  
understand.

The machines and procedures immediately in question -- Hart  
InterCivics, eSlates are the most widely used in Texas. They have  
been the subject of numerous complaints by PPC members and a few  
party officials but have not yet become as notorious as machines from  
Diebold or ES&S, also "certified" by the Secretary of State and  
involved in recounts and contests in both parties all across Texas.

The recount problems noted in the suit were also the subject of  
litigation discussed in the General Caucus by Larry Veselka. The  
unresolved recounts are devastating to Democratic participation and  
voter morale.

Democrats in Harris County (http://www.hcdp.org/), including Gerry  
Birnberg, County Chairman, James Goodwille Pierre (http:// 
www.jamesgpierreforcountyclerk.com/), candidate for County Clerk, and  
others have also seen an urgent need for the sort of injunctive  
relief requested by the plaintiffs.

John Robert BEHRMAN, Executive Vice-Chair of the Progressive Populist  
Caucus, said, ...

"For me, the most surprising and important aspect of this lawsuit is  
direct application of our state constitution. Do they even read the  
constitution up in the capitol any more? "

"The people and parties conduct elections. They are a check, the  
ultimate peaceful check, on government. The lawmakers' and the  
bureaucrats' lack of respect for our constitution are a gross insult  
to both parties and to the people."

"There is no underestimating the gravity of this matter: Some of us  
send our children to war in order to uphold our constitution. These  
two-bit peddlers and bureaucrats should not trifle with it, but they  
have!"