An Open Letter to Cathy Engelbrecht, Queen of True the Vote
Dear Ms. Engelbrecht,
As head honcho of the King Street Patriots and True the Vote along with being a neighbor of mine, I tragically and mistakenly assumed that you thought voter fraud was serious bidness.
I was very mistaken. True the Vote is just a money raising scheme for you. I apologize for any damage that my false assumption may have caused you on your quest to rock stardom in GOP circles and your own slot on Fox News.
Early last October we gave you rock solid Supreme Court proof that your own personal candidate for County Commissioner in Fort Bend County, Bruce Flemming, voted in two different states – Texas and Pennsylvania – in the same damn elections.
In 2006, 2008, and 2010, Bruce voted in person in Fort Bend County and by mail in Pennsylvania in the same general elections. According to his financial disclosure forms, Bruce Fleming also owns a house in Pennsylvania. (He homesteaded a house in Texas and a house in Pennsylvania, but that illegality is a whole ‘nother story.) Bruce felt that owning houses in both states gave him the right to vote in the same elections in both states. That’s a third degree felony in Texas.
We gave you copies of the papers and everything. We also gave you proof that his wife did it, too, in 2010.
Bruce’s Fort Bend County voting record:
And his Pennsylvania voting record:
Last October, when it was brought to your attention that your Republican County Commissioner candidate was not only caught red-handed in triple voter fraud but was bragging about it, you said that we should back down talking about it until he was convicted.
That’s a load of dog dump.
Bruce Fleming: Loves to Vote
You know as well as I do that he’s not even going to be charged. Hell, he was Republican Precinct Chair of the Year in 2011, the first time that award had been given, and the GOP county chair who made-up that award for Bruce is now a State Representative. The local District Attorney is a Republican, and a pussy-footed one at that, and so is the Texas Attorney General. Bruce Fleming knows too much about who else knew what he was doing.
If this was a Democrat, you’d be on the courthouse steps at least once a week throwing a walleyed snot nosed hissy fit about the horror, oh the horror, of Democrats stealing elections. I just checked your website, and there has not been one single word mentioned about it since October of 2012.
Do you know what has happened to Bruce Fleming since his bragging rights over voting twice were called to a halt? Nothing. Diddle squat. Nada. Just a tap hole without a beer keg around it.
Do you know when the statute of limitations runs on this? In November of this year. But, you knew that, didn’t you?
Cat got your tongue, Ms. Engelbrecht?
IOKIYAAR! That’s what it always comes down to if they get caught with their hand in the cookie jar.
1You Go Girl! Stay on them!
2If he committed voter fraud in both states, go after him in Pennsylvania.
3UmptyDump is right. Getting him charged in PA would probably be easier than in TX.
4Sounds like Cathy Engelbrecht pals around with felonators, no doubt about it.
5@june – felonators – heh!
6Unfortunately Pennsylvania has a Republcan Guv. and Republican controlled Senate and House.
Fortunately, we have a dandy Democratic State Attorney General, Kathleen Kane, who isn’t afraid to buck them. She’s the one who might be very interested in this uber-patriotic voter, Fleming.
7J.J. Can Bubba file something in PA about this? I have emailed the State Attorney General, but God knows if anybody reads it.
8Have we sent this complaint to the US Attorney in Houston? These were federal elections and this is also a federal crime
9While you’re at it, JJ, if Fleming is married it may be worth checking his wife’s voting record as well.
Aside from that, however, it’s not whether one or two fraudulent votes will have much effect on the outcomes of most races. What rankles is the total contempt that Fleming apparently displays for the election process as well as his fellow citizens. This is an issue of character much more than it is of election law. When a public official flouts a seemingly minor law, one has to wonder what other rules and regulations he is willing to ignore for his own purposes. Does he cheat on his taxes? Does he take bribes and kickbacks? Does he violate employment laws in his office? Does he otherwise commit sexual or other abuse on the people whom he supervises or over whom he has authority? He very well may do none of these things, but his overt contempt for the election process should raise a red flag that malfeasance may be taking place.
10Apologies, JJ, I didn’t take note of your mention of Fleming’s wife.
11I think this would be a great post to plop over on Crooks and Liars. Ask a few of those readers to contact the Texas and PA AGs. Let’s get this thing going viral!
12Hey Umpty Dump, on those grounds, my musings about what really got Louie G all worked up about a parking ticket may actually be valid!
13Is ‘true the vote’ supposed to mean something?
14Well gee, a white politician can brag about voting twice and no prosecution results in Texas. There’s all the proof you need that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act has no bidness meddlin in yore elections.
15I second (or is it third) getting the fed involved in this. Voting across state lines in a national election. At least get a lot of national publicity….
16Oh, hell, Texas Republicans are already known for voting multiple times — even here in Texas. Watch the lege at work here:
“Legislature Voting Fraud”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i86USghaLE
“Ghost Voting in the Texas House”
17https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJYDdotNR6I