The Texas 18th District Blog

John Falk on Immigration Reform

From: Roy Beck, President, NumbersUSA
Date: November 1, 2008

TX 18th

Dear friends in Texas’s 18th Congressional District,

You are fortunate to have a candidate for Congress who has gone out of the way to be identified as a TRUE IMMIGRATION REFORM CANDIDATE.

John Faulk was one of a small percentage of congressional candidates who volunteered to take our very tough survey on where they stand on key immigration issues. We don’t require 100% agreement with our positions — but pretty close. John Faulk met our criteria as a TRUE REFORMER.

Please take a look at the survey here that compares the candidates in this congressional race

NON-PARTISAN ALERT: NumbersUSA is strictly non-partisan. In some Districts like yours, the True Reformer is a Republican. But in others, Democrats hold that honor, such as Democrat Bob Conley, a True Reformer trying to unseat Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who is one of the biggest amnesty supporters in Congress.

In the race for U.S. Representative from your Congressional District, the incumbent Member of Congress has taken actions that usually reward or encourage illegal immigration, that force congestion and that flood occupations with foreign workers to the detriment of vulnerable American workers and legal immigrants already here.

NumbersUSA never endorses candidates. We know you will cast your vote based on many issues, as well as character and experience. But we hope you will take into serious consideration the great disparity on immigration positions between the candidates on your ballot when you vote Tuesday.

Thanks for your concern on immigration issues,

Roy Beck

Founder & CEO, NumbersUSA

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Reports are coming into the Faulk for Congress Headquarters that Sheila Jackson Lee is making the rounds to polling places, going inside and shaking hands.

Texas Election Law require candidates to maintain a 100ft distance from all polling places while conducting any campaign activity!

According to Texas Election Law, if she is campaigning inside polling places she is breaking the law.

I am honoring Texas Election Law and expect my opponent to do the same.

John

Houston Voters in the Texas 18th Congressional District have a Real Clear Choice This Year

On one hand we can choose:

Sheila Jackson Lee from Queens, New York, a far left radical liberal who abandoned her constituency this year, doesn’t properly support Houston’s oil and gas industry or Houston jobs and let all Americans down in the Mortgage Crisis and Economic Meltdown. In 14 years she had 1 bill passed costing American taxpayers millions of dollars to place a bust of somebody, somewhere in a “hall of fame”.

On the other hand we can choose:

John Faulk from Houston, Texas; a Moderate Republican, Business Owner (Accounting) & Stately Southern Gentleman with a solid background and education in the financial and healthcare industries, sporting acumen we need in Congress right now… who will support all of us in Houston going forward:

Take a few minutes to click on the links for both candidates above and read through several of the posts here before you vote.

There’s never been a clearer choice for voters to choose the right Representative for the Texas 18th Congressional District, representing Houston.

Let’s get everyone out and vote for John Faulk today, no matter who you vote for as president.

Sheila Jackson Lee made it real clear this year that she supports Sheila Jackson Lee before anyone else in her district, Houston, Texas or the US!

Vote for John Faulk to recover Texas Congressional Integrity today.

Reaching Out Together – John Faulk will serve us all!

This is Houston’s best chance to finally rid ourselves of the Ken Lay hand picked Congressional Representative; Sheila Jackson Lee.

Let’s finally cast Houston out from under that ”clouded” legacy this election year

Engineer2

Everywhere I look, I find more reasons to vote for John Faulk and send Sheila Jackson Lee home to New York!

Sheila Jackson Lee on Immigration & Homeland Security

Legal and Illegal Immigration are 2 completely different Issues.

Sheila Jackson Lee sets on several Congressional Committees and Sub-Committees vital for our Nation’s Homeland Security, yet her voting record indicates that we should drop border security and let terrorists and anyone else that wants to come, come on in.

• Member, House Committee on Homeland Security
• Member, Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism
• Chair, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection

Sheila Jackson Lee is a member of and even “chairs” (leads) Congressional Committees vital to our Nation’s and Houston’s Homeland Security, yet she has continuously voted all out to drop border restraints in favor of illegal immigration!:

• Voted NO on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
• Voted NO on preventing tipping off Mexicans about Minuteman Project. (Jun 2006)
• Voted NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment. (May 2004)
• Voted YES on extending Immigrant Residency rules. (May 2001)
• Voted YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers. (Sep 1998)
• Rated 0% by FAIR, indicating a voting record loosening immigration. (Dec 2003)
• Cover child resident aliens under Medicaid and SCHIP. (May 2005)
• Rated 0% by USBC, indicating an open-border stance. (Dec 2006)

Maybe she just doesn’t understand the relationship between Border Control and Homeland Security. That sure doesn’t make me feel any better living in a high priority terrorist target region like The Greater Houston Area!

She has not only voted to bang the borders wide open, but voted for American taxpayers to pick up their medical expenses. You just don’t expect that kind of dichotic behavior out of a Congressional Representative setting on some of our most important Homeland Security Congressional Committees.

How do voters anywhere justify electing legislators like Sheila Jackson Lee to represent themselves or anyone else?

John Faulk supports border control and legal immigration… as most Americans are decendants of legal immigrants.

Engineer2

Everywhere I look, I find more reasons to vote for John Faulk and send Sheila Jackson Lee home to New York!

Sheila Jackson Lee on Gun Control

Her voting record against our 2nd Amendment Rights illustrates just another reason why she is isn’t suited for Houston:

• Voted NO on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers. (Oct 2005)
• Voted NO on prohibiting suing gun-makers & sellers for gun misuse. (Apr 2003)
• Voted NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1. (Jun 1999)
• Rated “F” by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun control voting record. (Dec 2003)

Gun and ammo sales have risen 10% recently with the prospect of poor economic times and a possible “stark” anti-gun Democrat President. Maybe people are feeling like they want to “hang on to their guns and religion” across the country for good reason.

Protect your 2nd Amendment Rights.

Send Sheila Jackson Lee home to New York.

Vote for a native Houstonian - John Faulk.

Engineer2

Everywhere I look, I find more reasons to vote for John Faulk and send Sheila Jackson Lee home to New York!

When was the last time a poor person offered you a job?

Engineer2

American Voters know which politicians failed us in the Mortgage Meltdown!

Changes We Can Believe In – American Voters Hit List #1 – Barney Frank D-Massachusetts

Voters will be voting many members out of Congress that have failed us this year. I sincerely hope that these are among top priorities for American voters across the nation this election year

Barney Frank
Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee

Barney Frank has clearly let America down in a position which should have been instrumental in providing financial governance for our free market system. His inattention to primary fudiciary responsibilities in his position has caused All Americans a great deal of grief, yet he is not and will continue to not recognize his own failure:

O’Reilly Blasts Barney Frank On Fannie Mae Mess!!

From the Earl Henry Sholley for Congress Website:

Chairman Barney Frank blames the Republicans and the lack of regulation for the financial meltdown. He refuses to accept any culpability for the current crisis, and keeps making excuses for his role. He loudly denies any involvement in the mess, and even says that he tried to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Here is Barney Frank’s tax and spend mentality/solution:

“There are a lot of very Rich People to Tax down the road and recover some of this money.”:

Shame on Massachusetts voters if they don’t come out in droves and fire this pompous illiterate financial zombie who was supposed to be a primary gatekeeper for our financial systems!!!

Voters in Massachusetts should be ashamed to reelect Barney Frank to office.

Most of the rest of the Nation hopes that Massachusetts will support our best interests by firing Barney Frank and electing Sholley to Congress.

“I believe in less government, fewer taxes, term limits, and public service, not personal enrichment. I will only serve two terms. We have many serious problems that must be solved quickly such as high energy prices, illegal immigration, loss of jobs, the banking crisis, inflation, judicial activism, and protecting our citizens from those who would do us harm. Congress is not doing the Peoples’ will. This is not a time for humor, smart quips, or petty partisan politics. I believe in getting the job done. We need common sense and deliberate action. Where there is a will, there is a way. I want to get America moving again.”

Earl Henry Sholley

Barney Frank took $42,350 from Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae. 

Engineer2

American Voters know which politicians failed us in the Mortgage Meltdown!

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I am Joe the Plumber Sheriff of Nottingham

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John Faulk’s Rating By “Americans for Better Immigration” (link)

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Quote of the day:
“[In] a world in which the many illegal foreign contributions to the leading candidate’s unprecedented fundraising include his own deportation-ordered aunt, satire is dead.” — Mark Steyn

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Michael Yon from Afghanistan with an election story

Vote   Bill Gurley

American Voters know which politicians failed us in the Mortgage Meltdown!

Almost 20,000 Democrat Primary Voters would not vote for Sheila Jackson Lee in the March Primary.

I have been telling voter that they can vote for me, John Faulk, and still vote an almost straight Democrat Ticket.

On Channel 11 (see the link below) I guess I have started something.

“Many voters expressed concern about voting a straight-party ticket. “I really didn’t know how to do the straight Democrat (ticket). It thought maybe you had to pick the Democrat you want and go down the whole list,” voter Tina Ross said.

State elections officials and Republican and Democratic representatives said voters can fill out a straight-party ticket and then vote to support candidates from the other party for any race they want.”

We really have the best chance to defeat one of the most Liberal entrenched Democrats whose only claim to fame is getting her picture taken.

Please call your friends and neighbors and encourage them to elect me to the US House of Representatives from the Texas 18 Congressional District!

Better yet invite them to go to the polls with you on Tuesday!

Friends don’t vote by themselves.

John

American Voters know which politicians failed us in the Mortgage Meltdown!

Texas Voter Fraud Is a 3rd Degree Felony

Let’s all understand that Texas Voter Fraud, including purposely voting more than 1 time in a Presidential Election is punishable as a 3rd Degree Felony and that such voter fraud will be and already is being vigorously pursued in the State of Texas.

With the problems we have had with ACORN fraudulent voter registrations nation wide and other issues including “snow-birds” registering and voting in more than one state….. The “hammer is down” in Texas this year!

Voting twice (more than once) in a presidential election is a 3rd degree felony in Texas (and in most States) punishable by up to 5-10 years in prison and a $5,000-$10,000 fine. This election is far too important to let “Voter Indiscretion” slide by the wayside. Texas and other states are on-guard.

Certain Political Dignitaries did Texas a great disservice misrepresenting the fact that Texans can vote twice in the “2-Step” word play, including Bill Clinton. That’s not fact.

Texas authorities are on the lookout for dual registered “snowbirds” as well as anyone else fraudulently voting twice in early voting and on election day, at the polls.

Play those games in Texas and you run a high risk of becoming a convicted 3rd degree felon this year in Texas.

IT”S NOT WORTH THE RISK!

Let’s get this sorted out before Tuesday.

Ken

American Voters know which politicians failed us in the Mortgage Meltdown!

The Only Time I Was Ever Ashamed to be an American

I’m 53 yrs old now and I feel compelled to convey the story about the only time in my life that I was ashamed to be an American:

I worked 25 years in the Oil & Gas Industry and had reached a level as Engineer in a prestigious marketing position for one of the world’s top Oil & Gas Service Companies.

Much to my future wife’s distain I was doing month long marketing tours across world regions promoting an innovative new product I was in charge of.

This particular tour was “Asia Pacific” and included many countries. Cutting a long story short, I was coming off the Island of Borneo, had just left Kuala Lumpur and had arrived in Australia when the news broke of the Bill Clinton – Monica Lewinski affair and the “mess” they’d made of the “Ovary Office”.

You Bet – I was embarrassed to be an American at that moment.

Ask yourself why most “infidelity” scandals involving our legislators are predominantly perpetrated by Democrats.

I did not like being placed in the position of representing the US as the Democrats cast us into that “Laughing Stock” role”!

Engineer2

American Voters know which politicians failed us in the Mortgage Meltdown!

Recently John Faulk received a letter by a concerned employee at Continental Airlines asking for help in making sure that Congress immediately act against the proposed Airline Slot Auction being pushed by the Bush Administration. I have republished the letter below as well as a press release; “US Airport Slot Auctions Illegal And Unjustified” published by the IATA (International Air Transport Association) to help make air travelers aware of the potential problems associated with this proposed action.

Dear Mr. Faulk:

I am pleased to endorse you in the upcoming election and would like to address an issue that needs immediate attention and hope you can help.

As an employee for Continental Airlines I want you to ensure that Congress passes legislation this year to prohibit the DOT from implementing the illegal, ill-timed and destructive slot auction proposal.

Continental Airlines has spent billions of dollars building our hub at Newark and serving 157 cities worldwide from Liberty International Airport. Yet, the Bush Administration is planning to confiscate airline slots at the three New Jersey/New York airports this fall and then sell those slots to the highest bidder on January 12, 2009 - just eight days before the new President takes office.

The Bush Administration has proposed to sell slots at Newark because they want to draw attention away from their failure to reduce delays and congestion in NJ/NY over the last eight years.

Instead of allocating the operational, financial and personnel resources needed to run an efficient Air Traffic Control system, the Administration proposes to raise more money by taking away airline slots and selling them to the highest bidder. Obviously, that plan won’t reduce delays. It will simply mean that delays will continue but passengers will pay higher fares and smaller cities will lose access to NJ/NY.

With the economy in crisis, the slot auction proposal could not come at a worse point in time for airlines and their employees - the DOT must be stopped by Congress.

The Congress and U.S. General Accounting Office have determined that the DOT does not have the authority to take our slots and sell them. The only way to stop them is if Congress passes a statute this year to prevent this illegal action.

Please tell the Leadership today that the slot auction prohibition must be included in the stimulus bill or any other bill this November - Congress must act now or it will be too late for us, for our customers and for dozens of small communities around the country.

Thank you for your time and hope to seat you in my District. We need a leader and someone to listen to “We The People”.

Sincerely;

(Airline employee name and position witheld for privacy)

Republished Press Release:
“US Airport Slot Auctions Illegal And Unjustified” published by the IATA (International Air Transport Association) to help make air travelers aware of the potential problems associated with this proposed action.

Date: 09 October 2008

US Airport Slot Auctions Illegal And Unjustified

Washington - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) condemned the final rule issued today by the Bush Administration, which allows the government to confiscate and auction airport take-off and landing slots at New York’s airports as an ineffective and illegal way to alleviate flight delays.

“Today’s decision is incredibly disappointing. Rather than addressing the root-causes of congestion at New York’s airports, the Bush Administration is spending its last days in office single-mindedly pursuing an alleged free-market experiment at some of the globe’s most important aviation gateways,” said Giovanni Bisignani, IATA’s Director General and CEO.

“The Department of Transportation (DOT) is out of touch with reality. Substantially raising airline costs with an illegal scheme in the middle of a perfect storm of high oil prices and falling demand makes no sense. Consumers, airlines, airports and local communities all stand to lose from today’s decision,” said Bisignani.

Slot confiscation is almost universally opposed. “DOT has made it abundantly clear that it will ignore the nearly universal opposition to this slot confiscation plan by the international airline and airport community as well as the U.S. Congress. The U.S. Government Accountability Office has already concluded it is an illegal scheme. The industry is now forced to use the U.S. judicial system to get the Government to accept its own advice,” said Bisignani.

Proven methods to manage congestion exist. “DOT ignored 60 years of internationally accepted and proven slot management procedures contained in the IATA Worldwide Scheduling Guidelines (WSG). Over 140 airports around the world use these guidelines to effectively manage congestion while maintaining a level playing field for airlines to compete,” said Bisignani.

Notes for Editors:
IATA represents some 230 airlines comprising 93% of scheduled international traffic
IATA’s WSG is a global standard that has been employed successfully for 60 years and is currently followed at 140 Level 3 airports worldwide.
Details on the IATA Worldwide Scheduling Guidelines (WSG) and research on congestion pricing

For more information, please contact :

North America:
Steve Lott
IATA Communications, North America
Tel +1 202 628 9292
Email: lotts@iata.org

Other regions
Anthony Concil
Director Corporate Communications
Tel: +41 22 770 2967
Email: corpcomms@iata.org

Ken