Wade Emmert
 

Candidate for Dallas County Judge
 
Wade Emmert, a City Council Member in Cedar Hill, is considered a rising star in the Dallas County Republican Party. He recently served as the Co-Chair of the Ballot Integrity effort for the Dallas County Republican Party in 2008. A partner in one of the oldest law firms in Dallas, Wade has been recognized by Texas Monthly and Law & Politics magazines as one of the top attorneys in Texas. He represented State Rep. Linda Harper-Brown in the recount contest that garnered state-wide attention for its impact in the balance of power in the Texas House of Representatives. In his second term on the city council, Wade serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Best Southwest Partnership in Cedar Hill.  He is a past president of the Cedar Hill Economic Development Corporation and was named "Civic Leader of the Year." Wade is a devoted husband and dad. He is married to Michelle, and they have two young boys, Walker and Will. Wade is intimately involved in his church and enjoys time with his family.

 

 

 

Candidate for Dallas District Attorney
 
Philip Linder is a Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer who is a Dallas native and received his undergraduate and law degrees from Baylor University.  Mr. Linder worked in the Dallas District Attorney's office for three years where he tried approximately 100 cases to jury verdict.  Now, in private practice he has tried over 100 cases to jury verdict.  Mr. Linder's trial cases range from misdemeanor to Capital Murder to Federal Conspiracy. Furthermore, Mr. Linder is licensed to practice in four Federal Districts in Texas and Firth Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as he is admitted to four Federal Districts outside of Texas. He is past President of Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and is on the State Bar Grievance Committee and Chairman of Panel 6B.  He is married and has three children and attends Watermark Community Church.  
Justice Fifth District Court of Appeals
Chief Justice Fifth Court of Appeals 
 
Justice Wright is elected to the Texas State Court of Appeals and has served in the judiciary for more than 25 years.  She is the only African-American woman currently serving on an appellate court in the State of Texas.  Her judicial service includes more than 14 years on the Court of Appeals, 8 years as an elected State District Judge and 3 years as an Associate Judge in the Family District Courts.  Prior to judicial service, she was engaged in the private practice of law in areas of business transactions and litigations, as well as juvenile and family law.  She graduated from the Howard University School of Law.   Justice Wright is involved in several professional associations such as a Sustaining Life Fellow of Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow of the Foundations of the Dallas Bar and Dallas Young Lawyers. She was appointed to the Judicial Ethics Committee, Texas Supreme Court Appellate Tribunal for removal of a judge from elected office and she was appointed by the Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court to serve on the MDL Panel for multi district litigation.  Honored as a "Yellow Rose of Texas", she is a recipient of Governor Bush's community service award.  Also, Ms. Sanders is a member of Downtown Rotary Club, Executive Women of Dallas and the Hamilton Park United Methodist Church.  She and her husband Jim live in Dallas. 

 

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By Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-MN)

One of the most egregious abuses of your hard-earned money has been federal funding for ACORN. This non-profit organization is no stranger to controversy. But its seemingly endless entanglement with criminal investigations, indictments, and consent decrees for voter registration fraud and related crimes in more than a dozen states across the nation didn't even faze Washington until recently.
 
It took the release of a series of undercover videos showing ACORN workers in several states advising a couple on how to evade tax laws and get housing grants for setting up an underage prostitution ring to make Congress remember that it has a fiduciary duty to the taxpayers.
 
ACORN has received $53 million in direct taxpayer-funded assistance. Since January of this year, ACORN has been made eligible for another $8.5 billion through the "stimulus" and the fiscal year 2010 budget. And in May, the House Financial Services Committee considered another bill that would use the taxpayer funds from the Wall Street bailout (TARP) to subsidize a $1.5 billion housing slush fund.  So, ACORN could have access to as much as $10 billion more.
 
For months, I have fought to cut ACORN off.  Accessing tax dollars is a privilege, and ACORN's repeated violations of the law and public trust mean they haven't earned that privilege. I have introduced legislation (the Taxpayer Protection and Anti-Fraud Act), offered amendments, held press conferences and written letters to the IRS, the Census Bureau, the Speaker of the House, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development -- to anyone who could take action to stop this abuse of your money.  

The Democrats took no heed of any of this until now. While they countenanced election fraud with a wink and a nod, apparently the outrage of the American people over ACORN aiding and abetting prostitution caught their attention.  And, with overwhelming bipartisanship, Democrats finally joined Republicans and passed amendments in September cutting off ACORN in both the House and Senate.

But, it's little more than a PR stunt for now.  The only language stopping ACORN that actually made it into law cuts off their funding only until October 31st.  After that the funding stream flows strong again.  Interesting that Congress isn't talking about that little fact, isn't it?
Rather than wait and hope for Congress to do the right thing, President Obama can and should act now. The President must use his authority to suspend and bar ACORN from all federal funding. The evidence against ACORN is ample, and the time for him to make the decision is now. Even the Census Bureau and IRS have severed all ties with ACORN for their community partnership programs. 

It is time for President Obama to step up to his fiduciary duties to you, the taxpayer, and immediately suspend and bar ACORN from any federal programs or funding.   
 
Help me send this message to the President!  Go to my TAKE ACTION page on my website, www.michelebachmann.com, and sign my petition to President Obama! 

 
 
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