Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee stands outside the door of the local polling place today. Inside the doors she's standing outside of, there's a line of voters waiting to vote.
Watch the video here:
This is the building Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee works in. It is also the building where voting takes place.
Right beyond the door, the line starts. The Congresswoman is clearly violating the terms of the law which is a Class C misdemeanor:
§ 85.036. ELECTIONEERING PROHIBITED. (a) During the time
an early voting polling place is open for the conduct of early
voting, a person may not electioneer for or against any candidate,
measure, or political party in or within 100 feet of an outside door
through which a voter may enter the building or structure in which
the early voting polling place is located
(b) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 639, § 2
(c) During the early voting period, the early voting clerk
shall keep continuously posted:
(1) at the entrance to the room or area, as applicable,
in which the early voting polling place is located, a sign on which
is printed in large letters "Early Voting Polling Place"; and
(2) at the outer limits of the area within which
electioneering is prohibited, a sign on which is printed in large
letters "Distance Marker. No electioneering between this point and
the entrance to the early voting polling place."
(d) A person commits an offense if the person electioneers
in violation of Subsection (a).
(e) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
(f) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 639, § 2Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by
Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 203, § 1.09; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch.
554, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 498, §
1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 639, § 1, 2,
eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
So, the Congresswoman shouldn't be electioneering within 100 feet of the building. She's less than two feet from the building.
Does Congresswoman Jackson-Lee believe that she's above the law? It seems like she knows that she's being videotaped. Does she just not care?
It seems that Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee is one of the many elites who believes she's entitled to her congressional seat and can do anything she wants–including break the law.
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