Marie Howard’s RINO Judicial Meet and Greet

Marie Howard’s RINO Judicial Meet and Greet

By

James Scott Trimm

The Boiling Point Tea Party is a group which has been called a “fake Tea Party” by Julie McCarty, who leads Tarrant County’s real Tea Party: The North East Tarrant County Tea Party. 

Next Thursday (October 26^th) the Boiling Point Tea Party will be holding a “Meet and Greet” for Judicial candidates.  Several judicial candidates have been duped into participating in this event (word has it that at least one announced speaker has already withdrawn).  

In the announcement for this event, Howard wraps up with the following bold proclamation of her true beliefs: “GOD BLESS TEXAS! HOME OF THE WORST JUDICIAL SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY!”  That is right, Marie Howard hates the Texas Judicial System! 

But wait a minute, Texas judicial system is dominated by Republicans, especially in the higher courts!  If Howard hates the Texas Judicial system, then what she is really hating is the Republican Judicial philosophy.  Only a Democrat (or a RINO) would hate the Texas Judicial System so much as to call it the “worst in the country.”  I guess Howard prefers blue-state judicial systems, as she has just declared that every blue-state in the USA has a better Judicial system than Texas!

Marie Howard’s hatred for her own party’s judges is never more apparent that in her involvement with Protective Parents of Texas.  Protective Parents of Texas was originally known as Protective Parents Coalition, in fact the Facebook page that was originally titled Protective Parents Coalition was simply renamed “Protective Parents of Texas” just a few weeks ago.  Marie Howard is (was?) a board member of this organization (at least under the name Protective Parents Coalition).  PPT recently admitted that they have endorsed James Munford for judge instead of a Democrat, only because Tarrant County is too conservative for a viable Democrat to run.  They seem to prefer Democrats but only settle for Republicans.

Marie Howard’s hatred for the Texas Judicial system appears to be closely connected to Protective Parent’s of Texas recent campaign to federalize Texas Family law!  This is not only unconstitutional, but directly at odds with our Texas Republican Party Platform.

Texas’ mostly Republican judges tend to follow a Republican philosophy of judicial restraint, not legislating from the bench.  Unfortunately many federal judges have done the opposite.  PPT clearly does not like this philosophy of judicial restraint.  In fact PPT has suggested that Family Court Judges should override out of court settlements agreed to by families (when CPS has not intervened).  This also runs contrary to our Texas Republican Party platform.

Marie Howard hates the Texas Judicial System because she hates the Republican Judicial philosophy that guides most of our judges and which dominates our state Judicial system. 

And it’s not just the Texas Judicial System that Marie Howard hates.  Howard also hates the Texas Freedom Caucus and our most conservative Texas legislators (like Jonathan Stickland and Tony Tinderholt), while doing everything she can to support Joe Straus.

Straus is the best Speaker money can buy, but he is no conservative.  In fact Straus and his chief lieutenant, State Rep. Charlie Geren (R-Fort Worth) are the only Republicans in the top-15 recipients of public-sector labor union campaign donations in Texas.  And Straus is the second-highest beneficiary of union money, only State Sen. John Whitmire, who is the longest serving Democrat in the Texas Senate, receives more union cash.

Straus gerrymanders the chamber in such a manner as to inhibit conservatives and exalt moderates when making his committee assignments.  Conservative bills then go to House Calendars where they are selectively left to die without ever having a vote.  

At least one Democratic strategist has suggested that Boehner could have learned a thing or two from Straus.  Strategist Jason Stanford once said:

"He [Boehner] should have taken the Texas model. We have a speaker here in Texas, Joe Straus. And I hate saying this, but maybe Washington needs to adopt the Texas model here because he gets elected speaker with Democratic votes. John Boehner knew he couldn’t stay speaker unless he was willing to rely on Democratic votes. He just wasn’t willing to do that so he quit."

Yet Marie Howard bends over backwards to help Straus and oppose Texas Freedom Caucus members like Jonathan Stickland and Tony Tinderholt.  When the Tarrant County Republican Party Executive Committee had a vote on a resolution calling for Straus to be replaced, Marie Howard staged a failed walkout (joined by her PPT pal Jennifer Olson).

Just recently Marie Howard has given her “cone of shame award to the “Fiscal Responsibility Index- Empower Texans” criticizing their support for the Texas Freedom Caucus and what she calls their “blind hatred of Joe Straus.” 

Beware. if Marie Howard is pushing or supporting a candidate for any office, that in itself is a very bad sign.  Any candidate should think twice before tying themselves to the Boiling Point [Fake] Tea Party and/or Marie Howard.

Marie Howard hates the Texas judicial system and the Texas Freedom Caucus almost as much as she hates her own party. With friends like Marie Howard, who needs Democrats?