10/06/2018
Save the Alamo!
For your consideration .
We MUST defeat George P. Bush.
Dear Fellow Republican,
My name is Rick Range. As you may remember, I am President and Founder of the Save The Alamo Committee and was one of the three candidates running against Texas General Land Office Commissioner George P. Bush in the Republican Primary this past March. I am convinced from the results of the March Primary that the great majority of Texans still knew virtually nothing about Bush’s plans for the Alamo when they cast their vote. Although we were ultimately unsuccessful in forcing Bush into a run-off, there is still one last opportunity to save the Alamo from his designs.
It is absolutely essential that we do so. His “Reimagine the Alamo” Master Plan contains many flaws, but among the most egregious are that it takes the focus entirely off of the world-famous 1836 Battle and also includes the removal of the marble 1936 Texas Centennial Cenotaph Memorial to the Alamo Defenders. We must remember that Bush said these actions are necessary “in order to promote unity and not division in our society.” It is political correctness run amok. And just within the past few weeks, both George P. Bush and San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg have already signed the order to remove the monument.
It must also be remembered that prior to the adoption of this ill-conceived plan, one of Commissioner Bush’s first acts in office was to terminate the longtime role of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas as custodians of the Alamo, a duty they had faithfully performed for 110 years. He then seized their library building, and also attempted to illegally confiscate all of their documents and artifacts. As a result of this foolhardy action, a one-year court battle ensued which ended with the Daughters retaining all of their possessions and the General Land Office having to pay two hundred thousand dollars in their attorney fees—our tax money.
Bush’s most recent radical act has been to publicly call for the abolition of Confederate Heroes Day in the State of Texas. Contrary to his touted claims, Bush is no “conservative.” He is a politically correct radical of the same ilk as the Mayor and City Council of San Antonio—to whose wishes regarding the Alamo he will fully acquiesce if re-elected.
I have not personally voted for a Democrat in decades, but in this case I am perfectly willing to make an exception. Bush has proven himself to be totally unfit and unworthy of the office, and we dare not leave the future of the Alamo in his hands.
Some might prefer to vote for the Libertarian Party candidate Matt Piña or to even abstain in this race. That would definitely be preferable to voting for Bush. However, all that does is decrease Bush’s vote total by one vote. Voting for Democrat Miguel Suazo carries a double punch—it not only decreases Bush by one vote but also adds an additional vote to Suazo’s total—twice the impact. And realistically Suazo is the only candidate that has any chance of surpassing Bush. Since there is no 50-percent requirement and no run-off in the General Election, Suazo only has to surpass Bush by one vote in order to win the election.
With the large Democratic Party base behind him, this is definitely possible with Suazo, but no minor party candidate will get anywhere near to within striking distance of Bush. Attempting to succeed with any other option will be a mere exercise in futility. (The most convincing example of this is the 1992 Presidential Election in Texas where charismatic and widely popular native son Ross Perot received 22 percent—the highest ever in Texas for an independent or third-party candidate—but was still handily outdistanced by George H. W. Bush at 41 percent and Democrat Bill Clinton with 37 percent. In fact, no independent or third-party candidate has ever come in first—or even second place—in the entire history of Texas and it is not going to happen this time.) If anybody is to take out Bush it is going to have to be Suazo. He is the only viable option. And he is an excellent option.
Rest assured that Miguel Suazo is no wild-eyed radical leftist that is unfortunately so commonplace in today’s Democratic Party. And on the issues that are germane to the Texas General Land Office, he is in total agreement with us—the issue of the Alamo in particular. Suazo is adamantly opposed to George P. Bush’s Reimagine the Alamo plan, including any removal of the Alamo Cenotaph. Our supporters have absolutely no qualms about supporting him. And voting for Suazo will do nothing to undermine the rest of the Republican ticket in Texas. Mr. Suazo is the only candidate running on the Democratic ticket that has any chance of being elected statewide—and he is the only Democratic candidate that ought to be elected.
Miguel Suazo is totally in agreement with everything that we all have been fighting for. To give you just a few of the details:
1. The Battle of 1836 and the heroism of the Defenders shall remain the primary focus of any future plans for the Alamo.
2. The marble Cenotaph Memorial to the Alamo Defenders shall not be moved one inch from where it currently stands.
3. The Daughters of the Republic of Texas shall be restored to their proper role at the Alamo.
Mr. Suazo grew up in a ranching family—9 generations on the same land. He is imminently qualified and has well-thought-out positions on all the duties of the Land Office. And unlike George P. Bush, his intent is not to use this office as a stepping stone to higher office—he wants to repair the mess that Bush has made of it. Full details can be viewed at Mr. Suazo’s website at https://www.miguelsuazo.org/.
Even though he avoided a run-off, Mr. Bush still had 42 percent of his own party vote against him in March, indicating that he is definitely vulnerable. This is very likely to be the closest statewide race of all in the November General Election. Make no mistake, the conservative voters who really care about our heritage hold the balance of power in this race, and if we utilize it to the fullest Bush and his Reimagine the Alamo Master Plan will be defeated.
Please do all you can to help us make that a reality. This result is absolutely essential for the future of the Alamo. Because of this fact, all four of Mr. Bush’s prior Republican Primary opponents—Former Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, Davey Edwards, David Watts (2014), and myself—are unanimously urging that George P. Bush be defeated for re-election.
Thank you very much for your consideration of this critical matter, and for your loyalty to our Texas heritage. Remember the Alamo!
Sincerely,
Rick Range
President and Founder of the Save The Alamo Committee
https://savethealamo.us/
Email: [email protected]
P.S.—Please help by forwarding this email to everyone that you possibly can and ask them to do the same. I believe that a great many of them will agree that the entire future of the Alamo is vastly more important than one man or the issue of personal loyalty to any one particular political party. I for one will never vote for a politically correct scalawag like George P. Bush just because he has an “R” next to his name. I hope that you and multitudes of other like-minded patriotic Texans agree. Remember that this is our last chance to save the Alamo.
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