INFORMED CITIZENS     PROPOSED REFORMS:

• Elect into government those committed to the Rule of Law and Constitutional Government.
• Eliminate immunity for violations of law by police, prosecutors and Judges.
• Term limits on the office of District Attorney
• Limits on individual contributions. Rumor has it Rosenthal is spending $1,000,000. Most reportedly from 2 individuals who want to buy the office for him. Why?
• Videotapes all felony trials and mandate electronic Court Reporting.
• Require training and testing of Judges.
• Charge Attorney General with prosecuting violations of the law by those in government. Currently the Attorney General is required by law to defend, at taxpayers’ expense, those employed in law enforcement who violate the Constitution and Laws of the State.
• Eliminate the propaganda departments of law enforcement agencies.
• Prohibit Police and Prison personnel, or their agencies, from making campaign contributions.
• Prohibit Police and Prosecutors from conducting lobby activities while on taxpayer time.
• Strict oversight of judicial activities. Enforcement of Sanctions against biased Judges. Currently the Commission on Judicial conduct acts only on requests from Police and Prosecutors. It is functioning as the opposite of it's intended purpose. Make them responsive only to complaints from citizens not employed by taxpayers.
• Establish Public Defender’s office throughout the State.
• Establish permanent State Legislative Session.
• Local ownership of all media in the State. Anti-trust bust-up of the media monoply.

TERM LIMIT ON DISTRICT ATTORNEY POSITION
We must place a limit on the number of terms a District Attorney may serve. Johnny Holmes has been in office almost 20 years now. That time has enabled him to determine who is elected, not only to the local Judiciary, but even to the Appellate Courts and State Court of Criminal Appeals. As his influence and power has grown with each term he has even determined who holds many of the legislative seats. His power has become such that even with numerous scandals and questionable acts, like the arrest of a Grand Jury who reported the DA's office stacked the Jury, and refused to prosecute killer cops none, challenge him in his re-election bids. He also arrested the newspaper reporter who reported the story and exercises undue influence
over our media. The only reason he was re-elected is because no one had the courage to challenge him. Not for fear of losing but out of fear of reprisal. Because of his reputation for retaliation most local judicial elections are uncontested.

PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE:
The current Court Appointed system of providing counsel for indigent defendants is not working. At least not for the citizens and taxpayers. Where Public Defender's offices have been established costs of counsel for indigent defendants has dropped to a fraction of what Harris County taxpayers are currently burdened with. At the same time the quality of counsel has improved.
            Click here to read an Enlightening Supporting Argument with a Criminal Defense Attorney

PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT for Public Defender's Office:
The Houston Police Public Relations department currently employs 38 officers who work full-time, at taxpayers expense, and with a budget of several million $. They work full time exercising influence on the media to promote paranoia and fear among the populace. Their interests is not our safety but the promotion of additional power, more tax dollars, less accountability of
law enforcement personnel, and undue influence among the juries and in the Courts. A PR department, under the direction of the Public Defender's office would promote a more balance and accurate view of reality. The result would be fewer unnecessary & unlawful arrests, fewer unjust convictions of the innocent and falsely accused, and more accountability of law enforcement personnel.

HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATE paid for by the county.
We currently have a so-called "victim rights advocate" named Andy Kahan. The citizens deserve a counterpart who will advocate compliance by Judges, Prosecutors, and Police with the Rule of Law, The US and Texas Constitutions, the Bill of Rights of both Constitutions, and the United Nations' Declaration of Human Rights. An advocate to promote fair and impartial adjudication of the accused.

FREE COPIES OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS
At present the Harris County District Clerk charges $1.00 PER PAGE for copies of campaign finance reports filed by Candidates for County and District Judicial races. Each page of the form lists approximately 7 contributors. With some contributions as small as $25 a single report can easily run 50 pages and more. The State is only allowed to charge 10 cents a page. One Tenth what Harris County charges. This must be changed. These reports should be available to all, online, and at no charge. You need to know how much your opponent in a lawsuit, and their lawyer or law firm, has contributed to the Judge handling your case to insure you get a fair and impartial hearing.

INDEPENDENT CITIZEN COMPLAINT AND REVIEW
Removal of all citizen complaint departments and review boards from
government agencies and the establishment of tax funded Civilian
Oversight Boards with members elected by the public. See Corpus Justice in webring.