Democratic Congresswoman Claims Constitution Is 400 Years Old On House Floor
What an idiot . Sheila Jackson Lee doesn’t even know how old our constitutional republic is yet she’s sure that she knows an unconstitutional law when she sees it . The voters of her congressional district must be proud … or just as ignorant as she given that the Honorable Jackson-Lee is the source of one moronic statement after another.
Since Rep Lee has once again brought herself to our attention with another nearly incomprehensible utterance perhaps now is a good time to take a look at the people responsible for foisting the woman on us . The Honorable Jackson Lee represents the people of the 18th congressional district in Texas which encompasses Houston and parts of the surrounding area .
The district which achieved it’s present makeup in a 1972 redistricting has voted completely Democratic since that time . It’s population consists of :
People Demographics
Age Demographics 18th Congressional District Rank Texas US Residents younger than 5 8.9% 3rd 7.5% 6.4% Residents younger than 18 28.1% 10th 26.8% 23.5% Residents 65 or older 8.4% 31st 10.9% 13.7%
Education Demographics 18th Congressional District Rank Texas US Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 74.0% 29th 80.4% 85.4% Residents with college degree (older than 25) 18.9% 25th 26.1% 28.2%
Race Demographics 18th Congressional District Rank Texas US Race – White 45.4% 34th 80.6% 77.9% Race – Black or African American 39.9% 2nd 12.3% 13.1% Race – American Indian or Alaska Native 0.5% 19th 1.0% 1.2% Race – Asian 3.3% 14th 4.2% 5.1% Race – Two or More 1.2% 34th 1.7% 2.4% Race – Hispanic or Latino 39.1% 12th 38.2% 16.9% Race – White, not Hispanic or Latino 17.1% 29th 44.5% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics 18th Congressional District Rank Texas US Female residents 50.3% 20th 50.3% 50.8% Foreign born residents 21.1% 10th 16.2% 12.8% Housing Demographics
Housing Demographics 18th Congressional District Rank Texas US Housing units 287,511 18th 10,098,750 132,312,404 Units inside multi-unit buildings 35.2% 5th 24.0% 25.9% Households 244,986 23rd 8,667,807 114,761,359 Home ownership rate 48.3% 36th 64.5% 66.1% Home median value $98,500 29th $126,400 $186,200 People per household 2.6 18th 2.8 2.6
Ms Lee has been the 18th district’s representative since first winning election in 1994 . She won the election with over 70% of the vote and during the course of her tenure in the House has never seen less than that and has even approached 90% on several occasions .
Her district went for Obama by 77-23% over McCain in the 2008 presidential election and again for Obama by a nearly identical 76.1-22.8% margin over Romney in 2012 .
As the numbers indicate the job of representing the people district 18 is hers for as long as she desires it and we will have Sheila Jackson Lee and her wisdom to guide us into the foreseeable future . If there is one bright spot in Ms Lee’s history of which Texans can be proud it is the fact that Sheila Jackson was born , raised and educated in New York:
- ” Born in Queens, Queens County, N.Y., January 12, 1950
- Graduated from Jamaica High School
- B.A., Yale University, New Haven, Conn., 1972
- J.D., University of Virginia Law School, Charlottesville, Va., 1975
- Lawyer, private practice
- Staff counsel, United States House Select Committee on Assassinations, 1977-1978
- Member of the Houston, Tex., city council, 1990-1994
- Houston, Tex., municipal judge, 1987-1990
- Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fourth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-present).”
We’re guessing that Yale University is not strong on American history requirements considering that Ms Lee is a storied alumnus , but then again she rose through the educational ranks on the rising tide of affirmative action so that may explain the disconnect between her official educational pedigree of Yale and UVa and her many inane public utterances .
No history of a politician would be complete without a quick look at the money behind the candidate to see just who they are obliged to represent and so we give you a snapshot of Sheila’s sugar daddies , the ones that have bankrolled her career from 1994 to the present … there are no surprises … unions , unions , unions .
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Representative Sheila Jackson Lee
Campaign Finance Cycle: 201420122010200820062004200220001998Career
Communications Workers of America $96,500 $0 $96,500 Laborers Union $79,000 $0 $79,000 American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees $73,908 $0 $73,908 National Assn of Realtors $67,500 $0 $67,500 AT&T Inc $64,850 $4,350 $60,500 Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers $62,500 $0 $62,500 Association of Trial Lawyers of America $60,000 $0 $60,000 Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union $56,500 $0 $56,500 Teamsters Union $48,000 $0 $48,000 Operating Engineers Union $44,000 $0 $44,000 National Auto Dealers Assn $43,500 $0 $43,500 Enron Corp $40,200 $20,700 $19,500 Service Employees International Union $35,000 $0 $35,000 International Longshoremens Assn $34,000 $0 $34,000 American Assn for Justice $33,000 $0 $33,000 International Assn of Fire Fighters $32,000 $0 $32,000 Transport Workers Union $32,000 $0 $32,000 Vinson & Elkins $31,250 $7,750 $23,500 United Continental Holdings $27,500 $4,000 $23,500 Air Line Pilots Assn $26,000 $0 $26,000 American Medical Assn $26,000 $0 $26,000
One last parting shot … when you hear the Dems refer to the Republican’s “war on science” bear in mind that the brilliant Jackson Lee at one time sat on the House Science committee and helped oversee space policy . That’s right , she of the “Is Mars Rover going to visit the site where the astronauts planted the American flag” comment is a recognized “expert” on science and space . Scary , isn’t it ?
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