Al Baldeo Pushing for Baldeocracy

According to the Room Eight Blog, Al “Be Sure” Baldeo has written Governor Patterson an impassioned letter to urge him not to call a Special Election. We will provide you two versions the non-translated first followed by the real message.

PETITION TO ALLOW THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS TO CONTINUE AND NOT TO CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION IN THE 38th ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.

July 22, 2009

TO: Governor David Paterson, State Capitol, Albany, NY 12224

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, ARE ALL TAX PAYERS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS,

WE FEAR THAT THE WILL of the voters will be disenfranchised in the process to replace former Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio in the 38th Assembly District, by way of recent press reports which indicate that, rather than allowing the election currently under way to proceed, you are considering calling a special election to fill the vacancy,

AND WHEREAS, YOU HAVE A HISTORY of standing up in the face of injustice to fight for the civil rights for all,

AND WHEREAS YOU ARE NOT known to be one who will allow the party insiders to convince you to abandon this history in favor of the political expediency and logistical nightmare of a special election,

AND WHEREAS, proclaiming a special election would serve no purpose other than to take the decision for selecting candidates out of the hands of the voters and putting it into the hands of 4 white District Leaders,

AND WHEREAS, six (6) candidates have already declared their candidacies and filed petitions signed by thousands of voters in the 38th Assembly District,

AND WHEREAS, we urge you to respect the will of the voters by rejecting this approach,

AND WHEREAS, this is especially disturbing given the demographics of this district, which is incredibly diverse, and a “majority minority” district,

AND WHEREAS, the candidates who have followed the rules and petitioned to appear on the ballot reflect this diversity, coming from a variety of backgrounds and ethnicities,

AND WHEREAS, the selection by a diverse electorate would be replaced by the selection of a handful of party insiders who do not reflect the diverse communities of our district,

AND WHEREAS, the people of the 38th Assembly District deserve to choose their representative through a democratic primary in September, and deserve the right to elect a representative in an open process that empowers the electorate, rather than via an insider’s game that disenfranchises every taxpayer who does not happen to be a party insider,

AND WHEREAS, one of the party insiders who could play a large role in the selection process is former Assemblyman and now-convicted felon Anthony Seminerio, who remains a District Leader,

AND WHEREAS, as Governor, you are the decision-maker who will choose between allowing a healthy debate and a competitive election amongst all candidates through a normal election cycle, or a closed process that helps political parties achieve their desired foregone conclusions,

AND WHEREAS, these are difficult times economically, and the recent crisis in Albany has severely undermined people’s faith in their government,

AND WHEREAS, taking away the ability of the voters of this district to choose their own representative would only further this process, because all communities need new leadership and integrity in Albany fighting for them,

AND WHEREAS, only through the democratic process of voters choosing their representative will every community be fairly served in Albany,

BE IT RESOLVED THAT we strongly urge you, Governor Paterson, to do the right thing and stop this needless and anti-democratic call for a special election. Let democracy prevail, as it should.

Now for the translation:

PETITION TO ALLOW ME TO CIRCUMVENT THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS AND NOT TO CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION IN THE 38th ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.

July 22, 2009

TO: Governor David Paterson, State Capitol, Albany, NY 12224

I, ALBERT BALDEO, AND MY PURCHASED VOLUNTEERS,

I FEAR THAT MY WILL be disenfranchised in the process to replace former Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio in the 38th Assembly District, by way of recent press reports which indicate that, rather than allowing me the opportunity to circumvent the process, you are considering calling a special election to fill the vacancy,

AND WHEREAS, YOU HAVE A HISTORY of standing up and making a mockery of the democratic process,

AND WHEREAS YOU ARE NOT known to be a strong leader and allow the party insiders to convince you to do their bidding in favor of individual political expediency,

AND WHEREAS, proclaiming a special election would kill my chances of finally winning some elected office and preventing me from buying and manipulating voters and forcing me to kiss the asses of 4 white District Leaders,

AND WHEREAS, six (6) candidates have already declared their candidacies and filed petitions signed by thousands of voters in the 38th Assembly District, some were even able to obtain signatures from the dead,

AND WHEREAS, I urge you to join me in pretending to respect the will of the voters by rejecting this approach of Special Elections,

AND WHEREAS, this is especially disturbing given the demographics of this district, which is incredibly diverse, and a “majority minority” district could be deceived and bought if I were given the chance,

AND WHEREAS, the other candidates who have followed the rules (not me) and petitioned to appear on the ballot reflect this diversity, coming from a variety of backgrounds and ethnicities, except for the two white guys, one white girl and one Hispanic woman,

AND WHEREAS, given the chance, I could be selected by a diverse coerced purchased electorate but during a Special Election would be replaced by the selection of a handful of white racist party insiders who hate my guts and who do not reflect my perverse vision for my district,

AND WHEREAS, the people of the 38th Assembly District are too stupid to choose their representative and need me to buy, corrupt and deceive them through a democratic primary in September, I will not allow an insider’s game that ends my quest for world domination and to eliminate all my political enemies,

AND WHEREAS, one of the party insiders who could play a fat role in the selection process is my idol and hero former Assemblyman and now-convicted felon Anthony Seminerio, who remains a District Leader and a thorn in my side,

AND WHEREAS, as Governor, you will probably screw this up like everything else by preventing me from continuing my backroom deals and voter fraud program and once again the election will be a closed process that helps everyone but me achieve their desired foregone conclusions,

AND WHEREAS, these are difficult times economically where people can be easily bought, and the recent fiasco in Albany under your leadership has severely undermined people’s faith in their government of which I am trying to abuse for my own political expediency,

AND WHEREAS, taking away my ability to manipulate voters of this district to choose me would only further this process, because all communities in the district want me to participate in the circus in Albany screwing them too,

AND WHEREAS, only through the manipulation of the democratic process can we force voters to choose representative they neither want, need or deserve,

BE IT RESOLVED THAT I strongly urge you, Governor Paterson, to finally do the right thing and stop this needless and anti-Baldeo call for a special election. Let Baldeoocracy prevail, as it should.