The Editor: The Editor is posting a letter written by Manuel Escobar, the National Legal Advisor for LULAC, responding to Rick Dovalina's request for a legal opinion regarding David Alameel's bank rolling Roger Rocha's campaign for National President of LULAC. David Alameel made his decision to get involved in financing LULAC
This is Mr. Dovalina's request:
Subject: legal opinion
Mr. Escobar: Please consider this
request as a formal request from a National Board member for an opinion
regarding Lulac entities receiving money from a political candidate to form new
councils and participate in Lulac elections. In Texas, we have a candidate for
the US Senate, Mr. David Alameel, who has formed 39 councils in Ft Worth,
Texas and is paying for their trip to our State Convention in Houston this
week. He has reserved rooms and is bringing the delegates in buses. We
have cancelled checks where he paid for the dues and charter fees. It is my
understanding that he has formed many councils in San Antonio and Puerto Rico.
He is the Democratic candidate and getting Lulac involved in his
campaign. Article III,Section 6 of our Constitution clearly states in our
Aims and Purposes is to “maintain the League free of all involvement in
partisan politics as an organization”. We have filed a complaint with the Texas
elections commission. What is your position on this matter? Mr. Wilkes is aware
of our concerns as it may affect our 50c.4 and 501c3 status. The recent FBI
investigation of Mr. Luis Vera was a result of similar actions. Please reply as
soon as possible.
Escobar responded one month later.
You can see that Escobar is defensive, as usual, like "who are you?" "don't waste my time." We all know that Alameel is financing Vera and Rocha's campaign. He bank rolled 39 LULAC councils in Ft. Worth. We will just have to wait and see how many of his bought delegates go to New York City.
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