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I Will Vote Twice Tomorrow
ecthompsonmd March 3, 2008

All loyal citizens value the vote very much. The right to take part in our great democracy is at the core of who we are as Americans. I value my right to vote so much that I’ve often wished I could vote twice on Election Day. Yet , in almost all cases, the law has not seen fit to allow me to do so. The exception is how presidential primaries are conducted in Texas. Here in Texas, we have precinct caucuses after the polls are closed. You go where you voted during the day, and a caucus is held to award

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Mark Foley probably will not be charged
ecthompsonmd September 14, 2007

You know every now and then you find a story that gets under your skin.  It makes you mad.  You want to do something but there is nothing more to do than post.  The whole Mark Foley story is one of those kind of stories.  Now, it looks as if charges will not be filed. —— From RS: “Barring any extraordinary circumstances, it is very unlikely for charges to be filed in a case once the statute of limitations has run its course,” Aya Gruber, a former federal public defender and professor of law at Florida International University, told ABC News.

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Errington C. Thompson, MD

Dr. Thompson is a surgeon, scholar, full-time sports fan and part-time political activist. He is active in a number of community projects and initiatives. Through medicine, he strives to improve the physical health of all he treats.

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