Congressman Frank Lucas has been getting elected to represent Oklahoma’s 3rd District for a long time now.
I am acquainted with Congressman Lucas, and I have to say, he’s always seemed real enough to me.
Frank Lucas’ erstwhile opponent in the recent Republican primary, Timothy Ray Murray, evidently saw something in the Congressman that slipped right past me. Even though Congressman Lucas garnered 82.8% of the total vote, and even though Mr Murray only got a teensy 5.2% of that same vote, he issued a statement on his web site informing the public that he will file a challenge to the election.
It seems that Mr Murray will not base his challenge on more mundane concerns such as election irregularities. He is claiming that the election should be overturned because the person who won is not Congressman Lucas. His contention is that Congressman Lucas is dead and has been replaced by a body double.
I’m going to let you read Mr Murray’s statement for yourself. But before I do, there is one small point I want to make. Elected officials get letters like this all the time. By that, I mean every single day. I also got phone calls similar to this.
I don’t mean the specific Frank-Lucas-is-dead-and-the-guy-who-calls-himself-Frank-Lucas-is-a-body-double thing. I mean delusional stuff. It was a lot worse back before we got psychotropic drugs. Back in that day, I got calls all the time from people who thought the Martians had a microphone under their beds and that their neighbor’s dog was really a Russian spy.
Medication has helped this a lot.
So, joking aside, I want you to know that dealing with this kind of thing is part of the business of holding public office. It’s just a reality (pun intended) of the job. I’ve read a couple of “dumb Okie” comments about this, and even saw one atheist web site claiming that this was due to the strong Christian influence in Oklahoma. (Move over Mr Murray, you have a bedmate.)
In truth, this has nothing to do with locality, philosophy or ideology. Take it from someone who’s been getting things like this in the mail for a long time. It doesn’t fit into that kind of neat category.
Here is Mr Murray’s press release announcing his intent to file an election challenge in full:
News Person,
The election for U.S. House for Oklahoma’s 3rd District will be contested by the Candidate, Timothy Ray Murray. I will be stating that his votes are switched with Rep. Lucas votes, because it is widely known Rep. Frank D. Lucas is no longer alive and has been displayed by a look alike. Rep. Lucas’ look alike was depicted as sentenced on a white stage in southern Ukraine on or about Jan. 11, 2011.
This is a situation similar to the Senators’ from Kentucky situation in the 2012 election. I am contesting that this matter has happen since his election was blocked, because of the U.S. Defense Department’s use of Mr. Murray’s DNA. To my knowledge, the U.S. Defense Department has not released to the public that information, as it is their confidential information about many people. Congress is likely wanting me to state that all my DNA used will not result in benefits to people I have never had relations with of a family nature. I have been bound to protect that information unless it causes harm to The People.
The contest of election and or petition will be correctly filed with county election boards and with federal offices. I, Hon. Mr. Timothy Ray Murray, fully meet all Constitutional, Federal and Oklahoma requirements for election and for holding Office if the voters’ results show that is the case.
Thank You for your service in giving Oklahomans great current news and information.
Sincerely,
(Digital signature was recorded)
Hon. Timothy Ray Murray
Tim Murray for Congress
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