As I was leaving one of our local restaurants this evening I picked up what looks like a new local news magazine covering South Texas matters of public interest. The "South Texas Nation" magazine caught my specific attention because it took a look at a problem I commented on this last primary election, the use and abuse of vote-harvesters. While many people ignore or even deny the existence of growing abuses I was pleased to see the topic covered in the magazine."In this rural zone of about 5,000 residents, some 3,000 voters have cast an early ballot — the large majority of them dragged in by the area’s three political machines. One machine .... has rented more than 40 vehicles, manned by mostly paid drivers whose job is to get voters to the polls with pre-marked sample ballots in hand."
I'm sorry to say that in some cases the reality on the ground, especially when it comes to the treatment of the elderly, goes far beyond what should be tolerated. Unfortunately in the desire to win at all cost, the long term health of our democracy and the interests of our citizens are usually among the first casualties.
photo credit/The Paper
2 comments:
Things have got out of hand but was glad to see that the 40 vans and illegal use of school employees didn't keep you from winning.
The corruption runs deep in your county. I am glad you were able to keep the thugs off of you and win the election. Will anyone ever do something about the politiquera problem?
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