Dear Editor,
As if one person trying to overturn an election isn’t enough, now we have two! Well, the same thing can be said for Gerald Manning as was said about Cooper Daniel…it is unethical to do this.
Mr. Manning stated he wanted to do something for his community. I wonder why Mr. Manning didn’t think to do this before the election?
Why is this happening?
One of the reasons, in this particular case, I believe, is because Freestone County has a system of one party elections. Whatever party people believe is going to be in power for that election period, that’s the party everyone runs on.
So, as a result, more times than not there are probably going to be run-off elections.
Each party puts forth their platform with not only what they want to do for “the people” but also what they believe in. So, when people are switching parties like crazy that means they don’t really stand for anything.
This is a sad thing for Freestone County although most people probably don’t agree with that.
When the election is over along with any run-off elections, the winners should not have to worry about “Johnny Come Lately” sneaking up on them trying to take their win away from them.
I understand, but may be wrong; the votes had to be certified within not more than 14 days after the election.
So, it appears these two people, Cooper Daniel and Gerald Manning, were standing in the wings ready to jump in before the certification process.
I am ready for some real statesmen…people who really want to serve the people but it seems if there are any, they don’t get a chance because of the shenanigans that go on in the political world of Freestone County.
Jan Fielden
Fairfield, Texas
