“It is both breath-taking and disheartening to witness the speed with which this has all happened.\u00a0 I refer to the near-total\u00a0hijacking of Elbert County government by the Democrat party over a relatively short period of time.<\/p>\n
This takeover is reflected in several ways but the most evident is the ongoing deliberations by the committees and commissions assembling the new oil and gas regulations, and the county’s new venture into regulating water use. I have listened to several of these meetings and one can easily conclude that the main objective of the groups is to craft the new regulations\u00a0in a way\u00a0that their complexity will discourage petroleum\u00a0exploration firms from ever developing the county’s oil and gas resources.<\/p>\n
The Democrat dominance of Elbert County politics was clinched I believe, by last November’s election campaign when, notwithstanding the revelation that the two new county commissioners had\u00a0only recently changed their affiliations to the Republican party, they were elected.\u00a0 It appeared to many\u00a0that this move would help to validate their run for election in normally\u00a0Republican Elbert County, and sure enough, it did.<\/p>\n
It seemed preordained that\u00a0the outcome of\u00a0the election would not make that much difference no matter the\u00a0makeup of the two slates of candidates. This became apparent when among other events, one of the county activists prior to the election effectively stated in writing that the Democrat party\u00a0had a win-win\u00a0situation whichever slate\u00a0won.<\/p>\n
True to form, after\u00a0winning under\u00a0the Republican mantle the new Commissioners\u00a0recently appointed at least two prominent Democrats to positions in the Planning Commission, the new Water Committee and possibly more\u00a0by now thereby injecting even further, Democrat policies into county decisions<\/p>\n
The roots of the political coup\u00a0appear to\u00a0go back over several election cycles. During those years the county commissioners were usually Republicans, and time after time they would be accused of gross misconduct, have their personal integrity challenged, and face the threat of recalls.\u00a0 These threats were believed to have\u00a0originated from both Democrats and a few vociferous nominal county Republicans.\u00a0 After suffering these\u00a0largely\u00a0unjustified vendettas, it becomes apparent that any\u00a0bona fide Republican\u00a0who might decide in the future\u00a0to run for county commissioner\u00a0will have\u00a0to be terribly courageous\u00a0and possessing\u00a0a thick skin.<\/p>\n
Today, the political situation in Elbert County\u00a0should remind us that it mirrors our national political dilemma.\u00a0 If as\u00a0the U.S. Democrats hope,\u00a0their party will take control of the U.S.\u00a0House of Representatives following the midterm elections next year.\u00a0 Then for the remainder of President Obama’s second term\u00a0his party\u00a0will own the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, and probably the Judicial Branch as well, since Obama\u00a0will likely\u00a0have the opportunity to select (and have confirmed) two new Supreme Court justices, molded in his image. It will be hard to accept\u00a0the reality that our beloved United States of America may be governed\u00a0under a Democrat-led\u00a0totalitarian authority for decades to come.<\/p>\n
Whether at the federal ,state or even at the Elbert county level it is way past time for genuine Republicans to step up , become more visible in the county’s governmental landscape, and reinstate our party’s principles into the functions of Elbert County.<\/p>\n
Sincerely,<\/p>\n
Marvin O. Maul
\nColorado Springs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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