First of all it cost NOTHING to file to run for mayor or city council. There is no declaration of political party, it doesn't matter Democrat, Republican, Independent or Other, it doesn't go on the ballot anywhere. No certifications are needed, you don't even have to have a high school diploma, nothing! The only requirement is that you have been a citizen of Gonzales for the last 6 months. So running for mayor or city council is available for anyone in this city who is a resident. The only thing you have to do is declare with the City Secretary, and fill out some paperwork, bingo you're running for office.
Now we've got some talented people that don't necessarily want to be in politics but would make an excellent mayor. If you know someone in that category it's time to start talking seriously to them about We've got some people that I'm certain think they know it all that have their opportunity to show the city what they really know, you know put up or shut up (I'm certain many put me in this category). And yes, you'll have some with personal agendas run too, and the voters will have to sift through all the $#@! to figure out who really will be the best person for mayor. This should not be a one (wo)man race for either mayor or city council.
So if you think you might want to be mayor or council member, NOW is the time for you to start getting a team together. People who will talk you up. People willing to knock on doors with/for you. People to make you look good. A platform of things you'd like to see happen in the city would be a good start. What are your visions for the city? Get it together so you can convince the citizens to vote for you. And if you have a plan to get the citizens out to vote, that would work even better! You can't wait till May and expect this stuff to fall into place. You've got to start now.
If rumors are right we'll have 2 positions that will not have incumbents running. Nothing concrete, but I'd expect at least one, if not both, of the 2 Bobbys won't run again. So opportunity is there now for someone to step up. It's time we put some leadership into this city for growth, development of our current assets, and some fiscal responsibility. If you know someone who can do that for this city, now is the time to get their name out there!
God Bless,
Dennis Nesser
Someone needs to step up and run, if we want change in this town we need someone new to put their name in the hat.
ReplyDeleteI have been notified by a reader that there is problems posting to my blog. I've been able to recreate it on one computer and will be working with blogspot (my host) to see what we can do about this.
ReplyDeleteI've been wondering why this blog has been so quiet. :-) Please check back if you've had issues and I will let you know when it seems to be working correctly.
God Bless
Dennis
I agree that more candidates are needed. For all elections.
ReplyDeleteEach position on any ballot should have two or more candidates.
This includes the City, County, School, Hospital, etc.
This helps to keep all government agencies and their elected officials honest.
I also believe that this should also apply to all organizations also.
Ok, for you who are having problems posting, and I understand there are several, I believe I've found a 'fix'. I don't know if Google, Blogger, or Microsoft has made changes, but it appears something with cookies are not working together. The fix is as follows:
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Click on the "Privacy" tab.
Set the Privacy slider to "Medium".
Hit the "Advanced" button, and examine the "Advanced Privacy Settings".
Check “Override automatic cookie handling”
Click both "First party Cookies" and "Third party Cookies" should be set to "Accept"
This should not make any change to your system, just taking it from Auto to set with the same settings, or what they should be.
If you are still having problems feel free to contact me at dennis(at)it2rescue.com
Thanks for letting me know there are issues...and I hope to hear the comments rolling in.
Dennis