Missed Filing Deadline?
When you run for office, there are a few things that you must do. One of them is legal. That is, file your campaign contribution report. Everyone gives everyone a break for their first time out in politics. What you don’t get a break on is your CONTRIBUTION report, even if it is zero. You still have to file it – for legal reasons.
Now, the GOP gets onto the Democratic party hard on this because they want to know where the big contributors are landing. We, outhere in POL land, want to know who is what and who is supporting whom. Especially the big players?
So when we get a GOPER that fails to report, then we get a little upset. And we want to know why.
Meet Bryan Markland, who wants to be the next Jefferson County Chairman. He is running Shilo Platt, who seemingly is being very aggressive, which sometimes is lacking in the GOP leadership. You know, friendly people and honey?
So we checked over the weekend, and sure enough, we did not see the filing, which at that point was two days late.
Now we give passes to people. On both sides, we give passes. But if you want the job to be the watchdog for the Republican Party, then you have to know the rules, you have to follow those rules, and you have to know when things are due. He failed at that. So maybe he needs to get into the books, get into the party, and show that he indeed knows the rules and regulations of elections. There can be lawsuits, as we have all seen in the past in East Texas.
We checked around and found that all candidates in Jefferson and Orange, Chambers, Hardin, and Jasper counties were on time. But not the guy who wants to be the party chairman.
Politics is about painting a picture of what you can do. But you gotta have the picture and tell the world who is backing you.
We guess that he will fix it. And we believe he will. But it is not a good start, friends. Take some time and get the rule book out and study it. Yes, it is that important. If you are going to be the enforcer, be that guy who knows the laws and rules of running a county.
Not good, bad start.
Chesson Strikes Again!
Well, this is one of those where we really shake our heads. But this time NOBODY in the political world can say anything other than “what is wrong with him.”
This past Friday Night at the political party, and obviously intoxicated Justin Chesson pulled a political nono and made a fool of himself AGAIN in public. And the story is very simple this time.
After the introduction of POLS, including Senator Ted Cruz, who gave a rip-roaring speech and had the crowd so excited you could feel it, the host of the event got up on stage to introduce the band. As he was introducing the band that was about to play, Chesson (a JP Judge) yelled that he was a judge, and he could sing. So the band let him come up on stage and start singing with the band? So we asked the band member at their break, and they told us, “We just did it because he was a judge. He might need to keep his day job.”
Sigh…what a great deal, right? A judge gets drunk and makes a fool of himself in front of about 600 people and a Federal Senator.
This illogical behavior, and frankly, inappropriate behavior, has landed him in hot water with the judicial commission. He is currently building a nice file in Austin on his behavior and his lies about being the Fire Chief of Hampshire Fire Department, where the new board has begun to take a second look at him.
This 1st fupa began when he was having an affair with a witness who appeared in front of the court, and his wife caught him. Then she posted it all over Facebook, only to delete it later, as she knew she was going to be in hot water. Shall we remind you?
Ouch! However, it worsened over the next few years, as he is now being investigated by the commission because he had a friend. And that friend is an older man. And Chesson took it upon himself to bring a 14-year-old girl 14 years old into his office to “talk” about spreading lies, rumors, and accusing people of raping them. Well, it seems that the little girl was being raped by her family member, and the Grand Jury indicted him. Chesson has never given a statement, and the DA and the Sheriff’s department are sitting on it until the time of trial, then they will deal with the judge for interference in a criminal case.
When Chesson ran for JP, he knew the law. He could not hold two elected positions. And that is good. But we found out that his fire chief’s position is an elected position. And now he is an elected Judge.
Meaning he lied to the people.
Now he is a drunk dancing judge at a national event, singing his off-key songs to a Federal Senator. And one patron of the event says that they saw him drive away in his auto. Meaning he was drunk driving.
You cannot make this up. It is anarchy in Hampshire.
What is worse, you might ask? Well, the Jefferson County Executive Committee can have a meeting and get him thrown off the ballot. But no, that is controversy, and we cannot have that, right?
So the singing, dancing, and drunk judge rules in the Republican Party! RIGHT?
And don’t get mad at us here at the Review – you created it in the GOP. You are letting it happen!
Our advice – fix it.
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