Re: Another Recall, Free Lance, July 17. Democracy is under attack because some do not like to lose an election. These few initiate recalls. These “Poor Losers” prefer to be winners so they proceed on the attack. They disregard the common good.
What concerns me currently is that another recall is initiated. The last recall started almost immediately after a supported candidate lost an election when the winning candidate, Ignacio Velazquez, received the most votes by the people. The “poor losers” won the recall.
It bothers me when “poor losers” can win a recall. I thought recall elections were meant to correct theft of funds or tax cheating or fraud or lying. None of those crimes happened to authenticate this recall.
It seems abundantly clear that this “recall” group trivializes democracy by ignoring the majority, misinforming people and pursuing disruptive behavior. Their behavior mirrors tyranny more than democracy.
Now this recall group plans to initiate another recall against a popular supervisor, Kollin Kosmicki. True, these recall people do not agree with this supervisor. This supervisor supports the welfare of the whole county. He is completely open and transparent.
Most people move here from San Jose. They move here because of our clear clean air, our uncontaminated water, our magnificent valley and mountain views, our quiet and lack of congestion. San Jose existed just like Hollister before San Jose became the capital of Silicon Valley.
In the name of democracy, a group with money desires to transform Hollister into another San Jose. That bothers me. Democracy does not work when only the few can become powerful over the many and work for money rather than for people.
Mary Zanger
Hollister
It sounds like someone else is also a sore loser. While Velazquez may be popular with the writer of this opinion piece it’s evident they are
not popular with the majority of the voters regarding the recall. I guess they were all sore losers or were they just more informed?
The fact that Mary Zanger posted this tells me everything I needed to know.
Carol, the turn out was, 1312 YES – 1279 NO, not that much of a “majority” as you say.
You fail to understand or are blatantly choosing to misunderstand Marys message.
She is telling us how there seems to be a group of people unwilling to take no/lose an election for an answer. And that they funnel money into certain candidates and frame their messages in certain ways.
Seen it so myself, so many damn recalls in Hollister City Council / government. What is going on? Pretty obvious. Outside money won’t take no for an answer.
Something very similar happening in our federal government, and they are trying to make certain states comply.
Spend the time doing your research, looking back at previous posts on here, and you’ll see.
Peno,
I think Carol understands Mary Zanger perfectly. As far as people not taking no for an answer: the political group Mary is part of – the Campaign to Protect San Benito – pushed Measure A, even after voters had spoken and it had been defeated in their previous attempt with Measure Q. They sure didn’t like losing, did not take no for an answer, and kept pushing…
Also, as far as the 1312/1279 turnout – we have had elections decided on as little as 10 vote difference. And interesting you talk about so many damn recalls here – but the recall of Velazquez in June was the very first one ever to make it onto a ballot in San Benito County.
With regard to the comments about big outside money I think you need to do some research: Ignacio Velazquez took big $$$ from out of town Silicon Valley millionaires for his recall. And those same group of outsiders who are connected with Mary’s political group poured money not only into Ignacio’s fight against the recall, but into Roxanne Stephens campaign, and Laura Garcilazo’s campaign in June. These same out of towners also gave big $$$ to Rudy Picha and Priscilla de Anda to pay off their old campaign debt from their last campaign. And what do you know, these candidates are all supported by members of that same Campaign to Protect San Benito political group. So who is serving special interests, and who is taking big outside money again?