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Smith County voters ask commissioners, "What part of 'no' don't you understand?"

In East Texas, the "What part of 'No' don't you understand?" Committee formed this week to oppose Smith County jail bonds for the third year in a row. Tyler attorney Jeff Weinstein is the PAC treasurer and another lawyer, Ken Good, produced much of the research on the group's new website. Here's the announcement of the committee's launch.The voters of Smith County have voted against three separate bond proposals to build a new jail. In 2006, the voters defeated two proposals. In 2007, the voters defeated another proposal. For some reason the Commissioners Court has yet to get the message. The voters of Smith County do not want to build a jail. They have said no to a remote jail. They have said no to a downtown jail that was not integrated with the rest of the county?s facilities and they have said no to a downtown jail that was integrated...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on August 15, 2008 (boomark / email).