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Political Sociopath

BY: HOOD RICHARDSON

Much has been said and is being said about Republican Party loyalty and disloyalty. Most of these accusations are coming from inside the leadership of the Beaufort County Republican Party. This is a sad condition because the duty of the leadership is to find ways for the various factions to coexist and to elect not just Republicans but honorable Republicans.

There is a vast difference in every way between those who are elected in a public election and those who volunteer to run political party operations. A publicly elected official has duties and obligations that are defined by written laws passed by elected bodies. These duties and obligations to the public are enforceable by our system of courts. The benefits of these duties and laws apply to every person whether they voted or did not vote.

Political party leaders (officers of the party, members of the various committees, precinct chairmen, etc.) are not elected as a result of any action by a legislative body. These party leaders hold no position or authority over, or beholden to, anyone other than those who are registered to vote as a volunteer member of a particular political party. These volunteer political leaders pledge their personal character and integrity to all of the registered members of that particular political party. Political party leaders have no legislative, judicial or administrative authority over any elected official; even those who are elected from their party.

My conflict with the Beaufort County Republican party has gone on for 30 years. I was elected to the Beaufort County Commission in 1996. Within three months I was told by the Chairman and Vice Chairman of  the Beaufort County Republican Party that my Commissioner votes would be as instructed by him. I told him and his Vice Chairman what they could kiss and walked out. A campaign about what a bad person I am started the next week and has gone on to this day. Again, I say, political party leaders have no authority to tell elected officials how to vote or dictate policy. It is a part of my, and any other elected official’s, obligation to the public not to allow myself to become corrupt this way.

Historically there have been party leaders who have built very effective political machines. The best known of these are the Daily Machine in Chicago and several political machines in New York City. The State of Illinois and New York suffer from these corruptions to this day.

One of the fallacies in politics is that all persons who present themselves for election have identical beliefs, are entirely honest to a fault, wish to represent the public interest without favor to any person or thing, know (have read) and believe the principles of the Constitution and have an unimpaired normal psychology and character.

We have many elected officials who exhibit the characteristics presented in the above paragraph. We also have many who fail miserably.

A small group has taken over the Beaufort County Republican Party and operate a campaign of favoritism to those who are willing to support liberal policies. This group thoroughly dislikes conservatives and regularly attacks us using the Beaufort County Republican Party machinery (money, Republican image, and organization).

Commissioner Stan Deatherage and I became aware the Beaufort County Republican Party was favoring liberals in elections and working against conservatives several years ago. Proof of this is when two Republicans join with two Democrats to control Beaufort County Policy. Fake Frankie Waters refused to sign a party platform loyalty pledge the first time he ran for Commissioner. The party pledge has not been offered since. Over the years Fake Frankie Waters, Gary Brinn, Ron Buzzeo, Jay McRoy, Al Klemm, and Jerry Evons formed alliances with two Democrats to grow the size of Beaufort County Government from about 290 employees to more than 400 while our population shrank. They shut down the Aurora School. They secretly raised taxes last year. They voted for more consolidation of schools with the new Eastern Elementary School when we should be building smaller neighborhood schools. They refuse to examine our budget for cost savings. High taxes in Beaufort County are caused by Fake Frankie Waters, RINO Randy Walker and the Beaufort County Republican Party.

The present Beaufort County Republican Party leadership actively supports liberal Commissioner candidates while they attack conservative Commissioners Stan Deatherage and Hood Richardson. They go to the polls on election day and influence voters by identifying what they call “true or real Republicans”.

There is an effort to say that Commissioner Stan Deatherage and I are disloyal because we do not like this behavior. I have no problem with stating this truth. Voters need to be suspicious of any candidates identified by anyone as being “true or real Republicans”. My advice is that you do not vote for any Commissioner candidate endorsed by the Beaufort County Republican Party as being the “true or real Republican”. Vote for the other Republican Commissioner candidates.

Take note that these complaints are not about the Republican slate of candidates as a whole. These complaints apply to the limited voting system used by Beaufort County. The two people who are working to change the limited voting system are Hood Richardson and Stan Deatherage. Those who are paying lip service are the leadership of the Beaufort County Republican Party and the elected RINO Commissioners. Both the Democrat and Republican parties enjoy the liberal benefits of these corrupt practices.

In order to get a grasp on the situation within the Beaufort County Republican Party you should know the definition of sociopath. Here is one definition taken from the internet: “This condition involves a long-term pattern of breaking rules, ignoring the rights of others and showing no regret or remorse”.