Think Tarrant County elections are rigged? Come volunteer and look under the hood

See the integrity for yourself

I’ve worked elections in Tarrant County since the 1980s. Heider Garcia is one of the best election administrators in Texas. He is doing everything he can to show our elections are safe and accurate.

Some people in our community will not believe this no matter what is done to prove it. What is their motivation, aside from throwing out the elections their candidates do not win?

We are fortunate to have Garcia and the other full-time and temporary workers who work long hours to see that our elections are safe, accurate and timely. Voters in Tarrant County should be giving them high fives instead of harping about rigged elections. If you are skeptical about it, sign up to work, take the training and find out for yourself.

- Suzanne Mabe, Fort Worth

Best doesn’t rise to the top

America’s problem is that our democracy makes people think they know it all. It gives us too many people whose real interest is their own welfare, glorification of our victories and ignorance of our defeats and their basic causes. The average citizen does not understand cause and effect in foreign and domestic affairs.

Our representative form of government has become one that puts a premium on mediocrity and emphasizes the defects of the electorate. This is seen in Texas’ elected representatives to Congress and the state’s legislative and executive branches.

I hope that when we vote this November, the cycle of mediocrity is broken by being informed and electing people who will govern responsibly and for the good of all the people of Texas.

- Robert Terry, Fort Worth

Abbott made the problem worse

You can be part of the problem or part of the solution. Gov. Greg Abbott has decided to be part of the problem to score political gains among the extreme right wing. He could have chosen to spread destinations for busing migrants among many red and blue states, coordinating with officials at those destinations and being truthful, compassionate and respectful to those being being transported.

That would have shown true leadership of someone who was worthy of the office. But Abbott chose to send migrants to unfamiliar places and dump them on the street. It’s no better than the human trafficking that brought the migrants to Texas in the first place.

Edward L. Frazee, Arlington

Who sets an example of hate?

Last Sunday, a reader wrote praising former President Donald Trump for optimism, hope and love of country, and criticizing President Joe Biden for hate. (Letters, 4C) I see it differently.

Hate is when you call our president “an enemy of the state.” Hate is when you mock a reporter with disabilities. Hate is when you try to overturn a free and fair election. Hate is when you want to destroy anyone who disagrees with you. I have never heard of Biden doing any of these things.

- Zelda L. Blalock, North Richland Hills

Just leave Donald Trump alone

Here we go again. New York Attorney General Letitia James has decided to file a lawsuit against Donald Trump and his family. It’s ridiculous how Democrats spend so much effort attacking this one man.

Gov. Greg Abbott, step up those buses headed to New York. Send one right to James so she can see bigger problems America faces.

- Vince Bonano, Fort Worth

Democrats are ruining it all

A Sept. 21 article suggests adults younger than 65 should get routine anxiety screening. (11A, “US adults should get routine anxiety screening, panel says”) I am not under age 65, and older adults may need it too if the economy gets any worse. We are watching what we worked for all our lives vanish under the Biden administration. Why would anyone in their right mind vote for Democrats?

- Verdonna Durham, Fort Worth

Keep the hands where they are

Isn’t it time to abolish the clock-changing we do under daylight saving time, established by law in 1918? The Senate voted months ago to make daylight saving time permanent, but the House has yet to act. We are scheduled to turn our clocks back an hour on Nov. 6.

There is still time to tell your representative that you want daylight saving time year-round. No more “spring forward” and “fall back.”

- Harold Hodapp, Fort Worth