Moundville Times
Dear Editor:
Recently there has been quite a stir in West Alabama about alleged voter fraud in several elections. We need to clean up our act; this affects more than West Alabama.
Fraud breeds corruption. Corruption draws criminals, who figure politicians and law enforcement either don’t care or can be bought. Criminals bring drugs, prostitution and gangs.
Dishonest government teaches our children that it is all right to use any means to get what they want. Children will start lying, cheating, stealing, and vandalizing if they see adults getting away with it. By the time they are teenagers, behavior problems become more serious; theft, drugs, and violence follow. Do you think I exaggerate? I have worked for many years with street police, alcoholics, drug addicts, dealers, sexual deviants of all kinds, pimps, prostitutes, thieves, murderers, and other criminals who wind up in the mental health system at some point. Not one of them ever told me he thought it up all by himself or herself. They all saw someone in possession of power getting away with something illegal or unethical, lining their own pockets with someone else’s misery.
Voter fraud is theft. A dishonest person is usually dishonest in several ways. Voter fraud usually requires participation of more than one person; it involves conspiracy and cover-up.
Honest people who want a decent place to do business and bring up their children avoid communities with a reputation for dishonest government. No one wants to invest in a community where they know they will be without any power or influence in important decisions.
Dishonest government brings poverty and degradation to all its people. West Alabama will never prosper until we stop tolerating such mistreatment. People who want a chance to succeed will continue to leave the area to look for homes and jobs elsewhere.
West Alabama is not the only area affected. If our representatives should be elected fraudulently, remember that they will be voting on statewide and nationwide issues. All of Alabama and the nation are watching us to se what we will do about this situation. Let us be known for honesty and integrity in all our dealings with others. We cannot just stand by and wait for someone else to take care of this. In this time of international unrest, we do not need to be held hostage by our own neighbors.
Sincerely,
Caroline McCord