Saint Matthew Chapter 12, Verse 25: "And knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them, 'Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and any city or house divided against itself will not stand." NASB
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Two Cameron County towns, Brownsville and Harlingen, are separated by a mere 25.9 miles, a car trip that would take 19.92 minutes at the current speed limit. Interestingly, for statistical purposes, the U.S. Census Bureau lists the two together as the Brownsville-Harlingen Metro Area.
So, what is the purpose behind each town having their own version of a single political party,[i.e.], the North Cameron County Democratic Party and the South Cameron County Democratic Party? Since the two towns aren't separated by an all day trip via horse and buggy, is there some philosophical difference that necessitates two separate Democratic groups in a single county? We threw that question out for discussion at the Eddie Garcia for Tax Assessor/Collector Event Saturday at DK's Bar and Grill, without getting a definitive answer. (Even Democratic Party operative Mario Saenz seemed perplexed by the existence of two Democratic Party groups in this single county.)
While we've not visited any meetings of the NCCDP, we've noticed County Democratic Chair Jared Hockema's active participation at SCCDP meetings, even monitoring the live stream.
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| Yvonne Barraza |
At today's event at DK's, we took the opportunity to talk extensively with Denise Chavez and Yvonne Barraza, both candidates for City Commission Place 3 being vacated by Roy De los Santos.
Ms. Chavez, whose candidacy is being supported by the local Democratic Party, stated there was no ill will between her and Barraza, but that she'd been planning this city commission run "for a long time."
Barraza told me what had been reported in the El Rrun Rrun blog, that, while she felt all Democratic candidates would be welcome at a SCCDP event, when she placed her push cards at various tables, she was told by leader Rose Martinez to "pick them up."
What was explained to Yvonne Barraza was that, although she was a member of the Democratic Party, a Cameron County resident and a candidate running on the Democratic ticket, she was not an actual "member" of the Southern Cameron County Democratic Party. "They" had already endorsed their candidate, Denise Chavez and Yvonne Barraza was simply "out of luck" with respect to utilizing the local Democratic machine to support her candidacy.
The SCCDP was described as a mere "club" and and the those running that "club" were free to choose who could join the club and who could not.
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| Denise Chavez |
This attempt by the southern half of our county's Democratic Party to control who can or cannot run for office as a Democrat in Cameron County seems grossly unfair and forms a legitimate opportunity for a lawsuit.
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| Cameron County Democratic Chair Jared Hockema |
This is a real opportunity for Cameron County Democratic Chair Jared Hockema to demonstrate leadership and unify his party in the county, while ensuring that those running for office as a Democrat, only need meet the legal qualifications to run for office with no requirement they be members of a certain party club.
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