Long Way to Go to Achieve Civility Much Less Unity

To the Editor:

First of all, kudos to The Fayette County Record for inviting the leaders of both major county political parties to offer comments regarding the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. I am glad that both had the opportunity to provide local perspectives on this historical event.

In his speech on Nov. 7, President-Elect Biden said, “With the campaign over, it’s time to put the anger and the harsh rhetoric behind us and come together as a nation. It’s time for America to unite. And to heal.” The comments made by Fayette County Republican Party Chairwoman Deborah Frank show just how far we have to go to achieve civility, much less unity.

Mrs. Frank’s comments about exposing corruption in the “Democrat Party” is pretty ironic. I respectfully remind her that it is President Trump who likely faces multiple indictments in multiple jurisdictions across America. It is President Trump who has violated the Emoluments Clause with reckless abandon. It is President Trump who openly solicited election interference from foreign adversaries. It is also President Trump who is the third president in our history to be impeached. Spare me the cries of corruption.

Fayette County Democratic Party Chairman David McCall is absolutely correct in praising the work of Terri Hefner and the rest of the staff in the Fayette County elections office. Their professionalism and integrity were not only examples for the country. They were repeated by election officials across the country. In spite of President Trump’s and Mrs. Frank’s protestations, no credible evidence of election fraud has been presented. Trumpism has been rejected by the nation’s voters.

I was the FCDP Chairman in 2016. I know the disappointment that Mrs. Frank must be feeling today. However, I hope that in the coming days, weeks, and months, Mrs. Frank and our Republican friends and neighbors will join me, our current FCDP chairman, and our Democratic friends and neighbors, in heeding our soon-to-be president’s suggestion, to put the harsh rhetoric behind us and come together as a nation— and as a community in Central Texas.

David DeLuca

La Grange