I know, I know. It’s yet another post about Prop 10, the recently passed measure to abolish the constitutional authority of an inspector of hides and animals. I just want to thank DMN writer Eric Aasen for his mini-profile of the current inspector Jeff McMeans. Aasen gives a bit more background on the office than I have the past couple of days, including a Web site I wish I’d known about earlier so I could have given it more publicity: Votenoprop10.org. In particular, I love this part of the story, which is near the end of it, so, you know, spoiler alert:
Mr. McMeans, 42, ran for county hide and animal inspector because he figured it would earn him name recognition if he were to run for another office someday.
Some years, he faced opponents, including a magician. But Mr. McMeans never lost a race.
I only hope CSPAN can find archival footage of the debate between McMeans, an attorney, and the magician. Government gold, right there.
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With only 57 hits on the votenoprop10.org site, I think I see one problem with his campaign!
DMN taking yet another publication’s lead. Texas Lawyer profiled McMeans last week. http://www.law.com/jsp/tx/PubArticleTX.jsp?id=1193994226735