What will you do now? - ElectWinston.com

Thank you for all the emails and text messages. The two most common questions I'm getting from you are, "Are you okay?" and, "What will you do now?" Good questions...

Yes, I am okay. Actually, I'm better than okay. I had a fantastic Mother's Day with my family. We went to the Shops at Highland Villiage, which always puts me in a good mood. The energy there is amazing. Old Town Lewisville should have that kind of energy, but giving it a face lift without addressing our illegal alien problem isn't going to cut it.

I've been thinking about the election results. I ended up with 684 votes. I think the world of you guys, by the way. In the retail world, you 684 voters are referred to as Early Adopters. You were able to identify a problem (Our elected officials have been unwilling to deal with the tough issues that Lewisville faces), and rather than continue down that road, you voted for a new solution and a new direction. I appreciate that. Not everybody can be an early adopter, though. There are people that are aware of the problems that we face and fully acknowledge that we are going in the wrong direction, but they're just not comfortable being an early adopter. They have to go with what they're familiar with.

Over the next three years, Dean Ueckert could do a complete 180 degree turn. I wasn't running for mayor for the sake of being mayor. If Dean suddenly decides to take on illegal immigration with tools like the 287(g) program and by enforcing our zoning laws to prevent the day labor solicitation, and if he takes a proactive stance on business development and filling up our many commercial vacancies, and if he demonstrates that he truly wants to give the government back to the people, I'll be the loudest voice cheering him on. If, however, we continue down the path that we're currently on, I'll still be here in three years. I'll offer myself as an alternative, once again. Many of the problems that we face will intensify exponentially if we don't address them quickly, so in three years, the early adopters might not be the only ones desparate for a new direction. If approximately 370 voters have a change of heart in the next election, we'll be on top. Let's work on those voters that know Lewisville is in trouble, but that weren't ready to try something different.

In the meantime, I intend to keep the pressure on. We must continue to ask the tough questions and demand answers. It's clear that elected officials don't enjoy being put on the spot, but refusing to answer our questions is actually a very telling response. Let me know when you become aware of an issue. I'll show up with my video crew so we can document it and inform other citizens about it. When you ask questions of our leaders, let me know what kind of response you get. Ask them things like, "Do you agree with me on this?", and, "Why in the world aren't we doing this?", and, "Do you feel like this is a problem?" Or, if you would prefer, you can ask me those questions, or post them below, and I'll try to find out where our leaders stand on the issues that are important to you.

Finally, I'd like to encourage you to form small neighborhood organizations and meet regularly. Get to know your neighbors and fellow citizens that share your values. Let me know when you plan on getting together and I'll do my best to make it to the meetings. I promise it will be a worthwile effort, and I'm willing to help any way that I can.