Jul 3, 2008 | 6:29 AM
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Now that a judge has ruled against filming at the county jail, Sheriff Lupe Valdez has decided that this was a "political" agenda and called out Ken Mayfield specifically. This wasn't a monolithic action on his part and last I heard he was just one of the county commissioners which also included John Wylie Price-a long time liberal and Democrat who supported the action of the commission. Indeed, the only public official that supported this grab for the spotlight was the District Attorney. I will admit, he's done a wonderful job in freeing wrongly accused people from prison, but he also was part of the landslide of Democrats that were put in office because Dallas County Republicans turned up their noses at the candidates on their side or suffered from a serious case of complacency. This is the type of government you will get on a local, state and national level if you don't vote in November. It will be a government full of political agendas over actual programs. So when you start listening to candidates, don't just vote the party, find out what they are doing. Be part of the solution.