2 thoughts on “Letter: Jason Isaac says Mau has ‘earned my trust’ for Hays DA”

1. Mr. Isaac states, Mau has “an extensive career as a public defender.”

   I would point out that Hays County has never had a public defender, and Mau has never done defense work. This is a rather huge mistake on the part of Mr. Isaac, that needs to be corrected, because it credits Mau with experience he has never had: defending individual citizens against the power of the State.
   No, Mau has only worked on behalf of the power of the State, first for the Texas District and County Attorney’s Association, then as Hays assistant district attorney, then as a Texas Attorney General assistant prosecutor. He has no experience on the other side. It is career prosecutors like Mau that are part of the problem in our system. They rarely have any appreciation for the costs their decisions impose upon the public and on the lives of private citizens. They have only worked on behalf of the government, doing its bidding for those in the power structure. If you want some understanding and compassion in your public prosecutors, you need a DA who has some experience working on the outside of the power structure, such as Peach.

2. Paul, it appears you’re still angry that Wes Mau beat you in the 2006 District Attorney primary.