Aguilar Says "Don't Vote for Me"

I broke this a couple of weeks ago but embattled Judge Luis Aguilar of the 243rd Judicial District Court wants off the ballot. Well, he can't get off the ballot now, so he has take the unusual step of putting ads in the local papers saying that he doesn't want to run and flat-out asking voters not to vote for him.

It was an ad that includes the campaign disclosure information at the bottom.

Aguilar won't comment to the media and the one thing missing from his plea to voters to not vote for him is really important...

And explanation.

Quite frankly, Judge Aguilar owes this community an explanation.

About a month ago he sent his bailiff to the Democratic Party Headquarters to file the paperwork necessary to run for reelection. I was there when it happened.

Less than two weeks later, Aguilar is calling around trying to get off the ballot. In his plea to voters to not vote for him, Aguilar expresses that he's been honored to serve and was grateful to the voters for putting him in to office.

That is an appropriate sentiment to express.

It would be even more appropriate to honor the voters by giving them an explanation as to why he no longer wants to serve, why he doesn't want them to vote for him.

The voters deserve to know what was such an important development or change that occurred in such a short period of time. I think Judge Aguilar owes an explanation to the community he expressed his love for in that ad.