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Re: Governor candidate Tim James speaks in Oxford | AnnistonStar.com

Bobby_G — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:35:49 -0000

All that's well and good, but where does he stand on getting Alabama an Initiative & Referendum Law? Can't vote for him if he doesn't support it.

Re: Dropping out vs. staying in | AnnistonStar.com

Bobby_G — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:02:12 -0000

"one of the few progressive moves it made". This is very misleading, what it did was provide another degree of protection for the Alabama Eduacation System. The law is just a token, it makes it harder on the students the system has failed and does nothing to correct the problems with the system. Every legislator who voted for the law should be horse whipped, tarred & feathered, then rode out of town on a rail!

The reason the kids are dropping out is because they are so far behind they will never catch up. There it is, plain and simple, the current school year is set up to satisfy teachers, not to satisfy the needs of the students. Falling behind in a subject costs a student one full year of his/her education in that subject. If he/she is struggling, the probility is that other subjects will suffer, when he/she falls behind in more than one subject it results in failing to pass for the yearl. A better way is to break up the school year into quarters and follow each with a "Holiday" before the next one starts. But then the AEA would have a fit, school boards would not be able to understand and it will never happen in Alabama. Making the drop-out age 17 instead of 16 simply makes the student miserable for another year and makes it look like the S.O.B.s in the legislature actually did something good for the people. Just another reason we need Initiative & Referebndum in Alabama.

Re: Sotomayor's nomination to Supreme Court a historic choice | AnnistonStar.com

Bobby_G — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:15:11 -0000

Per The Washington Times, Sotomayor has a 60% reversal rate by high court. Do you need to promote an apparent incompetent to the Supreme Court? I don't think so, of course that would consistant with Obamas' policies so far, rest assured he will appoint an activist every chance he has. Must be the "Community Organizer" mentality in action, he will continue for another 31/2 years anyway. May as well get use to it.

Re: Council asks for clarification on mayor's powers | AnnistonStar.com

Bobby_G — Wed, 27 May 2009 11:03:16 -0000

Now you've done it people of Anniston. Ben don't like the form of government he has to work under, you voters ought to change it for him. I suggest the same form Oxford has, the mayor doesn't participate on the council, he does have veto power though, if things get wild. There is a provision to ensure all councilmen are actually working for the whole city. The way it works is that there are no wards, only positions on the council. Every voter votes for a candidate running for one of the four council positions. The method isn't totally foolproof but it beats what Anniston has now 6 ways from Sunday.

Re: All the talk's on Pelosi, not torture | AnnistonStar.com

Bobby_G — Sun, 24 May 2009 13:47:05 -0000

She went bordercollie, John Kerry slipped her sorry butt out with him to China. Guess she had about as much press as she could stand, they are controlled in China I hear. Pelosi is a decrepit old woman of 71 years who is not aging well. She is and will be an embarrassment to her party until she is gone. Sometimes I think her party only keeps her as the speaker because she takes their instructions well.

Re: Calhoun to vote on Anniston scholarships; County voters to decide November 2010 on restoring Next Start program | AnnistonStar.com

Bobby_G — Sat, 23 May 2009 09:16:37 -0000

Actually Edward, what I don't like is the lack of info. I don't want to be taxed to send a half dozen or so Anniston High School students to college. I made that perfectly clear in the comment, perhaps if you read it again you would understand that.

Re: Calhoun to vote on Anniston scholarships; County voters to decide November 2010 on restoring Next Start program | AnnistonStar.com

Bobby_G — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:45:15 -0000

Who does B. Boyds' bill require to pay for the Anniston only scholarships? The article is not clear who will be taxed to pay for this only that the entire county must vote on it. If it will be the whole county, then why can't students from all over the county compete? With no more info than has been provided, I will vote NO on this issue! The Anniston Board of Education is responsible for the current condition of Annistons' schools, they would refuse to acknowledge it I'm sure, but to allow them to handle tax money collected from the county for the education of one citys' students is ridiculous. On the other hand, if the tax will only be city wide, then they are willing to tax every family in the city to send a few selected individuals to college. Only a tiny percentage of students will benefit from this and who do you think will pick those who get the scholarships? My question remains, "WHO DO THEY WANT TO TAX"?

Re: Legislature misses opportunity to act | AnnistonStar.com

Bobby_G — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:21:20 -0000

Begging the legislature to please do their job is futile. There is presently no other course of action available. The only way to get the state constitution rewriten is to provide a law so the people can demand it. For several years other people have been struggling to pass a law that would empower the citizens to order members of the legislature to act on requests such as rewriting the constitution, or resign. They would no longer be able to ignor the public demands.

Elected officials would rather we think they are inept than to admit that they routinely use lame procedures to prevent the citizens of Alabama benefitting from good laws and government. As long as they can delay political action regarding any law that would return some power to the people, they will.

To show the length they will go to, they almost got an Initiative & Referendun law on the floor for discussion in 2006, I believe, the house went crazy. Our own representatives didn't fare too well either, Hurst and Wood were willing to discuss it on the floor, Boyd has to "pass", no one had instructed her on what position she had on the subject so she couldn't vote or discuss it. Fite, didn't even show up that day, he may have had reason, I just assumed he wanted nothing to do with empowering the people. The bill was pulled from the floor for more maneuvering to get it passed later. It just keeps geting submitted, but hasn't got back to the floor again since. More information is available at the link below. Go to the "Blog Archive" and click on May 2008, to go to the information

http://lickskilletlaments.b...

Re: Alabama Senate majority leader pleads guilty to DUI | AnnistonStar.com

Bobby_G — Mon, 18 May 2009 12:20:11 -0000

Big surprise, huh? He should have to serve time for what he did, I doubt a non-politician could hope for such a light sentence, However, the judge may be running for office and not much can be expected under those circumstances.

Re: Local psychologist offers free sessions to Anniston City Council | AnnistonStar.com

Bobby_G — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:47:14 -0000

I believe the situation with the Anniston City Council exists due almost entirely, to the city being broken up into wards. Dividing a city into wards will almost always ensure the city is divided along racial lines. I believe, but am not certain, this division came about due to a federal court order.

The point is that Ben Little, nor any other politician, can get away with antics such as his, by becoming the darling of his ward, protected by his small quarter of the city. Compare this ward system to a city (e.g. Oxford) where there are no wards. Each councilman is elected to his/her position by ALL VOTERS City Wide. He/she is judged by ALL VOTERS on what he/she contributes to the city as a whole. If Annistons' problem is its' system of government, can it be changed and how? I'm fairly certain the disruptive conduct Mr. Little frequently demonstrates would cease immediately if he knew he was an employee of all city voters and would be held accountable for his actions by them.

Re: Speak Out ... Name parkway for Acker | AnnistonStar.com

Bobby_G — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:21:59 -0000

The "Park Way" should be named "US 431". US 431 is its' current name beyond Hwy 21 N and this is simply an extension of that road south to I-20.

Bob Riley is a distinguished gentleman and exceptional governor. Before that he was an exceptional Represenative for the third congressional district of Alabama. Prior to that he was a successful farmer and businessman. My greatest regret regarding Bob Riley is that I can't vote for him in the next election for governor, due to his already having served two terms allowed.

Re: Torture: Way to resolve this debate is obvious | AnnistonStar.com

Bobby_G — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 10:47:29 -0000

The postscript to the article kind of tells it all, the author lost his job as an ambassador and it appears he is still nursing bruised feelings. He has written a book about how he feels he was done wrong and needs to promote its' sales.

Re: The tortured truth: The cia's questioning worked | AnnistonStar.com

Bobby_G — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 10:14:32 -0000

I'm amazed that the star actually printed this article, it adds balance not the usual left wing, anti-American crap sprayed on the readers like fertilization from a honey-wagon we're used to.

Re: Former VP Gore endorses House global-warming bill | AnnistonStar.com

Bobby_G — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:58:44 -0000

Gore is an idiot! However, he is not as great an idiot as those who believe his idiotic, driveling lies. It is truely amazing that despite the numerous occasions he has been exposed as a liar, that some are still willing to believe he can be trusted.

Re: Guns and Mexico: Reviving a treaty | AnnistonStar.com

Bobby_G — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:07:07 -0000

This is simply a way for Obama to pretend he is doing something to help Mexico, without taking any political risks himself. He is setting up The Frisco-Freak to take the blame. If the treaty is ratified, it was a Clinton-Pelosi thing, not done on his watch, giving him cover from American citizens. If it fails to be ratified, then it is Pelosi and congress who didn't do it, giving him cover with the Mexican government. Either way he avoids all responsibility.
This man is a coward! If Mexico is actually serious, they need to assist the USA in controlling the border crossing. When they want illegal border crossings to stop, they will. If their primary focus is to change US Law, I don't think they are going to have much success, even with a weak president in their corner.

Re: Slow death of PAC-to-PAC transfers | AnnistonStar.com

Bobby_G — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:35:52 -0000

"It was an honest delay," Smitherman said.
"I'm in full support of PAC-to-PAC transfer limitations," he added.
These statements indicate he is pleading guilty to Incompetense or dileberately blocking the legislation. I did a little research and added a link so every one can see his alledged qualifications : http://www.legislature.stat...

I think he has the qualifications, apparently he was just following orders from the social democrats to block the legislation. Unless of course he really is incompentent then he needs to resign immediately.

Re: Socialists among us: And so what if they are? | AnnistonStar.com

Bobby_G — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:15:27 -0000

So, what your saying is that The Anniston Star supports all Socialist, communist, etc.. I have suspected as much for decades, glad you finally put that in print.

Re: Speak Out ... Support 'Tebow Bill' | AnnistonStar.com

Bobby_G — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 11:35:37 -0000

Good grief Charles, do you realize your post sounds like a socialist advocating communism? Some may believe you simply want to use the force of law to dictate where my children go to school. However, that's misleading, what you seem to be really trying to accomplish is forced indoctrination of all children, isn't it?

You voice concern about the possibility that children to be indoctrinated in public schools are losing money because children who live in an area prefer home schooling to indoctrination centers. Those are not registering and going the first 20 days of the school year, reducing state funding. What reason would they have to register at a school and go for the 1st 20 days when they do not depend on the school for their childs' education?

Now, having identified the problem, why not change the way state funding works? What would be fair is for all children to register as on-site or home schooled, then as soon as the funding comes through, break it down to per student registered and allow the school to keep one share per student on-site, and forward one share to the parents of each home schooled student. That way the school could determine charge each home schooler the same amount as they are spending per student for football, basketball, etc.. That would be fair, wouldn't it?

Re: Plight of state's middle class: The message from the GOP | AnnistonStar.com

Bobby_G — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:15:34 -0000

"What do poor families and middle-class families get from this? What they traditionally get from the state GOP — little or nothing."

Nice try, no cigar!
The GOP is no more responsible for this than the SDP(Socialist Democrat Party). My point is that both are responsible, GOP 35%, SDP 65%. The percentages come from the approximate numbers of each party in the legislature. The SDP wants to increase the taxes paid by the people who already pay the most taxes. The GOP wants to find a way to do it without increasing taxes on any particular group.

There is a simple way to solve some of these problems, that is an Initiative & Referendum Law. If Alabama voters had the authority, under law, to take the initiative to place a bill on the ballot to eliminate the grocery tax, then have all the voters decide if we want to pay taxes on groceries during the next election. If we don't then the bill becomes law and we would no longer be taxed on the groceries we buy. That leaves the legislature out of it, they would have to go to work and decide how to make-up the tax money lost. That's what they are paid for isn't it?

Unfortunately, we don't have an Initiative & Referendum Law, the SDP has made sure of that for over a hundred years.

Re: Speak Out ... Excellent medical care | AnnistonStar.com

Bobby_G — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:04:13 -0000

'Riley is now on his knees begging Obama to help solve the Jefferson County sewer debt in the amount of $3.9 million."

Tom Radney, I can't begin to tell you how glad I am to learn you are a "Former Alabama State Senator" . That in it'self tells us that you are a failed politician, unable to win re-election. Unless of course you would have us believe you excelled but your constituency were simpletons, too stupid to re-elect you. From the tone of your letter, I would have to vote with your constituency.

Re: James L. Evans: God's stock market � Up and down | AnnistonStar.com

Bobby_G — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:33:42 -0000

This is a waste of newspaper space. Why does the star insist on printing a left-wing liberal column disguised as a religious offering?

Re: Davis only Alabama Congressman to vote for budget | AnnistonStar.com

Bobby_G — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:16:34 -0000

This guy is dangerous, may have spent too much time with Obama, Davis wants to be our governor, if he succeeds, we are in deep trouble.

Re: Phillip Tutor: Beware the tweets from Anniston | AnnistonStar.com

Bobby_G — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:11:36 -0000

This really is funny, why shouldn't we all get a laugh at these two, if they cared they would act like grownups. Well Done!!!

Re: A recalled opinion | AnnistonStar.com

Bobby_G — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:02:03 -0000

Sorry to hear there are no legal means to remove incompetent or otherwise non-productive elected officials from office in Alabama. Perhaps this is proof positive that Alabama desperately needs an Initiative & Referendum Law.

Re: Marsh bill would require owners to have their dogs and cats spayed or neutered or be fined — with some exceptions | AnnistonStar.com

Bobby_G — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:40:12 -0000

I'm a little surprised at the good Senator, I have voted for him since his first election. He must have been having a really bad week when he submitted this bill. I hope he isn't going to start going downhill now.