Scottsboro, Alabama - August 24, 2020 - Scottsboro Mayors Race and the Controversy - UPDATE September 3, 2020 Secretary of State, Circumvention of State Law, UPDATE August 26, 2020, Political Retribution, Partisanship in a Non-Partisan Election Proves Costly, Robo Calls - UPDATE: August 25, 2020 McCamy Wins Mayor's Election, FATPAC Mysteriously Disappears From Facebook - August 1, 2020 Mayor's Race Video Interviews

Scottsboro City Hall, photo by G. Morgan

UPDATE - August 25, 2020 - McCamy wins Mayor's election, FATPAC (link below) Forwarding Alabama Together, mysteriously disappears from Facebook after disinformation and deceit aimed at the current Mayor Robin Shelton.

UPDATE September 3, 2020

"Funding source of campaign attack ad remains a mystery -Secretary of State, says "circumvention of state law."

FYI regarding FATPAC, Forwarding Alabama Together, attack ad which included current Scottsboro Mayor Robin Shelton attack on Facebook.  Secretary of State, John Merrell calls the venture a circumvention of state law.

"Funding source of campaign attack ad remains a mystery" - By Eric  Fleischauer   www.decaturdaily.com

" — An attack ad released on Facebook two days before the municipal election slammed the candidate who most aggressively challenged incumbent Decatur Mayor Tab Bowling, but voters still have no way to figure out who paid for it. Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill last week called the secretive venture a circumvention of state law. The candidate who was the target of the ad, David Childers, said it prevented him from being in the runoff."

POLITICAL HIT JOB VIA FACEBOOK SCHEME TO DISCREDIT MAYOR, GAVE MCCAMY AN ELECTION ADVANTAGE?

The mysterious, alleged PAC site claimed Shelton committed criminal acts, some on the site went so far as to claim Mayor Shelton had committed a Class C Felony without any definitive proof as to court opinions, AG opinions, Ethics Commission Opinions. McCamy claimed he knew nothing about the site until a link was forwarded to him. My thoughts, I don't believe McCamy, his claim was the same as FATPAC, Shelton's letter violated state law, so says Jim McCamy. More discussion on this below.

Scottsboro Mayors Race and the FATPAC Controversy  Forwarding Alabama Together   (FATPAC)  https://www.facebook.com/ForwardingAlabamaTogether

VIDEO INTERVIEWS

Video Interview Of Incumbent Mayor Robin Shelton August 1, 2020

Robin Shelton's Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/RobinSheltonForMayor

Video Interview of Mr. Jim McCamy, Candidate for Mayor August 1, 2020
Jim McCamy's Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/JimMcCamy

Scottsboro Mayors Race and the FATPAC Controversy  (Forwarding Alabama Together   (FATPAC)  https://www.facebook.com/ForwardingAlabamaTogether Disclosure on Facebook listed the Montgomery, Alabama phone number as 706-662-9343

       The Letter from Mayor Shelton (click on image to expand view).

(pg1) Photo by FATPAC, Fair Use for non-profit news reporting and commentary

(pg2) Photo by FATPAC, Fair Use for non-profit news reporting and commentary

After speaking to Mayor Shelton, Mayor Candidate Jim McCamy, Forwarding Alabama Together (FATPAC) a Montgomery, Alabama PAC representative (Facebook disclosure - Montgomery, Alabama phone number as 706-662-9343) and many others. Mayor Shelton states he spent his own money in the preparing, copying, mailing, writing and distribution of the letter, not utilizing any City of Scottsboro resources.

What specific part of the law, Code of Alabama 36-25-5, https://codes.findlaw.com/al/title-36-public-officers-and-employees/al-code-sect-36-25-5.html ,  says a governor, state representative, commissioner, city council member, mayor or any other elected political official may not use a political entities letterhead, where he or she is an office holder, and say thank you, stating accomplishments, vote for me. That is not, to my thinking, receiving personal gain. Personal gain refers to utilizing ones elected position and/or government resources facilitating or gaining financial benefits for business, self, family or an associate’s financial gain. Utilizing the ideology that political opponents say that an incumbent may not utilize the letterhead of the office he or she holds in a letter to say thank you, here are my accomplishments, vote for me, and doing that is an illegal act is ridiculous. I say, show me specifically where it says that specific act is illegal, in our laws, court rulings, AG Opinions, Secretary of State, or Ethics Commission opinions or rulings.

Thinking about the history of politics in the Scottsboro Mayor’s race, the involvement of former political officials and employees of the City of Scottsboro is questionable in this scheme, including the current candidate for Mayor Jim McCamy running against the incumbent Mayor Robin Shelton. McCamy says he knew nothing about this FATPAC until someone forwarded him a link. McCamy indicates he does not appreciate my accusations in slamming him, that I “don’t know what I’m talking about,” regarding TVA, Washingtonian, Democrat Party politics and further states, “Pretty clear where you are.” Others say, wrongfully, in their discussion of this issue that I have slandered them, which I point out they are wrong. Stating I do not trust a specific individual or a group of individuals further than I can throw City Hall is not slander.

After discussions with everyone involved, I'm not buying any of this FATPAC nonsense 2 days before the municipal elections. Now, after the election, FATPAC disappears, my thinking,this was a political hit job by those seeking revenge against Shelton, and I do not believe McCamy was unaware about this scheme as he claims. Reason, he stated to me Shelton's letter violated state law, that was the FATPAC claim. Another question comes to light: Was the FATPAC site an "in-kind political contribution" not claimed, in my opinion an issue worth investigation

UPDATE: August 26, 2020 - Inquiries Reveal More and First Amendment Issue
The letter pictured above raises another issue. It is a huge issue. Think about this - if the letter is illegal, is political campaign ads which show a government building, office or public entity seal where the politician serves/works illegal? Restriction of Political Speech vs Ethics or Public Official restriction laws and regulations? 

My problem with the Facebook FATPAC site is the hidden agenda, now it has mysteriously disappeared from Facebook. It appears to have been a political hit job. I have received info that it originated and was facilitated from a former local politician seeking revenge. Inquiry reveals it was political party connected. This is what happens when a politician uses a political party for support, non-partisan election, then the opposing party hits you back, with FATPAC. See the Republican Party photo.

Fair Use for non-profit news and commentary; photo imagery from a public Facebook political site, Robin Shelton for Mayor.

NEXT UP,  FCC VIOLATIONS, CELL PHONE ROBO CALLS

From the FCC ( link - https://www.fcc.gov/political-campaign-robocalls-robotexts ) - Political campaign-related autodialed or prerecorded voice calls (including autodialed live calls, prerecorded voice messages, and text messages) are:

• Not allowed to cell phones, pagers, or other mobile devices without the called party's prior express consent.
• Not allowed to protected phone lines such as emergency or toll-free lines, or lines serving hospitals or similar facilities, unless made with the called party's prior express consent.
• Allowed when made to landline telephones, even without prior express consent.

Photo's of Robo Calls sent enmasse to Cell phones by McCamey, Mayor Elect, and Mayor Shelton

Fair Use of political campaign photos for non-profit news reporting and commentary.

Fair Use of political campaign photos for non-profit news reporting and commentary.

Another issue regarding political campaign speech restriction laws vs First Amendment rights of political speech.

The Benghazi Story Discloses Lies and Secrecy

DISCLOSURES OF DECEIT - THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION

Post by Joe Pags.

CBS Retraction Video, this video does not retract the actual deceit from the President or the Secretary of State. It does not retract the disclosure that the attack was a planned event and that the State Department and all involved were informed the attack on the Benghazi compound was imminent.

Coupled with the current problems with negligence and ignoring of serious security issues regarding the White House, a serious disconnect by Obama administration officials and real world threat scenarios surface.

SECRECY PROTECTS NEGLIGENT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/secret-service-stumbled-after-gunman-hit-white-house-residence-in-2011/2014/09/27/d176b6ac-442a-11e4-b437-1a7368204804_story.html
Unfortunately, secrecy is often used to protect negligence and failure of our government officials; this applies to all levels of government, national to local.

The Winners Are...Jackson County Alabama Runoff Election Results

Clerk of the Circuit Court Ken Ferrell works on machine. An election packet tape stuck in the machine which Mr. Ferrell fixed with difficulty.

Election results, Jackson County Alabama Democratic Runoff elections. Click on image for an expanded view.

Vote count totals, 1 precinct missing, approximately 50 votes.

Winners: Matthew Hodges- Jackson County Commission Chairperson. He will face Chris Woods, Mayor of Pisgah, Al. in the November election.

Matthew Hodges, wife Dana and their child. Gordon Hodges, Matthew's Dad, looks on.

 Sheila Cornelison won the Jackson County Commission Place 2.

All smiles,  Sheila Cornelison wins in a close race.

Victor Manning won the Probate Judge position.

Victor Manning is happy over this close race. This is an upset over Donna Haislip. Mr. Manning will face Ricky Dooley, Republican candidate in the November election.

The Daily Sentinel election reports: http://thedailysentinel.com

Jackson County Alabama Political Forum - Meet the Candidates

On February 28, 2012 the Student Government Association at Northeast Alabama Community College sponsored the 2012 Jackson & Dekalb County Political Forum. It was a packed auditorium, most of the candidates and voters were from Jackson County. Many said it is the largest political candidate participation in memory. Enjoy the photography and music. Good luck to the candidates, thank you for running for public office.

Also may be viewed on You Tube at: http://youtu.be/kFWFBZ4zFFo

Windows Media Audio-Video Production by Garry L. Morgan, Photography by Garry L. Morgan, audio by the Posies-audio rights aquired via Microsoft Inc. licensing aggrement. Usage is not for profit community educational awareness.

Democrat Party, Censorship and Other Despicable Acts

The Democrat Party of Jackson County, like this picture of "Ole Boss Tweed," beating the poor, education and supporting ignorance and corruption. What rights will be "beaten" by the powerful Democrat Party? The party also has undue influence over local media, "al.com" Scottsboro forum,"al.com" is a publication of Advance Internet, part of the Advance Publications family of which the Huntsville Times and the Birmingham News is part of the family. Censorship occurs within the media giants discussion forums on behalf of the Democrat Party over the Courthouse Security Issue.

Political repression and no security takes place in this building. The site of the local repressive Bourbon and White Rooster Democrat Party whose Jim Crow political philosophy brought you the Scottsboro Boys, participation in political censorship and the philosophy that ignorance triumphs over education and good sense.

Local media tyrants participate with the Democrat Party thugs of repression to censor political speech on local talk and discussion forums, al.com, Scottsboro Discussion Forum. Post #6439, linking the poll on this site concerning Courthouse Security was removed yesterday after remaining there for 2 days.

The symbol, Democrat Party's Jack Ass on a ball, of political repression growing in our county, state and nation. The local Democrat Party participates in censorship of political speech I wonder how long it will be before they attempt to take personal firearms like the National Democrat Party is attempting.

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What are the extremists of the Democrat Party up to these days. HR45: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h45/show Mandatory 5 year Licensing to own firearms.

HR2401: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2401/show This bill would further specify the scope of the Second Amendment by prohibiting individuals who are prevented from boarding an aircraft because they have been put on the TSA's no-fly list from selling, transferring, or possessing firearms or ammunition. While this may seem like an innocuous bill to some, the so-called "No Fly" list is a highly inaccurate collection of names of suspected terrorists and completely innocent citizens. Even Sen. Ted Kennedy was placed on the no fly list due to error.

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An all out attack on gun ownership began several years ago. It has only become possible at this time to support the Marxist leanings of the social revolutionaries due to our current elected leadership. It is obvious that those who favor the Socialist Democracy over the Republic have no respect for the Bill of Rights and the meaning of gun ownership in our nation. By all appearances there are those who will attempt to disarm Americans thru the color of law.

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Marxist love the Democracy, in Communist philosophy the Democracy is a prelude to the socialist state and eventually Communism. Karl Marx's quote on the issue, " Democracy is the road to socialism." Pay close attention to those who give the message of Democracy building, it is Democrats as well as Republicans. Building a Democracy has never worked, it is a lie and it is a prelude to a socialist state and control by a few called the Central Committee, part of the Communist doctrine. How many czars does Pres. Obama have at this time? http://www.examiner.com/x-12465-Washington-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009m6d12-Whats-with-all-these-Czars Seventeen, 17, the Central Committee model grows.

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What else has President Obama been up to? Like some of our local Democrat crooks he doesn't like investigators prying into his crony's rackets. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090612/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_national_service_inspector_general

Moral to the story, politics takes precedent over law. Pres. Obama just another crooked Democrat supporting corruption?

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Making matters worse, just the discussion of these issues results in folks being called a conspiracy theorist, crazy and a threat. Wake up folks and realize what is happening. It ain't a conspiracy, it is the destruction of our nation and individual rights as outlined in the Constitution all for a political party.

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Unfortunately many national media corporations participate in the democratization of our nation by supporting ignorance. Many worthwhile news items are passed by or given little or no emphasis. Instead of reporting the news, many in the media supports the party line and publishes propaganda concerning political positions of the party line. It is news mixed with political propaganda, it is the way of the socialist Democratic state striving to support a majority position. An attempt to grab a majority thru propaganda, such is news in a Democracy.
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Locally, the despicable conduct of the Democrat Party of Jackson County and its influence over local media rises to the surface. Posts linked on the al.com Scottsboro forum, http://www.al.com/forums/scottsboro/index.ssf?initial=true to this site, post #6439 Courthouse Security Poll were removed after remaining on the forum for 2 days. The poster zz99aa also appears to have received a temporary ban as if to say, "we will show you." It is impossible to have any type of open political discussion on al.com's forums due to intentional political censorship of topics. This has been a ongoing issue with Advance Publications, owner of the Huntsville Times, Birmingham News and "al.com." Allowing a political party and government officials to influence their content to the point of censorship of political topics demonstrates the tyrany of Alabama politics and unethical editorial practices of the previous mentioned media outlets.

Who are the Real Criminals?

Lowell Barron political sign was attached over this pay day loan advertisement. Mr. Barron has publicly stated he sold his pay day loan businesses, apparently that is not the case.

Pay day loan barons and Democrats in Jackson County have one thing in common, state Senator Lowell Barron.

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Pay Day Loan Borrowers being arrested for indebtedness in repaying with bad checks. http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/local.ssf?/base/news/122994096341630.xml&coll=1&thispage=1

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Charlie Rhodes, Jackson County District Attorney will go after the poor who borrow money, write a post-dated check to pay, check does not clear, arrest. Pay day loan borrowers can not be arrested for not paying the loan but they may be arrested for writing a bad check.

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Folks may be arrested for a pay day loan bad check, no action is taken to investigate crimes of a much serious nature. Evidence has been presented that state Senator Lowell Barron removes money from Jackson County Board of Education and deposits it in a fraudulent account in Henagar Alabama, http://arklite.blogspot.com/2008/08/education-fund-diversions-jackson.html Rhodes takes no action. Mr. Rhodes also takes no action when his political cronies are involved in political deception and violations of Open Records Laws and Open Meetings Laws. Mr. Rhodes is a loyal member of the local Party of elitist Bourbon Democrats whose role it is to cause working men and women to suffer while extending special privileges to high ranking political officials and elite citizens. (One of the largest recent frauds not prosecuted was the architect who lied and the lie resulted in the collapsed Scottsboro city hall. Prosecute the poor while the elitist get away with crime.) It is the way of the local Democrat Party deceivers whose goal is the socialistic formation of government instead of supporting the Republic and the rule of law. County Democrat Party government officials have also used law enforcement to harass and falsely arrest citizens who do not agree with the local Democrat Party government officials. The First Amendment of our Constitution is threatened by Jackson County Democrat Party Officials.

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Mr Barron's role: Mr. Barron apparently owns pay day loan offices, although he claims he sold them, no evidence exists of the sale; passes legislation that favors pay day loan businesses; controls the local Economic Development Authority which has not been successful in acquiring local jobs. More evidence of broken government in the State of Alabama as a result of unscrupulous political influences. In Jackson county Alabama it is the Democrat Party and its Democrat leadership under the helm of Senator Lowell Barron which is the unscrupulous influence.

Intellectual Property and Authoritarian Media Corporate Tyranny in Discussion Forums

For 1 year now this blog has been in place. The reason the blog was created was and is to inform the citizens of Scottsboro Alabama of a different political picture of the world around them and to demonstrate the extent of political censorship that is occurring at the hands of local formal media and politicians. It has became obvious to some and not so obvious to others that the media and some politicians do not want alternative ideas which do not agree with their individual political platform and plans. In the private media's so called discussion forums they will not allow discussion of alternative ideas of responsible opposing political speech and opposing view points to important issues before the community. I believe the removal of my speech and the "banning" of my accounts and that of others accounts on al.com had a purpose, that purpose was politically motivated so as not to allow the opposing side of an issue to be discussed.

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When there is an attempt to discuss alternatives and present alternatives outside the small group of political party insiders by utilizing available media tools, access to the tools are removed, while allowing attacks against Democrat opposition and slanting reports favoring one position which the local Democrat Party supports or supportive of an individual politician. (In other parts of the state it is the rule of the Republican Party which is overbearing in political discussion. opposition is removed from al.com products where the Republican Party is the dominant party of choice.) The local commercial media is in fact no more and no less than a pawn of political factionalism, they practice propaganda as much as they attempt to report the news.

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The local discussion forum by al.com is a means to communicate on a real time basis with the community. Unfortunately not all managers of this forum know the meaning of responsible open speech. The managers of al.com are not supportive of the Constitutional ideals of our nation. Those same tyrannical managers of al.com also attempt to deny intellectual freedom to those who write. I used my name and was banned because of it, I used a "handle" for a name but disclosed my identity in the profile, I was banned for it. I discussed political issues, I did not agree with the status quo of local controversial political positions, I was banned for it.

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In discussing important issues which involve the community's future it is important that all sides of an issue be presented. Unfortunately Advance Internet, al.com, Scottsboro forum it is impossible to utilize that forum to participate in meaningful political discussion of issues as the managers of that forum will not allow the truth to be told or any discussion of issues which do not agree with the local Democrat Party. Local Democrat Party thugs have been allowed to make threats, intimidate and lie about those who attempt to carry forth meaningful discussions on al.com's Scottsboro Forum. Al.com editors and Democrat Party tyrants have rendered the Scottsboro forum a propaganda tool of repressive politicians whose only purpose is to enrich themselves and maintain political party control at the expense of the local citizenry.

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For the above stated reasons I will no longer participate in Advance Internet's al.com. However, I will vigilantly defend any attacks made on me, my speech or my political ideas on any Advance Internet product

Snake in the Grass Award

The Snake in the Grass Award goes to the extremists of the Democratic Party who have pandered propaganda and lies concerning the Don Siegelman affair. These Democrat extremists have made accusations of a vast right wing conspiracy, alleging an attempt to destroy Democrat leadership in Alabama and other states. It is my opinion the only conspiracy is the planning by the Democrats in the scheme to pass false information to the citizens of the United States. The Democrats have produced no evidence of judicial or prosecutor misconduct, only false allegations in attempt to destroy the current Republican managed Federal Justice System. A lively discussion has been ongoing on al.com, http://www.al.com/forums/alabamapolitics/index.ssf?initial=true for many months over this issue and has been brought to the forefront of discussion since 60 Minutes, a CBS News Magazine, has announced it will run the story concerning Don Siegelman this Sunday.

Pictured are 2 snakes in the grass, a rare black adder with a normal color adder, the adder is the only poisonous snake native to the British Isles. The Snake in The Grass Award is presented to the extremists of the Democratic Party who have failed to produce any hard evidence of a corrupt Federal Justice System in the Don Siegelman affair. They have only produced false allegations attempting to poison the minds of citizens concerning the Federal Justice System in order to further the plans of Democratic Party extremists. It would seem these extremists would rather return to the days of King George where royalty escaped prosecution for crimes against our early citizens. President George Washington had this to say about the treachery of political parties: "... they serve to organize faction...to put in place of the delegated will of the nation, the will of a party...to usurp for themselves the reins of government..." http://www.laughtergenealogy.com/bin/history/politics.html

(photo credit: UK public domain photo)