Stanley Stands for Masses

Many of us have seen the news recently where the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors is under attack from the ACLU.  Our country was founded on the principle of prayer, a nation with religious freedom.  With those freedoms we are able to worship.  There are been times we all have been somewhere and there is someone worshiping in a way we may not believe, but that does not mean we want to bring a lawsuit to make them stop worshiping.

Bill Stanley has gone out on a limb by representing the Board.  This is a time when every vote counts.  Roscoe Reynolds has gone on the attach against Stanley with his mud slinging.  This is something that could have added fuel to that fire, but Stanley has stood firm.

There have been many in Pittsylvania County that took a stand when the practice of prayer came into question.  It is good to see a State Senator standing with the masses and stopping what is becoming more common in our country. 

Thank you Senator Stanley for standing strong and not backing down!  You have my vote!

Fickle

It was just a few short weeks ago, we were listening to the woes of Jamie Radtke whining about not being invited to a debate the Associated Press was having with Tim Kaine and George Allen.  "The requirements for the AP debate are that a candidate had to be showing 15% in their respective primary and had to have raised 1/5 as much as the leading fund raiser in said primary."

Ms. Radtke complained about not being invited and that the AP should not be limiting the requirements.  Time and again we are hearing her complain and complain about George Allen.  She seems to lose sight of the goal and what she should be striving for in 2012. 

So to the rescue comes the Shenandoah Valley Tea Party with their own debate inviting all the  candidates seeking the nominations for the senate race, but yet once again Jamie Radtke can't be satisfied.  She has now backed out of it since George will not be there.

Jamie Radtke is not satisfied with anything the republican party does and now she is turning her back on the tea party, the very party which she was once a state leader. 

Does she really want to win the nomination for the senate primary in June of 2012 or is she just out to get George Allen?  Which by the way, she isn't even doing a good job of that!

Fickle is the best word I have found to describe Jamie Radtke...

Bill Stanley - You're not from around here!

The newest political ad from Roscoe Reynolds talks about Bill Stanley not being from around here.  About him not being in the phone book.

It is important for our representatives to be from the area they are representing, but how many of these people actually have their phone numbers published in the phone book. 

Stanley did move from his home to another piece of property he already owned before the new lines were drawn for the Virginia Senate.  Since the republicans in the Senate has little to nothing to do with the lines that were drawn, how can it be an effective argument that he moved to just stay in the Senate.  A Senate seat that clearly has the majority of those he was already representing. 

When the political ads in abundance this time of year, one can only hope people are using their judgement and will recognize fact from fiction.

Roanoke Tea Party Special Update

This is an excerpt from a recent e-mail from the Roanoke Tea Party.

" If you attended our Public Meeting on Thursday evening, you are aware that one of our members, Jerry Johnson, asked for the Roanoke Tea Parties endorsement of his House of Delegates Campaign, I discussed with the members present, holding a vote on this request at a special meeting.  As you can see from the letters below, my actions did not follow our bylaws.  I apologize for the confusion.  Since I have recused myself from the Board Vote due to my relationship with Mr. Johnson, please direct questions on this matter to our Sgt. of Arms, Greg Aldridge."

"As the parliamentarian and Sargent of Arms I am obligated to enforce the rules under our adopted bylaws.  As I stated Thursday night, we do not use Roberts Rules or the like for conducting official business.  We also do not have a provision in our bylaws for accepting items from members at meetings to be voted on by members for passage.  Mr. Tarbutton is aware of that, but he is an extremely conciliatory person with a good heart and wanted to try to accommodate you Thursday night.  Unfortunately, I cannot allow him to break the rules even if everyone considers it to be for a good reason."

"Here is a run down on the procedures that must be followed to facilitate your request for an endorsement."

"Under our bylaws all official business is voted on by the board expect the annual election of board members."

"A rule was adopted under the bylaws that requires the board get approval from the members for any endorsement it has voted to make."

"To follow procedures the board must first vote on an endorsement.  If the board approved an endorsement, the members are entitled to ratify that vote or strike it.  If the board votes no or votes not to bring up a vote on an endorsement, there is no vote held by members on that issue."

"At the request of Mr. Tatbutton, the board held a vote on your endorsement and it was not approved."

"Mr Tarbutton recused himself from the situation and the vote because of his relationship with you.  If you would like further information on this matter, please contact me.  I would be happy to answer any questions."

The later part of this letter was signed by Greg Aldridge.