"My savior was betrayed by one of his chosen, and I believe we've experienced the same," a weeping Wendell Ladner told Madison County's board today, speaking against rental property.
"Judas was honorable enough to recognize the magnitude of his betrayal and committed suicide." https://t.co/FaBWhHlotz
This group of speakers got started with: "I want to remind each of you why most of us left the Jackson area." 🙄
"This development by D.R. Horton, allegedly, will be the very avenue that begins the destruction of Madison," Regina Edwards concluded.
Lee West opposes new homes not out of self-interest but to protect future home buyers from D.R. Horton, USA's largest homebuilder.
Lee subscribes to Rukia Lumumba's economics. He opposes out-of-state builders just as she opposes out-of-city contractors.
Ralph Sibilia believes the role of government is to prohibit owners of property zoned for residential use from building houses.
Sibilia doesn't believe a county as poor as Madison will be able to maintain roads for any more residents than it already has.
Tip Jacob worries that Madison Crossing Elementary cannot handle any increased enrollment of elementary students.
Well if that's the problem, @ChartersinMS can help Madison County Schools through the process of opening a local-supported charter.
The metro area does not need seven separate school districts to begin with.
This lady implores the Madison County board that the purpose of government is to restrict supply in order to drive prices up.
In other words, the purpose of government is to manufacture inflation. #MayorMaryEconomics
"Allowing the construction of a large number of small homes in our neighborhood will transform the character of the community and turn it into something akin to another apartment-housing district. Jackson." 😒
The more than hour-long series of speakers who oppose everying—rental homes, leased homes, rent-to-own, low-square-footage homes, etc.—begins at the 14:30 mark.livestream.com/accounts/17271…
MS is paying employers (e.g. Coca-Cola) to leave Hinds (more job-seekers than any other MS county) and move to Madison (already at full employment).
Madison Countians against rentals and starter homes should support @MSRepChrisBell's rail system proposal.
Meanwhile...Chris McDaniel is campaigning for lt. gov by claiming @DelbertHosemann will merge Madison's court w/ Holmes-Yazoo, producing lenient judges.
@bricewigginsMS denies it—but also, Holmes and Yazoo judge repeatedly elect a decidedly punitive judge. https://t.co/BRDWPpatvh
While Republicans nationally aim to prevent children from coming into custody, Andrea Sanders tells @NicoleAkinsBoyd Mississippi has an alarming, ever-growing intake of children entering custody and some MS courts are conducting suspicionless drug tests en masse on all parents.
"Bringing children into custody does not make every child safer, and in fact it should be a last resort for the state with other measures taken if possible."
—Andrea Sanders to @NicoleAkinsBoyd @bricewigginsMS @JeremyEnglandMS @SenRodHickman @SenDavidBlount @zakiyasummers
@NicoleAkinsBoyd @bricewigginsMS @JeremyEnglandMS @SenRodHickman @SenDavidBlount @zakiyasummers Sanders warns of a backward-thinking political push in Harrison County to drive up the number of families CPS breaks apart in Mississippi.
1. Harris' housing plan includes tax cuts and deregulation to boost supply, whereas Trump's global tariffs would and mass deportations would limit supply. If England wants to help, he should sponsor zoning reform legislation.
2. I don't know of a plan to give taxpayers more money for groceries unless @JeremyEnglandMS means the child tax credit. To that end, Harris' proposal is quite modest compared to JD Vance's.
Huh. @RepEzell thanked @SecretaryPete for the historic support Pete's giving the MS Gulf Coast—but then Ezell told WLOX that Pete neglects the MS Gulf Coast because he only cares about Biden supporters.
Ezell said that's why Pete joined @BennieGThompson in Jackson and the Delta.
I always thought it seemed like @RepEzell gets along with @SecretaryPete quite well.
@RepEzell @SecretaryPete If @RepEzell wants more one-on-one time with @SecretaryPete, why doesn't he just ask?
🧵 Dep. Tommy Mason beat James Hughey so badly in 2017 that he broke several of Hughey's ribs and ruptured Hughey's spleen.
Judge Percy grants Mason's motion for qualified immunity because Hughey does not remember enough specific details of the attack due to ammonia poisoning.
Mason's first of several motions for QI argues that Hughey's complaint should be thrown for failure to plead specific facts about the attack beyond Hughey's ability to remember them. Mason does not state his verion of events.
Hughey responded by claiming he pleaded sufficient facts to overcome QI and alternatively that, the court should allow Hughey to conduct discovery on Mason's QI claim.
🧵 Tate promised to cut vehicle purchases when he ran for lt. gov.
But upon getting approval to sign contracts worth $15,505,234,725.00 for Tate's donors, Tate's administration got permission to buy the state another airplane for $8,000,000.00 via non-competitive procurement.
Brian Flowers intends to contest his loss to Bennie Thompson and is looking for a lawyer.
Michael Watson is the go-to lawyer for delegitimizing Mississippi elections and for shredding black votes, but Watson is not currently available to sign up clients for election contests.