Long time resident of Jonesboro, AR. Grew up on dirt roads in the Delta. Democratic candidate for Arkansas State Representative - District 32.
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Apr 16 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
I just finished reading the ALA’s report released earlier today and it’s my view that the appropriate action is for the Arkansas House to impeach Governor Sanders.
The audit found at least 7 potential violations of the law & the case has been referred to the AG & a prosecutor. Additionally, reading the report leaves the sense that the Gov’s office both attempted to avoid cooperation where they could & cover their tracks where they had to.
Jul 15, 2023 • 16 tweets • 3 min read
Let’s talk about the best governor Arkansas ever had-Dale Bumpers. The story of his administration is a great reminder of what made the Arkansas many of us grew up in, and an example of what we could do again if we elect people that will follow in his footsteps. (Thread/1)
Bumpers came into office during a time of transition. Nationally, the Democratic Party was shedding its segregationist past and Republicans were turning from the Party of Lincoln to the Party of Nixon and the Southern Strategy…(2)
Apr 18, 2023 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
Saline County is now experiencing what we did in Craighead-the entire fascist freak show. A word of warning-these people will not just go away, there is no compromise that will appease them, and nothing they say is true. They want power and control and they have to be defeated.
Give people like Dan Sullivan, Mary Bentley and the kooks they’ve whipped into a frenzy an inch and they’ll be all our rulers. When we were warned that “eternal vigilance is the price of liberty” these are the people we were warned to be on guard against.
Feb 20, 2023 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
Reading the LEARNs Act now and already it looks like the governor found it laying in a cow pasture. It’s horrible and it will be incredibly destructive to our state. I’ll post what I find in this thread as I go. #arpx#arleg
Bill here:
1) Vouchers are a scam with a long history of documented failure. Despite all the disingenuous claims made by their advocates they have been tried many times and each time failed to produce the promised results. But they’ve often had consequences for students…
2) Vouchers have already been tried in states like Wisconsin, Ohio, in the District of Columbia, etc. In each instance they failed to produce much noticeable achievement in student performance on tests or in essential subjects.
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