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That is disgusting. Madison County is corrupt.

I think it is so interesting how Mr Redd trys to make it appear that a supervisor seat has been taken away from him. First of all no one has a seat on the board set aside for them. Maybe he would have gotten elected, but maybe not. He makes it sound as if he is the only person who can do the job and that is just not true. I also am at loss as to why everybody says D I Smith is so accountable and transparent, when he cut a deal with Andy Taggart and stole the seat, by not letting voters choose who they wanted. I am also at still wondering what he has done in his three and one half years as a supervisor, besides crying that the sky is falling every time you hear him talk.

And may I say, thank goodness for Andy Target on that account!

This county needs stand up men and/or women, who listen to the people - when the people said 'No' to redistricting - D.I. heard them. When the people said 'No' to the Solid Waste Management Authority - D.I. heard them. When the people said 'No' to the 3rd landfill going into the county - D.I. heard them. D.I. Smith is the the 'only' watchdog for the Madison County Taxpayers. We need more D.I.'s!!!!!

And, you are correct, Billy was going to have to work for that seat...true. But there were so many people ready to get out and work for him, and in great numbers, too. Billy was the best vote that D2 had, and Elvis knew it!

The best chance for a cleaner county government went when the BoS moved Billy across the District lines by a block. It's very obvious, to many, many, people in Madison County exactly what the BoS is up to! Save Karl Banks and help Gerald Steen anyway they can.

We don't need "someone that goes along to get along". Because, in this county, lately, that leads to corruption.

I always get a good laugh out of the crowd who claim Smith and Taggart stole the race. Generally speaking, with the bowl full of turds who usually run for office in Madison County, it is usually about voting for who you least don't want want. Taggart and Smith have been a nice change of pace from the status quo.

Editorial from the Greenwood Commonwealth on redistricting and stacking the decks...very much worth reading....

It’s common in redistricting for those who draw the election lines to look after their own interests. If incumbents can get away with it, they shape districts that are most beneficial to them and most discouraging to possible opponents.

Normally, though, these manipulations occur before the qualifying deadline for candidates.

In a disturbing case in Madison County, supervisors there — with the consent of the U.S. Justice Department and a federal judge — have been allowed to redraw the lines after the qualifying deadline and use them for this year’s elections.

Last week, U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr. rejected the argument of two GOP candidates that the new lines are an attempt to rig the outcomes.

The plaintiffs noted that the Madison County supervisors did not start trying to equalize the population between districts by drawing new lines until after the March 1 qualifying deadline had passed. Although that tardiness can largely be attributed to the lateness in which the census data was released, it also looks suspiciously like an attempt to reconfigure the election field after the contest has officially started.

One candidate who has a particularly strong beef is Billy Redd. When he filed to run, his home was located in a district without an incumbent — a preferable scenario for a candidate. Under the new maps, Redd will have to run against an incumbent, who, incidentally, voted in the minority against the redistricting plan.

Guirola, in issuing his opinion, said that neither Redd nor David Buchanan, who was also shifted into a new district, has a constitutional right to run in any particular district.

Maybe not. But this decision, if it stands, sets a terrible precedent. In the past, incumbents could jerk around potential challengers by moving them into different districts, but they had to do so without knowing for certain who might be running where. This case clears the way for incumbents to stack the deck after everyone’s intentions have been declared.

Once again, Madison County BOS manipulated an event to work in their favor. They knew Billy Redd was a viable candidate and they also knew Banks could not win under the current lines. Their fifedom was toppling right before their eyes. To the person claiming D.I. has done nothing for Madison County... You're either are not paying attention or you are trying to help the other 4 supervisors.

This redistricting fiasco has been watched all around the state. Thanks to our supervisors, excluding D.I. Smith, we appear to be corrupt little hamlet run by 4 thugs.

Billy Redd is a true American Patriot! I really hate that Karl Banks, John Bell Crosby, Paul Griffin and Tim Johnson did what they did to redistrict a really good candidate out of his district (after the qualifying deadline). Disgusting!

D.I. Smith won his seat by filing for the office and having no opposition. It would have been easy for anyone else to qualify for the position, but no one had the guts to do it when it looked like the incumbent would be running for reelection. D.I., like anyone else, had the right to file his papers on the day of the qualifying deadline, and Andy, like anyone else, had the right to withdraw his candidacy. The whiners are just upset that they didn't anticipate this perfectly legal move and act to challenge it. Bill Billingsley

Looks like we have another Frowny Face on our hands!!! Andy Taggart, Billy Redd, and D. I. Smith are so far beyond unhappy people like you, in character and in how much they care for what they are doing in life, we realize you are feeling left out... for sure, another Frowny Face... Maybe you are jealous or maybe you are wanting to see Madison county remain as crooked as it is, today, with supervisors that have ONLY THERE OWN BENEFITS IN MIND! Get out of our way. Get out of Madison county - it's time for a clean up and men like Andy, Billy, and D. I. are exactly what we need.

Allow me to explain why a certain Mayor goes a certain way where that board is concerned. The mayor is tight with a certain engineer known for his um, questionable dealings. In fact, it could be said Rudy learned quite a bit from him. Said engineer uses said Mayor and his cronies to handle the financial planning and similar services for his employees. The protege found out about it and lets just say holds it over their heads. Not sure what state or county this takes place in, but is a cute little story.

Speaking of Gerald Steen did he scare Harbor Walk away. Them trees look purddy out there. I heard Gerald Steen doesn't like business. Must be that Kosciusko boy in him because Kosciusko people didn't like Wal-Mart coming to town because it was a big business
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He (steen) certainly tried to scare away Renaissance and the new Ridgeland town center...probably Harbor Walk too...

9:02 - What id the corrupt side of the Board of Supervisors promise you? If you think they are so wonderful, surely that means you are in agreement with them - Doesn't speak well of you!!!