Jackson Jambalaya

It is interesting that the new lines were approved before the deadline to Qualify and all knew it.It is also interesting that some of the same people who asked the Supervisors to extend the deadline to qualify, filed suit against that very thing.

The new lines weren't even presented until the qualifying deadline had passed. The board initially attempted to extend the qualifying deadline to June 1, but their lawsuit was dismissed due to lack of standing. The opponents of the new lines believed that once the qualifying deadline had passed and it was certain that it wasn't going to be extended that the supervisors would do the right thing and run under the old lines. Obviously, the current board of supervisors, other than D.I. Smith, doesn't care about doing the right thing, so here we are. Bill Billlingsley

Who's the coward in the denim shirt playing dodge ball with the woman's questions?

And was that Hamer driving off in the black Subdivision at the end of the video? He's got that evasive move down, don't he?

Madison supervisors are:

District 1 - John Bell Crosby
District 2 - Tim Johnson
District 3 - D I Smith
District 4 - Karl Banks
District 5 - Paul Griffin

Madison's map for supervisors is at http://madison-co.com/images/admin/archives/attachments/1_sub-districts.gif

You need to go back and check your dates. The new lines were approved and sent to the Justice Department well before the deadline. You can check the minutes of the board od supervisors and see for yourself.

KF I have a rather dumb question. Why isn't the Sec of State all over this. Elections are one of the things that fall into SoS functions and what's going on in Madison is rediculous. Where is Delbert?

10:39 - Its you that need to check your dates. The new lines for Madison County were not developed until April. The qualifying deadline was March 1. You need to check the minutes of the board of supervisors meeting to see for yourself.

The BOS met on the last Monday in February to "discuss" the parameters of what should be considered. This was one day before the qualifying deadline. They didn't begin drawing the lines until March.

You can continue to ignore facts (maybe you are a Clarion Ledger reporter when not behind "Anonymous", and therefore figure that facts are just things that get in the way of a good story) or you can admit that the Madison BOS - three of them - waited until after candidates qualified and then moved the lines to protect the incumbent three kings.

Pete Perry

I'm not KF, but I'd like to take a stab at your question, Anon 10:50.

The Secretary of State has little to no authority over counties. What they choose to do within their own boundaires is their business. He doesn't even certify those elections, he just reports what the counties send him. That agency has been trying FOR YEARS (back to Molpus) to get counties to cooperate with them in the drawing of county lines, if for no other reason than to cut down on (or maybe eliminate) split precincts.

The SOS was all up in the state redistricting mess because those lines and districts cover the elections that his office DOES certify, even if a given district is wholly within a certain county.

Now, if the county decides to rely on data from the statewide voter registry system in drawing new lines, the SOS might have better standing -- that data belongs to the state.

10:39, go to the county web site and check for yourself. The maps weren't made available for public viewing until March 15, and weren't approved by the supervisors until March 21. The qualifying deadline was March 1. End of story. They will say that they attempted to extend the filing deadline so new candidates could qualify, but they won't say that they attempted to withdraw the suit when it was consolidated with the others in the southern district and they became afraid that they might lose. They'll try to tell you that once preclearance was received from the DOJ that they were bound by the AG opinion that said the election had to be held under the most recently precleared lines, but they won't tell you that opinion didn't address the possibility that the preclearance wasn't received until the filing deadline had passed. They'll say that they were watching out for the people in Madison County, but they won't admit that they're really only watching out for five of them. Bill Billingsley

Bill, I know that you were on a rant, but I would say that Supervisor Smith has always looked out for the people first, and not just those in his district.

Thanks Bill for always taking a stand for good and honest government and for your service to our country.

And thanks to D.I. Smith, District 3 Supervisor, for your service to our country and to our county.

Gerald Steen is a career politician and would not have the first idea of what it means to serve something other than one's self. If you think that Tim Johnson (who is also from Gerald's hometown), Karl Banks, Paul Griffin and John Bell Crosby have served Madison County well, then Gerald is your candidate (I couldn't use man and it does not apply in this instance.).

I also admire Supervisor Smith's bravery for even being in the same room as these ASS HATS when the prayer is being said and when the pledge of allegence is being said for fear of lighting striking every last one of them! Please note in the video Karl Banks 'King of the County' reading texts during the prayer . . . REALLY, KARL?!?!?!

You're right, 3:13. I was ranting and failed to point out that D.I. Smith is the only voice of honesty and integrity on the board, and he has consistently voted in the best interest of his district and the county. BB

Russ Latino is representing the plaintiffs against the Mad. Co. Gang of Three, and was the attorney who wrote the MS Tea Party brief on statewide redistricting. The court essentially adopted his and Delbert Hoseman's theory of the case word for word.

Karl Bank is texting during the prayer just shows the kind of person that he really is. What is funny is that he knew that the camera's were running and still did it.

10:39 must be on crack or has been hiding under a rock. Pete Perry and Bill are right on that one crackhead!

10:39, much like Eric Hamer and the morons that he gets his marching orders from, disregards the facts and interprets things in a manner the best meets their financial needs. It is in Eric's (aka 10:39) best interest, just like Rudy, to keep at least three of these idiots in office to continue robbing the county tax payers blind!

Did Hinds county ever get DOJ approval??