Jackson Jambalaya

Be interesting to look up the nays. Crooks.

Meaningless. Just as meaningless as the 'equal pay' thing Feel and Fitch are touting which has been federal law for 45 years.

That's done, not how about that Internet Sales Tax and funds for these sorry roads.

Love the comment of that's done. Now how about the internet sales tax and funds for the sorry roads. So this is what the speaker spent all summer working on. Okkkkkkkkkk!

It's "done" when Wyatt Emerick tells me it's done. Fill us in Wyatt.

Uhhhh, I think the Senate and Deputy Phil still have to approve. Shall we review our civics? This won't be done for a while if at all. Me thinks it will be watered down significantly before the end, if it passes at all.

Meaningless, I agree with yourpost.

A better question would be which state agencies comply with the federal law?

*Note....there are about 30 that's under this Governor...go figure

7:14 & 7:55,I should have qualified that statement, the house has done it's part on this issue.

9:05, please state an agency that has two comparable jobs, same title, tenure, qualifications and duties, and one sex makes more than the other for what appears to be a discriminatory reason.

I would have liked the law to read that no candidate for public office or his family members can receive campaign contributions or monies for personal use from any source or person that doesn't have legal residence within the geographical area he will represent.

One man/one vote has lost it's meaning when men who live outside the district or state outnumber the voters in that district or state in their ability to " support" and "influence" a candidate.

As far as I'm concerned, we have taxation without representation if a candidate can be supported by people who don't work and live in his district or State. Those people lost their ability to have control over the quality of their lives.

I'm a bit concerned that the living expenses section will exclude those who don't have personal wealth from running for office. They will have to rent that which does not exist in abundance in Jackson...furnished space that includes utilities and provides those things one needs to prepare food or else they'll be eating out all the time which gets expensive .

But, maybe there is a developer already who will build a hostel for legislators in walking distance of the Capitol.

In the end, this bill can be used as a hammer if it's selectively enforced. And, when you have all the control within one party and no balance of power, you won't have any enforcing body with the power to go after those in the party in control unless the party wants to get rid of a renegade. They will only eliminate their opposition.


I'd also like laws to control gerrymandering by requiring that no area represented by an elected official can be drawn that crosses an established city, town or county boundary unless that boundary exists in another State, city, town or county. We have a better chance of knowing who the hell we are electing if they are our neighbor or live within the areas we frequent so that they are using our barbers, eating at our restaurants, going to our churches. It'd be nice if those who represent us have to face us occasionally. Some of you wouldn't recognize the guy you voted for if he walked past you on the street. You voted party.

There really isn't much difference between an oligarchy ,monarchy or dictatorship. Those who control the wealth determine how prosperous the people will be. You are only as well off as their benevolence. Right now 50 men control half the worlds wealth.

In this country, it's less than 1%. They live like kings and have their " princes" and "dukes". They are , through campaign monies and lobbying and PACS determining what protections you do or don't have under the law. They are controlling the flow of information as well with the help or hindrance of those outside our boundaries. You didn't get past page 2 of the Intelligence Report or you'd know that Russia has been an equal opportunity hacker and information manipulator for a very long time. Russia wanted to have as much control over the success or failure of whichever candidate emerged as the likely winner as they could muster. They wanted to sow as many seeds of distrust and divisiveness in our society as they could. Boy , did they ever succeed. And, we know all our enemies enjoy the manipulating us as well. But, you are reading the declassified report. You are letting someone else tell you what it says. You'll be surprised if you read it ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

But, it's I suspect it's too late. Revolutions aren't going to work like they did in past centuries. The advances in weapons have changed everything as well as the flow of information. Your revolution is another country's opportunity if you can't control it. The world got smaller and more complex while you weren't paying attention. But, human behavior didn't change.

This would gut deputy dog's retirement plan. IF, and that's a long-shot, Phil signs it, it will be a clear indication that he's got his eye on a self-appointed term in DC. He's otherwise unemployable unless one of the knuckleheads on Supertalk keels over.

This bill is a step in the right direction, but until campaign account bank statements are required to be submitted with the periodic financial reports, candidates will be able to spend their campaign money on pretty much anything they want. It's easy for an incumbent to accumulate lots of money in that bank account and only report what's spent on the campaign, and no one will be the wiser for what's spent elsewhere.

Will their current treasure chests be exempt or grandfathered in? Feel has a huge amount stashed away. Will they have time to empty the current coffers? It says federal tax must be paid but what about state income tax?

Has the Department of Revenue audited any statewide officials for payment of state income tax? Pickering for one. Also Jim Hood. I mention these because of the large amount of undocumented "campaign" expenses.

Oh wow, so those drones on SuperTalk are living beings with actual brains?

That woman on Supertalk reading the news who sounds like a man can NOT be a real being!

Seems to me it would be cheaper to provide meals and lodging.Same thing is done for every freshman at a 4 year university. I'm sure some of the local hotels would jump at a chance to have their rooms filled!

174 members x $140 per diem = $24,360 per day

Per diem funds come from the taxpayer, not donations. Why should per diem funds be used to even subsidize a mortgage? Unless they are going to kick back an equivalent percentage of the funds to the state after the property in question is sold.

Yall don't want to piss off Gallo and his puppy, they will start calling JJ Fake News

9:05 -- I call bull on your math. Name 30 agencies that report to the Governor. (P.S. You won't need your toes to get the right answer.)

Sorry 8:05, your whole theory of 'what you would like" just doesn't hold water. To say that a candidate can't raise money except from those he/she represents ignores the concept of a republican democracy, and also free speech if you want to go there. My representative absolutely doesn't represent me - our opinions of government are about on the opposite poles of the spectrum. But there are several legislators that I do support their candidacies and their policies and philosophies. Why should I be restricted to either contributing to the legislator or candidate that is a polar opposite, or not contributing at all? What about when my business is located in a district other than where I live? What about groups of people freely associated - be it a business association, common cause, ACLU, NAACP, or my family trust? Can they not be involved at all, or can they contribute to anybody that a member of the group lives in? A ridiculous recommendation overall.

Just like your 'districting/gerrymandering' recommendation. You must not understand the law you reference - one man/one vote. That has nothing to do with your contribution theory, but everything to do with drawing district lines. Because the districts much equalize population within certain parameters, there is absolutely no way you can draw the lines to come close to your 'ideal concept'. City lines, county lines, etc have no relationship to population groupings.

But, you were only 'hoping' and thinking of your ideal. Glad you aren't trying to be a legislator or supervisor, or anybody in charge. Get back up front and take that guys order for some fries.

Per diem can be paid for lodging, whether it is in an apartment, a condo, a house, a hotel, or a trailer parking lot. Why does it matter? As long as the per diem is used for paying for the condo, rather than going in the members pocket while campaign accounts pay the mortgage, it doesn't matter.

This bill deals with the problem. If a legislator wants to buy a condo that costs $1,000 a month, and the legislator receives $800 in per diem - using the per diem for the condo mortgage is no problem. But the difference - $200 - should come from personal funds, not a campaign account. The ownership interest is not a campaign cost.

The problem, though, was a different issue. Members using campaign accounts to pay for the condo/apartment/whatever while pocketing the per diem as pocket change. This bill attempts to correct that personal robbery.

Except your using per disk to public equity in private property at the taxpayers expense. By your example, the tax payer has footed 80% of the mortgage payment. If they want a condo, then pay for it with their salary. Otherwise, the state should be entitled to a fair percentage of the sale price. I formally worked in state govenment. We only got around $30 per day for meals. Lodging was reimbursed at actual cost.

When I worked for the state we got $2.75 per diem per meal and had to spend a night away from the work area and produce a receipt. But that's neither here nor there. What's important to note here is these boys are not about to pass anything into law that would affect their pocketbook. It's all for show. Next?

Sorry 6:49 pm But, I do know the " is" law.
Laws change as society changes.
You have forgotten or never knew that once upon a time , people in a community knew their candidates and elected representatives because of long time proximity and because those candidates came to civic groups, churches and schools to speak for free regularly. Indeed, once elected they still came and even spoke to high school students in the auditoriums about how government works and the issues we would likely face in the future.
They weren't fund raising ( though after hearing such speeches, my father might decide to contribute ), they were talking to us and answering questions that weren't pre-selected. There were "real" town halls.
As a result, this little pitcher with big ears heard grown ups talking about differences and concerns they had with issues, and there was never yelling and name calling . They listened to one another and exchanged points of view without rancor and often came to some sort of consensus both sides could tolerate. They could do this because they actually understood why their fellow American held a different view and while they didn't think their concerns were the definitive ones, they understood and knew their fellow American wasn't their enemy.

You know as well as I do that gerrymandering is to dilute the vote so that one party or the other gets to retain power. I'm suggesting to you that there has been a very negative consequence. It has resulted in a breakdown in communication and lack of trust and confidence on the part of the voter . And, a feeling that they lack meaningful access to government.

It's why now, I am reminded constantly of some old song lyrics " Paranoia strikes deep, into your heart it will creep". Well the paranoia we are hearing on tv every day comes from a lack of trust and confidence in our systems of government. We think these people in government are in their own bubble and our bubble isn't the same. And, that is actually becoming more true.

The system needs adjusting if it's going to work. People need to have confidence in those they elect.

It shouldn't be your way or my way but our way together. We both want the systems to work and it should be clear they are not.



I grew up knowing who represented my parents and had met them multiple times.
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Why in the hell are they getting per diem for in the first place? They have to eat no matter where they are. Let them do like other people do, pay for their meals themselves.