Jackson Jambalaya

Gerrymandering is a full contact sport in today's politics. If only they spent as much time serving the public as they do worrying about the next election.

Jill is a realtor. All you really need to know about her.

@12:09 Realtors typically work on a percentage commission. I would think someone that has their income directly tied to home values staying high has even more skin in the game than the average elected representative.

A realtor as lawmaker, that's almost as bad as a lawyer as lawmaker.

Madison County BOS is run by Democrats with the help of Steen.

That's right, 1:05, let's elect the most uneducated and unqualified crackpots we can find.

Pucker factor just went up!
Hahaha!

That’s my Jill! Taking up free rent space in their heads!

I'm not a fan of hers nor the Rankin County Machine. But she is spot on here.

Hey jackwagons, Jill Ford is a class act and represents her district honestly and diligently. If she were a plumber, engineer, whatever, you jackwagons would say something similar.

We are lucky to have her in our district. The Madison BoS needs more sunshine and a dose of clorox. Her comments in the video are spot on.

Climb back into your parent's basement in NE Jackson and STFU.

A realtor as lawmaker, that's almost as bad as a lawyer as lawmaker.

Just ask David Blount who has been hosing the state treasury to prop up downtown Jackson for all these years.

As an attorney, I can tell you that if Madison County is paired with Yazoo and Holmes counties, Madison County is screwed. Gerald, if this is true that you're favoring such a move, then you are screwing your own constituents. The Holmes/Yazoo DA is a liberal and so is the Circuit Court judge. The judges we presently have serving both Madison and Rankin counties are very competent, qualified, and fair judges who are tough on crime. That is not true with the DA and judge over Holmes and Yazoo Counties. And before you liberals scream racism, this has nothing to do with race and everything to do with "liberal and soft on crime" versus "conservative and tough on crime".

Maybe you like Jill, maybe you don't. Maybe Jill does a good job, maybe she doesn't. Maybe Jill shouldn't have said it, maybe she should have. But tell me where she is wrong. She is spot on here. If she is wrong in this instance, show it to me.

Steen goes to my church or did. Something happened and he has been gone in a while. He preys on the elderly and they vote for him. He has always been a moth to close to the flame. Shelton Vance has been out drumming up support from Steen's enemies saying Steen took 10k from Rudy and maybe Rudy built barn behind his house. When Rudy gets back from vacation he has applied for from feds we shall see what Steen has done soon enough. Going to multiple churches and collecting the plate isn’t going to save him from this.

Not a fan of how she characterizes supervisors as having possession of a county. You don’t own a county, you are elected officials serving at the pleasure of its citizens.

@2:43 pm
Correct! Hope the Feds tracked the deliveries tickets for the barn…
One of those guys will talk.

June 9, 2023 at 3:02 PM, how long have you been living in Mississippi?

Y’all need to lay the crack pipe down if you think Madison County Circuit Court is joining another district.

For the last 60 years Madison Country should have been the hottest place in the State but the DOJ requiring 2 black supervisors created a mess. All was necessary was buy a third vote on the Board and the 3-2 split has been in place for every.This was started by consultants in country such as lawyers and engineers who made millions controlling the 3 members which was easy for it was really just one.

@2;43–“shelton Vance has been out drumming up support from Steen’s enemies” is total BS. Steen is supporting Vance. Look where Vance has some of his signs like the one on Lake Harbor controlled by Steen who works for Morris oil-behind shell station. Steen and Vance are cut from the same double talking ,back stabbing cloth. Keep exposing him Jill!!

@1:05 what you meant to say was preachers as lawmakers.

George Soros has donated money to at least 3 DA races last time in Mississippi, to the tune of 600k plus-per race. If Madison got split from Rankin we would see Soros money back in play.

Steen is a huge disappointment.

Hey 2:43 everybody knows Gerald Steen and Shelton Vance are in cahoots. If you want proof look behind the Shell on Lake Harbour that is owned by Steen’s employer. Happens to be a Vance sign right there.

I’m NOT a Steen fan and I dont believe Vance is tied to Steen. He’ seems like a smart guy and working for the county, he would know who Steen really is. I sure hope those folks from Ridgeland, Canton and north read some of these threads and come out strong to rid all of us from Steen.

Jill is spot on with her concerns - about the BOS and about the possibility of the Circuit Court district being redrawn and putting Madison with Yazoo and Holmes. That effort has been going on for a good long while with an interesting array of folks for it -- the Blackmons in particular, but also many white Republican-types in Madison. A strange group of bedfellows to be sure.

But where Jill is wrong is that the BOS is not the ones that will make that decision; it is the perrogative and responsibility of the Legislature. Granted, the BOS will chime in, and they don't have to do it as a unity - the two smart, honest supervisors can express their opinion just as Karl and Gerald will claiming to speak for the entire county.

The big quesiton is, where will the 'new' leadership of the legislature be on this when it comes up - probably in 2o25 rather than 2024 as many are saying? Folks in Madison County need to be asking Delbert where he stands on the splitting of Madison/Rankin - as he is the one facing election this August that will have significant say in the process.

And putting him on the spot should be done publilcally and specifically - not allowing a wishy-washy non-answer to the question, as this is probably the most important issue that citizens who are concerned about crime in Madison County should care about. As Jill points out, putting Madison with Holmes will lead to a court system of DAs and Judges equal to what NE Jackson and Clinton have to face in Hinds.

Jill Ford becoming a legislator is one of the worst things that ever happened in MS. People like her are one of the reasons I left. Pushing Tesla out is such a boneheaded move. She gives conservatives a bad name.

Mayor Jill? It kinda has a ring to it.

As a constituent of both Gerald Steen and Jill Ford, I have dealt with them both. Give me Ford, anytime every time.

6:09 is clearly Shelton Vance trying to disassociate from Gerald Steen. Opposite of the truth

Ford is genuinely trying to route corruption out. Hard job but I am glad she is trying.

Wouldn't a legislator know it's their choice to change court districts, not the Board of Supervisors?

Let’s not forget, our Liberal led board of supervisors in madison county, care so little about prosecution of criminals that they have our Madison DA office sitting in the hallway at the courthouse. Their original office flooded and they, the board, have refused to get them a new office. WTF? We are like a 3rd world country.

What precisely as a legislator has she done with which you diaagree?
Not seeing many specifics for all the critical comments.

If our court system is taken over by the Blackmons and Karl Banks, I’m moving to Rankin County from Madison.

Nope. 609 is me and I’m not a Steen fan. I’m a housewife that try’s to keep up with our politics. Watch the board meetings if you want to keep up, It’s not that hard to stay in the know! Read the newspaper, and follow the blogs.

Chill y'all. She's passed many meaningful bills---like making the blueberry the state fruit. We will tackle population loss later.

Me thinks the democrats won’t and cannot pass a lie detector test. All 3 of them!

She never said the supervisors will make this decision. If you boneheads are capable of listening, replay the clip. She said several times, "IF the supervisors can convince the legislature to make this change".

But she, and many of YOU, are wrong in assuming there are two democrats on the Board of Supervisors. There are THREE.

Someone was right in reminding us that she's a realtor, but I would like to remind you that Steen is the one with the For Sale sign hanging around his neck. And every time Banks makes a motion, Steen wiggles that sign at him and grins.

Now that Mary Hawkins has the city attorney's husband running to replace Jones (on the Board), Mary will still have a voice on the Board. But three will still equal five. If this guy manages to get elected and doesn't do what Mary dictates, she fires his wife. Politics is a bitch.

If Steen is so horrible, why doesn’t anyone run against him?

Everybody above seems to know who Steen really is. But how you gonna get rid of him when nobody runs against him? That would be more a magic trick than Steen and Bank both can pull out of a hat. And they can pull some doozies when Griffin wakes and looks to see how Bank tell him to vote.

She didn't say or imply the supervisors in MadCo can make it happen. She clearly said IF THEY manage to convince the legislature to make the change.

It would be a Banks, Griffin, Blackmon dream to have Hinds justice in Madison County. And Steen will trade his support for a six penny nail as long as it comes with six cents.

The Tax Collectors position is a working position that has little effect on county politics or power.

Mayor Ford? She'll first have to beat (prospective) Mayor Steen. If 'Bicycle Man' ever retires, I hope D.I. beats the socks off Steen.

6/9 @ 6:24 - I didn't hear her say this decision is up to the Board. I think she actually said the Board will attempt to convince the legislature to make the decision to split.

Did you mean 'prerogative' and 'publicly'?

Oh, please identify these 'white republican types' who would like to see Madison County paired with Holmes or Yazoo in this discussion.

By the way, the trio of Banks, Steen and Griffin attempting to influence legislative action would carry about as much weight as a fart in a whirlwind.

Shelton Vance will buddy up with anyone that can further his cause. He lies like a rug and is a snake. BEWARE

Vance has spent his entire career with the state and Madison county. He took a job at Trilogy in the private sector which I'm sure was not a happy place for him. I dont know if he is still with Trilogy or not.

7:51 - Trilogy is a cable manufacturing corporation in Pearl, MS. I don't know if Vance is working there or not.

I do know that particular company turns management staff over, on average, once every two years.

If Steen is a Republican, why does he vote with the Democrats constantly on split votes? It's because he just CALLS himself a Republican. If you are going to vote with Democrats all the time, just be honest and call yourself a Democrat.

@751 pm-You are right. Vance supposedly had enough years to retire from both jobs so why would he not stay as County Administrator making the same salary as Tax Collector. Ive often heard a 3-2 potential vote to be gone is a good reason to retire.@736 June 10-you must be a county employee who had to suffer under Vances leadership.God help the employees in the Collectors office if he gets elected.

Jill knows what’s up! Stay tuned.

She is right in her comments. Do not let it become like Hinds county. This is a damn mess. The DOJ always sticks their noses where it doesn’t belong and it has ruined a lot of good things. Hinds was good and now it’s just…well, I can’t say it because I would start a revolt.

Jill lives in Madison, not Ridgeland.

10:23...Jill knows precisely what Madison's Mayor has told her and nothing more.

Interesting you say 'Stay tuned'. That's Mayor Mary's favorite little slogan. hmmm.

@5:50 pm
Let’s put it so you can understand.
Jill knows what’s up!
Some shenanigans are gonna stop.

Jill Ford obviously is satisfied that Madison County has never had an African American Circuit or County Court judge and will never have one as long as Madison and Rankin counties are in the same district.

And don’t forget the all white prosecutors in the district attorney’s office in Rankin and Madison counties.

Jill Ford wants African-Americans to continue to have taxation without representation.

All white is alright in Jill’s world.

By the way, I failed to mention in my rant @ 8:16 that I live in Jill Ford's district.

8:16 So even though the County is humming along smoothly for everyone at present, you just wanna bump some white folks out to satisfy your racism? Jill has said nothing along the lines of your demented spiel.

You're sick.

And, @ 12:20 p.m.: "Twitter Yappy Dog." What difference does it make if @ 8:14 a.m. lives in the district Jill Ford represents. Madison and Rankin counties should be in separate judicial districts. Before I take it back, I'll say it a thousand more times.

And for @ 2:28 p.m., slavery, then segregation, were "humming along smoothly for everyone," until they were abolished.

The votes of African Americans in Madison County should not be diluted by white voters in Rankin County. Maybe, it's time for the Magnolia Bar Association member to litigate judicial districts that dilute the votes of African Americans.

I'm glad @ 2:38 p.m. thinks @ 8:16 a.m. is "sick" for advocating for a diverse judiciary and district attorney's office in Madison. After all: "Madison County is humming along smoothly for everyone at present" and @ 8:16 a.m. "just wanna bump some white folks out to satisfy your racism?"

@ 8:16 a.m. wants judicial districts that are not illegally drawn to suppress the influence of African American voters. Is that too much to expect?

over 25% of the voters in Hinds County are white. Whites have no representation on the Circuit bench nor the Board of Supervisors. Did you say a word about any of it?

Maybe no one wants Karl Banks or Ed Blackmon picking their judges and District Attorney? Or letting that crazy DA in Yazoo take over Madison County. She goes through prosecutors more than Jackson goes through police chiefs.

It’s not just the Hinds circuit bench, it’s county court, justice court, basically every elected office. Same is true in Holmes and yazoo. Bottom line white people don’t have the market cornered on racism.

4:15 Your desperate one-liners are frantic and frayed from the original 'thoughts' you falsely portrayed of Jill Ford's thinking (@8:15)

Sorry, but your hustle won't sell here.

One man, one vote. Karl Banks and Ed Blackmon don’t elect judges. Voters do. African Americans in Madison County should be able to elect African American judges should they choose to do so. Instead, the votes of African Americans are diluted by Rankin County voters because of the racial makeup of the district.

Interesting, you asked if I said a word about the current racial makeup of Hinds County Circuit Court judiciary but then point out whites make more than 25 percent of voters in Hinds County. You failed to mention that within the past decade, three whites (Yerger, Weill and Gowan) were elected and/or appointed and served until two of them retired and one decided to seek a seat on a higher court but was not successful.

Meanwhile, African Americans who make up more than 25 percent of Madison County, will never have an opportunity to elect an African American circuit court judge like the 25 percent of white voters who elected three white judges.

Districts can be drawn in a way that the votes of African Americans are not illegally diluted and white, African American, and judges from other ethnic groups can serve as circuit court judges.

4:15 “ I'm glad @ 2:38 p.m. thinks @ 8:16 a.m. is "sick" for advocating for a diverse judiciary and district attorney's office..”

Nope, I said you’re sick for the things you tried to accuse Jill of ‘thinking’.

A claim was not made that Banks and Blackmon 'elect judges'. The claim was made, and remains valid, that those two influence every election that takes place in the city and county of Canton and Madison respectively.

Are there any differences other than race and cities between Banks and Blackmon influencing elections in Canton and Madison County than Mayor Mary Hawkins influencing elections in the City of Madison and Madison County? Whites can influence elections but African Americans can’t. Go figure!

Jill is a straight shooter. Madison County is in a wonderful growth economy. She asks a good question why would you go with a developer over the people?

@1:36pm - Jill is a straight moron. And you answered your question yourself… “Madison County is in a wonderful growth economy” Hmmm, how do you think that happens? The people or developers/development?

6:01 - Do you always put your mules behind your wagons and your chickens before your eggs?

Developments don't just happen, and developers don't initiate the process. Long before a development is dreamed of, elected officials (who answer to 'the people') set strict parameters for growth and development. They do that through observation of state law, planning, zoning, oversite, funding and recruiting. Then developers fall in line and developments result.

Now who's the 'moron'?