Louise Theberge's Vacation Plans - Vote John C Meyer On June 11th, 2013.

Open Letter to the Citizens of Gloucester County Virginia

“For the Common Good. “

Thank you Gloucester County for the support and encouragement you have provided me and this site.

The Virginia Constitution was written by men from all walks of life that wanted us to not live under the rule of an unjust government.  Have you ever read the Constitution of the United States?  How about the Constitution of Virginia?

Article 1 Section 5.  No Separation of legislative, executive, and judicial departments; periodical elections.  The legislative, executive, and judicial departments should be separate and distinct and that the members should, at fixed periods, be reduced to a private station, return into that body from which they were originally taken, and the vacancies be supplied by regular elections.

The founders of the Virginia government knew the burden of government could be over powering and to protect the people called to serve we should send them home by electing others so they can rest.  They did not set terms for all positions since everyone is different for the amount of time they can serve.

We have two supervisors that have served one term, and decided they need a break.  One of our at large supervisors has served for 14 years this is a long time to be in any position without a break.  Louise Theberge has served Gloucester tirelessly for a long time.  She has many other interest as has been pointed out in the newspaper such as the Boys and Girls Club, Gloucester Main Street Association, and she is a business person.  Based on these many interests it appears Ms. Theberge  may need to consider a break from service to get some rest, spend time with her family, and pursue other interest.  Or we should consider giving her a vacation by voting for John C. “Jace” Meyer on Tuesday June 11, 2013.

Following the direction spelled out in the Virginia Constitution should be done by all of us so we stay Citizens and do not become serfs.  Being a citizen requires work on our part to ensure we get the government we deserve and want.

“For the Common Good. “

Sincerely,

Alexander James Jay

P.S. I am not a lawyer so I am not giving you a legal definition but what these writings mean to me.

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Government Employees Work For The People - Not Themselves

Open Letter to the Citizens of Gloucester County Virginia,

“For the Common Good. “

The Virginia Constitution was written by men from all walks of life that wanted us to not live under the rule of an unjust government.  Have you ever read the Constitution of the United States?  How about the Constitution of Virginia?

Article 1 Section 4. No exclusive emoluments or privileges; offices not to be hereditary.  This is important.  There are no privileges granted to public servants elected or otherwise and unlike Great Britain the titles do not pass to the heirs of the office holder.

The government employees, elected, appointed, and hired work for us and are not entitled to special privilege.  No special cars and using government vehicles for personal business; having to obey the laws the same as you and me in our daily life.  We have to work hard for what we have why should these few civil servants be allowed to abuse their authority and take something that is not theirs?  As I have stated and will continue to state most of these civil servants are honest and I do not have any problem with them it is the few that think they are above the law and do not have to follow the same rules as the rest of us.

It is time we hold our public servants to the standards and rules we all have to follow, no special treatment.  This does not mean we should not be polite to them.  We should be polite to them as we should to each other and they should be polite to us also.  If you see them abusing their public obligation it should be documented and reported.  As I have stated and know there are some offices that hold grudges; report the offences to this blog site where the offences can be reported publicly so they cannot hide the offence and pretend it do not happen.

To be a citizen of the US and Virginia requires an obligation on your part to hold these public official to high standards.  Failing to perform your duties allows them to do as they please.  As the saying goes power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.  If you are not willing to stand up and be a citizen then you deserve the government you get.  You can be a citizen or a serf.  The choice is up to you.  Our founding fathers worked hard to establish our freedoms we should be willing to do our part to keep them.

Those that are elected that do not follow the rules should be passed over and not reelected to office.  Can you think of a better way to show our dissatisfaction with them?

Working to keep our government honest ensures we do not have to pay taxes above and beyond what is necessary for the government to provide our essential services.  Given the economy is in the condition it is in, I would like to keep as much of my pay check as possible to support my family.  “For the Common Good. “

Sincerely,

Alexander James Jay

P.S. I am not a lawyer so I am not giving you a legal definition but what these writings mean to me.

As always, Alexander has a most passionate way of putting things into perspective.

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The Story of Colonel Drake - History of Petroleum - Comic Book Form

The Story of Colonel Drake - History of Petroleum from Chuck Thompson

Now this is a very entertaining way to learn a great deal about the history of petroleum.  Rock oil as it was once called.  The story begins in the early 1850's and is based around a character known as Colonel Drake.  Fun and entertaining way to learn something new.  16 pages that will not take up to much of your time and the story does hold your interest.  It's a fast read.  If you want a copy of this book, you are welcome to download a copy from our slideshare site as we have made it available.

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 Belgain Soup; is called _crême de sauté_. Itself one of the most wholesome of vegetables, watercress combines admirably with potatoes in making soup.  Wash, dry, and chop finely four ounces of the leaves picked from the stalks, fry slowly for five minutes with or without a thinly-sliced
onion, add one pound of potatoes cut in small dice, and fry, still very
slowly, without browning; pour in one quart of water or thin stock,
simmer gently, closely-covered, for from thirty-five to fifty minutes,
rub through a hair sieve, and having returned the puree to the saucepan
with a half-teaspoonful of castor sugar, and salt and cayenne to taste,
thicken with one table-spoonful of flour stirred smoothly into one
breakfast-cupful of cold milk; boil up sharply, and serve sprinkled with
watercress.

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The Pirates Are Stormin Hampton, Virginia Again

Quick, hide all the valuables, the pirates are back and they are taking no prisoners this time.  This weekend, June 1st and 2nd, the Hampton Blackbeard Pirate festival goes into full gear once again.  If you have never been to this event, it is a fantastic time.  Great actors and musicians abound all over downtown Hampton.

  The food is fabulous and there are all kinds of refreshments sold throughout the area.  Yes, even beer.  You can even pick up a full turkey leg that has been freshly smoked.

Pirates everywhere you look and even on the water.  Pirate ships will be all around.

Run fer cover if ye encounter this scurvy dog.  This is the infamous Cap'n Pern.  One of the nastiest henchmen of the 7 seas.  Even Blackbeard himself won't tangle with Pern.  (Really one of the nicest guys you could ever meet and a good friend).

Pirate ships of all types will be sailing these waters.  You dare not be in them when they are.  Canons are heard for miles when they get to fighting.

Rumor has it that Blackbeard's actual ghost comes back to Hampton at night and is seen around the camps looking for his loot during this event.  The pirates normally don't like to talk about this as it scares them near to death.

So come one, come all to the Hampton Blackbeard Pirate Festival.  You'll be glad you did.


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For The Common Good of Gloucester, Virginia Government

There may be some people that do not like this letter.

Open Letter to the Citizens of Gloucester County Virginia,

“For the Common Good. “

The Virginia Constitution was written by men from all walks of life that wanted us to not live under the rule of an unjust government.  Have you ever read the Constitution of the United States?  How about the Constitution of Virginia? The Virginia Constitution is similar.

Article 1 Section 3. Government instituted for common benefit. This sounds like the definition in Wikipedia for a commonwealth.  We have to work together for the common good or be torn apart by those that want to treat us unfairly.  One way we are treated unfairly is when government employees and elected officials use their position working on the clock for their own gain.  There have been reports on this blog about government employees conducting personal business in government vehicles (Animal Control going to Hardees in a government vehicle) and opening the county garage for who knows what on a Saturday evening and elected officials in private organizations then voting to approve that organizations proposal.  According to Mr. Thompson, several active and former government employees have provided this information in an attempt to stop the activities.  If government employees are working to try and clean up these inappropriate activities we as citizens of the county should do our part and report these activities also.

  I am not saying that all government employees are bad or do things inappropriately most are good and dedicated to performing their jobs; however, for whatever reason they are not able or willing to go through their chain of command to report inappropriate behavior; this is also seen at higher levels of government.  Email the information to Mr Thompson’s blog site, he is willing to publish the information and provide it to the county officials to get it stopped.

  He does have a history of getting information to the people who can make decisions.  He was successful with an issue with a homeland defense employee that thought he was above the law, and there have been no more reported inappropriate visits of Animal Control Vehicles to Hardees.

Homeland Security has been telling everyone if they see something report it.  This should apply to us when we see county employees doing things that are not right.  How do I know if it is something to report?  Is it something you would do? What should you report?  Is there a county vehicle parked at a business and the employee shopping or seem to be taking long breaks instead of working, are people going into county buildings at hours that are not appropriate.  Do not hesitate to call 911 if they are obviously breaking the law.  However, we know there are people in the county that hold grudges so this blog site allows you the opportunity to make an anonymous complaint.  Mr. Thompson needs to have enough information to ensure it is not a false complaint which is against the law and not protected speech, if you can safely take pictures do so if not provide all the details you can.  As a reporter, Mr Thompson would like to know who he is receiving information from and will keep it confidential.

For the common good of all of us and to keep our taxes low we owe it to ourselves and the good government employees to do our duty and report the wrong when we see it.  We owe it to ourselves to have the best government and employees in our county.  “For the Common Good. “

Sincerely,

Alexander James Jay

P.S. I am not a lawyer so I am not giving you a legal definition but what these writings mean to me.

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Charlie Chan Free Comic Book 1 from Chuck Thompson

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