Saturday, November 16, 2013

Anti Federalist Papers No. 27 – The Use Of Coercion By The New Government (Part 2)

"JOHN HUMBLE's," following piece was published in the Independent Gazetteer, October 29, 1787.

The humble address of the low-born of the United States of America, to their fellow slaves scattered throughout the world - greeting:
Whereas it hath been represented unto us that a most dreadful disease hath for these five years last past infected, preyed upon and almost ruined the government and people of this our country; and of this malady we ourselves have had perfect demonstration, not mentally, but bodily, through every one of the five senses. For although our sensations in regard to the mind be not just so nice as those of the well born, yet our feeling, through the medium of the plow, the hoe and the grubbing ax, is as acute as any nobleman's in the world. And, whereas, a number of skillful physicians having met together at Philadelphia last summer, for the purpose of exploring, and, if possible, removing the cause of this direful disease, have, through the assistance of John Adams, Esq., in the profundity of their great political knowledge, found out and discovered that nothing but a new government, consisting of three different branches, namely, king, lords, and commons or, in the American language, President, Senate and Representatives - can save this, our country, from inevitable destruction. And, whereas, it has been reported that several of our low-born brethren have had the horrid audacity to think for themselves in regard to this new system of government, and, dreadful thought! have wickedly begun to doubt concerning the perfection of this evangelical constitution, which our political doctors have declared to be a panacea, which (by inspiration) they know will infallibly heal every distemper in the confederation, and finally terminate in the salvation of America.

Now we the low born, that is, all the people of the United States, except 600 thereabouts, well born, do by this our humble address, declare and most solemnly engage, that we will allow and admit the said 600 well born, immediately to establish and confirm this most noble, most excellent and truly divine constitution. And we further declare that without any equivocation or mental reservation whatever we will support and maintain the same according to the best of our power, and after the manner and custom of all other slaves in foreign countries, namely by the sweat and toil of our body. Nor will we at any future period of time ever attempt to complain of this our royal government, let the consequences be what they may.

And although it appears to us that a standing army, composed of the purgings of the jails of Great Britain, Ireland and Germany, shall be employed in collecting the revenues of this our king and government, yet, we again in the most solemn manner declare, that we will abide by our present determination of non-resistance and passive obedience - so that we shall not dare to molest or disturb those military gentlemen in the service of our royal government. And (which is not improbable) should any one of those soldiers when employed on duty in collecting the taxes, strike off the arm (with his sword) of one of our fellow slaves, we will conceive our case remarkably fortunate if he leaves the other arm on. And moreover, because we are aware that many of our fellow slaves shall be unable to pay their taxes, and this incapacity of theirs is a just cause of impeachment of treason; wherefore in such cases we will use our utmost endeavors, in conjunction with the standing army, to bring such atrocious offenders before our federal judges, who shall have power, without jury or trial, to order the said miscreants for immediate execution; nor will we think their sentence severe unless after being hanged they are also to be both beheaded and quartered. And finally we shall henceforth and forever leave all power, authority and dominion over our persons and properties in the hands of the well born, who were designed by Providence to govern. And in regard to the liberty of the press, we renounce all claim to it forever more, Amen; and we shall in future be perfectly contented if our tongues be left us to lick the feet of our well born masters.

Done on behalf of three millions of low-born American slaves.
JOHN HUMBLE, Secretary
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Friday, November 15, 2013

Board of Supervisors Rulers of Gloucester County?

Christmas Rainbow - By Chuck Thompson of TTC Media
 (Photo credit: Battleofthehook)
Open Letter to the Citizens of Gloucester County Virginia

“For the Common Good. “

"The Land of the Life Worth Living?"  Not if you continue to have a total disregard for the law and the people of Gloucester County.  I watched the BoS meeting last week and the Board continues to show a total disregard for the Rule of Law and the people in the county.

The Virginia Constitution was written for us to limit the government intrusion into our lives.  Have you ever read the Constitution of the United States?  How about the Constitution of Virginia?You know when Ted the Court Jester, County Attorney read the proposed replacement ordinance did you not see his pants on fire? Or his nose growing?  When he adds words that are not in the Code of Virginia that means it is not in compliance with Virginia Law we know this.  Mr. Wilmot does not do a good job talking when he is not telling the truth, why do you keep making him lie for the County?  Or are you not smart enough to know he is not telling the truth?  You need to put the muzzle back on the County Jester.  He did not help your cause during the meeting!

Changing the Ordinance and getting the citizens of Gloucester to pay for guns for retiring Animal Control? Where in the Code of Virginia is this allowed since they are not law enforcement!  Let them buy their own guns!  Let retiring Deputies buy their own guns also if they retire and not meet the requirements of Virginia Code.  Also raising the taxes of the citizens to give the judges anything they want? Watch the meeting on Mr. Thompson’s blog and see this. You do think our money belongs to the County?  I was glad to see some backbone being shown but this contempt for the rule of law needs to stop. 

Is this board trying to go out as the most corrupt Board in the History of the County?  What a legacy you leave.  You do not deserve to be recognized for your service.  You may have started out with good intentions, and we all know the road to hell is paved with good intentions, but you have gone downhill from there.

I am not a lawyer and cannot give legal advice.  Our founding fathers used common sense and Christian scripture when establishing our founding documents. 

“For the Common Good. “

Sincerely,
Alexander James Jay

P.S.  "The time to guard against corruption and tyranny, is before they shall have gotten hold on us. It is better to keep the wolf out of the fold, than to trust to drawing his teeth and talons after he shall have entered." --Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia, Query 13, 1781
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Gloucester, VA Board of Supervisors Meeting Video Nov. 2013




We are running late putting up a copy of this video as we took the week off for meetings and some rather deep investigations.  This particular BoS meeting is rather short compared to many in the past.  It has it's laughs however.  Twitching Ted, (I'm not an attorney), Wilmot, court jester was allowed to speak in this meeting.  Of course he was presenting a new ordinance that seems to be in clear violations of the Dillon rule, hence state code, so even though he has learned to control his hands better than in the past, his facial twitches and deep swallows were still evident that he was less than comfortable with his presentation of the ordinance choices he drafted.  As we keep saying, if you have to go up against an attorney, this is the guy you want to go up against.  You can easily read him like a book.   Sorry Ted, you are still not ready for the prime time players.

The laughing jester // Art museum of Sweden, S...
The laughing jester // Art museum of Sweden, Stockholm (Photo credit: Wikipedia)



 You can also catch a good laugh as both Hutson and Theberge try to force the private chambers for the judge's personal cars down the taxpayers throats.  Kudos to Chrisco for not allowing it and forcing it over to CPI where it belongs.

  The big question we still have is why is this board trying to go out with passing yet further ordinances that in every way appear as such blatant violations to state code?  Are they trying to go out with maximum damage to the taxpayers?  Be sure to thank them for all the money they have taken out of your pocket for years to come.  If we continue to see this kind of garbage, Gloucester will get renamed Tumbleweed county as everyone flocks to leave because of the ridiculous taxes and lack of return on investments from those higher taxes.

In our opinion, Gloucester is still a prefered place to live on our list with only a handful of places throughout the state that also include a few minor hidden sections around Williamsburg, James City County and York County and maybe a few choice areas around Charles City county and New Kent County, otherwise the rest of the state has fun places to play, but not to live.  The rest of the list for us is short on a national level and only includes minor selections in PA, Florida and Georgia.  Everywhere else we have been are just not our cup of tea.  Sure there are a lot of great places throughout the nation to play in, but living there, no thanks.

  Gloucester has key amenities in place in select sections of the county and is sustainable for a gated bedroom community.  It is not self sustaining and if it were made to be self sustaining, then it would be lost as a prefered location as it would become overpopulated with numerous undesirable elements.  Is anyone looking for an extension of Newport News here or Williamsburg for that matter?

  Controlled growth is needed, but it must be smart and not at tremendous costs to the taxpayers and for the benefit of the few within the county.  The county right now is very blessed with tremendous talent.  A talent that needs to be taken advantage of for the good of the county overall and not abused by the county.  It is our sincere hope that the new Board of Supervisors will be bringing the proper mix of talent and dedication to clean up the mess that is being left to them and that the present board members follow the new lead coming in.  We are also hoping that the new board members resist the Rotary club indoctrinations as well, but there is no way to know that right off.  Time will tell.
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Governor McDonnell Signs Proclamation Designating November as Virginia Indian Heritage Month



Chiefs of Virginia’s State-Recognized Tribes Gather at Annual Consultation Meeting


Pictured from L to R: Upper Mattaponi Tribal Vice Chief Frank Adams, Upper Mattaponi  Council Member Jay Gillespie, Cheroenhaka Nottoway Tribal Vice Chief Ellis “Soaring Eagle” Wright, Cheroenhaka Nottoway Tribal Chief Walt “Red Hawk” Brown, Bill Leighty, Decide Smart LLC, Monacan Tribal Chief Sharon Bryant, Eastern Chickahominy Tribal Chief Gene Adkins, Representative of the Pamunkey Tribe Kevin Krigsvold, Governor Bob McDonnell, Upper Mattaponi  Tribal Chief Kenneth Adams, Pattawomeck Tribal Chief John Lightener, Chikahominy Tribal Asst. Chief Wayne Atkins, Nottoway Tribal Chief Lynette Allston, Doug Domenech, Secretary of Natural Resources, Karenne Wood, Director of Virginia Indian Programs , Monacan Council Member Brenda Garrison , Kathleen Kilpatrick, Director of the Department of Historic Resources, Besty Barton, History and Social Science Specialist, Virginia Department of Education
Not pictured: Rappahannock Tribal Chief Anne Richardson

(Photo Courtesy of Michaele White, Governor’s Photographer)

RICHMOND – Earlier today, Governor McDonnell ceremonially signed a proclamation designating November as Virginia Indian Heritage Month in the Commonwealth of Virginia at a ceremony in Richmond.  The signing took place at Virginia’s annual Tribal Consultation Meeting, chaired by the Secretary of Natural Resources, Doug Domenech.

“Virginia’s First People are not only an important part of Virginia’s history and heritage.  They are vibrant participants in our society today,” said the Governor McDonnell.   “It has been a great honor for me to know and work with these leaders.”

The governor joined the secretary, along with chiefs or their representatives from ten of Virginia’s 11 state-recognized tribes, and leaders of state agencies to discuss government to government issues, ranging from updating published and video tribal histories produced by the Virginia Department of Education, Historic Resources, and VDOT, updating the Story of Virginia exhibit at the Virginia Historical Society museum, and discussing the advantages of being registered as an 8A Small Business.

Virginia’s Tribes include:  The Chickahominy Tribe, the Eastern Chickahominy Tribe, the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Tribe, the Mattaponi Tribe, the Monacan Tribe, the Nottoway Tribe, the Pamunkey Tribe, the Patawomeck Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, and the Upper Mattaponi Tribe.

Text of the proclamation can be found online

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Governor McDonnell Announces Donation of Battlefield Lands to Commonwealth by Wal-Mart

Yorktown, Virginia
 (Photo credit: Battleofthehook)
Donated land in Orange County is affiliated with Battles of Chancellorsville and Wilderness

RICHMOND - Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that Wal-Mart has donated to the Commonwealth of Virginia more than 50 acres of land in Orange County associated with the Civil War battle of Chancellorsville and most notably with the battle of the Wilderness.

“We are delighted by this generous and voluntary gift from Wal-Mart,” said Governor McDonnell. “It’s another demonstration of Wal-Mart’s role as a good and positive corporate citizen in Virginia, whose presence here serves long range goals for our vitality.”

Henry Jordan, Senior Vice President, Eastern Seaboard Wal-Mart said, “Wal-Mart is extremely pleased that we have both found a home for our new store in Orange County while donating the property at the originally proposed site to the Commonwealth.  In this way, we have been able to give back to the community and serve the needs of our customers.”

Virginia’s Department of Historic Resources, the agency that will receive and steward the donated land, has worked quietly with Wal-Mart to complete a the donation documents and its acceptance. Those documents are now final and will be record by Wal-Mart. The department holds or co-holds numerous easements on thousands of acres of privately-owned battlefield lands throughout the commonwealth, easements that protect the lands from future development.

“This is a wonderful legacy gift from Wal-Mart that comes during the mid-point of the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War,” said Kathleen S. Kilpatrick, director of the Department of Historic Resources. “We look forward to working with community leaders to steward the property and realize its potential for public benefit.  We are grateful to the Company and to Speaker Bill Howell, Chairman of the Sesquicentennial Commission, for his work to encourage the donation.”

“On behalf of the entire Sesquicentennial Commission, I want to thank Wal-Mart for this generous donation,” added Speaker Bill Howell. “The Civil War is an important part of Virginia’s history. This donation will allow for the preservation of these historic lands for future generations.”

Wal-Mart had originally purchased the land, which was zoned for development, for construction of a Wal-Mart Supercenter store, a decision the company was willing to revisit when the site’s close affiliation with Chancellorsville and Wilderness were brought to light.

Wal-Mart has since then selected, purchased, and constructed a store at an alternative site four miles west of the original site located at the intersection of Routes 3 and 20. The company’s alternative site was supported by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Civil War Trust, and other groups who today applauded the donation.

“With this donation, Wal-Mart successfully fulfils the commitment made in 2011 to choose an alternate site and work to set aside the original location,” said Jim Lighthizer, president of the Civil War Trust. “The Commonwealth and Virginia’s Department of Historic Resources are ideally suited to be stewards of this resource, safeguarding its integrity for future generations of Americans to visit and study. We deeply appreciate Wal-Mart’s gift and the Commonwealth’s willingness to facilitate this important milestone in the protection of battlefield lands.”
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Governor McDonnell Announces Board and Commission Appointments

Governor of Virginia Bob McDonnell speaking at...
Governor of Virginia Bob McDonnell attribute: Gage Skidmore (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
RICHMOND - Governor Bob McDonnell today announced additional appointments to seventeen Virginia boards and commissions. Further announcements regarding additional appointments in the McDonnell administration will continue to be made in the months ahead.


A.L. Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership Board of Trustees
·         Dr. Bruce Scism of Danville, President of Danville Community College

Board of Asbestos, Lead and Home Inspectors
·         Rick Holtz* of Richmond, President and Owner of H.J. Holtz & Son, Inc.
·         Reginald E. Marston, III* of Springfield, Home Inspector and President of Residential Equity Management Home Inspection
·         Kenneth Nashof Mechanicsville, Contractor and President of 
W.W. Nash Construction Company, Inc.

Board of Conservation and Recreation
·         Michael P. Reynold of Mechanicsville, Attorney and Vice President at McGuireWoods Consulting

Board of Counseling
·         Kevin Doyle of Charlottesville, Assistant Professor of Counselor Education with Longwood University
·         Phyllis E. Pugh of Hampton, Mental Health Therapist with Hampton CSB

Board of Juvenile Justice
·         Dr. Karen Cooper-Collins of Chesapeake, Principal for Chesapeake Public Schools
Board of Trustees of the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center
·         Saul Hernandez of Bristol, Senior Vice President of Information Systems and Technology for Alpha Natural Resources 
·         Lindy White of  Marion, CEO of Smyth County Community Hospital and Vice President of Mountain State Health Alliance

Capitol Square Preservation Council
·         William M.S. Rasmussen, Ph.D* of Richmond, Leader Curator for the Virginia Historical Society  
·         Terry Clements* of  Blacksburg, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Charitable Gaming Board
·         Bob Sussan of Winchester, Board Member, Corporate Secretary and Managing Agent of Watton Studio Corp.
Governor’s Substance Abuse Services Council
·         Jim Tobin of Martinsville, Executive Director of the Piedmont Community Services Board

The Library Board
·         Patricia M. Wood of Midlothian, Attorney at MeyerGoergen PC

Public Guardian and Conservator Advisory Board
·         Mira Signer of Richmond, Executive Director of NAMI Virginia

Virginia Beef Industry Board
·         John Griggs Goodwin* of Orange, Owner of JR & JT Goodwin
·         Rick Mathews* of Browntown, Owner and Manager of Virginia Livestock and farmer
·         Barry Price* of Pearisburg, Manager of Narrows Livestock Market

Virginia Board for People with Disabilities
·         Matthew A. Shapiro of Glen Allen, Student at Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commission for the Arts
·         Faye Bailey of Portsmouth, Self-Employed Non-Profit Management Consultant 
·         Ronald Fabin of Berryville, Art Educator at Loudoun County Public Schools 
·         Wanda Judd of Chesterfield, Fine Art Photographer 
·         Shelley Kruger Weisberg of Williamsburg, Adjunct Faculty at Thomas Nelson Community College

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Board of Directors
·         Eva Teig Hardy of Richmond, Retired Executive Vice President at Dominion Resources

Virginia Marine Resources Commission
·         James Close of Mathews, Commercial Waterman

Virginia Tourism Authority Board of Directors
·         Jean Ann Bolling of Mechanicsville
·         Susan K. Payne* of Charlottesville, President of Payne Ross & Associates
·         James B. Ricketts* of Virginia Beach, Director of the Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau

*Denotes re-appointment
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