Speech Given At The Democrat Sponsored Meet The Candidates Event At GCHS on 11 July 2014
This is the speech that I prepared to give, well the first three minutes of it was heard at least, at the candidates gathering sponsored by the Giles County Democrat Party. This was a really good event and I congratulate the democrats party for their outstanding efforts. I’m sorry so many candidates failed to appear and state their case for why they should be elected by the people of Giles County. Certainly there are legitimate reason for missing this opportunity but to me it was a simple matter of disrespect by most missing candidates.
“Good evening, I appreciate this opportunity…. but as my time is very limited…. let’s get right to it.
My name is William Allen Barrett…. or just Allen…. or Barrett or WAB and I’m asking to represent the people of the 7th District as their commissioner.
Some of you no doubt have heard my name…. but maybe don’t know me…. I’m no politician…., I’m way too direct for that… I’m just a simple… what you see is what you get kind of guy. Here’s the thing, I have enough self respect and respect for you to not lie to you or threat you like some unimportant dunce.
I am a Constitutional and fiscal conservative, I vote as a republican because they don’t Boo God at their conventions or seek to kill babies….. I respect this nation and its people,,,, and I believe it should be an English speaking nation that protects it’s borders. We are a melting pot but there are a lot of folks coming here that don’t want to melt…. just remake the nation into what it has never been…. a godless nation.
I’ve been married to my best friend for the past 49 and a half years.… Brenda is the Church Administrator at First Methodist Church in Pulaski.
We have two children Kelly and Toby…. both graduated from Richland and we have three super grandchildren, two graduated from Giles County High…. and the other just graduated from La Verge High School this year.
I was born in Murfreesboro where I grew up in the housing projects with my Mother, Granny, three sisters and brother … there I learned a lot of valuable lessons about survival. I sold the Daily News Journal newspaper on the street at age nine until I could get a route at twelve. I worked on a coke truck…. then in a grocery store where I did everything from stock to paint signs in the windows…. I worked my way up to head meat cutter and then was drafted in 1964. I spent the next twenty years in the military working at a variety of different jobs.… We retired in 1984 and moved here, the only place in my life where… I… got to choose.
During my time in the military…. I completed my college work at the University of Texas at El Paso, Columbus University and the University of Maryland….
I became a Baptist Minister and served two churches in Giles County for over twenty years…. I am now retired and operate the “GILES FREE SPEECH ZONE”… a blog that keeps the county informed and gives an opportunity for citizens to know about and discuss local issues.… This has led to being…. both vilified and praised…. depending on whether you’ve been exposed for political misdeeds or not.
So… Why should you vote for me????? the best way to know what I’ll do in the future….. is by what I’ve done in the past.
My name is still on the lawsuit that prevents county wide zoning; I’ve organized honkathons and petition drives to oppose the implementation of wheel taxes, and property tax increases…I researched and led the fight to establish the financial management act of 1981 as the county budgetary system which by the way…. led to the county having no deficiencies in the latest audit and requires more openness in how the budgets are made and used
I alone…. publicly challenged the largest water rate increase in our history and stand for a consolidated water system where everyone has access to public water and pays the same low rates; I was the first one…. to stand up against the abuses and cover ups of the director of schools and the school board…. As a result they had me arrested… but… it resulted in the public being able to speak at School Board Meetings and the Board acts more in the open, not necessarily wiser but more openly.
I was the first…. to alert the community to the fact that the Hospital Funds were being dipped into and spent without authority from the county commission…. That won me a lot of friends among the bosses.
The main thing to remember about me…is that when I get into a thing…. I don’t let it go until completion is realized. That means I will be on things like…. the wastewater project at the interstate and will be asking and demanding answers on it’s progress every week instead of allowing it to linger in never never land…. where it’s been for almost a year.
Once we were a nation of laws that sought to protect the individual citizen…. today we are a nation of convenience… where the Constitution matters little…. when it’s inconvenient, this county has also drifted into a disregard for the law in favor of selfish convenience….. that’s why we’ve been involved in and lost so many lawsuits. I will…. work to restore the rule of law and equality to individuals in this county.
I will continue to demand…. that local officials follow the law and that citizens be allowed to be a part of the decision making process..… This’ll be done in part by holding some committee meetings in the evenings…. along with community meetings before every Full Commission meeting so that citizens can express their thoughts on the issues that effect their lives and well being….. I firmly believe… we can not… be properly represented if we don’t talk with each other…. my phone will always be answered and your questions will always be responded to…. I will do all in my power…. to keep you informed and a part of the governing process. If you’re like me…. you’re sick and tired of being told to pay the bills… and keep your mouth shut about what the bills are for….. Government is supposed to be… about serving the people… not the people serving the government.
Each of the current commissioners in the 7th District has openly stated, in committee meetings… their support for a wheel tax and a property tax increase….. I.. will.. NOT.. support a wheel tax in any amount…. nor will I support a property tax increase. And I will fight against any attempt to impose either…. I’ve sat through every budget committee meeting this year…. I’ve asked more questions than most commissioners and I’ve gone through the budget throughly… there is…. sufficient ways to cut the spending without harming services.
As you walk around tonight asking questions of candidates, ask them if they even know what the property tax rate is for the county…. ask if they know… where our property tax rate fits in the list of other counties in the state. Ask why we continue to lose population. Ask where they were when committee meetings were held and situations discussed.
I appreciate you listening to me… I apologize if I don’t get to visit in your home before the election…. I don’t walk so well anymore.
But please go and vote…. and if you’re registered in the 7th District please… cast your vote for a more open honest government by voting for only one commissioner, William Allen Barrett. Thank you I look forward to your questions.
posted by Allen Barrett | 10:26 AM
83 Comments:
well Mr. Barrett I'd like to know more about your ideas. You state: "I’ve asked more questions than most commissioners and I’ve gone through the budget throughly… there is…. sufficient ways to cut the spending without harming services."
Aside from the fact that the word "thoroughly" should have been "thoroughly" and there should be no period after the use of the ellipsis after the phrase "there is", what cuts and how much would be necessary to provide the current level of services in this county.
I don't know about the county roads in your area, but those in mine will be significantly deteriorated by next spring. Roads are not cheap. If a $50 wheel tax was assessed on no less than 40,000 vehicles in this county it would provide the highway department $2 million to bring these decrepit roads in to shape. Tell us how you can come up with that kind of money. People around here just can't seem to get it in their heads (including you) that a $50 wheel tax is a lot cheaper than the wear, tear and repair of their vehicles. That is only, and I repeat, only, if by law that the money generated by the wheel tax can only be used for the maintenance the roads. The wheel tax money would have to, by law, exclude its use for salary increases or benefit supplements. Otherwise, the money would be squandered like every other source of income this county generates.
So stop the arm waving BS and be specific.
2:19. You might be one of the most brilliant SOB's in this county. You're so brilliant that you could not even mis-spell the first "thoroughly" in your oh so eloquent response.
Well written speech Mr. Barrett. If I lived in the 7th District you would undoubtedly have my vote. Best wishes, sir.
I thought Mr.Barrett's post was straight to the point. As for your correction of his grammar, you failed miserably. How can you point fingers when you start your comment with a lower-case word? Also, your entire second paragraph is one, monotonous run-on sentence. Add to that the use of commas where they do not belong and the omission of them where they do, you're obviously not an English teacher. I think your questions were valid. I do not, however, think the smart-assed way in which you post was. It's always best to make sure your backyard is clean before you complain about your neighbor's.
2:19 But will this be how it is spent? Will my road get repaired since I live on a country road with few houses? I'm having a hard time trusting the ones in office today.
"That is only, and I repeat, only, if by law that the money generated by the wheel tax can only be used for the maintenance the roads. The wheel tax money would have to, by law, exclude its use for salary increases or benefit supplements. Otherwise, the money would be squandered like every other source of income this county generates."
2:19 I was liking your post until you got arrogant and started correctng typing and sentence structure. You don't have to act so high and mighty.
2:19 I agree aside from the fact that the word "Aside" should have been "Aside" and "Mr. Barrett" should have been "Mr. Barrett" and "wheel" should have been "wheel".
Yeah 3:18, especially when he does such a poor job of it.
WAB. You've been beaten twice. You will be beaten again. You think you are getting things accomplished. You are fooling yourself.
Whinning Baby is at it again.
Well the wheel tax has been defeated twice. Why are they still whinniing about that?
It has already been decided that the wheel tax would have to be a minimum of $75.00 per vehicle in order to raise the amount they want. They also already have talked about splitting the wheel tax between the roads and schools.
Here's two things you have to keep in mind about a wheel tax and that is once enacted it never goes away is very seldom ever reduced, almost always increased and seldom ever spent on what it was intended for.
The second thing is that there is no security in the law. One legislative body can not bind the next to its decisions. In other words you can have a law that sates emphatically that the money for a wheel tax can't be spent on anything but roads, can't be raised even put an expiration date on it but none of it will matter if the next legislative body or even that one should choose too change the law. Remember how easily the lock box was opened and the hospital money was spent?
The problem is setting priorities we have the money and the amount of money that comes into the county general funds has gone up year after year, Think how much your actual property tax payment went up over the past five years without a property tax rate increase now think how much it will go up with that kind of attitude and a rate increase. The problem is far less one of income as it is outgo.
I helped organize and lead the petition drives to stop a wheel tax before but that can be bypassed if the County Executive and commission chooses to. Isn't it wiser and better to elect people with a proven record of looking out for the regular folks instead of reelecting the same people who can not or will not take no for an answer on the wheel tax?
How long do people have to keep electing those with no respect for them before they learn if you want things to get better then elect better leader who will listen to you.
5:50, what are you doing to try and better our community? You bitch, gripe, piss and moan, but you never offer any suggestions on improvements. You are an embarrassment to yourself, your family and any poor soul who calls you a friend.
If people bitch about Barrett's use of words, grammar and punctuation so much the better, Giles County has been run by Commissioners who could not read or write. Namely they are functionally illiterate.
Tactless
WAB you state "speech given" then state "speech that I prepared"! So you didn't give it ? Did you get cut off? Obviously no one wants to hear you! Take note and move to Murfreesboro!
11:56 Take your own advice.
Giles County would be a much better place without your whinning.
7:02 Read 11:56's post for tackless.
9:47 - How do you know that I am not an elected official? How do you know that I don't serve on committees? How do you know that I am not in a civic club? How do you know that I don't offer solutions?
WAB makes noise! He gets nothing done! He can't even win and election where three are elected and only four run.
I know you are none of those things because you are nothing but a cowardly bully that knows little and whines a lot. If you had listed the mafia or a drug cartel then I would not be so sure you're not a member.
6:56, you should have used a comma after the word "punctuation" and a period after "better." The lack of a comma after "Namely" is questionable so I'll give you that one. I don't think you are in a position to be giving lessons in grammar.
1:54, although you obviously have the mindset needed to serve as current commissioner, you have stated before that you are not one.
I attended the candidate event on Friday evening. It was great to hear almost all the candidates speak in one place, and to be able to mix and mingle with them before and after the speaking. I came away with a much more positive feeling about several of them, and enjoyed talking to them all. In general, the event was cordial, dignified, and respectful, and people of different perspectives shook hands and engaged in civil civic discussion. Although it was sponsored by the Giles County Democratic Party, candidates of all political persuasions were invited and warmly received. Every candidate was applauded and thanked for being willing to serve their fellow citizens. As you can see from Mr. Barrett's own comments, he alone decided to take a spiteful and partisan jibe at the hosts, calling the them God-haters and baby-killers. (I guess he doesn't notice us in church, and overlooks Republican des Jarlais' callous pressure on his wife and one of his many lovers to have abortions.) People of both parties care about their faith and their country. Partisan hating does not have a place here in Giles County. We want to focus on things that matter to us all: jobs, our kids' education, our infrastructure, and our common goals. This just shows once more that it is not in our interest to draw party lines in our close-knit community. The Republicans made a big mistake in having their primary this spring. Not only because it wasted a huge amount of taxpayer dollars over just 4 uncontested county candidates, but because it encourages party-line quarreling and division between us.
2:53 so you missed the two guys running for governor who bashed republicans. You missed the lady running for the state democrat party who stood up there and lied about how the democrats passed the civil rights legislation and voter rights bills.
Read what Barrett said, brother I was there and he lit a fire. He did not say democrats were God haters or baby killers what he said was that h=the reason he voted republican was because they "don't boo God at their conventions or seek to kill babies". Now maybe individual democrats don't do those things but brother they sure as hell "BOOED GOD" at their convention and they want abortions on demand paid for by the taxpayer. I don't give a crap about DesJarlais I didn't vote for him Marsha Blackburn is my Representative. If you don't want partisan politics in our small community why the hell is Vickie Harwell running around the state talking about the need to get democrats involved on the local levels. Democrats have a loser in the white house and loser in Clinton and now they have nothing to run on with the people so they try to hide who they are and their agenda. It ain't your grandpa's democrat party. Until Sharpton and Jackson Dr. King and most of the civil rights leaders were republicans not democrats.
3:50 -- the democratic candidates that spoke in a partisan frame are all running against other democrats in the state primary, which will be held on August 7, the same day that our local officials will be elected. I can see how that might be a bit confusing, but because they are running in primaries, they are specifically speaking to the democratic voters, and differentiating themselves within that context. None of them engaged in name-calling directed at Republicans.
As far as anyone advocating within their party for more people to get involved at the local and state levels, that is just the civic thing to do. We should all be more involved at our local and state levels. That's one way we show citizenship.
The issues at our local level are not, and should not be, polarized by issues that are highly partisan. We share common ground on wanting good education, responsible governance, job attraction, and adequate infrastructure. Those are not partisan issues. Those are things that unite us, not things that divide us. And we can and should work effectively with each other -- democrats, republicans, and independents -- without drawing up sides. That is just unproductive.
Tell that to Vicky Harwell. She does not express your sentiments. Then again maybe she does when it benefits her.
If it don't matter which party you are connected with then why do the democrats recruit by color instead of by quality?
When you hook up with people who disrespect God and push for killing babies and support a liar and dope dealer then you have to think those are like minded people. You don't wallow with pigs without getting muddy.
I often wonder about people in church that supports a canidate that believes in abortions. Do they really think God thinks that's ok for them to do that?
Like most Americans, I vote Democratic, love my country and love my God.
Then what do you do about
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart.
—Jeremiah 1:5
Even before I was born, God had chosen me to be His.
—Galatians 1:15
For You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mothers womb… Your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be.
—Psalm 139:13, 16
Your hands shaped me and made me… Did You not clothe me with skin and flesh and knit me together with bones and sinews? You gave me life.
—Job 10:8-12
This is what the Lord says—He who made you, who formed you in the womb
—Isaiah 44:2
Did not He who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same One form us both within our mothers?
—Job 31:15
"Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."
lol. I suppose your point is that Republicans oppose abortion. Really? Glad you bought into that propaganda. They keep you on the hook with talk and not a thing to do about Roe v. Wade in 42 years. But hey, if it keeps you drinking at the trough, then it works for them.
Abortion is a religious and legal issue not a political one. Thankfully a majority of
Americans understand that.
You surely have lost what's left of your mind if you think abortion is not a political issue.
The legal issue of Roe Vs Wade has been settled by the Supreme Court, you know that group that determines what is Constitutional and what isn't.
Certainly abortion is a religious issue that's why it's so hard to understand how people who claim to be Christians can support abortions on demand for convenience.
Clearly some republicans support abortions on demand just as some democrats are opposed to it, the point is that the party platforms are what defines the party not a few individuals within that party. When the people at the democratic convention actually BOOED GOD and no one in authority criticized them they proved what they were. Billions of tax dollars are funnled into planned parenthood the largest abortion provider in the world that was started with the specific purpose of getting rid of blacks and other minorities.
You can set in church and claim to be a Christian and vote for a party that boo God?
Just one little thing wrong can keep us out of Heaven. Let's all ask ourselves is supporting abortion or people that boo God the one going to keep us out?
It's not about just going to heaven but living as close to God as possible while still alive.
I'm sure some of you holier-than-thou repubs supported gingrich in his bid for Presidential election, didn't you? Did the fact that he cheated on to seriously ill wives give you pause? How about the fact that he was leading the charge to impeach Clinton WHILE he was having an affair? Why is one sin ok while another is not? Newty didn't just cheat once and then repent; he cheated on two wives who needed him at the worst time in their lives. Y'all should lay off of our "drug dealing" pres if you're not going to condemn everyone who screws up. Just something to think about.
10:37 I didnnot vote for that cheating Gingrich for the reason you stated. The Democrat party has left me with the way they booed God and approve of abortion.
10:14 Why do you want to live close to God if it's not to go to Heaven when you died? What planted are you from?
1:36 guess you just can't understand that doing the right thing just because it's right is the way Christians are called to behave.
8:26 I feel for you Buddy.
lol Barrett. Nice try. But the Democrats did not boo God. Get your facts straight if you really want to be taken seriously.
This is from Fox News (not known as a bastion for supporting Democrats):
"It is also not true that DNC delegates "booed God"; they instead booed the outcome of a procedural issue when the results of a floor vote were seemingly ignored by the chair. As the New York Daily News reported of the incident that gave rise to this rumor:
The Democratic leadership was inserting two changes into the platform: One to assert that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, one to put the words "God-given" back into the opening of the document.
The chair, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, asked whether the changes — which, it should be noted, had the strong support of the President — should be adopted. He listened for the required two-thirds "Aye" voice vote from the floor. What he heard was much closer to a fifty-fifty split. He asked for another voice voice and heard the same split.
Then, disregarding these votes, he announced, in the opinion of the chair, the "Aye"s had the two-thirds majority — clearly untrue to anyone watching and listening.
And so, the "Nay"s booed the procedure, which asked them for their opinion and then ignored it.
They did not boo Jerusalem. They did not boo God.
Video of the incident bears out this version of events — the delegates did not boo when the amendments referencing Jerusalem and God were introduced, they did not boo when those amendments were seconded, they did not boo during any of the three voice votes on those amendments. They booed only at the conclusion of the entire process, to express their displeasure with the chairman for clearly ignoring the outcome of the vote."
How about all you great Democrats open your home to some of these invaders that are crossing the boarder? They need a place to live.7749
Sorry 1:08 watch the video and you can plainly, that is if it is viewed without a democrat slant to hearing, see that the resolution was passed and that was responded to with very loud vocal boos from the audience.
Unfortunately that is not the only re-write of history the democrats have attempted. Remember the lady seeking to be a representative to the state democrat committee who spoke about how it was democrats who passed the civil rights and voter rights legislation in the sixties, when in fact it was democrats like Al Gore Sr, and their ilk that sought to prevent it. Remember the great democrat Bull Connor who loosed the dogs on demonstrators. Do you remember the term "DIXIECRATS". I don't remember a single republican who blocked the doors of schools to keep out people of color.
I would also remind you that president johnson a good democrat, made the statement that "I'll have them n------ voting democrat for the next two hundred years".
Sunday, July 13, 2014 2:19:00 PM
Where did you learn to spell? Now that is laughable.
Talk about Barretts spelling then spell it the same way.
I'll stand with Fox News on this one. The Democrats did not boo God.
WAB, you evade answering the question posed to you by July 13, 2014 2:19:00. Exactly what cuts and how much would be necessary to provide the current level of services in this county?
Further, if the statute passed states specifically that the money collected from a wheel tax goes to road repair and maintenance, then that's where it goes. The use of that tax money would be a violation of the law and those that violate that stipulation should be prosecuted.
The wheel tax is not intended to "go away" it is, in fact, a mechanism to generate revenue for a specific purpose that encompasses a larger number of people, many of which have benefited from the public dole without contributing to the funds that that support those public benefits.
And, LOL, July 13, 2014 3:26:00 PM, I really do appreciate your sense of humor as you do mine. But it does not change the fact that Mr. Barrett speaks in nebulous terms regarding the generation of several millions of dollars each year that would be necessary to sustain better county roads than what we have now. Mr. Barrett, are you going to state specifics or are you going to continue your arm waving BS?
I find it funny how cg ask Barrett to answer a mquestion when the only one he answers is "I'm a Christian Gentlem,an and can't be an enabler of wronmg." "That's a lie Allen Barrett told on me."
I believe one time Barrett told where some cuts could be made, but I'm not looking that post up for a dumbass.
I have indeed stated a number of very specific cuts that could be made without actually cutting services.
I stated before the Budget Committee, the specific means by which a loan of ten million dollars for the repairs of school buildings could be accomplished without raising property tax rates.
At the moment there has been no specific amount stated by the Highway Department as to what they need so how can I speak to specifics if they haven't given a specific amount that they need? When they state specifically how much they need and for what then I will be more than willing to specifically state how that money can be realized. Do they plan to repave ten miles, or a thousand miles, what are their priorities? Yes they need money and were given an extra million dollars this year but without a specific plan how can there be a specific amount given to them.
The problem is as much about prioritizing as it is getting the money.
Your comment, "Further, if the statute passed states specifically that the money collected from a wheel tax goes to road repair and maintenance, then that's where it goes. The use of that tax money would be a violation of the law and those that violate that stipulation should be prosecuted." is absolutely wrong.
State law prevents one legislative body restricting what a future legislative body can do. This mean that regardless of what the current resolution might state the next legislative body of the county can change it as easily as it was created. Look at the Hospital Funds as an example. Ask any Commissioner even better do a little research and look up the TCA for your self.
As for the 13 July, 2:19 post I thought that was a spelling and grammar lesson from someone more interested in showing their grammatical superiority than understanding budgetary matters. Then when I read their comment, "Aside from the fact that the word "thoroughly" should have been "thoroughly", I knew that it was only a stupid gnome trying to act like a tall human.
Wheel taxes were absolutely supposed to be temporary. They were to be implemented when emergency funds were needed for a specific purpose, but seldom are they done away with once passed. FYI, personal income taxes were original meant to be temporary, and we all know how that turned out.
I heard your presentation of how to borrow $10,000,000 with no tax increase to pay it back. I also heard on the tv at 3 am how to buy real estate with no money down. Of such far-fetched lame brain ideas, the infomercial actually made more sense than your proposal. And that is sad.
At least he has a presentation. What do you have? That's what I thought, more taxes.
Dumbass I live in a house I bought with no down payment. Just because you don't know something don't mean it's non-existent. You really need to get out more and see what's happening outside your intestinal track.
Well congratulations on your house. Buying it with no down payment just proves Allen's point that the county can do what they need to with what they have. Thanks for agreeing with me.
or it proves you are too lame to qualify for conventional financing. Let's hope Barrett doesn't drive the county into the same ditch.
Where is the English proffessor?
You get an F in English. Opps. I see you have already used it.
5:50 I had to read the above post to see what you was talking about.
3:04 was complaining because of no capital letter at begining of sentence, but he used two f's.
That was kind of like CG complaining about Barrett's thread then he spelled it the same way.
Looks like everybody makes mistakes.
4:50 posted a very sarcastic and arrogant comment making fun of the idea of buying real estate without a down payment.
6:58 boldly pointed out that he was in fact living in a house that had required no down payment. Then very correctly pointed out to 4:50 that just because he didn't know a thing he thought it couldn't possibly exist.
1:40 comes back with an even more arrogantly sarcastic comment about being "to lame for conventional financing"
1:40 reveals a very large part of the problem with the current county leadership they simply can not think past the end of their nose. Some problems require a more creative approach than to give up because you can't think of anything other than how it's been done for the past two hundred years.
It amazes me that people are no longer using quill pens having replaced them for the most part with more modern means of doing the job but when it comes to thinking they continue to think the same way they did years ago.
It's like the person who got a new Apple laptop for their office then spent the day trying to find windows on it.
If you know what the statute is don't beat around the bush and state what it is.
I don't think she was making fun of buying real estate with no money down. I gather she was pointing out that the TV huckster selling his program at 3 am had better ideas than the fanciful notion Barrett had of financing a loan $10,000,000 with no suggested means of repayment.
I think she is right. As bad as the county government may be, we sure do not need exotic and strange experiments throwing around $10 million of taxpayer money.
Give me the no money down real estate huckster any day over that.
2:01 English please.
yawn!!
What a dumbass idiot 7:5 is. It has no ideas so condemns everyone else's ideas. I'm sure it would prefer the huckster to Barrett since it's more like the huckster instead of a thinker like Barrett.
Lol. At least he can tell time.
3:42 I've seen cg's post not get the time right. So go cry in your sleep.
Mr. Barrett stated on July 17 on this discussion thread that, "State law prevents one legislative body restricting what a future legislative body can do. This mean that regardless of what the current resolution might state the next legislative body of the county can change it as easily as it was created." I asked him to state which statute that was in Tennessee Code Annotated.
So, again, Mr. Barrett what TCA statute supports what you claim s true?
I'm not Mr.Barrett but I'll be glad to help answer the question. The wheel tax is general revenue which can be used for any governmental purpose; the resolution to use the revenue for a specific purpose is only binding until a commission majority votes to change it.
I didn't spend a lot of time at the TCA site, but the one that jumps out at me is Tenn. Code Ann. § 5-12-213. It basically says that an amendment to the budget can be made with a majority vote.
Wheel tax monies can be used for whatever the commission wants to use them for. True life sucks, don't it?
Ray
Welcome back Ray. I've been wondering where you were.
Thank you. I've been here from time to time, I just haven't felt like getting involved with all the squabbling.
Ray
From the thread of
Monday, July 21, 2014
News From The County Legislative Body That Met This Morning
The enabler posted:
Anonymous said...
Barrett
Read Proverbs 6:16-19 and Matthew 7:12. Make the proper application and stop with the jealousy and resentment. It's YOUR fault that the voters don't want you. Think about that.
Calling me names only makes you look worse. And I have decided that it is a waste of time to argue back and forth with you and those other two, so I will leave you with some Bible verses from time to time in hopes that you will have that Eureka Moment wherein you will come to realize what you are doing.
Monday, July 28, 2014 6:52:00 AM
Then the enabler post on same thread:
Anonymous said...
Barrett
That's what I've been trying to do...expose YOU.
By the way, I wasn't on the blog at all yesterday. I needed your enabling duo to know that.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 6:03:00 AM
Who made Monday's post then Enabler? You gave Bible verses after that. How can anyone believe you are a Christian when you lie?
5:02
enabler of One Shot
You have completely lost your mind...what little you had.
I agree enabler. If being right about something makes you crazy, then you have a monopoly on sanity.
1:31 enabler of One Shot
Do you hate me so much that you just have to get in the last word? I wouldn't be making judgments about the sanity of others if I were you.
5:02 has proven that not only does the enabler lie, but he also lies about his lies. He has become so delusional that he thinks saying, "If I said it I will apologize" is an apology. On several topics the proof has been provided and at least twice the enabler has admitted it was his statement of denial of posting but has he apologized, NO. He just continues in his fantasy of being a good Christian Gentleman who is unable to be an enabler of wrong. It would be a great joke if it wasn't so sad watching a person's total decent into insanity.
So the enabler can't take it because people want let him forget his mistake.
If he hadn't said cite the post I mde on Monday and I will apologizw.
Where did he admite it and apologize/ Do you think he meant the apology?.
I was so ashame of him I thought about posting like I was him and apologizing for him. I was getting tired of reading about it.
7:37 Your post wasn't to me, but for one I hate arrogrant people like you have been acting I never thought you was Terry or Vickey until you never admitted posting on Monday and apologizing. Now I'm wondering.
8:37 enabler of One Shot
This has been explained to you over and over and over. And I could care less what you are wondering.
You thought about posting and pretending to be me? That suggests dishonesty on your part, doesn't it? And if you are tired of reading about it, why don't you and your buddy drop it? I've done the right thing...I was honest.
If you could care less, why keep responding. It only makes you look like more of a fool. Haven't you cemented that trait enough?
8:42 Took you long enough didn't it. Don't say you wasn't on the blog and saw the cite posted you just wasn't going to until it was ran into the ground.
9:42 Outrageous! Cite is usually a verb. Site is normally a noun indicating location. Sight gas to do with vision.
Do you really want to continue arguing over something I've already explained and have taken responsibility for? I'll bet you do.
Sight has to do with vision. Corrected before you could pounce.
The Christian Gentleman just proved he was the one correcting people's typing, spelling, etc.
Once again the enabler proves to be a liar. He wrote at 6:46 Friday 1 Aug " I have no personal agenda against Allen Barrett"
But on 3 Aug. at 2:02 he wrote, "You are right. I do have something personal against One Shot. I believe he is a wicked man".
So not only does he lie about a personal feeling toward Barrett he judges his heart as being a wicked man. CG the enabler has a greater power than Jesus in determining who is wicked and who isn't well at least in his own perverted mind.
enabler
NINE consecutive threads of your spewing. You are much crazier than I had ever imagined.
It's ten fool and what does that make you? Can't just read them and let it go, can you? You're taking the word foolish to a new level.
Nine, ten what difference does it make when you still have zero answers?
the cg enabler of wrongdoing ain't just a cowardly liar they are senile.
Huh, looks like the ignorant bastard skipped this topic. Oh well, his bad.
Yes, he lost his religion and went to lying and others lost their religion and went to saying bad words.
Sorry 2:43, I guess I finally reached my boiling point. No offense intended.
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