Chesterfield County Virginia Deputies Continue on with Overtime dispute against the Chesterfield County.

Following the unfortunate demise of the Attorney that the Deputies had first entrusted their lawsuit with, it appears the widow of that Attorney will continue with their lawsuit concerning the overtime pay dispute with the county.

Citizens, this new law, that the deputies have pointed out which would allow them overtime compensation was passed by the State legislature in 2005........Citizens....this is 2011.........do the math.......this is a debacle in the making.

When did the parties, Both the Sheriff's Office and the County realise they were at odds on this issue?  I imagine sometime in the last 6 years...........My point.....why has this been allowed to fester on like this for so many years......The answer Citizens......is GOVERNMENTAL MISMANAGEMENT.....from the Sheriff's office to the Chesterfield County Administration....Citizens, we must take control!!!!!!!

Lets face it, times are tough.....they are many occupations and industries in this country that are exempt from overtime law.....period.....you ain't gonna get nothing but straight time, no matter how much you work.....Gas is over 3 bucks a gallon, food and energy costs are killing the working men and women of the great nation.  Social security recipients are looking at another year with no COLA.......and the Sheriff's Office management has assigned overtime like a bunch of drunken sailors..........Citizens, we must take control........!!!!!!!!!!!

"Overtime Scheduling" is a precious and costly commodity.........to the Citizens.......It should only be used in dire situations.......We need leadership at the Sheriff's Office that minds spending the taxpayers dollars.......Not leadership that spends "Our tax dollars" with utter reckless abandon.....I most certainly feel for the Deputies in this mess, but I most certainly feel for the citizens who are getting fleeced by a bunch of neophytes spending our money!!!!!..Citizens, we must take control!!!!!!!!

What is the leadership in Washington thinking...................

We are fighting rebels in afganistan, we are fighting the rebels in iraq. And we are supporting the rebels in libya. What is ironic is that they are all the same people. Furthermore......we will be fighting the same rebels we are helping in Libya..........

Gas is over three bucks a gallon, the infrastructure in this Country is crumbling, wages are stagnant and jobs are scarce.........and we are half way around the world in a third war with arabs.........

What is the leadership in Washington thinking.........obviously they are not............

UNstability in the Arab world.................

With UN forces.....pounding Gaddifi's forces from the skies.......we are creating more.....instability in the Arab World......The turmoil in Libya was clearly the makings of a civil war......Prior to 9/11 the United States was hated in the Arab world.......No matter who you side with in the Arab world there are consequences to face.......If the UN action in Libya ousts Gaddifi, who will take his place?........I believe there will be a power struggle and the suffering that we saw Iraq.....

There needs to be a plan about what happens after Qaddafi: who is in charge then, and who pays for this all," said Lugar, a Republican. "With the Arab League having second thoughts and Turkey nixing NATO taking over, there are even more questions. We also have to debate how all this effects the Saudis, Bahrain and Yemen."


I think the Russians and the Chinese had the right idea on this one!!!.........Citizens, we must take control!!!

Should the US Military intervene in Libya?

Considering the wonderful success we have had in the Arab world.....we should not send US soldiers into another quagmire.  Let these Countries fight it out amongst themselves........Before we even think of sending one soldier, sailor, airmen or marine into harms way....we better have a plan "B" for the next morning.......A much better one than we had for Iraq.........

Aaron David Miller, a former Mideast peace negotiator now with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, says he has argued from the start that the United States should be "very careful about opening the door to military involvement."

Citizens, we cannot solve all the vexing turmoil that the world suffers from......We have enough problems in this country.......Ironically, in a vote to use force.....the Russians and the Chinese have abstained.......this ought to tell us something..........Citizens, we must take control!!!!!!!!  America First..........

Remember the Tax and spend crowd come Election Time...........

These days, inflation is much lower. Yet to many Americans, it feels worse now. And for a good reason: Their income has been even flatter than inflation.
Back in the '80's, the money people made typically more than made up for high inflation. In 1981, banks would pay nearly 16 percent on a six-month CD. And workers typically got pay raises to match their higher living costs.
No more.
Over the 12 months that ended in February, consumer prices increased just 2.1 percent. Yet wages for many people have risen even less — if they're not actually frozen.

Consequently, Citizens....we must remember the tax and spend politicians who seek to raise your taxes and fees in future elections.....those elected officials who advocated raising taxes and fees must be sent to the unemployment line....Citizens, we must take control!!!!!!!

Richmond mayor supports "gun show loophole" law............

Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones has joined other politicians.....in support of closing the "Gun show loophole".  I wish I had the name of the person who came with the phrase "Gun show loophole"  Citizens, this is just another "made up" phrase that the politicians and gun control advocates have created in their quest to restrict law abiding citizens to own firearms......

Citizens, why don't the advocates of closing the "gun show loophole" just come out and say it.......They don't want private sales of firearms in public places....E.G., gunshows!!!!

Private sales of Firearms are perfectly legal.......Private sellers are not required to follow Federal Firearms laws that liscensed dealers must abide by.......If I want to sell one of my firearms.......to an individual......I most certainly have the right to. Citizens, we must take control!!!!  We have the right to make private sales.......

There is no "Gun Show loophole".....So, to the mayor and all the other folk's who do not want private sales of firearms in public places........Just come out and say it!!!!  You want to end private sales of Firearms!....not use some stupid catch phrase that is meaningless........Citizens, we must take control!!!

Open Government is essential to the Citizens

Citizens, as taxpayers and stewards of our Government we have a right to open and accessible government.  Unfortunately, this is not the case....In Virginia there are too many exemptions to Freedom of Information Act requests.  This allows government to operate without the knowledge of the taxpayers.

For this system to survive, We must have more open access to the operations of Government.  As Citizens, this is our fundamental right and is a cornerstone to this great democracy called America. Charging citizens who make requests, unreasonable amounts for requests is yet another tactic that Government uses to discourage  citizens from inquiring about Governmental operations.

Citizens, we need affordable and open access to our Government. Citizens, we must take control!!!

Chesterfield Sheriff Dennis Proffitt a Draft avoider?

I have in my possession...three letters that were sent to Chesterfield County Sheriff Dennis Proffit requesting his United States Selective Service Classifications assigned to him during the Vietnam War.......

To this date......none of these letters have been answered.  Citizens, why have they been unanswered by the Sheriff?....Because the Sheriff might have been a Vietnam War era draft avoider. In one published article, Proffitt says he was employed as a dispatcher in 1968 by Henrico County.......During the last election he stated he attended the defunct smithdeal-massey business school to study court reporting...........Citizens, we demand to see Proffitt's United States Selective Service Classifications assigned to him during the Vietnam War.......Proffitt's unwillingness to answer questions concerning his draft classifications are troubling...Citizens, we must take control!!!!!!

Dennis Proffitt.....please "Cowboy up" and let the citizens of this County view your Selective Service records and Draft Card that are available to the public and held in record by the United States Government........it is the non-cowardly thing to do.....Citizens, we must take control!!!

Sheriff Proffitt sides with his deputies in overtime dispute

The Sheriff appears to be rallying the troops......siding with them on the overtime dispute with the County.....He stands nothing to lose...But, citizens, we do!!!....I find it very ironic....After all it was his managerial staff that assigned the deputies to work overtime and they did  not receive the overtime pay.......Furthermore, Proffitt has no problem  spending your tax dollars..and he has supported raising your taxes and fees!....Proffitt, advocated raising court filing fees in Chesterfield County to the highest in the nation.....While the rest of America suffers from high energy, food and medical costs.  Remember Citizens, wages have been stagnant.....further hurting the citizenry....Citizens, we must take control!!!

Citizens, there are plenty of industries that are exempt from overtime law.......and plenty of occupations as well.....Why should the taxpayers,  many who work in jobs that do not pay overtime,  support Leaderhip in the Chesterfield Sheriff's Office who have assigned overtime like "drunken sailors".  We need more prudent stewards of our tax dollars at the Sheriff's Office.   Citizens, we must take control!!!!!