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Our Justice system has become a joke all over the USA, and the local Govt/Justice system has always been part of the good ole boy system, right here in Beaufort County, & Washington,NC.
I've been told there is not one local attorney who will challenged the local govt and or its good ole boy local police system.

If this isnt true, will one of the great talkers here on Beaufort NOW, show me I am wrong? If no one does, it proves I am right and the people here only want to gripe about the National and State level.

I know one person who was told that if they didn't like the way the City Council ruled, then they should hire an attorney. They know the game is rigged. Citizens have no power here or anywhere.

Commented: Thursday, May 23rd, 2024 @ 2:58 pm By: Washingtonian

All Hood is doing is asking the commissioners to do their diligent duty, stop being lazy, and not just sit there as rubber stamps for other agencies. In other words, put in an effort! THINK! Yes, thinking is hard, but that is what you signed up for.
Put in a effort to protect the citizen's money! Plan ahead so that the unforeseen doesnt take you by surprise. STOP embarrassing yourselves by showing your behinds!

Would someone move Ed Booth to the other side of the room, I am tired of seeing him rolling his eyes and laughing broadly whenever Hood talks.

Beaufort Couty can be great again, when the commissioners start loving the citizens, more than the hate Hood.

AND... school board members lets staff do their thinking... I was told, "we have a job, family and a life outside here, that why we have staff."

Commented: Thursday, May 23rd, 2024 @ 3:04 pm By: Washingtonian

When Governor deSantis took over in Florida, New College was virtually a far left hippy commune, and we he appointed new trustees to move it to a traditional liberal arts college, a lot of those lefties left, and good riddance.

New College abolished DEI and did not have quotas, and the result was an INCREASE in enrollement of minorities. When a college or university accepts students based on them as individuals, as New College does, instead of by racial quota, it is a positive thing for everybody.

In short, Little Bobbie, you spin is your usual BS.

Commented: Thursday, May 23rd, 2024 @ 12:27 pm By: Conservative Voter

A clique of political and bureaucratic insiders came up with this plan without proper study, as has too often been the case with our schools. Our school needs should have been both studied by experts and also been submitted to public input. None of that was done. Management in our schools, and also in county government is a bad joke. Politicans and bureaucrats too often seek self-glorification, whether it is Langley with his jail or Cheeseman with his resume-driven school project.

As usual, our pathetic school board majority did little more than sit there as rubberstamps for whatever Boss Cheeseman dictated. We badly need a change on that board.

Commented: Thursday, May 23rd, 2024 @ 11:08 am By: John Steed

Here is what DEI does - half of the graduates of UCLA Medical School can't pass the medical licensing exams. I guess there will be pressure to have those exams dumbed down, too. Medicine is one area we need the best and the brightest, not those who meet a quota.
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Commented: Thursday, May 23rd, 2024 @ 10:33 am By: Rino Hunter

If it is not in Little Bobbie's far left talking points, his tunnel vision tells him it is not true. The word "true" to Bobbie means "consistent with the far left narrative"

Commented: Thursday, May 23rd, 2024 @ 10:21 am By: Conservative Voter

Commissioner Hood Richardson wrote an informative and complete analysis on how to govern Beaufort County in a wise and conservative manner, which is what he has always held himself out to be - a Conservative - no more, no less, always consistently so.

Alternately, the liberal commentator "Firebrand," on this thread, is not smart enough to speak to the wide range of issues that Commissioner Richardson succinctly expressed; but instead "Firebrand" chose only to attack the wisdom of the 7 term conservative Republican Commissioner as Mr. Richardson is a bad man. Additionally, "Firebrand" (which I have just discovered) is not only a contextual idiot in the real terms of their effort as announced, but a fake entity with a fake email sneaking onto this platform, slipping through the monitored wall here on encnow.com , in comment form, and will not be allowed back to this august publication.

However, I will leave "Firebrand's" sophistic recently expressed comment up as a relative point, contextually, and as the juxtaposed foil to Commissioner Richardson's well informative words of governing wisdom.

Commented: Thursday, May 23rd, 2024 @ 9:38 am By: Stan Deatherage

Not likely....now that's funny!

Commented: Thursday, May 23rd, 2024 @ 9:03 am By: Big Bob

I have never heard such hogwash in my life. Hood is just grandstanding cause of the upcoming election. The meetings are open to the public. Time for the voters of Beaufort County to realize he doesn’t care about you. Hood is the reason businesses don’t want to move to our County. Time for Hood to retire and let someone who cares about Beaufort County take over.

Commented: Thursday, May 23rd, 2024 @ 12:08 am By: Firebrand

None of that is true. Not one person has been silenced. Many don't agree with you, but that's not the same thing. You're not victims.

Commented: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024 @ 7:25 pm By: Big Bob

Don't quote Dr. King. We shot him too.

Commented: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024 @ 7:21 pm By: Big Bob

Those with a felony conviction and other criminals are not likely to be getting a gun from a family member or neighbor. They are going to other criminals like at the open air drug markets. This rule is targeted at John Q. Public who gives a gun to a family member or sells one to a friend, but is not a gun dealer.

Gun dealers are well educated on how this law works and how to comply. John Q. Public may not even know they are covered, and even if they know that, they probably do know know how to comply. This rule is designed to trip up law abiding citizens and will not have any effect on criminals having guns.

Most importantly, in a democracy, it is the legislative branch, NOT the executive branch that makes the law. This is another example of the anti-democracy nature of the Biden regime.

Commented: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024 @ 7:48 pm By: Conservative Voter