First, let’s identify the CCS School Board Majority TYRANTS:
Robert Queen, Chairman
Joel Shores, Vice-Chairman
Ron Humphries, Parliamentarian
Rodney Fitch, Member and alleged pickle ball Romeo
Greg Taylor, Member and recently determined to be a NUT CASE to boot
Walter Scott Spurling, Newest Member and NUT CASE in the making
- Note that the first five, Queen, Shores, Humphries, Fitch and Taylor are up for re-election in 2024. Also note that the sign-up for the 2024 School Board Election is in December 2023 and the 2024 School Board Primary Election is in March of 2024. Around a year from now.
- Note also, that the 2022 School Board Elections were won by Danny Blanton, Ronnie Grigg and Aaron Bridges, who were statistically tied for first place. Blanton was the top vote getter, followed close by Bridges who was followed close by Grigg. All within ONE percent or so. Walter Scott Spurling was thousands of votes behind.
- Now consider that the 2022 Elections contained only four School Board seats and the 2024 Elections will contain five seats. A MAJORITY of the nine seat CCS School Board. Therefore, five good school board candidates in the 2024 School Board Republican Primary Election can defeat the worst five of the six school board majority tyrants. All at the same time.
- Newly elected School Board member Aaron Bridges has shown a resistance to the tyranny of the Majority with his recent voting positions.
Now for a strategic plan to reform the School Board in the shortest period of time.
- Move Danny Blanton, Ronnie Grigg and Aaron Bridges from the minority, four seat cycle to the majority five seat cycle-all with four-year terms after the 2024 Primary School Board Elections. This can be accomplished by Blanton, Grigg and Bridges filing to run for the School Board in 2024. Leaving only the need to recruit, select and elect only TWO other winning good candidates in the 2024 Elections to completely capture control of the School Board. Instead of five altogether NEW candidates to run against the Queen cabal.
- This would also leave three vacancies in the four-member cycle, (Blanton, Grigg and Bridges vacated seats with two years left in them) where the NEWLY elected majority would get to select three good people to fill those vacancies. Note that the School Board gets to select members to fill vacancies instead of the Rogue filled CCGOP Republican Party Executive Committee. Thus, creating an 8-1 super-majority that could immediately begin the reformation CCS for the better in just one single meeting.
Folks, the Cleveland County Board of Elections can NOT produce evidence of any law preventing this complete takeover of the CCS School Board in the 2024 Elections that is so desperately needed. All us citizens have to do is produce two new good and willing reform minded candidates and the “jig is up” for the likes of those School Board tyrants previously named.
The only bad thing about this plan is that it will take another year from now to fully get it done. Unless Speaker of the House Tim Moore, Rep. Kelly Hastings and Senator Ted Alexander can get a law passed immediately to accomplish this very same thing. Which is NOT likely.
So, let’s adopt this plan and “make it so” with a reformed School Board who care for the students instead of their own inflated egos.
As far as the Commissioner Majority Tyrants goes, the 2024 Republican Primary Elections can rid Cleveland County of three incumbent Commissioners led by the head tyrant, Commissioner Chairman Kevin Gordon. Joined by Johnny Hutchins and Ronnie Whetstine. No fancy footwork is available in this situation. There has to be a three new commissioner recruitment and election process. And an election conducted in the old-fashioned way. With the Bully-Master Kevin Gordon as the Commissioner Chairman and County Employees heading for the hills like they are, electing a new Commissioner Board majority in 2024 should be easy-peasy. Especially if Robert A decides to run for Commissioner in 2024. It is pretty certain that Robert A would have a plan suitable to taxpayers and citizens that would reform the Commissioner’s tax increase habits and wasteful spending ways. Not to mention all the corruption that would soon disappear in a Robert A led efficient CC Commissioner’s government regime. What a mind-boggling prospect? A local government that finally works for the people instead of themselves!!
One more thing about a Robert A run Board of County Commissioners. The voice of the people would be heard at every meeting and at all times in between. Goodbye to the oppressive three-minute limit the present Commissioners have muzzled the people with. And no more insulting timers staring citizens in the face.
Stay tuned folks!!! Robert A has more plans in the making to “fix problems” instead of just covering them up.