{"id":2106,"date":"2011-04-29T13:52:52","date_gmt":"2011-04-29T17:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/04\/wake-up-and-break-off-the-spell-of-the-leviathan-george-boston-rhynes.html"},"modified":"2011-04-29T13:52:52","modified_gmt":"2011-04-29T17:52:52","slug":"wake-up-and-break-off-the-spell-of-the-leviathan-george-boston-rhynes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/04\/wake-up-and-break-off-the-spell-of-the-leviathan-george-boston-rhynes.html","title":{"rendered":"Wake-up and break off the spell of the Leviathan —George Boston Rhynes"},"content":{"rendered":"This comment from George Boston Rhynes arrived just now,\non “Talk to my chairman”<\/a>. -jsq\n
\n\n<\/a>\nI was at\n\nthe last LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING<\/a> when\nChairman Ashley Paulk shared information about the Biomass Project\nextension being denied and the alleged secrecy surrounding keeping the\ngeneral public ignorant.\n
\n“Because certain people won\u2019t share with you and I think it\u2019s\nunfair. We were approached about three weeks ago, Mr. (Joe) Pritchard\n(County Manager) was, by the Industrial Authority, and we were tentatively\nasked to make a move to ask that they not extend the contract.”\n(Chairman Paulk!)\n<\/blockquote>\nChairman Paulk words prove that there is an apparent pattern and practice\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n
\nin our community to keep the general public deaf; dumb, and bind to what\nhappens in our beloved community on several fronts. Therefore, citizen\ncannot make intelligent decision based on facts from public meetings due\nin part to our local television, newspaper and radio stations along with\nsome elected officials that seems to be following the Old Valdosta City\nCharter of 1860 mentality.\n

\nThis was a charter displayed in Valdosta City Hall in 2004. It was\nreluctantly removed from after I asked repeatedly that it be removed.\n\nhttp:\/\/123valdosta.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/valdosta-city-council-resonds-to.html<\/a>\n

\nThe Valdosta Daily Times asked a question if the council would remove\nthe charter. However after it was removed the TIMES NEVER published\nwhere this DISGRACEFUL CHARTER was removed to. This Charter read:\n

\nIn Article 100, Section XI,\n

\n“THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL SHALL PASS ALL\nPROPER AND NECESSARY LAWS AND ORDINANCES FOR THE CONTROL OF SLAVES AND\nFREE PERSONS OF COLOR IN SAID TOWN AND SUPPRESS AND ABATE ALL NUISANCES\nARRIVING FROM HOGS, DOGS, HORSES, OR OTHER STOCK STRAYING AT LARGE IN\nSAID TOWN, OR FROM OTHER CAUSES.”\n<\/blockquote>\nSo, I agree with Chairman Ashley Paulk “keeping this information away\nfrom Dr. Noll and the general public was unfair.” But I will go a step\nfarther and say that withholding information from the tax paying public\ncould very well bankrupt both levels of local government by lawsuits\ndue to citizen eyes being opened even without a local free press that\nwill do investigative reporting.\n

\nMoreover if this now proven pattern and practice of keeping citizens\nignorant continues here in South Georgia it will eventually destroy our\neconomy along with the news media outlets that fails to keep the general\npublic fully informed on vital issues. It is obvious that little to no\ninvestigative reporting is being done except by the citizens that love\nthis community too much to see it travel backwards.\n

\nI commend Dr. Noll, members of Wiregrass Activists for Clean Energy\nalong with Local Civil Rights Organizations for taking a strong stand\non behalf of our children, elderly and the “Economically Oppressed”\ncitizens to breathe clean air live healthy and productive lives here in\nValdosta Georgia.\n

\nMoreover Pastor Manning of New Life Ministries also\n\nplayed an important role along with her congregations.<\/a>\nAs they took their ministries beyond\nthe four walls of a material structure and comforts zone to show love\noutside of themselves by helping people that refused to help themselves.\n

\nToo often we complain about Whites not understanding the poor and\n“Economically Oppressed” people in our community. However the\nproposed Biomass Plant coming into the low income community united\ncitizens across the spectrum to get involved to make a statement of life\nover death.\n\nhttp:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/localappt.php<\/a>\n

\nHowever, I was extremely disappointed in Blacks that live in the area,\nsend their children to the schools and attend churches in the proposed\narea but just sat while others fought on their behalf.\n

\nIt is my prayer and hope through work and dedication that the religious\ncommunity will wake-up and break off the spell of the Leviathan. And\nrealize that our ancestors gave every ounce of life and breath to preserve\nthis great nation for all Americans. Therefore it is our duty to love\nand respect our neighbors as we would want them to love and respect us.\n

\nIn addition, our local editor has refused to meet with citizens on\nbehalf of the \u201cEconomically Oppressed\u201d citizens in our community. But\nthey still need money and jobs on the South Side of the railroad racks\nof economic and social divide. Just having public meetings and having\nthem publicized will not put food on their table, provide pampers for\ntheir babies or provide money for the “Economically Oppressed” to\npay their utility bills.\n

\nTherefore we cannot simply bury our heads in the sand like the legend\nconcerning the Ostrich Bird and pretend there is no problem. Yes, we\nhave many problems in our community but the “Economically Oppressed”\nalso needs jobs, equal opportunity in acquiring and benefiting from\nlocal contracts and federal dollars that comes into our community and\naccess to a news media that will hear their cries and not be pushed to\nthe side. God bless everybody equally!\n

\nGEORGE BOSTON RHYNES\n
\nRetired United States Armed Forces Military Veteran\n
\nA concerned citizen and Co- Supporter of the Economically Oppressed\n
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