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« A Letter to Bredesen | Main | Back Jack - and Bob » August 28, 2006Admitting to Voter Fraud
But, I do remember sitting on the House Floor 4 months ago and hearing State Representative JoAnne Favors (D-Chattanooga) stand up and complain about a bill sponsored by Rep. Paul Stanley (R-Germantown).I'm filing an open-records request this morning for that video. If it reveals what Clem says it reveals, then state Rep. JoAnne Favors is on video admitting to a crime. And if the video reveals what Clem says it reveals, then the members of the legislative press corps really need to explain to the people of Tennessee why they ignored a state representative's public admission of aiding and abetting voter fraud. Hat tip: Terry Frank Update: In the comments, State Rep. Stacey Campfield confirms Clem's recollections. Update: I won't file an open records request for the video because it is all online here. The bad news: All of the May floor sessions comprise hours and hours of video, which means finding the moment in question will be a tedious affair unless we can better pinpoint the date of the event. Meanwhile, efforts are underway to research the Hamilton County voter registration rolls for every election in which Favors has been or is now a candidate... Update: Jeff Vanness, last seen working for Ed Bryant's Senate campaign, unfortunately has free time now that the primary is over, so he emailed: I'm going to step up and volunteer to review some of the video from the General Assembly from May looking for Rep. Favors' suspect remarks. The website lists 17 video sessions for May. Unless you object, I'm going to start in the middle and look at May 17 (2 videos), 24, and 25. Perhaps others can help break this worthy mission into manageable tasks. I've written Chris Clem to see if he has a better recollection of when in May this took place; I'm sure I'm not the only one. If I hear anything, I'll let you know.I have emailed Rep. Stanley, who may have a better recollection as to the date given that Favors allegedly admitted her crime in commenting on an election reform bill he was pushing. Anyone else want to step up and help Jeff and me find the key Favors video moment? Posted in Tennessee Government News
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I remember when that went down as well. I was just shaking my head. I hoped, but doubted that the news would report it. That was one of many gaffes made on tape. If anyone wants a bunch more check the tape from the ethics bill in committee - A LOT of criminal/shady activity was admitted on tape. Posted by: the Rep at August 28, 2006 8:51 AMMy suggestion to the MNPS IT team, and one that ought to be taken up by the legislature and every governmental body, is to give us a copy of the agenda for the day/meeting and tie the video to those items so that a person could actually find what they are looking for. If you want to find the discussion of HB2114 (for example) it ought to be much easier than making an all day commitment. Their excuse that it costs money to do that comes across as too handy an excuse for not providing the information we need in a format that is actually useful. Additionally what is our time worth in our efforts to hold our representatives accountable? Well, that's not a line in THEIR budget. Thank you Mr. Vanness. Posted by: KayBrooks at August 28, 2006 12:00 PMI will have the info shortly. I think it was a Curry Todd ammendment to a Kim McMillan bill not a Paul Stanley bill but I am not sure. Posted by: the Rep at August 28, 2006 3:56 PMNot seeing much on the charges out of Tipton County and Mrs. Ward. Obviously there is much to the story. Does anyone have an idea what the real story is? Posted by: HB at August 28, 2006 4:26 PMThanks Bill and thanks Jeff! Once you locate it, it should be handed over to the authorities. Thanks for your hard work, gentlemen. Posted by: Terry Frank at August 28, 2006 4:45 PMBill, Don't forget the obvious check. If she has actually done this, then the various voters are all registered at her address with the local election committee. These records are available for political purposes. Somewhere there is a Republican with a copy of the database. Simply search her address and see who pops up. Posted by: Lynn Sebourn at August 28, 2006 4:49 PMI got it. Posted by: the Rep at August 28, 2006 5:50 PMLooks like Rep. Campfield has helped us all out w/o having to review a month's worth of video. Unfortunately, the video feed, as Rep. Favors was speaking gave me a warning saying that the server was busy. Did we shut it down? Did THEY shut it down? Interestingly enough, when I try to reload it, it loads the whole thing, before and after Rep. Favors. Hmmm. Bill, I can't thank you enough for doing the yeoman's work on state government that the MSM should be doing. Also, thanks to Rep. Campfield for standing up for all of us. Posted by: DrawingDead at August 28, 2006 6:39 PMStacey has it at his website. May 26, session b. I tried to follow the link but Meida Player keeps saying invalid data. You think maybe they don't want people to see this? The time Stacey has for the clip is 3:13-3:16. If anybody can actually watch it let us know. Posted by: Larry Patty at August 28, 2006 6:47 PMStill no joy on the video feed. Does anyone here know how to make a freedom of information request for a copy of the video? Does anyone think the media will look into this? Posted by: Larry Patty at August 28, 2006 8:09 PMI saw about 15 seconds of Rep. Favors before it cut out. Do the legislative powers-that-be get the benefit of the doubt that the public has just slammed the servers and caused it to crash? Can you crash 3-5 minutes of video, with the rest remaining up and running? Seems odd to me, but I'm not a tech guy. Here's the best I can do w/ a "transcript" of what she said on the floor: "Uh, Yes, I have four children and they have never changed their address, and they refuse to do so, from my house, for their employment mail like social security and all of that, and in talking with other friends of mine who have children along those same ages, that still happens with them. What kind of effect do you think this will have?" The video clip runs from 3:16:39-3:17:10, and at that point, when another person (can't see his face) comes up to her, she seems to cut her question short. That's also where the video stops. It jumps ahead again and is about 30 seconds ahead? What is really going on here? Is it just a tech malfunction, or is there really something here that's being covered up? Posted by: DrawingDead at August 28, 2006 8:48 PMPost a comment
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Former state Rep. Chris Clem 
