Um, Jill?

At some time, someone somewhere had to know this woman is unstable and unqualified for office.

However, in our failed political system, people hold their tongue or suck up because someone more powerful likes her, or whatever, and eventually nonsense like this happens.

Reasonable and sane people simply do not act this way. Crazed lunatics do. Stop protecting embarrassments like this and kick them out of positions of government BEFORE they get enough power to be a danger to themselves or the state.

Doug,

This incident taken in the context of the bashing Chamber’s received for expressing reservations about Dunwoody cityhood (reservations very much yet valid I might add) is better characterized as ill-advised, not that of of a “crazed lunatic”, unless of course you care to cite other events in the same vein.

Doug,

You said this: “Harassing someone who has filed a complaint against you and refusing to vacate property when directed by the owner are not acts of an individual that should be serving in the legislature. ”

Sometimes people are just human and not “crazy” for their human acts.

As far as who is qualified or not to “serve” (sic) in our esteemed legislature, I’d much rather have someone who, on occasion, demonstrates emotion rather than someone who just demands that lobbyists suck-up to them for their position in life.

Bill,

That is unqualified horse squeeze.

Emotion is all well and good, but going to someone’s house and attempting to confront them about an ethics violation to the point of refusing to leave their property until the cops are called is crazy.

It shows bad judgment, lack of self control, and if it were a man doing this to a woman, he would probably be arrested for terroristic threats. Do you really want people with this type of thought process in control of the government, at any level? Really?

If she felt she had to respond, how about writing a letter to the editor, doing an interview on radio, sending letters to constituents, writing a press release, sending him a letter, or even calmly trying to speak with him and leaving the property when it is clear that you are not wanted.

There are a million reasonable ways to respond to something you are offended by. Turning into a creepy stalker is not one of them.

“attempting to confront them about an ethics violation to the point of refusing to leave their property until the cops are called is crazy.”

THAT ain’t what happened, Doug. You appear to be an instantaneous revisionist. THIS is what Jim Galloway wrote:

“Tanner said he told Chambers to leave the property, and closed the door, after which he said that the state representative continued to knock and say,”Come on out and talk to me, Jeremy.”

After a few seconds, Tanner said Chambers left. A few hours later, Tanner filed an incident report with DeKalb County Police.

Do you know what a “few hours is”, Doug? Tanner did not “threaten” Chambers to call the police to get her to leave.

Your version is NOT the correct one. Ergo, you have the wrong conclusions, and should stop slinging the horse manure yourself.

Bill,

You are corrent on one point. I missed that she was on the property for a couple of seconds. I notice you have no answer for the taking pictures and making threats part of her actions.

However, this is still a crazed thing to do. If this was a criminal case, she would have been arrested for intimidating a witness (suggesting it is a crime to report a possible ethics violation would be similar to going to a witness in a murder case and telling them they would go to jail if they testify against you). This is not normal behavior, even for you Bill.

On second thought, you guys convinced me, this is exactly he type of person we need in the legislature. Heck, make her Governor and perhaps President one day.

I need a babysitter sometimes, I need to keep her in mind, since it is so rare to find such a stable person that you can trust around your kids.

Two to three.

You asked…

Thanks Rugby. I will leave the light on and sleep with one eye open for the next few days.

Bill,

If I ever get that notorious, let me know. Of course, I would also have to be running for a position of trust, which is unlikely. At one point in my life, probably not long enough ago, I grew up. Getting revenge for apparent sleights by others lost it’s importance to me. So did a desire to have any form of “drama”.

Life is a lot more pleasant when you don’t go around harboring grudges and making enemies lists. If one is incapable of taking the occasional attack (even groundless and unfair ones), politics is probably the line of work one should endeavor to avoid.

But like I said, you guys convinced me. We need more people in the legislature that fly off the handle at the drop of a hat. Leaders in our government just have too much good judgment and it’s hurting the state. Cynthia McKinney, where are you?

Anyone able to use psychic vibrations to send her an urgent dispatch? Bill?

“Look at the irrational things MALE legislators have done…”

I hope you don’t mean nailing anything in a skirt with big boobs, because that usually seems pretty rational.

Icarus,

I think she meant something more on the order of a legislator publicly telling his legislative equal that he was “showing his behind”…

You’re really hung-up on boobs, huh Icarus?

Don’t have any at home to play with, huh?

No, Doug it is not.

Jill Chambers has been an excellent legislator. I have a great deal of respect for her.

I am just pointing out that there have been many irrational acts committed by male legislators . People did not say that they should not be in office.

What is wrong about wanting to confront someone that accused you of taking a bribe?
Tanner was a wuss and refused to discuss it with Jill face to face. I don’t put much faith in anything he says…

Things that Bill mentioned and Icarus. Some male legislators think with their little brain instead of the brain in their head.

Getting arrested for DUI comes to mind, and many other irrational acts …

Oh, but I should add that when someone who is ordinarily reasonable does do something that is the result of a temporary lapse in judgment, when judgment returns, upon seeing the error of their ways, will generally apologize. Has Representative Chambers tried to do this, or at least has she acknowledged that what she did, might just possibly have been a bit creepy?

Doug,

One thing she doesn’t have to do is apologize to YOU. You are not the “decider” of anything.

The Galloway story did not reflect several things regarding the incident. Galloway just heard one side of the event and reported what THEY (i.e., a Democrat who filed the ethics complaint) said.

Jill looks bad regardless if a police report is filed or not.

The question then becomes: were her actions appropriate for an elected official to display toward a constituent? Surely the answer is no.

Bill,

Also, she doesn’t HAVE to give an apology to anyone. However, the rest of us can look at her as a lunatic loose canon who cares more aboiut revenge and cvonfrontation than doing what’s right.

We agree.

Where was that thread about a GOP sitting candidate donating to about $4K to a Dem, with the end-game being a similar donation going to Mr. Huttman’s campaign.

Did that ever happen? Maybe I will wander over to Ricks’ Ethics World and see…