Shelby County

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I can't remember his name, in Shelby County.

This has been, uh, they've gotten several people in Shelby County.

Um, what is interesting is how silent Republican leaders have been on this.

Yes.

Yeah, I think, and Allison, I'll, I'll say this, I do believe that the charge on the representative now has been amended to be attempted, uh, human trafficking, which I think is a reflection, you know, without getting into the details of what took place in the investigation, shows that this was a sting operation using undercover law enforcement to be able to help entice others coming in.

I mean, we, you know, obviously, that story is top of line right now, but, you know, we've seen these actions across the state.

Uh, I remember Shelby County not too long ago engaged in one of these efforts where, uh, we have law enforcement that are trained to know how to get online and to be able to provide opportunities for those that wanna prey on women and kids, uh, an opportunity to be, be charged, and this is, I think, a reflection of that.

I mean, we, you know, obviously w- that story is top of line right now, but, you know, we've seen these actions across the state.

Uh, you know, I remember Shelby County not too long ago engaged in one of these efforts where, uh, we have law enforcement that are trained to know how to get online and to be able to provide opportunities for those that wanna prey on women and kids, uh, an opportunity to be, be charged, and this is I think a reflection of that.

But, uh, the reason why this is human trafficking versus just a solicitation of prostitution, uh, is going to be based on, on the age that the undercover represented themselves.

And so I think that's the facts that'll ultimately come out more than likely in a preliminary hearing that I would expect to take place here in the next several months.

Mm.

For us in Shelby County, Birmingham area, that's a weird thing to discuss.

We're like, "What do you m- I mean, it's just, you just have roads.

They're there.

Where, where is that money going? Where's that money going? And I...

Yeah, look it up in terms of per pupil spending and where that falls within the state.

I- Shelby County is, I think, around 8 or $9,000 per student.

Mm-hmm.

Um, we talk about this every week.

Uh, there's a lot of consternation, uh, in Republican circles, uh, about, about Madison, about Shelby County, about, um, uh, about Mobile.

Uh, Baldwin County I guess would probably be a better way to put this, but Baldwin County.

Uh, and, uh, Chris Elliott kind of raising it, uh, uh, down in your area, and I believe on your show, saying basically, "We gotta watch these Democratic shi- demographic shifts." And I'm just thinking to myself, God, man, you really shouldn't be s- A, saying stuff like this, a- and B, thinking stuff like this.

Is that, is that wise for them to be saying these things right now?

You know, about saying them out loud, but he's not wrong.

He's referring to your neck of the woods, Madison County, and he's referring to Jefferson, the sort of south Jefferson County and Shel- maybe parts of Shelby County.

And when you bring in these professional career, uh, uh, you know, import them from outside, they bring their politics with them.

Um, we talk about this every week.

Uh, there's a lot of consternation, uh, in Republican circles, uh, about, about Madison, about Shelby County, about, um, uh, about Mobile, uh, Baldwin County, I guess would probably be a better way to put this, but Baldwin County.

Uh, and, uh, Chris Elliott kind of raising it, uh, uh, down in your area, and I believe on your show, saying basically, "We gotta watch these Democratic sh- demographic shifts." And I'm just thinking to myself, God, man, you really shouldn't be s- A, saying stuff like this and, and B, thinking stuff like this, because the problem isn't demographics, although demographics are destiny, which is either the right thing to say or something you should never say, depending on, on who's saying it.

Um, but the Democratic demographic shift has happened.

Um, i- is it right for Republicans to be like, "Oh, we're losing because there are too many outsiders coming in, uh, not because we are not giving you a compelling reason or the national mood" or something like that? Is that, is that wise for them to be saying these things right now?

You know, about saying them out loud, but he's not wrong.

He's referring to your neck of the woods, Madison County, and he's referring to Jefferson, the sort of south Jefferson County and Shelby, maybe parts of Shelby County.

And when you bring in these professional career, uh, uh, you know, import 'em from outside, they bring their politics with it.

And that's been a strategy now for a quarter of a century, and it just...

Between John Roberts' opinion in the Shelby County case, getting rid of half of the Voting Rights Act in twenty-thirteen, and then s- other opinions since then, of course, Calais this summer.

But it, uh, I was just so, I won't say frustrated, but disgusted, you know, with where we were going.

And, and but it was, you know, first of all, I'm not like thirty years old anymore.