Sunday, November 5, 2023

Bird-dogging the AL 2nd Cong'l district election

Email to Caroleene Dobson
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: cdobson@maynardnexsen.com <cdobson@maynardnexsen.com>
Cc: Christopher Jones <jonesc1@uab.edu>; amcewan@samford.edu <amcewan@samford.edu>; mwithers@samford.edu <mwithers@samford.edu>; jcobia@samford.edu <jcobia@samford.edu>; dburch1@samford.edu <dburch1@samford.edu>; Cathleen Erwin <coe0001@auburn.edu>; bill.ide@akerman.com <bill.ide@akerman.com>; emyang@wstrongllc.com <emyang@wstrongllc.com>; marty@mitchellmeadows.com <marty@mitchellmeadows.com>; Terri B. Lovell <terri.lovell@alabar.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 5, 2023 at 08:22:59 AM CST
Subject: Your Cong'l candidacy; ABA Task Force for American Democracy; endorsing Trump or not
Dear Caroleene,
You are a lawyer at Maynard Nexsen, who has announced that you are running as a Republican in the Alabama 2nd Congressional district election.
As you may know, the American Bar Association has created a Task Force for American Democracy, having a mission statement that is set out at https://www.americanbar.org/groups/leadership/office_of_the_president/american-democracy/overview/
I hope you will read the entirety of the mission statement.
I selectively call to your attention the below from the mission statement:
"Clearly, our American democracy is not as strong as we once thought and there are those who seem determined to push it to the breaking point."
"ways to maximize voter confidence and participation in our democratic process;"
"ways to dis-incentivize irresponsible and extremist rhetoric and positions among elected officials and candidates for elective office;"
"ways for ensuring the integrity and the safety of state election officials and workers across the country;"
"The report will explain why democracy is foundational to American society and the welfare of the American people, provide an analysis of the root causes for today's threats to our democracy and rule of law, and recommend actions to be taken to restore, protect, and preserve our democracy and the rule of law."
In my opinion Donald Trump is "determined to push [American democracy] to the breaking point" and is the paramount "threat to our democracy and rule of law" as the unquestioned leader of "those who seem determined to push [American democracy] to the breaking point."
Further I think any candidate, such as yourself, who endorses Donald Trump is contributing to "push[ing] [American democracy] to the breaking point;" and is part of the "threat to our democracy and rule of law."
You, of course, will decide for yourself whether you agree with my foregoing characterizations of Donald Trump and of candidates who endorse Donald Trump, and whether you will endorse Donald Trump or not.
Regardless, I call to your attention that I have solicited UAB, Samford and Auburn to host public conversation events relative to the ABA's Task Force for American Democracy, per what is set out at https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2023/10/uab-critical-conversations-and-american.html. I hope, if such a conversation event is held, you would be willing to participate in the same.
For your information, the persons copied on this email are professors I have contacted at UAB, Samford and Auburn; the Vice Chair of the ABA Task Force and the Task Force's two reporters; and Terri Lovell of the Alabama State Bar.
Thank you for your attention to this email.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook
5/19/24- Open letter to Shomari Figures regarding Second Amendment
Dear Mr. Figures:
For many years the Republicans in Washington and Montgomery have been preventing the passage of stricter gun laws that are needed to reduce the epidemic of gun violence in the country and Alabama.
The United States Supreme Court has held that, under the Second Amendment, there is a right of citizens to possess and keep firearms at home for self-defense and also to carry a handgun in public for self-defense.
In the view of the Republicans, the Second Amendment is not limited to the protection of guns for self-defense purposes, but rather the government cannot regulate guns in order to protect the public and protect law enforcement from gun violence, even though the regulation does not impair the rights of individuals to own and carry guns for self-defense purposes. This is because the Republicans believe the Second Amendment protects a right of citizens to possess and keep firearms for use to resist governmental tyranny, and any governmental regulation that impinges on that is unconstitutional.
Under the foregoing expansive view of the Second Amendment, for example, a ban on assault weapons, which are not needed by individuals for self-defense purposes, would be unconstitutional because citizens would be deprived of assault weapons for potential use against the government to resist governmental tyranny.
There are many ways that guns can be regulated to protect public safety and to protect law enforcement, without impairing right of individuals to own and carry guns in public for self-defense purposes. 
There is much such regulation that should be highly welcomed by the public and by law enforcement.
The Republicans, however, stand opposed to guns being regulated for the protection of the public and the protection of law enforcement, even though the rights of individuals to own and carry guns in public for self-defense purposes are not impaired.
You should strenuously campaign against your opponent Caroleene Dobson about her opposing guns being regulated for the protection of the public and the protection of law enforcement even though the rights of individuals to own and carry guns in public for self-defense purposes are not impaired.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook

Email to WSFA 12's Jonathan Grass re asking Caroleene Dobson hard questions
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: jonathan.grass@wsfa.com <jonathan.grass@wsfa.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 04:04:01 PM CDT
Subject: Asking Caroleeene Dobson hard questions
Jonathan,
You are shown as the author of Figures, Dobson win nominations for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District (wsfa.com).
Will WSFA12 have a reporter at Jan's Beach House Grill at 6 pm today to ask Caroleene Dobson questions? Central AL GOP Club on X: "Come join us tonight at 6 pm to hear from @DobsonForAL and Joan Reynolds with the Mighty Alabama Strike force. #alpolitics https://t.co/FTM4F82Dzi" / X.
Does WSFA 12 expect to ask Caroleene Dobson any hard questions in the course of the 2nd Congressional district election? What does WSFA 12 think are hard questions that Caroleene Dobson should be asked?
Thanks.
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook
(for filing in Be An Alabama Rootstriker* with Rob Shattuck: Bird-dogging the AL 2nd Cong'l district election) (al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com)

6/19 email to WSFA's Jonathan Grass in case he missed 1819 News
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: jonathan.grass@wsfa.com <jonathan.grass@wsfa.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 04:26:55 PM CDT
Subject: Bird-dogging Caroleene Dobson -- in case you missed 1819 News today
Caroleene Dobson pledges to seek ‘federal remedies’ for violent crime plaguing cities within district (1819news.com)
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