Ok, this should probably be in the politics forum, but one of these articles speaks directly to how the UA System is structured, and the other should be of concern to every Alabamian with half a brain. I think that it deserves a space in the higher traffic forum.
SACS is going after the idiotic structure of the UA System, and Bentley has his panties in a wad because SACS describes his role in it as a conflict of interest. UAB people certainly know about conflict of interest and abuse of power at the BOT level. SACS seems to have finally noticed it as well. I'd clip a paragraph or two, but you really have to read it.
http://www.alreporter.com/bentley-fires-...motivated/
Then there is what is going on at the State Attorney General's office. Luther Strange wants to be the replacement for Jeff Sessions, so he's covering Bentley and refusing to investigate his scandal while also trying to hold off the Lege's impeachment committee. That smells bad enough, but if Bentley gives Strange the Senate seat then he gets to appoint the next AG. It has been assumed that he'd find a friendly candidate to protect him, but I never even thought of this one.
He wants to put Cooper Shattuck in as the new AG. If Strange's actions smell bad, Shattuck is as odious as a fish left out in the sun for five days. a maggot infested, fetid pile of corruption. Shattuck created ACEGOV, the gov's dark money PAC, sometimes laughingly known as "the girlfriend fund". It is my hope that the grand jury will confirm legally my opinion that Shattuck is literally Gov. Dr. Dr. Bentley's partner in crime.
http://www.alreporter.com/bentley-confid...-surfaces/
I think that it might be time to start pointing fingers, writing letters to the editor, and in general raising a big stink of our own, Blazer Faithful. Bring the heat, guys.
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I have a totally different viewpoint. It could be that this is being driven by the corrupt UA powers. After this governor's term, it is very possible that the next governor will not be politically tied to the UA machine. Say if a Maddox type is the next governor, the corrupt UA system does not want him as the chair of the UA BOT. So all of this may not be working in our favor. If they are truly going to do something, mandate equal representation.
I think he's a moron of the highest order and should be thrown out of office, but Bentley is 100% right: this is just political wrangling. SACS has always known how boards in Alabama are structured. It's a farce that they all of a sudden have a problem with it
If they have been issuing accreditations for the past however many years without noticing it's either not really a problem or they are even more incompetent than Bentley
(01-26-2017 02:13 PM)mixduptransistor Wrote: [ -> ]SACS has always known how boards in Alabama are structured. It's a farce that they all of a sudden have a problem with it
With all the unethical and criminal activities of the Board, to suddenly have a problem with the governor's potential conflict of interest (yet none with the conflict of the Board itself appointing its own members) does seem a bit curious.
(01-26-2017 02:34 PM)58-56 Wrote: [ -> ](yet none with the conflict of the Board itself appointing its own members)
This also stood out to me. The Governor is a conflict because he appoints members to a board he's on (two-year) but the UA BOT and AU BOT can do it without any issue?
So light up SACS over that as well. What the hell, some part of it might stick, you never know.
Yeah, I'm an incurable optimist.
(01-26-2017 04:13 PM)UAB Band Dad Wrote: [ -> ]So light up SACS over that as well. What the hell, some part of it might stick, you never know.
Yeah, I'm an incurable optimist.
In the current political atmosphere of fear-inducing chaos and rancorous division, we probably can call the banners for one strong green-and-gold effort. We would have to force our message through even more static than usual. And we can do that, once. We have proven that we are very strong.
We need to save that ability to oppose an existential threat involving some combination of the Board, Clay Ryan and/or Ray Watts. Shenanigans involving our boob-fondling boob of a governor, or Fumbles acting as an ******* boss, don't rise to that level.
I know we all have a justified desire to end a unfair system and an almost blinding obsession makes us jump at a perceived chance to do so. But go back and read the article, the UA system is not the focus at all but " to remove him the boards of ALL State colleges and universities.
If I am remembering correctly the fight started about the state board of education. The increase interest by SACS is because of the right wing governors who have drastically tampered with Tenure, shared governance etc.,
I know razing hell makes us feel good but To bombard SACS on this unrelated to our real problems could undermine future efforts when we have a direct issue.
UAB Band Dad is correct as I see it. The problem we have is that in Alabama right and wrong are not so easily demonstrated in our special brand of politics. When a Circuit Court judge ruled the Republican rammed through AAA as unconstitutional, he quoted chapter and verse from the Constitution of 1901 and the rules stated for handling legislation in the state House and Senate.
When the case was appealed to the Alabama Supreme Court, all that was stated was that the lower court judge had been elected as a Democrat, and therefore his opinion was not worth considering. The state SC ruled in favor of the Republican party and that was that. That makes me very cynical about the chances any case may have in Alabama's system.
So, if the governor is appointed to the board as outlined in the Constitution, and SACS determines that it isn't something that can happen...how does that go down? Will they threaten accreditation unless the Constitution is amended to remove the governor from specific boards?
I mean, I understand that Wheelan wouldn't show her hand in the article...but as a matter of discussion...what do you think would happen?
Lord knows. SACS not only did not show any spine through the football shutdown and subsequent inspection of both UA and UAB, it show no sign of being a vertebrate.
Lets hope that Bentley will run his mouth and piss her off.
(01-27-2017 01:24 AM)UAB Band Dad Wrote: [ -> ]Lord knows. SACS not only did not show any spine through the football shutdown and subsequent inspection of both UA and UAB, it show no sign of being a vertebrate.
Lets hope that Bentley will run his mouth and piss her off.
That's what I'm thinking. Seems like a huge battle to get a state to amend their Constitution in order to achieve compliance. Just not very confident that anything substantial will be done.
(01-27-2017 01:24 AM)UAB Band Dad Wrote: [ -> ]Lord knows. SACS not only did not show any spine through the football shutdown and subsequent inspection of both UA and UAB, it show no sign of being a vertebrate.
Lets hope that Bentley will run his mouth and piss her off.
All of this!!!
This all looks more political. We all know the board is corrupt but it's being ignored purposely.