On November 3rd of 2009,
the 100th District of Virginia finally had a woman on the ballot for the first
time in history. While this race did not end in victory, there will certainly be
MORE WOMEN RUNNING FOR DELEGATE of the 100th District in the future.
Congratulations to Bob McDonnell, Bill
Bolling and Ken Cuccinelli!
THANK YOU! TO EVERYONE FOR
YOUR SUPPORT!
PLEASE STAY INVOLVED IN LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL ISSUES. YOU
CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY HOLDING YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE FOR EACH AND
EVERY VOTE THEY TAKE IN OFFICE!
WE NEED YOU
to make a difference in the next Virginia Eastern Shore Election! Local,
State and Federal candidates NEED YOUR SUPPORT and the time to organize is
NOW! This group is for BOTH Accomack and Northampton Counties!
~
Congratulations to Bob McDonnell, Bill
Bolling and Ken Cuccinelli!
We're looking for a few good people to
help energize the Eastern Shore GOP.
Have you ever gotten that frustrated
feeling that our political leaders are not really listening...that they do not
really care what we think and what is important to us?
What new job opportunity do you have on
the Eastern Shore today? Why are our Teachers the worst paid in the region? What
is being done to improve safety
on Route 13 / Lankford Highway?
Have you ever experienced the feeling
of powerlessness because even though you vote, your vote disappears into a void
and does not seem to accomplish anything? Oh sure, just before
every election politicians actively solicit our votes and put on a show of
listening. But after the elections they go off to their respective Capitols and
we are not supposed to notice what they are doing or more importantly, what they
are not doing and what campaign promises they are not working very hard to
fulfill.
Once ensconced in their marble
Capitols, they become members of a special "club" consisting of fellow
politicians and lobbyists and these members of the "club" become more important
than the people back home. Our "representatives" seem to spend most of their
time trading favors with one
another, raising money from special interests and planning how best to keep
their office or to move on to the next higher office. They do spend time
launching public relations campaigns but we are supposed to be too busy with our
own lives to verify the accuracy of
the information they render us.
Come the next election the cycle
continues. We regularly re-elect incumbents but we cannot help but get the
feeling that not much has been accomplished during the last cycle or the cycles
before that. Here in the 100th District (consisting of the Eastern Shore and
part of Norfolk) we notice that our taxes are high relative to our incomes, jobs
are lacking but businesses will not move to our area, our schools are not
producing and not improving and our young people are being forced to leave the
Eastern Shore due to lack of opportunity.
My
name is Melody Scalley. I am not a professional politician. I'm self employed with 20 years experience in founding and running several
businesses on the Eastern Shore. During the last few years I started to
pay more attention to politics, and came to the
conclusion that the problems we have long faced in our area are not getting much
better and that no one in the political
world is listening... I mean really
listening. And so I decided to run as the Republican nominee for the House of
Delegates because I believe in individual rights, smaller government, lower
taxes and that democracy can work better than the spectacle we
are currently witnessing in Richmond and Washington, D.C.
I
look back over the past few years and I do not see sufficient new quality jobs
coming to our area despite years of cheerful political rhetoric.
We can improve job opportunities here AND protect the environment.
We're smart enough to do that.
I hope you have enjoyed reading a little about
me but you would not really get a sense of who I am unless I shared with you
something about the basic values that motivate me and inform my vision of the
good society. I would describe myself as an independent-minded Conservative.
By "Conservative" I mean I place more trust in the ability of the individual
citizens to make good decisions for themselves and their families than I place
in
government authorities to make those decisions for you, the citizens of the
Eastern Shore and Norfolk. (Hence my support
for school tuition vouchers or tax credits for
parents.) By "independent minded" I mean
that while I appreciate the legislative art of compromise, there are some
principles I will fight for even if I am a minority of one. Those of
you who witnessed my lonely fight for
private property rights when I served on the Northampton County zoning
commission know what I am talking about. I have never been afraid to stand
up against the system regardless of who will stand with me.
Melody
Scalley gained MORE SUPPORT
from the Speaker of the House in
Richmond during her short campaign then her opponent did in six years. A fact that
highlights his ineffectiveness.
After ducking debates all summer Lewis agreed to ONE debate on Tuesday, October 6 at 7 PM at ESCC.
It was the opinion of many in attendance that Melody Scalley was the overall winner in this debate.
At the end of the debate, as it was obvious the public DID want to hear the
candidates positions on the issues; Ms. Scalley asked her opponent if he would
agree to further debates. He agreed to further debates in front of a room
of 225 people and later said, 'he didn't have time'. His agreement is on video. Nevertheless,
he went back on his agreement
for additional debates. He either did not feel it was important enough for
the voters to understand his position on the ISSUES or he is simple unable to
defend his positions.
" More Government regulations, higher taxes at every turn...it's
time to end this spending spree and hold Government accountable!
That's our money
they are spending. It is the future of our children and our grand children
they are stealing! Government is supposed to work for US - we are not
supposed to work for the Government!" Melody Scalley
If you would like to reach me you may call me at 757-678-7200 or drop me an
email at my gmail account. melody.scalley at gmail.com
WHILE I WAS THE FIRST
WOMAN ON THE BALLOT TO RUN FOR DELEGATE OF THE 100th DISTRICT / EASTERN SHORE -
I AM CERTAIN THAT I WILL NOT BE THE LAST!
Common Sense: I am not a politician ~
The principles I
will fight for are Constitutional principles and the values I
embrace are the values our Founders embraced. If I were to
summarize these I would give you a list of 9 principles and 12
values:
The 9 Principles
1.
America Is Good.
2.
I believe in God
and He is the Center of my Life.
God
“The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected
on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order
and right which Heaven itself has ordained.”
from George Washington’s first Inaugural address.
3.
I must always try
to be a more honest person than I was yesterday.
Honesty
“I hope that I shall always possess firmness and virtue
enough to maintain what I consider to be the most
enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.”
George Washington
4.
The family is
sacred. My spouse and I are the ultimate authority, not
the government.
Marriage/Family “It is in the love of one’s
family only that heartfelt happiness is known. By a law
of our nature, we cannot be happy without the endearing
connections of a family.” Thomas Jefferson
5.
If you break the
law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is
above it.
Justice
“I deem one of the essential principles of our
government… equal and exact justice to all men of
whatever state or persuasion, religious or political.”
Thomas Jefferson
6.
I have a right to
life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no
guarantee of equal results.
Life, Liberty,
& The Pursuit of Happiness “Everyone has a
natural right to choose that vocation in life which he
thinks most likely to give him comfortable subsistence.”
Thomas Jefferson
7.
I work hard for
what I have and I will share it with who I want to.
Government cannot force me to be charitable.
Charity
“It is not everyone who asketh that deserveth charity;
all however, are worth of the inquiry or the deserving
may suffer.” George Washington
8.
It is not
un-American for me to disagree with authority or to
share my personal opinion.
On your right
to disagree “In a free and republican
government, you cannot restrain the voice of the
multitude; every man will speak as he thinks, or more
properly without thinking.” George Washington
9.
The government
works for me. I do not answer to them, they answer to
me.
Who works for
whom? “I consider the people who constitute a
society or a nation as the source of all authority in
that nation.” Thomas Jefferson
The 12 Values
* Honesty
* Reverence
* Hope
* Thrift
* Humility
* Charity
* Sincerity
* Moderation
* Hard Work
* Courage
* Personal Responsibility
* Gratitude
If you are refinancing,
buying or selling property in Virginia, I would be happy to help you:
I hope you have enjoyed reading a little about
me but you would not really get a sense of who I am unless I shared with you
something about the basic values that motivate me and inform my vision of the
good society. I would describe myself as an independent-minded Conservative.
By "Conservative" I mean I place more trust in the ability of the individual
citizens to make good decisions for themselves and their families than I place
in
government authorities to make those decisions for you, the citizens of the
Eastern Shore and Norfolk. (Hence my support
for school tuition vouchers or tax credits for
parents.) By "independent minded" I mean
that while I appreciate the legislative
art of compromise, there are some
principles I will fight for even if I am a minority of one. Those of
you who witnessed my lonely fight for
private property rights when I served on the Northampton County zoning
commission know what I am talking about. I have never been afraid to stand
up against the system regardless of who will stand with me.
