Charles J. Murry

Communications Director for @RepLedbetter. Former @GovernorKayIvey staffer. Opinions are my own (especially pro football takes).

[Charles J. Murry @JacobMurry]

@ASinclairAL @ScottButtram @Rightside_Media @abshaver @JPRightside @jeff_poor @TheDaleJackson No Starbucks in Henagar. We’ve got freshly brewed Maxwell House, though 🫡

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

FROM THE LAST FOUR IN TO ITS FIRST TRIP TO THE MCWS!

What a run to Omaha for @TroyTrojansBSB 👏

[Nathaniel Ledbetter @RepLedbetter]

Let me fix that:

Supreme Court halts federal judicial overreach, allowing Alabama to conduct elections using its legislatively approved congressional districts.

[Nathaniel Ledbetter @RepLedbetter]

Three activist judges are trying to silence the voices of over 5 million Alabamians. We look forward to seeing what SCOTUS has to say about that.

Full statement below:

“Yet again, the three-judge panel has decided to force a racially gerrymandered, court-drawn Congressional Map upon the people of Alabama.

As disappointing as this decision is, it is ultimately unsurprising given their long track record of siding with liberal plaintiffs and handing Democrats congressional victories in the courtroom.

Elections should be decided by voters at the ballot box, not activist judges who believe they know better than the people they were appointed to serve.

I believe this decision is blatantly in violation of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Callais v. Louisiana and will not stand once it is presented before a higher court.

This is nothing more than a politically motivated attempt to weaponize the judicial system for partisan gain, and Alabama has every intention of taking this to the Supreme Court and fighting back.”

[Nathaniel Ledbetter @RepLedbetter]

HUGE congrats to Rep. James Lomax.

[1819 News @1819News]

'End up with 5-2 if we try that': @CoachForGov urges caution on immediate 7-0 GOP map, vows action if elected governor #alpolitics
By @ShipleyAusten
https://t.co/fxAfVHEpGm

[U.S. Secretary of Common Sense @ScottButtram]

So, @WarOnDumb left out this part of the interview? Was that an accident? Or did it not fit his narrative & intent to trigger the unhinged demons on the left?

Read the replies to Ledbetter's post. Truth be damned, Kyle's demons doubled down on the lie. #alpolitics

[Charles J. Murry @JacobMurry]

Left wing media at its finest, folks.

He was speaking in reference to SCOTUS or a lower court removing the VRA Section 2 and 14th amendment violations on Alabama’s 2023 congressional map. Every reporter in the room knew that, and Kyle does too.

[Kyle Whitmire @WarOnDumb]

Alabama House speaker said he hopes SCOTUS “will overturn Amendment 14,” the one that made Black people citizens and guaranteed equal protection under law.

It wasn’t just a slip.

Today’s newsletter. 👉 https://t.co/qNyPV0dx4c

[Charles J. Murry @JacobMurry]

@WarOnDumb Total lie.

He’s speaking in reference to SCOTUS or a lower court removing the VRA Section 2 and 14th amendment violations on Alabama’s 2023 congressional map.

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 JUST IN: Democrats are now enraged nationwide after Alabama GOP State Senators RAMMED THROUGH a 2026 redistricting bill in the middle of dangerous tornados, sirens BLARING

Freaking PATRIOTS. Passing it during a tornado!

The south is filled with MAGA ready to fight instead of helping Dems in the midterms.

Pass a 6-1 or preferably 7R-0D MAP, ALABAMA! Hardball time 🔥

[Yellowhammer News @yhn]

While @RepTerriSewell protested efforts at the Alabama State House today to redraw the state's congressional map, she has openly cheered on Democrat gerrymandering to wipe Republicans off the map entirely in blue states.

"I'd take 52 seats from California, I sure would, and 17 seats from Illinois," Sewell recently told reporters. "We're going to play their game, and we're going to beat them at it," she said.

Time will tell if Sewell is right, Speaker @RepLedbetter hinted to Alabama's capitol press corps when lawmakers got to work this week.

"I believe that district was a 50-50 split then, and that's been a few years ago. The population has declined in that congressional district," Ledbetter said. "So, yeah, I think with the right candidate and the funding, it's certainly possible."

The Speaker said he predicts under lawmakers' plan, Alabama's safest, most blue district will become a "purple district."

"I think so," he said. "Yeah, that's a good way to describe it."

Read more here: https://t.co/NVsq89I6FS

#Alabama #ALPolitics #Elections #Redistricting

[Nathaniel Ledbetter @RepLedbetter]

Thank you, @GovernorKayIvey, for giving Alabama a fighting chance to send 7 Republicans to Congress. The House and Senate will convene 4 p.m. Monday for a special session.

Joint statement from Senate President Pro Tem @GarlanGudgerJr and me below:

“After extensive dialogue and careful planning among Alabama’s legislative leadership and Governor Ivey, we are grateful for the opportunity to convene in a special session to address the issue of redistricting. Governor Ivey is right: while SCOTUS delivered a landmark victory for conservatives, Alabama’s situation is unlike many other states, as we are under a court order preventing the State Legislature from redrawing congressional maps until 2030. With that said, we can and will set a contingency plan in place for our state’s primary elections should the U.S. Supreme Court remand Alabama’s current case to a lower court with clear instructions to apply the Callais ruling. While there are no guarantees that Alabama’s now unlawful, court mandated roadblock will be removed in time, we have a responsibility to give our state a fighting chance to send seven republican members to Congress. Control of the U.S. House of Representatives could come down to just a handful of seats, and when the dust settles, the people of Alabama will know that their Legislature stood firm, acted decisively, and did everything within its power to fight for fair representation.”

[Dalton Dismukes @DaltonDismukes]

Someone give me a candidate against this lady. My company will do it for free. No one this dumb should be anywhere near a school board in Alabama.

@alabamapolicy @StephHoldSmith

[Rep. Danny Garrett @DannyGarrett44]

Public school funding: > $8 BILLION
School choice: < $150 million Funding isn’t the problem in the public school system. And neither is the legislature stepping up to fix what has long been broken. ⁦@TrussTribune⁩ @algop ⁦ https://t.co/FvTeNcqJLg

[Yellowhammer News @yhn]

.@CoachForGov and Alabama House Speaker @RepLedbetter announced support on Thursday for closing Alabama’s primary elections to only registered members of each party.

Alabama does not currently have party registration. Instead, voters choose a party ballot at the polls. State law also bars voters from switching parties between a primary and that cycle’s runoff.

“There’s a lot of talk about this,” Tuberville said. “I’ve spoken with Speaker Ledbetter and we agree that we have to do something about Democrats voting in our elections. They shouldn’t be doing it. I know he’s moving a bill forward very very soon as we speak, and if we can get that done, I think it’s gonna help the cause of the conservative Republicans in the State of Alabama.”

According to Speaker Ledbetter, lawmakers are in the process of reviewing proposals, “and are eager to get the ball rolling.”

Read more here: https://t.co/a6hRJY37Ry

#Alabama #ALPolitics #Voting #Elections

[Todd Stacy @toddcstacy]

Here's a brief clip of my interview with House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter, who presided over the Southern Legislative Conference this year in Birmingham. Watch the full interview as part of our on-location coverage of SLC tonight on @CapitolJournal!

#alpolitics

[Nathaniel Ledbetter @RepLedbetter]

Alabama is now 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 pro-law enforcement state in the nation.

It was an honor to join Governor Ivey and law enforcement officers from across the state for a ceremonial signing of the Safe Alabama Package. We have set the standard for what it means to back the blue.

[Yellowhammer News @yhn]

Speaker @RepLedbetter: Alabama stands firmly with the men and women who wear the badge – and this session proves it #alpolitics
https://t.co/DMkx9UXRLO

[1819 News @1819News]

https://t.co/g7TtHjMr1n

[Nathaniel Ledbetter @RepLedbetter]

A victory for President Trump means an America-first economic policy that safeguards Alabama’s 270,000+ manufacturing jobs.

It means a secure southern border, protecting Alabama’s communities.

And it means Kamala Harris never has a say in how things get done in Alabama.