7 Things: Marshall pushes for stiffer sentencing for violent thugs, Tuberville warns 2022 is do or die for ‘this country as we know it’ and more …

7. Hyundai Alabama executive claims she was fired over pride memo

• Yvette Gilkey-Shuford, a former executive at the Hyundai plant in Montgomery, recently claimed that she was fired by the company after sending out a memo about pride month, but she seems to be hitting all the notes needed to claim discrimination. She said she was also excluded from some functions of leadership due to her being female and black.
• Gilkey-Shuford filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. In the complaint, she alleged that she was paid about $15,000 less than those with similar qualifications. Gilkey-Shuford claimed that she was fired after sending out a memo that detailed how the company could be more inclusive. Her attorney is former U.S. Representative Artur Davis (D-Montgomery).

6. Reporters don’t actually want to give equal coverage

• The Pew Research Center released survey data that shows the majority of journalists don’t believe in giving “equal coverage” to issues that are reported on, with only 44% believing issues should have “equal coverage.”
• In general, though, 76% of Americans believe that issues should receive “equal coverage.” Former president of the Oklahoma Press Association said, “We need to be aware of the disconnect and attempt to strengthen/maintain/improve the trust of our audience. But I think we need to do our best to avoid presenting false information, even if one group claims it as ‘their side.’ And if we do report information that’s later deemed false, to report that as well.”

5. Formerly deported illegal aliens attempted a July 4 mass shooting

• The story of the life of the now admitted mass shooter in Highland Park, Illinois, is still being told, but we have now learned that he planned another shooting that day. He wasn’t the only one. Two illegal aliens were also planning a mass shooting at a holiday celebration in Richmond, Virginia.
• Reportedly, 52-year-old Julio Alvarado-Dubon and 38-year-old Rolman Balacarcel, have been arrested and charged with multiple crimes, including being non-U.S. citizens in possession of guns after a “hero citizen” overheard the plot and contacted law enforcement.

4. Wahl proposes changes to the Alabama election process

• Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl has presented the ways that he would improve the election process in the state to prevent issues, such as the ones seen in the State Senate District 27’s primary election.
• Wahl said that the primary elections in Alabama should be closed. He stated that “every county board of registrars” should have “mapping software where they can see these new district lines and make sure voters are assigned to the right districts.” Wahl argued that another change should be “lower cost voting list from the Secretary of State’s office.” He added, “Right now, it’s a penny a name. We’re one of the most expensive states in the country.” Lastly, Wahl said a change should be “making sure that ALEA, or anyone when someone comes in to register to vote, there’s a clear system that once they filled out the form, that’s not attached to any other right or privileges whether they are or are not registered. That needs to be a separate process where that’s done.”

3. Injunction against transgender laws being challenged

• The Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act in Alabama has been blocked by U.S. District Judge Liles Burke almost since it took effect, and now, briefs have been filed against the injunction by Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and the Alabama Center for Law and Liberty (ACLL).
• In his brief, Marshall cited the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, saying, “The question is whether the Constitution demands that States allow these sterilizing drugs to be administered to children, and the answer is, of course not. The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Dobbs supports that position but so do the numerous long-standing precedents that the Dobbs Court relied on to reach its conclusion.” The ACLL’s brief states, “Nothing in the text of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause suggests that there is a right to change one’s sex or gender, either in one’s individual capacity or as a parent making that decision for a child.”

2. Tuberville: Republicans have to regain the majority

• During an interview on Fox News Radio, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) emphasized the need for Republicans to regain the majority in the Senate in the upcoming midterm elections. Tuberville stated, “We have no choice.” He also mentioned his concern with Democrats moving to do away with the filibuster, adding, “[T] hey’re going to change this country as we know it.”
• Tuberville went on to say that Democrats “want a one-party system.” He continued, “They want big government socialism. We’re already there. We better start changing. Even some of my Republican colleagues need to wake up and smell the roses and quit spending money we don’t have because it is putting us in a death march toward something we’re not going to want or do we recognize this country.”

1. Marshall calling for stricter sentencing laws

• Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has started calling for stricter sentencing laws after Bibb County sheriff’s deputy Brad Johnson was killed and another deputy was injured in the line of duty allegedly by career criminal Austin Hall.
• Marshall noted Hall’s extensive criminal record, and said, “[T]his tragedy requires that we reassess the state laws and policies that abetted this shooter in the death of Deputy Brad Johnson. Had the shooter served his entire sentence, he would not have been able to commit this brazen crime spree across our State.” He went on to add, “[T]he crime of assaulting a police officer should be a Class B*, not a Class C, felony and the bond schedule for assaulting a police officer must be increased to better account for the severity of this crime.”