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Republican Mayor of Augusta openly violates Georgia law

The Mayor of Augusta and the NAACP have shown that they believe political correctness is "above" the law. Not many will be surprised that the NAACP has taken such a position, they use economic and political extortion very often to force their agenda upon people, but it runs contrary to stated Republican Party principles to follow in the NAACP footsteps.

As background, the NAACP of South Carolina which is boycotting South Carolina in an effort to force their politically correct agenda upon those citizens, decided to bring their convention to Augusta, Georgia. After all, they know that just two years ago they won a major victory when they "persuaded" the Georgia Governor Perdue to abandon his campaign promise to Let The People Vote and pander to their demands. Upon their request to the Mayor of Augusta, he quickly followed the lead of Perdue and announced that he was removing a Memorial. Of course it was a Confederate Memorial.

Well it just so happens that it is against the law in Georgia to do this. Lets see if Republicans in Georgia insist that even their party's elected officials have to follow the law. For their benefit OCGA § 50-3-1 is listed below. A couple appropriate sections have been highlighted.

This is reckless and irresponsible behavior on the part of Mayor Young. Not to mention illegal.

It makes a mockery of the Preserve America award that was granted to Augusta in January. Preserve America is being notified of the illegal actions of the City of Augusta so that they can either rescind the award or admit that they have an agenda other than the stated one of - promote preservation of historic and natural resources and support partnerships for heritage tourism?

Illegally removing historical monuments DOES NOT promote preservation. Geeze you do not even need to be a rocket scientist to figure that one out!

But once again it does raise the question of what the Republican Party really stands for.

50-3-1.
(a) The flag of the State of Georgia shall consist of a square canton on a field of three horizontal bands of equal width. The top and bottom bands shall be scarlet and the center band white. The bottom band shall extend the entire length of the flag, while the center and top bands shall extend from the canton to the fly end of the flag. The canton of the flag shall consist of a square of blue the width of two of the bands, in the upper left of the hoist of the flag. In the center of the canton shall be placed a representation in gold of the coat of arms of Georgia as shown in the center of the obverse of the Great Seal of the State of Georgia adopted in 1799 and amended in 1914. Centered immediately beneath the coat of arms shall be the words 'IN GOD WE TRUST' in capital letters. The coat of arms and wording 'IN GOD WE TRUST' shall be encircled by 13 white five-pointed stars, representing Georgia and the 12 other original states that formed the United States of America. Official specifications of the flag, including color identification system, type sizes and fonts, and overall dimensions, shall be established by the Secretary of State, who pursuant to Code Section 50-3-4 serves as custodian of the state flag. Every force of the organized militia shall carry this flag while on parade or review.
(b)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or other entity to mutilate, deface, defile, or abuse contemptuously any publicly owned monument, plaque, marker, or memorial which is dedicated to, honors, or recounts the military service of any past or present military personnel of this state, the United States of America or the several states thereof, or the Confederate States of America or the several states thereof, and no officer, body, or representative of state or local government or any department, agency, authority, or instrumentality thereof shall remove or conceal from display any such monument, plaque, marker, or memorial for the purpose of preventing the visible display of the same. A violation of this paragraph shall constitute a misdemeanor.
(2) No publicly owned monument or memorial erected, constructed, created, or maintained on the public property of this state or its agencies, departments, authorities, or instrumentalities in honor of the military service of any past or present military personnel of this state, the United States of America or the several states thereof, or the Confederate States of America or the several states thereof shall be relocated, removed, concealed, obscured, or altered in any fashion; provided, however, that appropriate measures for the preservation, protection, and interpretation of such monuments or memorials shall not be prohibited.
(3) Conduct prohibited by paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection shall be enjoined by the appropriate superior court upon proper application therefor.

(4) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or other entity acting without authority to mutilate, deface, defile, abuse contemptuously, relocate, remove, conceal, or obscure any privately owned monument, plaque, marker, or memorial which is dedicated to, honors, or recounts the military service of any past or present military personnel of this state, the United States of America or the several states thereof, or the Confederate States of America or the several states thereof. Any person or entity who suffers injury or damages as a result of a violation of this paragraph may bring an action individually or in a representative capacity against the person or persons committing such violations to seek injunctive relief and to recover general and exemplary damages sustained as a result of such personīs or personsī unlawful actions."

(c) Any other provision of law notwithstanding, the memorial to the heroes of the Confederate States of America graven upon the face of Stone Mountain shall never be altered, removed, concealed, or obscured in any fashion and shall be preserved and protected for all time as a tribute to the bravery and heroism of the citizens of this state who suffered and died in their cause.

 

His contact info:

Augusta-Richmond County
Mayor
Bob Young
Chairperson
Augusta Richmond County
530 Greene Street, Room 806
Augusta, Georgia 30911
Phone: (706) 821-1831
Fax: (706) 821-1835
E-mail: Bob Young

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