Austin Scott - the
Chamber Rules and Georgia Drools
"The
issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history,
whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a
small elite."
- Thomas
Jefferson
Despite telling
several people who took the time to go to the Capitol that he
would give the Georgia Flag FAIR Vote a FAIR hearing - in the end,
Austin Scott has sided with the Metro Atlanta Chamber.
A
majority of Georgians have clearly indicated that they believe
there is something American about letting the people vote. The
Metro Atlanta Chamber has publicly bragged that they have enough
influence on the Perdue Administration to prevent the People from
voting.
So we have a
classic example of grass roots vs. the unholy influence of special
interests in the 2005 - 2006 Session of the Georgia Legislature.
Will
the Legislature listen to the people or pander to special
interests?
This is the
first Legislature since Reconstruction that is controlled by the
Republican Party. They control the State House, State Senate and
Governor’s Office. Representative Austin Scott was chosen by
Republican Speaker Glenn Richardson to be the chairman of the
committee that he assigned to the Georgia Flag FAIR Vote Act -
HB-15.
What has the
response been so far from this Republican controlled State
Government?
-
The 79% of Georgians that the Mason Dixon Poll showed want a
Fair Vote are being ignored!
-
The Metro Atlanta Chamber that stated preventing the People from
getting a FAIR Vote was their most critical issue - AND - they
had influenced the Perdue Administration to not allow the People
to Vote is NOT being ignored.
Over the past
few months we have all seen the TV ads of the Republicans
demanding a “FAIR Up or Down” vote in Washington. But here in
Georgia they say “No Vote!”
When he refuses to let the
FAIR Vote bill come up for a Vote - who is Representative Austin
Scott representing - you or the special interests? If you are not
sure just listen to his own party’s statements from Washington!
They speak very poorly of officials who do not support a FAIR Up
or Down Vote.
If you would like to help keep Representative
Austin Scott's constituents informed please read and consider the
special offer that follows and help spread the word by passing
this information on to others:
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Austin Scott
An increasing number of our fellow citizens are becoming
concerned about the direction of our federal, State and local
governments. Most of the attention is focused on the claims, counter
claims of the Republican and Democratic Parties. Each will tell you
that the other represents disaster, sometimes even when they both
have the same basic position.
At times it seems that our entire political process is nothing
more than a grand scheme for special interests to gain influence at
the expense of the citizens who pay for all of this. On many issues
there is no question that special interests have more representation
than the citizens.
The current situation on a FAIR Up or Down Vote on our
State Flag is an example. Regardless of which Flag they
support, the vast majority of Georgians believe that they -
not the special interests should decide. Representative Austin
Scott has decided that he will use his power as Chairman of
the committee the bill is assigned to - Governmental Affairs -
to represent the Atlanta Chamber and ignore the majority of
Georgians.
We are pleased to begin announcing the launch of our first
major organizing efforts (See:
The Southern Party: A Plan for 2006
Election Cycle). The first of which is the delivery of a
16
page newspaper (A
Real Choice - image of page 2 on right,
click for
larger image) to all registered voter households in selected
districts. Page 2 features an article about the actions of
Representative Austin Scott. We believe that registered voters in
his district should have the facts so they can decide if they have
the same interests as the Atlanta Chamber and other special
interests.
We believe that it is time for the citizens to take back
control of the political process from the special interests.
Even if you do not support the positions and platform of our small
but growing grass roots effort we hope that you will support
increasing competition in the political process so that the People,
not special interests can once again begin to determine the course
of our country.
If you would like to help inform the constituents of
Representative Austin Scott or just want to also receive a copy of
A Real Choice
we can sure use your support!
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Copy of "A
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Austin Scott's constituents. |
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Copy of "A
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