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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE: Contact:
John Konop
JohnKonopForCongress.com
John Konop For Congress
jkonop@johnkonop.com
P.O Box 706
(770) 852-2222
Lebanon, GA 30146
Republican Party official rejects John Konop—Republican
candidate for U.S. Congress—because of his positions on
immigration, trade, and Federal spending.
Canton,
Georgia, September 29, 2005 — John Konop is seeking the
Republican nomination for Georgia’s 7th
Congressional District seat. Bart Brannon—in his capacity as
the Cherokee County Republican Party Vice Chairman of
Communications—repeatedly suggests that Mr. Konop is not a
“real” Republican because of his positions on:
·
Curbing
illegal immigration by, among other things, controlling our
borders
·
Renegotiating
trade deals like NAFTA and CAFTA to strengthen American wages,
jobs, and industry
·
Ending
out-of-control Federal spending
When told
that Mr. Konop’s positions are shared by many fellow
Republicans, Mr. Brannon writes that the proposals would,
“…end illegal immigration without regard to how this would
effect our economy... those are not conservative principles.”
Mr. Konop rejects the assertion that lawless immigration and
lax enforcement benefit Americans and represent conservative
values.
Mr.
Brannon criticizes Mr. Konop’s proposals for restructuring
America’s trade deals claiming they would “…restrict the free
market... (and) essentially grow the size of government and
its regulatory influence on American business.” Yet Mr.
Brannon refuses to explain how the CAFTA provision empowering
foreign tribunals benefits American companies. U.S.
Congressman Norwood (GA Rep), in a pre-CAFTA floor speech,
warned, “If (CAFTA) becomes law, the administration, the
American courts, even the United States Constitution will have
no effect on the final interpretation of this agreement. That
will be left to the CAFTA tribunal, two Central American
judges, always pitted against one judge from the United
States.” Mr. Konop rejects Mr. Brannon’s assertion that
demanding smart trade deals means Americans are economic
isolationists.
Mr.
Brannon also suggests that Americans submit to China’s ongoing
trade violations or, “…be ready to send our children to fight
them within the next twenty years.” Mr. Konop rejects the use
of such fearful, extortionist rhetoric as the foundation for
American trade policies.
Mr.
Brannon supports the votes by local Congressmen John Linder
and Tom Price for the pork-laden Transportation and Energy
bills, for the lop-sided CAFTA trade agreement, and against
cracking down on
China’s
blatant trade violations. Mr. Brannon arrives at the
conclusion that he and Mr. Konop are, “…on opposite ends of
the political spectrum…I will be supporting your opposition
whether it is John or Tom.”
Finally,
Mr. Brannon says the Transportation Bill, “…could be better,
but unfortunately there are not enough congressmen willing to
decline their share of vote-buying pork.” Fortunately for
Americans, Congressman John Konop will say no to pork
and yes to balanced budgets. Please visit
JohnKonopForCongress.com to learn more.
Attachments:
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Two (2)
emails from Bart Brannon to John Konop dated 9/26/05 and
9/28/05
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Contact
information from the Cherokee County Republican Party
website
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JohnKonopForCongress.com flyer
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Rep.
Norwood Floor Speech
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