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Failed Economic policies getting closer to home ...

Southern National Congress Committee, call for delegates

The League of the South's 2008 National Conference

Trade Deficit: June - 2008 - the song remains the same

The Sons of Confederate Veterans present the 2009 S. D. Lee Institute

Marietta Set To Re-dedicate Confederate Monument

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Remembering Jefferson Davis 200th Birthday

The Jefferson Davis Memorial Day Funeral Train

Remembering Jefferson Davis' 200th Birthday

Trade Deficit: March - 2008 - focus on foreign owned debt

Focus on the Constitution

Confederate Heritage Month - Minutes 16 - 20

Trade Deficit: February - 2008

Confederate Heritage Month - Minutes 11 - 15

Confederate Heritage Month - Minutes 6 - 10

Southern Party of Georgia co-sponsor of Institute on The Constitution

Luncheon with Judge Roy Moore, April 14

Confederate Heritage Month - Minutes

Legislative Alert - HB218 - secret meetings bill

HB218 has been filed and has actually passed out of committee with a positive recommendation:

This bill has the effect of nullifying the concept of open government. Your government can decide to place a facility in your back yard and you get to find out after the fact. Between this and SB 5 (giving developers the ability to request that your property be condemned) we see a not so subtle shift of power to developers, eliminating the rights of the citizens who pay the bill for our state government.

Of yes, some will scream that this bill is innocent. Well read the following provision:

C) Records not subject to disclosure pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall become subject to public disclosure once the agency, person, business, or entity publicly announces that the entity or business that is the subject of negotiations will be retained, expanded, or located in the jurisdiction or that negotiations to do so have been terminated or abandoned.

The sponsors are listed above and the members of the committee that reported this bill with a recommendation to pass follow:

Legislation Assigned
Room 228, State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia 30334
404.656.656.5122
Staff: Eva Farrill
 
Roberta Abdul-Salaam Allen Freeman Jay Neal
Tom Bordeaux Michele Henson Nan Grogan Orrock
Tyrone Brooks Cecily Hill Butch Parrish
Bob Bryant Billy Horne Stacey Reece
Gail Buckner Henry Howard Jay Roberts
Mark Butler Sistie Hudson Freddie Powell Sims
Buddy Carter Charles Jenkins Vance Smith
Tom Dickson Paul Jennings LaNett Stanley-Turner
Matt Dollar Gene Maddox Joe Wilkinson
Winfred Dukes Randal Mangham Al Williams
Terry England Fran Millar

Now would be a good time to contact your State Representative and tell them to vote against this bill. Do they represent you or developers? When this bill comes up for a vote in the full House you will find out.

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