Common Core
Monday, April 8, 2013 – Angela Bean
Angelia Bean is the Acting Chair of the South Atlanta Tea Party of Fayette County, Board Member of the Fayette County Republican Party, and Madison Forum Advisory Board Member. Ms. Bean’s presentation is on the Common Core education program whose goal is to nationalize our local education system, and how Georgia’s schools will be affected by the implementation of Common Core.
Q&A Session… Read more...
Next step: Eliminate Georgia’s income tax
By: Randy Evans
With Georgia’s 2013 General Assembly winding up, Georgians can be thankful that the legislature has again guided Georgia through some tough economic times. Balancing budgets (as Georgia must do under its Constitution) during tough economic times is no easy task. This is especially true as unfunded federal mandates take full effect, including no less than the Affordable Care Act.
Notably, Georgia’s General Assembly and Gov. Nathan Deal … Read more...
Saturday, March 30, 2013 – Justice Roberts ACA Opinion by Michael Opitz
Dr. Melvyn Fein – the Shared Five Values
Dr. Melvyn Fein, Professor of Sociology at Kennesaw State University discusses five values most Americans share under the heading of “Morality”. This is the presentation he made to the Madison Forum on March 30, 2013. The five values are: “Honesty”, “Responsibility”, “Fairness”, “Family” and “Liberty”. The presentation is split into two parts:
… Read more...Justice Roberts ACA Opinion
What IS the agenda?
By: Les Dunaway
The folks screaming for more gun laws after the Connecticut tragedy don’t seem to be aware of Chicago.
Chicago has been a lab experiment in gun rights and in the significance of the Second Amendment since the days of Al Capone.
… Read more...Republican turmoil is starting here
By: Randy Evans
On paper, Republicans have probably never had a better shot at regaining control of the U.S. Senate than in 2014. Currently, Democrats hold a 55-45 margin over Republicans. Yet, 35 U.S. Senate seats will be up for grabs in 2014 with 21 currently held by Democrats.
… Read more...Containing health-care costs: Be bold
By: Randy Evans
The ink is barely dry on legislation to help plug a hole in the state’s Medicaid funding formula and state officials are already scrambling to find a way to fill another $390 million pending shortfall in the health-care program for 1.7 million low-income residents.
… Read more...The climate is changing
By Randy Evans
In his Second Inaugural Address, President Barack Obama said this:
“We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity. We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations. (Applause.) Some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science, but none can avoid the … Read more...