March 11, 2013
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… Read more...SoS Brian Kemp on Voter Registration
Trickle-down politics
By: Randy Evans
Sen. Saxby Chambliss announced his retirement and the whole political world in Georgia began to swirl. Most Georgia Republicans thought that their next meaningful chance for advancement would be 2018 when Gov. Nathan Deal’s second (and final, under Georgia’s Constitution) term ended.
Political maneuverings under the Gold Dome
By: Randy Evans
With Republicans firmly in control of both the Georgia House of Representatives and Georgia Senate, as well as every constitutional office in Georgia, most might wonder what “politics” could possibly exist under the Gold Dome? Yet, politics abound. It is the politics of the future that swirl through the halls of the Capitol. Yes, it is a distant future, but it is nonetheless a future with immense … Read more...
Ignorant does not equal stupid
By: Les Dunaway
For the past year or more, I’ve been struggling with the fact that many people believe that social programs can be expanded without limit because taxes can be raised, without limit, to support them. The question I keep asking myself and everyone who’ll talk about it is “How can we help these people to understand that simple arithmetic demonstrates the fallacy of their belief?”
… Read more...2013 General Assembly: What’s ahead
By: Randy Evans
On Jan. 14, the 152nd Session of the Georgia General Assembly will convene in Atlanta. In many respects, the General Assembly will look the same with Republicans Gov. Nathan Deal, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, House Speaker David Ralston and Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones all serving as constants from the 151st Session. Indeed, Republicans have increased their margins in the Georgia House of Representatives (within one vote … Read more...
Obamacare ruling – Roberts said more than’s been reported
By: Les Dunaway
There was great wailing and gnashing of teeth over the Supreme Court’s decision “upholding” Obamacare { Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act} in
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Chief Justice John Roberts wrote, in the majority opinion, what can, arguably, be called the most convoluted decision in the history of the … Read more...
In Re: A Loss of Private Virtue – Authority Fills Every Void
By M.G. Anderson
Will Liberty remain with a nation without virtue among its people? No, answered the Patriots who founded our nation. When asked his opinion on our new constitutional government Ben Franklin cautioned “It is A Republic … If you can keep it.”
When reading the words of the other Colonial Patriots one asks “How did they define virtue?” In their day they drew from commonly familiar Biblical accounts … Read more...
Actual presidential election yet to happen
By: Randy Evans
Most voters think they have already elected the president and vice president back on Nov. 6 — General Election Day. But, the truth be told, voters actually only elected presidential electors.
Each state has the total number of their congressional delegation (both U.S. House and Senate) as electors. (The District of Columbia has three electors.) For Georgia, this means 16 electors — 14 (reflecting the total number … Read more...
Making Ethics Reform Meaningful
By: Randy Evans
Comprehensive ethics reform is never an easy process, and Georgia is certainly no exception. Yet, House Speaker David Ralston has promised it; Sen. Josh McKoon has pushed it; and Gov. Nathan Deal supports it. Ethics reform will come again to Georgia in 2013.
… Read more...Republicans need to calm down
By Randy Evans
Yes, the re-election of President Barack Obama is the end of a contentious 2012 election cycle. No, it is not the end of the Republican Party. Republicans need to just calm down.
Yes, voters let President Obama keep the keys to the White House, but they did not give him the checkbook. The place where all spending must start (the U.S. House of Representatives) remains in Republican … Read more...
Ignorance and Selfishness: Foolish Traits of the American Electorate and How to Overcome them
By: Jerry Kotyuk
My conclusion from the election results is simply this…
50% of our fellow Americans are either woefully ignorant, foolishly selfish, or both.
That is, they are ignorant of American history and heritage, also of economics and capitalism; and/or they are selfish in voting for goodies for themselves, without regard for the good of the nation, or even of the future for their children and grandchildren. Now that … Read more...