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Feds To Investigate Cobb County Sheriff Department For Hatch Act Violations

PV, Friday, July 2nd, 2010

Rumors have it that at least two complaints have been filed with the United States Office of Special Counsel (“OSC”) in Washington, D.C., alleging violations of the Hatch Act by Cobb County Sheriff Neil Warren, as well as Chief Deputy Lynda Coker.
PV Provides Background: The Hatch Act was originally enacted in 1939. It [...]

The Real Shawn LaGrua

PV, Friday, February 12th, 2010

Introduction
Rumors have it that when Governor Perdue’s recently appointed Atlanta Circuit Superior Court Judge Shawn LaGrua takes her oath of office in a few months, the life, liberty, and property of every single man, woman, and child that comes before her court will be put in serious jeopardy in her courtroom.
How can this be? [...]

US Attorney to Investigate Constitutional Rights Violations by Handel, LaGrua?

PV, Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

February 4, 2010
Garland Favorito: (404) 664-4044
garlandf@msn.com
VoterGA.org
SAVANNAH, GA – Former Republican Chatham County Commissioner, Jeff Rayno, announced today that he is filing a letter of complaint with the U.S. Justice Dept. The complaint cites potential Constitutional violations committed by former Secretary of State (SOS) Karen Handel and her Inspector General (IG) Shawn Lagrua during the December [...]

What is the purpose of a “Study Committee”, anyway?

Rob Miller, Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

“Apparently, Alan Peake still has no idea what he’s doing. And it’s contagious:”…”In fact, the committee did not even vote on any amendments, substitutions, or recommendations.” yet there are amendments to the substitution.

Memo To SOS Brian Kemp

Bill Simon, Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Honorable Brian Kemp:
Due to a conversation I had yesterday with your legal counsel, Vincent Russo, I took it upon myself to do a little bit of research on Mr. Russo.
Mr. Kemp, according to the Georgia State Ethics Commission Website, Mr. Russo has made significant contributions to Gubernatorial Candidate Karen Handel, his former superior. Specifically:
December [...]

The Railroading of Laura Gallegos

Bill Simon, Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

BACKGROUND OF RELEVANT EVENTS
September 2008-October 2008 timeframe: Preparation for election commences with the checking-out process of the voting machines. Laura Gallegos (pronounced guy-AY-gos) and Gina Lofton (two Lowndes County BOE employees) placed each machine in pre-test mode and performed logic and accuracy testing (“L & A” tests) on the machines used for the [...]

Karen Handel & Shawn LaGrua: Multiple Violations of Their Oaths of Office?

PV, Friday, January 29th, 2010

Rumors have it that in at least one circumstance (and, possibly, many others), former Secretary of State Karen Handel violated her oath of office by asserting authority she did not possess, and allowing Secretary of State Inspector General Shawn LaGrua free reign to initiate an investigation of a complaint of an election night irregularity without [...]

Questions Surface On Karen Handel’s SOS Administration…

PV, Monday, January 25th, 2010

Rumors have it that questions are beginning to surface regarding just how the Elections Division’s Office of the Inspector General was established under former Secretary of State Karen Handel’s administration, and whether aspects of it were legally operating under Georgia state statute.
PV Background: Prior to Handel’s administration, there was no “Office of the Inspector [...]

Election Case Dismissed After Questionable Prosecution

PV, Monday, January 25th, 2010

Contact: Garland Favorito (404) 664-4044
garlandf@msn.com
http://www.voterga.org
January 18, 2009 [...]

MSNBC Is Run By Pathological Crooks & General Electric (“GE”) Is The Owner

Bill Simon, Thursday, August 27th, 2009

At a recent Arizona town hall meeting with President Obama, there was one person carrying a rifle. It happened to have been a black gun-owner with an AR-15 on his shoulder standing with other gun owners outside the town hall building.
In the story, MSNBC shows only a carefully cropped video of that black gun-owner [...]

Is Obama A “Natural-Born Citizen?”

Bill Simon, Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

The one great thing about YouTube is that you don’t have to do a whole lot of prep work…all you need to do is point to a link. (But, pardon me while I do a little prep work.)
Once you get past the first 2 minutes of preliminaries, the meat of this video begins. [...]

The Consequences of “Personhood” Being Bestowed Onto A Zygote

Bill Simon, Sunday, February 17th, 2008

I really don’t have the desire to debate the issue contained within the text of Georgia HR 536, The Paramount Right To Life Amendment. Most of you know where I stand, and I know where most of you stand. To debate what you believe and what I believe about when human life begins will end-up [...]







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