Political Vine: The Inside Dope on Georgia Politics

Two pieces of legislation in the Georgia General Assembly have recently caught my eye (and my mind) and stirred me up to conceptually ponder that perhaps we need to stop analyzing proposed laws based on the party affiliation of the lead sponsor and co-sponsors, and, instead, crystallize the analysis down to whether the proposed legislation [...]

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? [...]

1) OCGA Code 16-10-2 (bribery)
16-10-2: (a) A person commits the offense of bribery when:
(1) He or she gives or offers to give to any person acting for or on behalf of the state or any political subdivision thereof, or of any agency of either, any benefit, reward, or consideration to which he or she is [...]

February 4, 2010
Garland Favorito: (404) 664-4044
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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 [...]

“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.

There is a new breed of lobbyist roaming the State Capitol these days during the 2010 Georgia General Assembly: Life and Liberty Lobbyists.

The illegal alien is not taking tax money from the citizens of the State of Georgia.
The federal government is. And rather than fix the problems in their own bureaucracy and do their job, they would mandate the sovereign state of Georgia and her sisters force its citizens- the very ones who are paying for [...]

Yesterday, after spending my morning watching the Georgia House of Representatives conduct absolutely ZERO business on the floor, I sat in on a House Judicial Non-Civil Committee’s afternoon meeting.   Its a good thing the full committee was unable to attend, as there are 21 members and the capacity of the room is a mere [...]

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January 18, 2009 [...]

“I can remember driving three or four miles and having no idea what I had just done because of texting.” – Alan Peake
I can see him now, thumbing away at his crackberry:  ”Ohhhh hey guys!! I just had the BEST idea ever! Lets make a law on penalizing citiiizens when they txt n’ drive! lol!”
After [...]