Monday, September 22, 2014

Georgia Legislation Planning Update 2015


Rein in government abuse of voters

The Georgia Legislature continues to be packed with “Chamber of Commerce Republicans”.  They do a good job for commercial real estate developers and contractors using federal grant money for mal-investments like even more shopping venues at a time when demand is dropping due to less disposable income for consumers. 

They do a good job for municipalities with legislation that enables city councils and county commissions to continue to borrow and spend and give away tax holidays without voter approval and impose unnecessary permits, fees and fines.  The State allows Agenda 21 implementation through regional commissions.  They do nothing to protect citizens from federal and local government abuses.

There are several initiatives that would benefit regular voters.  These are populist moves that would rein in laws that cut voters out of the decision-making process and allow elected officials to ignore voter wishes. Some of these laws need to be repealed.

Georgians need well maintained roads, sufficient water supplies, affordable electricity, stronger property rights, better voter fraud control, jobs, protection from unconstitutional federal laws and regulations, protection from local government abuse and protection from future inflation caused by wasteful government spending.  

Georgia taxpayers do not need to subsidize commercial development, public transit, new urban planning, on-street bike lanes, trollies, more parks, multiuse trails, wildlife preserves, unelected governance or matching tax dollars for Obama squander-grants.

Georgia taxpayers have been plagued by UN Agenda 21 implementation pushed by the Regions and the ICLEI trained consultants dictating costly cookie-cutter Master Plans and Land-Use Zoning Plans. City Managers and consultants run the cities. City Council Reps operate by “group think”. County government is insular with a few exceptions. Local government spends twice as much as it should and nobody is preventing this waste.

We ask that you consider the following:

End Government Abuse

Pass Georgia Sovereignty Laws to protect Georgia citizens from unconstitutional federal laws and regulations and protect property owners from federal seizure, interference and abuse.  Pass Georgia Property Rights Laws that protect property owners from government abuse at all levels.

Ban all Agenda 21 implementation in Georgia. Alabama did this already. It’s time to get ready to reject federal bribery grants aimed to make us squander tax money on low priority, unnecessary, stupid things.  It’s time to stop abusive federal agencies at the Georgia border.

Repeal Regionalism: Repeal HB 1216 that created regional commissions for “economic development”.  Repeal HB 277 that allows Regional sales tax votes violating “home rule”. 

Stop “conservation easements”. Provide property owners with ways to reduce excessive easements.  Require local governments to pay “fair value” for easement taking. Enact strict private property rights.

Nullify Obamacare totally to end the job-killing 30 hour rule and allow healthcare providers to dump costly and unnecessary regulations and lower costs.

Remove Common Core from Georgia and assert that federal involvement in education is unconstitutional.

Cancel Georgia’s application to the Article V Convention of States.  It’s too dangerous to do this with the bad guys in charge.

Free Up Jobs

Discourage further job-killing illegal immigration by removing all taxpayer supported benefit eligibility for illegals and “refugees” in Georgia. Remove eligibility for all tax funded benefits from refugees and illegal aliens including drivers’ licenses, public schooling, medical care, in-state tuition and discrimination rules. Missouri did this and illegals moved out-of-state.

Discourage excessive job-killing legal immigration. We need to allow our high unemployment to subside.  Ensure that Georgia farmers have an efficient, successful “guest worker” plan, remove “guest worker” work permit status from all other occupations.

Increase employment of citizens by restricting legal and illegal immigration

Ensure Basic Needs

Ensure that reservoirs are built and water supplies are ample for homes and farms.

Keep Energy Prices Low: Nullify EPA Carbon Rules. The State can protect electric power consumers from the global warming hoax by refusing to comply with unconstitutional federal regulations.

End Slush Funds

Restrict all “economic development” funds and activities to remove subsidies for commercial development. Economic development should be focused on returning manufacturing to Georgia.

Limit property tax increases to 3% per year to avoid large increases like those experienced by Hall County in 2014. Ensure that property appraisals are honest and conservative and reflect the coming lack of first-time buyers. Protect taxpayers from speculator-driven housing bubbles.

Limit government borrowing power from 10% of the tax registry to 100% of the government entities’ assets.

Require voter approval for all tax holidays and Bonds that all government entities wish to sell. The legal trickery used by Cobb to approve $400 million in Bonds for the Braves Stadium is a travesty.

Enact Reform

Restrict campaign contributions to be made by registered voters and only for candidates who would appear on their ballot. Reduce special interest influence in handling Bills through the legislative process.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader

Posted on NTL Conservative Blog (ntlconsulting.blogspot.com) July 9, 2014, Revised August 18, 2014 and September 22, 2014

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