What Georgia Needs to Do
State Sovereignty
Georgia needs to pass State Sovereignty laws to reflect
the 10th Amendment provisions of the U.S. Constitution (as written)
and claim supremacy of the State Supreme Court to interpret State law.
Ban Agenda 21
Georgia needs to repeal all UN Agenda 21 implementing
laws, including HR 277 and HR 1216, dissolve all regional commissions, outlaw
conservation easements and claim State ownership of all federal land within the
State.
Interstate Transportation
I-285 is the bottleneck of the Southeast. The least expensive solution is to discourage
any more increase in population and traffic density around the North end of I-285,
or expand the number of lanes. Expanding
SR 20 and expanding alternate interstate bypass routes around Atlanta Metro will
help the East-West connection commutes.
Rail freight expansion should be developed by rail freight companies to
work with the Port of Savannah and paid for by these companies.
Other Transportation
Public transit passenger rail is too expensive to expand
and should be self-supporting. All bus
service should be private.
Manufacturing
Restoring manufacturing to the rural counties is critical
to building the State’s private sector economy.
Georgia economic development efforts should be concentrated on returning
manufacturing to the State.
Nonmanufacturing
Other sectors of the economy will expand and shrink based
on market demand without any government assistance. There is no reason to allow
tax funds to be spent or borrowed or gifted to nonmanufacturing development
activities.
Excessive Regulations
Unnecessary regulations, licenses, fees, permits and
inspections should be eliminated.
Borrowing & Bonds
There is no reason for any government entity to sell
bonds to raise money for projects.
Government should use accrual accounts for future planned replacement
and expansion of critical infrastructure.
Bonds should be reserved for emergencies and always put on the ballot
for voter approval.
Priorities
Government spending priorities need to be established and
adhered to. These would be critical
infrastructure like highway, state road, bridge and water supply capacity where
needed. State and local government
should have “enumerated powers” that limit their scope.
Recreation
Arts & Recreation should be private non-profit or for
profit with no tax subsidies.
End Subsidies
Let the private sector fill demand in a free market
without tax subsidies.
Long Term Plans
State and municipal plans should include the transfer of
government land to the private sector, to be put to productive use.
Unconstitutional federal activities will need to be planned for transfer to the
States.
U.S. Citizenship
The right to purchase land on U.S. soil must be reserved
to U.S. citizens and U.S. based businesses.
Foreign companies and individuals may apply to put businesses and homes
in the U.S., but the land should be leased.
Campaign Finance
Campaign contributions should only be made by voters, for
candidates who will appear on their ballot.
Special interest groups can exercise their free speech with their own
ads and websites.
Eminent Domain
The Fifth Amendment prohibits the federal government from taking property for public use ... interpreted in the usual case to mean
"fair market value". States and local governments should follow the
same rule. Easements for road widening
and sidewalks should follow the same rule. Easements for utility access should
be narrow and remain as a right to maintain utilities. All government taking or condemning of
property or otherwise rendering it unusable, should require the government to
purchase the property for fair market value.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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