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Some of these laws need to be repealed.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, Reposted August 18, 2014, September
22, 2014, January 5, 2015
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