SWGA Politics

Lack of Basic services a Good thing? I do love the country Life[ July 5, 2009 – 1:39 pm]by Publius Posted in » Lee County

I ran across some interesting numbers today, from 1980 to 2008 the population growth for Lee County was up 189%, we are the 12^th fastest growing county in Georgia, and the 60^th fastest growing county in the US.   The web site said our County was listed as undergoing “Explosive Growth”.  Something to be proud of you might say, people want to move here because of the “Quality of Life” but a word of caution from someone who has lived through this before, with striking similarities.
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Why We Must Fight For Freedom[ July 5, 2009 – 12:00 pm]by Tom Posted in » Editorial

On this date, 233 years ago, nothing of really big historical import took place according to most history books. Nothing of note. Nothing of the significance to warrant a trivial pursuit question even. And yet, this was one of the most important days in American history. Read More …

Tea Party in Plains, Georgia[ July 5, 2009 – 10:04 am]by Bill Waller Posted in » National

How did you spend your Independence Day? If you live in Southwest Georgia, did you remember the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence by going to the lake, watching fireworks, or grilling in the backyard or did you go to Plains, Georgia?

The Independence Day Tea Party in Plains, Georgia attracted an estimated crowd of more than 400, not too shabby for a town with a population of 700. We had watermelon, games, and close friends. We gathered in the same spirit of the signers as we took a stand against an out of control government. We even had James Brown, Jimmy Buffett, and Elvis! Okay, James Brown is a pastor from Barnesville that spoke, Elvis was sung by entertainer Jimmy Hudson, and Jimmy Buffett was a llama that shares the same name as the famous performer and is the second famous “Jimmy” in the small town of Plains.
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Tom Knighton: Plains Tea Party Speech[ July 5, 2009 – 8:46 am]by Tom Posted in » National

What follows is the actual text written up.  This were not the exact same words spoken at the July 4, 2009 tea party, since I tend to ad lib a bit at the podium.  However, Jeff wasn’t the only one who asked that my speech get posted, so here it is, by popular demand!

I love it.  Who could imagine this many supposed right wing extremists in one place, and not even the threat of violence?  Amazing, isn’t it?

My name is Tom Knighton.  I’m the Vice Chairman of the Libertarian Party of Southwest Georgia.  I’m here to talk to you all a little bit about liberty, which makes sense considering what day today is.  Everyone thinks they know what liberty is, and for the most part they probably do to some extent.  But the question is, do you realize how little we actually have and how the powers that be have tried to take it away? Read More …