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Chair of Senate Special Judiciary Committee Thinks Constitution Not Law?

By Jeff, on November 19th, 2009%

Not exactly.

I’m still waiting to get an .mp3 file of the audio in question – I made the call to request it after hours, and was told my source would try to get it for me tomorrow if at all possible – but here’s basically what happened:

Around 2:45pm this afternoon, Jenny Hodges put the following status on her Facebook page:

The DIRT BAGS ARE HERE, not in Washington. John Wiles needs to be immediately recalled for perjuring himself regarding his oath of office to uphold the Constitution. He’s in my district. Maybe I should unseat him. :-)

I inquired about what was going on, and was told that apparently Senator Wiles had said that the Constitution wasn’t law, as Jenny stated in another update where she said “Georgia Republican Senator John Wiles said moments ago in committee hearing: “The Constitution is not the law.”"

So I after work I made some calls and talked to some people. Obviously, tracking the General Assembly is something I genuinely enjoy doing, and I wanted to get to the bottom of this.
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And just how do they expect to do that?

By Tom, on November 19th, 2009%

As one of the ten poorest communities according to Forbes is hardly something to be proud of.  Granted, we made Forbes, but not in any way we would actually want.  Our poverty level is way, way to high and I know of no one who actually thinks this is a good thing.  The Albany Herald’s Editorial Board doesn’t think so either, but they seem to get a few things backwards.

The Editorial Board seems to feel that we have to address poverty first if we want growth in Albany, saying “If we want to improve our area’s work force and standard of living, if we want to attract new businesses and residents, the problem of poverty has to be addressed.”  Really?  Well…how in the hell do you think you can address poverty without growth first? Continue reading And just how do they expect to do that?

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Tifton Forum Fourth Question: The Fair Tax

By Jeff, on November 19th, 2009%

This was one of few questions that all candidates answered that could be left in a single youtube video, and in it the candidates discuss the Fair Tax and their views on it.


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