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Date: Sun, October 17, 2010 9:21:15 AM
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Subject: Citizen Newsletter #219

The Citizen Newsletter

Issue # 219 October 17, 2010

The Conservative Voice of Henry County

Contact The Citizen at hc.citizen@hccitizen.org Your comments and submissions are always welcome!

In This Issue
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• News & Announcements
• Erik Charles for Henry BoE
• Rick Jeffares for Georgia Senate
• Judy Jordan Johnson for Mayor Re-elect
• Tina Marie Coria Talks Turkey
• Tax Increment Financing (TADs)
• 3DCC Public Meeting
• VOTE! It's a Big Deal
• Your Voice
• TEA Party Movement Not a Fad
• Veterans Day Service Relocates
• Henry GOP News
• Amendments on November Ballot

Erik Charles

Editorial / Publication Henry County Board of Education

Policy District 4

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LAST CALL FOR CONSTITUTIONAL STUDY ON OCTOBER 30th.

Carnegie Library downtown Newnan€€ €€€€8:30-4:30 €€€€€€$25 includes

Seminar, Booklet, and Lunch

Your Support is Please contact Denise Ognio at 770-719-9382 over the weekend if
Appreciated you need a ticket.

The Conservative Voice Leave a message on my cell phone at 404-597-3673 Monday-

of Henry County has Wednesday and I'll get back ASAP
opened a venue for news,
comment and opinion that
I'll call in the count Wednesday-Thanks!€ Denise
exists nowhere else. It is
because of you; a steady
list of nearly 4,000 people
who read and submit
articles sharing ideas and GOP and RWHC Meet and Greet and reception held Friday night, October
 15th at the GOP headquarters in McDonough. Standing room only crowd
principles. included speakers US Congressman Lynn Westmoreland, State
Representative Steve Davis Dist 109, School Superintendent Candidate Dr
John Barge, Tim White, Fair Tax update, State Representative Candidate
Dist 110 Andy Welch, County Commissioner Dist 2 Candidate Willie Walls
and Ryan Davis School Board Candidate Dist 5. A pouring out of support
from our community.

Rick Jeffares for Georgia Senate

Hey Henry, if you're a politician, and make a four-year commitment to the

voters.. People are talking about Rick Jeffares and is bid for a seat in the
Georgia Senate.

The Citizen talked to Rick Jeffares, Republican candidate for Georgia

Senate. Jeffares resigned his county commission seat, and announced his
intention to run for senate seat.

Sen. John Douglas pulled out of the race to run for PSC. The Henry
delegation has 4 House and 3 Senators. Rick saw, "An opportunity to right
the ship, to save the seat for Henry County."

He also said, "Whoever wins the District 2 commission race will be local
person with heart and mind in Henry County. We need the same dedicated
mindset under the Gold Dome."

Rick Jeffares is the first person born and raised in Henry County to hold a
state senate seat since Alex Crumbley in 1982.

Thank you for your support and participation

IN GOD WE TRUST

Judy Jordan Johnson - A lifetime of Commitment

Visit Judy's website at http://www.judyjordanjohnson.com/issues/ for more information.

TINA MARIE CORIA TALKS TURKEY

TO DISCUSS A PROBLEM SERIOUSLY WITH THE INTENTION OF SOLVING IT

TINA MARIE TALKS TURKEY ON THE ECONOMY!

QUESTION: MS. CORIA, WHAT WILL BE YOUR FIRST PRIORITY IF ELECTED DISTRICT #2 COMMISSIONER?

RESPONSE: AS YOUR COMMISSIONER, MY FIRST PRIORITY WILL BE TO DIG DEEP INTO THE EMPLOYMENT PICTURE IN HENRY COUNTY. AND I
WOULD BEGIN IMMEDIATELY TO:

1.) REVIEW THE MCDONOUGH JOB FAIR MODEL AND IMPLEMENT SIMILAR JOB FAIRS WITHIN THE COUNTY . MAYOR COPELAND HAS DONE A GREAT
JOB TAKING THE LEAD ON JOB FAIRS AND WHAT A GREAT DIVIDEND IS BEING REALIZED BY MARRYING UP NEEDS WITH WANTS !!!

2.) LOOK AT WAYS TO ACT AND REACT TO THE NEEDS OF THE HENRY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.

3.) FOCUS ON CORE AREAS OF EMPLOYMENT GROWTH SUCH AS MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY.

4.) PROVIDE REALISTIC INCENTIVES FOR GOOD PAYING COMPANIES TO COME TO HENRY COUNTY.

5.) CONSULT WITH SCHOOLS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE COUNTY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND ON THE JOB TRAINING TO
COMPLIMENT EMPLOYERS' STANDARDS AND/OR EMPLOYERS' NEEDS .

6.) LOBBY LONG AND HARD FOR FEDERAL AND STATE ASSISTANCE.

7.) CONSULT WITH THE OTHER DISTRICTS WITHIN THE COUNTY TO DEVELOP A FAR REACHING COMPREHENSIVE "WIN-WIN" PLAN TO BRING GOOD
PAYING JOBS TO THE COUNTY. THIS WOULD ALSO INCLUDE COLLABORATION WITH THE CITIES OF HAMPTON, STOCKBRIDGE, MCDONOUGH AND
LOCUST GROVE.

TINA MARIE TALKS TURKEY ON TAXES!

QUESTION: MS. CORIA, WHAT WILL BE YOUR APPROACH TO TAXES?

RESPONSE: AS YOUR COMMISSIONER, I WOULD HAVE A DUTY TO KEEP TAXES LOW. HERE ARE A COUPLE OF MY THOUGHTS:

1.) APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO PLAN THE PHASING IN OF A STOCKBRIDGE POLICE DEPARTMENT; AND THE SUBSEQUENT PHASING OUT OF THE
HENRY COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THAT AREA . FOR TOO LONG, THE SOUTHERN DISTRICTS OF THE COUNTY HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING THE CITY
OF STOCKBRIDGE. A MORE EQUITABLE APPROACH IS APPROPRIATE.

COST SAVINGS: MILLIONS...

2.) GRANTS/DONATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE HENRY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO SUCH ORGANIZATIONS AS THE HENRY COUNTY QUALITY GROWTH
COUNCIL MUST STOP (THE LAST GRANT WAS FOR $60,000 OF YOUR TAXPAYING DOLLARS). I WILL DO ALL IN MY POWER TO VOTE AGAINST ANY
AND ALL TYPES OF DISCRETIONARY SPENDING OF THIS NATURE.

COST SAVINGS: HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS....

3.) I WILL RECOMMEND THAT ALL SALES AND PURCHASES OF COUNTY VEHICLES BE EXTENDED FOR A PERIOD OF 18 MONTHS.

COST SAVINGS: THOUSANDS...

4.) I WILL APPOINT A "GO GREEN" COMMITTEE TO STUDY AND RECOMMEND WAYS IN WHICH THE COUNTY CAN MAKE MORE EFFICIENT USE OF OUR
ENERGY NEEDS. I WILL ALSO HEAR ARGUMENTS ON THE FEASIBILITY OF ELIMINATING PLASTIC BAGS IN HENRY COUNTY; AND OTHER "PRO-GREEN"
SUGGESTIONS.

COST SAVINGS: THOUSANDS...

5.) I WILL RECOMMEND THE CREATION OF A "CITIZEN'S REVIEW BOARD." THIS BOARD WILL HAVE A MYRIAD OF RESPONSIBILITIES WITH THE
PARAMOUNT OBJECTIVE BEING THAT COUNTY GOVERNMENT IS RUN IN A COMPLETE ETHICAL AND MORAL WAY . EMPLOYEES AND CITIZENS WILL NOW
HAVE ANOTHER AVENUE TO EXPRESS THEIR CONCERNS WITHOUT FEAR OF REPRISAL(S).THIS REVIEW BOARD CAN ACTUALLY SAVE US A LOT OF
MONEY JUST IN WRONGFUL TERMINATION LITIGATION EXPENSES.

COST SAVINGS: THOUSANDS...

6.) I WILL TAKE PROACTIVE MEASURES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE HELPFUL MECHANISMS IN PLACE THAT WILL PROVIDE A SOUND FUTURE FISCAL
POLICY FOR THE NEXT TWENTY YEARS. THIS WILL INCLUDE "STRAIGHT-UP" BUDGETING WITHOUT THE "FUZZY MATH". AND A "RAINY DAY FUND" IN
LIEU OF DISCRETIONARY SPENDING.

COST SAVINGS: THOUSANDS...

7.) I AM ALWAYS SO SURPRISED WHEN I WALK THROUGH OFFICES OR COUNTY OR BUSINESS BUILDINGS, ON MOST EMPLOYEES' DESKS , I ALWAYS
NOTICE A COFFEE CUP HOLDING AT LEAST TWENTY PENS, PENCILS AND HIGHLIGHTERS. WHAT ARE THEY ALL BEING USED FOR? I WOULD ASK THAT
ALL COUNTY EMPLOYEES "PITCH IN" FOR COST SAVINGS. DURING THESE TOUGH TIMES, I BELIEVE WE CAN GET MORE DONE WITH LESS .

COST SAVINGS: HUNDREDS...

TINA MARIE TALKS TURKEY ON THE ENVIRONMENT!

QUESTION: MS. CORIA, WHAT WILL BE YOUR APPROACH TO PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT?

RESPONSE: AS YOUR COMMISSIONER, I WOULD WORK HARD TO LOCK DOWN OUR LAND USE MAP BY HAVING IT CODIFIED SO THAT SPOT ZONING
WOULD END AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PUBLICLY AMEND OUR LAND USE MAP, AS THEY DO IN PEACHTREE CITY AND FAYETTE COUNTY, BEFORE ANY
EXCEPTIONS TO ZONING COULD OCCUR. WITHOUT A PLAN YOU AIM AT NOTHING, AND WHEN YOU MAKE A PLAN YOU NEED TO STICK TO IT IN ORDER
TO OBTAIN OUR GOALS FOR THE FUTURE AND FOR OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE.

Tax Allocation Districts

By Valerie Baldowski, Henry Daily Herald

Excerpts from the article

Redevelopment of a blighted area can be an economic boon, but to make it work, a specific construction project must be
carefully chosen, Henry County business owners and municipal leaders have been told.

Amanda Rhein, senior project manager for Tax Allocation Districts for the Atlanta Development Authority, and Hugh
Morton, president of Peachtree Homes in Jonesboro, shared their thoughts during the October meeting of the Henry
Council for Quality Growth, Wednesday, at Eagle's Landing Country Club in Stockbridge.

A question on TADs will be on the ballot for the Nov. 2 general election in Henry County. TADs are the new-found
financing method to help governmental entities with development, without them having to raise general taxes.

"We consider this (TADs) to be the most effective economic development tool in the City of Atlanta," Rhein told the
group. "You're providing grant dollars to developers toward developing in these ... areas we've identified."

Rhein noted that "outside of Georgia, this (a TAD) is called Tax Increment Financing. It's really a tool to use to publicly
finance certain redevelopment opportunities in areas that have historically been underdeveloped or blighted."

Hugh Morton told the group that successes associated with TADs are not assured, or rapid. He has had
experiences with TADs in Clayton and Fulton counties.

"Amanda was trying to sell you on TADs, I'm going to bring you down to earth a little bit," he said. "I'm going to tell you
about the practicality of these things. I had some on-the-job training, about four years of it.

"First off, there is no magic in the vehicle," said Morton. "Don't be confused on this, this is not a subsidy for
development."

A previous Fulton County TAD involving a portion of Camp Creek Parkway, he said, resulted in a lack of development
after three or four years, and left a "huge mountain of rocks and dirt."

In August 2007, he said, his company tried to market bond issues for a TAD. The bond issues took until March 2008 to
sell. "To make it work, you've got to convince somebody to buy your bonds," added Morton. "It's a very technical,
detailed, complicated process. People have to understand that what they're buying is junk bonds with no
collateral. There's no collateral to it, and there's no government guarantee backing it."

When using a TAD, a city designates a specific geographic area that has the potential for redevelopment, but which
suffers from blight or other "economically or socially distressed" conditions, according to the Georgia Municipal
Association (GMA).

As public improvements and private development take place in the area, the taxable value of property in the TAD
increases. The city collects the total revenues, putting the increase in revenues, resulting from new development, into a
special fund to pay off the bonds that financed the public improvements.

[Ed. Note] Government borrows money and hopes (1) that successful businesses will relocate to the county, and (2)
somebody will buy the junk bonds. How is that Hope and Change working for you?

WHAT WILL YOU BE VOTING ON IN NOVEMBER?

COME AND LEARN AT A PUBLIC MEETING SPONSORED BY 3DCC, INC.
(3DCC, INC. IS A NON-PARTISAN, NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY ADVOCACY COALITION.)

MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2010

7:00 P.M.
MCDONOUGH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

GUEST SPEAKER WILL BE

STATE REPRESENTATIVE STEVE DAVIS.

TOPIC- NOVEMBER BALLOT:

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
STATEWIDE REFERENDUM
REDEVELOPMENT POWERS

€
COME MEET R EPRESENTATIVE DAVIS, BRING A FRIEND, LEARN THE DETAILS OF THE AMENDMENTS ON THE NOV.
BALLOT AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.
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(CONYERS ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTION WITH MCGARITY ROAD

ENTER THE CHURCH ON THE HIGHWAY 20 SIDE NEAR THE FLAG POLE. GO THROUGH THE DOUBLE GLASS DOORS AND TURN RIGHT DOWN THE
FIRST HALLWAY. 3DCC WILL BE MEETING IN A ROOM ON THIS HALLWAY DEPENDING ON THE AVAILABILITY OF A ROOM.

VOTE! It's a Big Deal

Only a few more weeks and November will be here. So will the opportunity to exercise the voting franchise that so
many of us take for granted. Even with early voting and absentee ballots readily accessible, we still don't seem to get
more than half of eligible voters to the polls in a good year. Sometimes we have to learn the hard way that every vote
counts.

This summer, in a close run-off between Karen Handel and Nathan Deal, the latter won the day by a margin of some
2500 votes. Given that there are around 2900 voting precincts in the state, one additional person voting in each district
could have changed history. Don't ever say YOUR vote won't count.

I took the time to go to the Nathan Deal rally over at Falcon Field, last Friday. I have to admit that I haven't been very
enthusiastic about the candidate running against Roy Barnes. Like most of you, I have been troubled with the ethics
charges that have been circulating. I have been put off by the negative reports in the press regarding his finances.

But given the chance to meet Nathan Deal, listen to his vision for Georgia, and to see his passion for conservative and
sensible government, I began to dig a little deeper into just who Nathan Deal is.

First, it became apparent that all of these vacant charges were leveled at him after he had decided to run for Governor.
Second, most of the financial struggles were those that just about any Georgian could be facing given the current
economy.

What struck me most was that there was a long track record of voting that separated Deal from the democrat. Deal
voted against Obamacare, against Cap and Trade, against TARP and against the stimulus package. He also co-
sponsored the introduction of the FAIRTAX bill with John Linder. Nathan is an unabashed conservative.

No one will ever convince me that Roy Barnes is ethically pure as sunlight, and I know that he does not represent the
values that I share with conservatives. Given the track record, and the support given to the Obama administration, I
have no illusion that Barnes would stand up for States Rights, as the new Governor will surely be challenged. I have no
illusion that Barnes will fulfill his re-districting duty any differently than the last go-round that ended up with
constitutional challenges overturning the amoeba ink-blot looking gerrymandered mess of his first administration. I have
no illusion that Barnes will continue to ignore the problems Georgia faces regarding budgets, water rights, and illegal
aliens.

Since the rally, I have spoken to many teachers who remember how Roy Barnes treated them the last chance he was
given access to power. They don't need convincing to vote for Nathan Deal. But it is imperative that we all actually go
vote! It is going to be easy to convince yourself that "one vote won't really be missed", but I ask you to think about how
you are going to feel if the totals are as close as the last election. Truth is, none of us can afford to sit this one out. We
can't afford to sit on the sidelines ever again.

Pat Hinchey, Fayetteville GA

YOUR VOICE
HIGGY'S PIZZERIA

93 Price Quarters Rd Ste 95 A Big Success at the Community Yard Sale

McDonough, GA
(770) 898-1600 The huge community yard sale held at Heritage Park on October 16th was an
"Excellent little New York Style overwhelming success. The pavilion was sold out with nearly 70 vendors. We at
Pizzeria." the Veterans Wall of Honor Preservation Committee want to take this time to
thank everyone who participated in the event and for all those who came out to
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A Political Christian Says.
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Moments in McDonough
History
Georgia Military College History
Professor and McDonough resident,
Jeffery Wells, has researched neat
and interesting stories about
McDonough and its past. They are
chronicled in this book! Read
about President Franklin
Roosevelt's funeral train rolling
through McDonough; Colonel
Charles T. Zachry's leadership at
the Battle of Olustee; the murder
of Adam Sloan, Andrew Sloan's
shop with us. There was between 3,000 and 4,000 shoppers at the event.
Everyone worked well together and it all came into place.
We want to also take this time to thank the Henry County Parks and Recreation
Department for their help with Michelle helping set up the vendors. We also
want to thank the Republican Women of Henry County for all their help at the
event.
But thank you for all the Veterans who care about the Wall of Honor and this
money will go to the upkeep of the Wall of Honor. It is community coming
together to work in tandem that makes things go better.
I want to thank all that attended the yard sale so the Veterans Wall of Honor
can be maintained the way it should. When a community comes together for a
great cause it translate in to what happened today as Doc said a complete
success, Thanks to great people like you.
~~ Alfred Britt
"The Great Tent Awakening" taking place at Abundant Life Church in Jackson
under the big tent for the WHOLE MONTH OF OCTOBER!! (located 3 miles west
of downtown Jackson)
Services are Sunday morning @ 1030am and 6pm, Tuesday & Wednesday
nights at 7pm. There is an awesome praise & worship band and POWERFUL
preaching. God is doing a mighty work and moving across people in an amazing
way!
Here is a link to the church website, when opened it will play a video for the
event.
http://abundantlifejackson.com/alopen.html
We are so excited to see God move across this land and we are thrilled be able
to be a part of it.
~Christy
Henry County Tea Party Meeting
Thursday, October 28 at 6:30pm
Location: Community Annex Room
Henry County Tea Party Meeting on Thursday, October 28, 2010. The
meeting will be held in the Community Room Annex at 116 S Zack Hinton
Parkway, McDonough from 6:30 till 8:30P.M.
We will be discussing: Last minute efforts for GOTV, our new website, our
Committees, and "What happens after the elections are over." If you have any
questions please email them to hctpp1776@gmail.com.
Henry County Tea Party Patriots
Link to Deal, Monds, Barnes Debate
Here's a link to the local news station's news clip on it.
Candidates For Governor Meet In 13WMAZ Political Forum Video:
Republican Nathan Deal, Democrat Roy Barnes and Libertarian John Monds took
the stage at Reaves Arena.
mysterious trip to Silver City, New
Mexico and his death there in
1883; the two African American
Union soldiers buried in
McDonough Memorial Cemetery,
and other fascinating stories of
McDonough's past.
Wells is also the author of In
Atlanta or in Hell: The Camp Creek
Train Crash of 1900, which details
the night of June 23, 1900 in
McDonough when engine #7
crashed in to Camp Creek off Ivey
Edwards Road north of the city
killing over 30 people, a tragedy
that soon became known as
Georgia's Titanic. This book was
published by The History Press in
2009 and is available locally at
Bell, Book and Candle and Books-
A-Million, as well as online at
Amazon.com.
To order a copy, email Professor
Wells at
skyscrapers555@yahoo.com.
Copies can be purchased for
$15.00.
Jeffery C. Wells
Division Chair-Social Sciences
Assistant Professor of History
Georgia Military College-Fairburn
Campus
http://www.13wmaz.com/video/default.aspx?aid=82266&storyid=93965#/Candidates%
20For%20Governor%20Meet%20In%2013WMAZ%20Political%20Forum/636809225001
Debbie Moon
Chairman, Butts County Republican Party
770-504-0469 Office
770-365-2941 Cell
GopButtsCounty@gmail.com
Butts County GOP News
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF BUTTS COUNTY EVENT
THURSDAY, October 21, 2010
Be sure to join us Thursday, October 21st starting at 5:00 PM.
Attention: WE NEED YOU! We will be making GOTV (Get Out The Vote) calls for
Austin Scott, 8th Congressional Dist. candidate. They will supply the lists,
phones, scripts, etc. This is your Call To Action! We must defeat the Democratic
incumbent!
We'll also discuss future activities & strategies. The location will be the Butts
County Administration Bldg., located at 625 W. 3rd St., Jackson.
For more information contact Debbie Moon at 770-504-0469 or email at
GopButtsCounty@gmail.com.
Debbie Moon
Chairman, Butts County Republican Party
RWHC
Monthly Luncheon to be held this week,
Thursday, October 21 from 11:30 to 1:30
at the Golden Corral on Jonesboro Rd in McDonough GA
Our Keynote Speaker will be Maria Strollo Zack. She is a lobbyist at the
Capitol and a very motivational speaker. If you get a chance, please come and
listen to her. Any Republican Candidates in attendance will also be recognized
and given an opportunity to speak a few words.
The Chamber's Government Affairs Committee hosted the forum in the
Community Meeting Room of the County Administrative Building, in
McDonough. Herman Talmadge, III, Harold "Willie" Walls, Fred Auletta, Robin
Earnest, Kathy Watts, and Tina Maria Coria were invited.
Only Walls, Auletta and Watts attended. They were questioned by chamber
members, June Wood, Mark Jones and Rhonda Segers.
The candidates who did not participate in the forum are: Robin Earnest,
49, a certified private investigator; Tina Maria Coria, 51, a partner with her
husband, Mo, in a drywall business, and Herman Talmadge, III, 42, a
businessman specializing in real estate and assets management.
The forum will be broadcast on SCB-TV, channel 15 on Charter
Communications.
Heritage Foundation

Tea Party Movement Is Not a Fad

By most accounts, the tea party movement started with a rant by Rick Santelli on CNBC about government bailouts.
This sparked a movement of concerned Americans motivated to change the system of government spending and waste.

Today, the tea party is a critical force in American politics, "that inner voice that speaks to us when things go wrong -
the conscience of the nation at a crucial point in our history." That's how Heritage President Ed Feulner and Sen. Jim
DeMint (R-SC) put it in their much-discussed Politico article.

We are at a turning point. Government spending has skyrocketed to unmanageably high levels. Concerned Americans
are organizing in homes, at town hall meetings, at rallies. They meet and wonder, "Is the American Dream dead for
me?"

In primary elections this year, tea party candidates upset establishment favorites in a dozen or more races.
Importantly, they argue that American principles-conservative principles-should guide policy decisions.

"The tea party seeks answers to such questions not in the dictates of Washington today but in our country's founding
principles," DeMint and Feulner write. "There, it finds a prescription for constitutional, limited government based on
God-given rights - not a Utopian blueprint for bureaucratic-managed change. "The Heritage Foundation has put its
support behind the tea party movement. We support their effort to reform Washington and limit the ability of the
bloated federal government to interfere in the everyday lives of Americans.

The tea party movement recognizes that the future of liberty depends on America reclaiming the true nature of the
Constitution and the rule of law.

Fortuitously, Heritage scholar Matt Spalding has written a new book, We Still Hold These Truths, to help educate
Americans on what the Constitution says - and, importantly, what it doesn't say. The Weekly Standard described this
book as "the single best introduction to the political thought of the American Founding."

To supplement his book, Spalding has created a companion study guide and video series, available at
WeStillHoldTheseTruths.org. These materials are intended for Americans - liberals, conservatives, tea partiers - so
they can come together to study our great nation's Founding in order to create a blueprint to restore America to her
core ideals.

Veterans Day Service Moves to Veterans Wall of Honor

The Veterans Day ceremony that has long been a tradition on McDonough Square will move this year to the Veterans
Wall of Honor at Heritage Park. The ceremony will take place on Veterans Day, November 11, 2010 at 11 a.m. on the
plaza of the Veterans Wall of Honor.

The event will be hosted by the American Legion, Posts 55 and 516, both of McDonough, and sponsored by Henry
County Parks & Recreation. The keynote speaker will be Colonel Thomas Carden with the United States Army.
McDonough Mayor Billy Copeland and Henry County Commission Chairman Elizabeth 'B.J.' Mathis will also speak. Henry
County High School Jr. ROTC will present the colors. Bill Hightower, Commander of American Legion Post 55 will
provide the Welcome, while Jerry Goodson, Chaplain of Post 55 and Raymond Reeves, Senior Vice Commander of
American Legion Post 516 will provide the invocation and benediction, respectively. Local high schools will provide the
music, while Jim Houston of Bugles Across America will perform Taps. As an added touch, ceremony hosts are working
to organize all veteran attendees by the conflict in which they served to progress in as a group.

A continental breakfast will be served from 8:30 - 10:30 a.m., and light lunch will be served immediately following the
ceremony, both in Conference Room B of the Heritage Park Office Complex located in Heritage Park. Both meals are
open to the public and free of charge. The meals are being generously provided by Post 516 and the Wives Auxiliary of
Post 55.

Heritage Park is located at 101 Lake Dow Road, just off Highway 81 east of McDonough. For more information, please
contact Henry County Parks & Recreation at 770.288.7300.

Henry GOP News

HC Fall Festival and Yard Sale was held today, Saturday, October 16, 2010 from 9 am to 5 pm at the Jason Harper
Event Center in McDonough.

The GOP had a table, the RWHC had a table and many candidates, including Senator Johnny Isakson,
Representative Steve Davis, Dist 109, Candidate for US Congress Mike Crane Dist 13, Candidate for School Board
Dist 5, Ryan Davis. Funds from the sale of these tables went to benefit the Veterans Wall of Honor in McDonough. It
was a beautiful day and a very successful event.

Dr. Mike and Linda Moon speaking to Ryan Davis

Attached is Proclamation of Appreciation presented to RWHC for participation and support of the Veterans Wall of Honor
being presented by Dr Mike Moon. In picture is RWHC President Vicki Temple, Vice President Eleanor Toppins, Connie
Moss, Recording Secretary Joyce Hinton, and Corresponding Secretary Jenniemae Hill.

Five Proposed Constitutional Amendments on the November Ballot

From Sue Ella Deadwyler at Georgia Insight:

The following questions will appear on the November 2 ballot as they are numbered here. Following the question
is the number of the bill that authorized it and my brief analysis.

1. Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to make Georgia more economically competitive by
authorizing legislation to uphold reasonable competitive agreements?

[Authorized by H.R. 178 to modify Article III, Section VI, Paragraph V of the Constitution that, currently, does not
allow the General Assembly to authorize contracts or agreements that could lessen or defeat competition. This
would modify that by empowering the General Assembly to allow judges to (a) enforce contracts or agreements
that restrict or regulate competition in six categories of entities or individuals and (b) limit the duration,
geographic area, and scope of prohibited competitive activities to (c) determine whether they are reasonable.]

My comment: Competition is the bedrock of a free market and capitalism drives the U.S. economy.

The definition of "reasonable" can vary from judge to judge.

My question: Why should judges be authorized to squelch competition by deciding who competes?

VOTE NO.

2. Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to impose an annual $10.00 trauma charge on certain
passenger motor vehicles in this state for the purpose of funding trauma care?

[Authorized by S.R. 277 to require an added $10.00 annual charge on each passenger vehicle - pickup truck,
motorcycle, sport utility vehicle and passenger van - that's registered in Georgia. There is no exemption for
antique cars or show cars that are seldom, if ever, driven. The $10.00 added tax would be collected on them, as
well as on the passenger vehicle driven by the owner. Those who refuse to pay the new tax will not be issued
tags or decals.]

My comment: This does not exempt seldom-used vehicles, such as antique vehicles and show cars, although their
owners can drive only one vehicle at a time, while others sit in storage.

My question: Why should owners of multiple vehicles have to pay more trauma tax than others pay?

VOTE NO.

3. Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to allow the Georgia Department of Transportation to enter
into multiyear construction agreements without requiring appropriations in the current fiscal year for the total
amount of payments that would be due under the entire agreement so as to reduce long-term construction costs
paid by the state?

[Authorized by S.R. 821, this provides the Department of Transportation new power over its budget. DOT and
other agencies are funded by appropriations from the General Assembly.]

My comment: This gives a 13-member board control over the DOT budget.

DOT board members are not elected by the voters, but by legislators in their congressional district.

Result: less voter influence over the money used for DOT projects.

My question: Should voters transfer DOT budgetary decisions from 236 legislators to 13 officials?

VOTE NO.

4. Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide for guaranteed cost savings for the state by authorizing a
state entity to enter into multiyear contracts which obligate state funds for energy efficiency or conservation
improvement projects?

[This question was authorized by S.R. 1231. It would give new power to state government agencies, departments
and other state entities to enter ten-year contracts that could be terminated if funds were insufficient.]

My comment: This plan could bring massive debt to Georgia.

My question: How can energy providers or contractors guarantee cost savings during volatile times?

VOTE NO.

5. Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to allow the owners of real property located in industrial
areas to remove the property from the industrial area?

[This affects only Jeff Davis County and Chatham County by providing the same constitutional privilege now
enjoyed by other counties and islands. If this passes, owners of property in industrial areas in Jeff Davis and
Chatham counties could choose to remove their property from the industrial area, as now occurs in other areas
throughout the state. Also, when a removal certificate is filed in these counties, the property would be irrevocably
annexed into the city providing water services, or if none, into the city providing fire services.]

My comment: Past constitutional amendments that exempted islands from industrial property restrictions did not
allow exemptions for these two counties. This would rectify that situation.

My question: Shouldn't these counties have the same authority now enjoyed by other counties?

VOTE YES.

One Question As State-Wide Referendum

Shall the Act be approved which grants an exemption from state ad valorem taxation for inventory of a business?

[Authorized by H.B. 482, and if approved by a majority of voters, would exempt from state ad valorem taxes all
tangible personal property constituting the inventory of a business. Business inventory is now taxed annually.
Result: inventory left from previous years is taxed again.]
My comment: This would benefit businesses by allowing them to reduce costs for inventory and/or supplies by
buying in bulk, possibly sufficient for years, instead of weeks or months.

My question: In these global economic conditions, shouldn't tax breaks be provided businesses?

VOTE YES.

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