Georgia's Legislature Opens Monday

2004 Georgia Legislature

Being a resident of Georgia, I'm obviously interested in state politics -- especially since they're pretty silly. No other state had to actually spend time on a bill which forced all restaurants to have sweet tea as a beverage. I doubt that many states have had as much flap about a freakin' state flag, either.

So, if you live in Georgia, it's always fun to find out a few things... like who's funding people in Georgia, what some of the legislation is, and of course, where to complain to your Representatives or your Senator.

See what's on Georgians' minds here, including this piece of joy...

Joye Wellborn of Lawrenceville was among the 73 percent in the poll who said passing legislation to ensure public display of the Ten Commandments is important.

"This country was based on the Ten Commandments and no one should tell us we can't display them in public," said Wellborn, 71.

Some other fun bills from last year....

• A resolution to state that Georgia won't remove the "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance
• A resolution to state that the House fully supports the President
• A resolution entitled Defense of Scouting Act

This year's not too bad either...

• A little bill both in the House and in the Senate which allows the uncensored texts of the Constutition, Declaration of Independence, any writings of the signers of congress, any writings by any president, acts of Congress or rulings of the Supreme Court. Makes you wonder why this was necessary...
• A house bill giving parents time off to volunteer at school or see their kid in a play; it's called the Parental Leave Act...
• And there's probably going to be more on water bills & sewer bills (Atlanta's maxed out on both, but building still continues in the country's worst urban sprawl problem), as well as transportation, education (we suck), ethics (we really suck), and that freakin' flag will probably pop up again.

Fourty days of fun, frivilousness and financial compensation, all in the land Sherman overran.

Posted by Ted Stevko at January 11, 2004 02:23 PM | TrackBack