Act Now: Contact Committee Members, Immediately

S.B. 304 On Committee Agenda March 8th at 1:00 p.m., Room 307 LOB

S.B. 304 is this year’s first attempt to decriminalize juvenile prostitution, masturbation for hire and juvenile participation in pornography. Republican Senators Renee Unterman and Jack Murphy stood alone to introduce S.B. 304 January 12, 2010, with no other co sponsor, possibly, due to its drastic departure from moral standards set by society and the vast majority of parents.

If S.B. 304 had passed as initially introduced, any child under age 16 could freely earn money in prostitution, masturbation for hire and pornography. They could not be arrested or charged for a crime, because those behaviors wouldn’t be illegal for them until their 16th birthday.

When S.B. 304 met with strong opposition from conservative activists who publicized the problems in her bill, Senator Unterman produced a far broader and much worse substitute. She (a) removed from criminal law three acts, if committed by juveniles – prostitution, masturbation for hire and pornographic involvement. Then, (b) redefined such acts by juveniles as “sexual exploitation” and (c) added that term to behaviors defining an “unruly child.” Thus, indicating that working in those illegal professions would be no more serious than skipping school.

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Citizenship Verification for Passports,
Jobs, Benefits & Inmates

Radio Commentary, WMVV 90.7 New Life FM, March 5, 2010
By Sue Ella Deadwyler

Good morning, Jim. A February 11th article in the The Marietta Daily Journal alerted us to a common problem in Georgia – illegal aliens doing contract work that requires verification of U.S. citizenship. The report was prompted after a group called “Jobs for Georgians” reported a subcontractor on Cobb County’s new Superior Courthouse had illegal aliens on the job. The Jobs for Georgians leader said, “Taxpayers are paying for that building to be built. Illegal activity shouldn’t happen anywhere, but certainly not at the cost of citizens for a government building.”

The Jobs for Georgians group said there’s an audio tape that proves illegal workers were paid in cash, were not checked for citizenship under the federal E-verify program and were not paying income tax or social security insurance. The general contractor immediately released the subcontractor and 14 block-layers on the project. But, a bill has been introduced to close the legal loophole allowing that to happen.
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Did You Know?
Georgia’s Organ Donor Law changed in 2008

Have you renewed your Georgia driver’s license since July 1, 2008?
Do you know why you weren’t asked whether you wanted to be an organ donor?
Pre 7-1-08: Donors must opt-in. After 7-1-08: If you don’t opt-out, your organs may be taken.

Background. Before S.B. 405 passed in April 2008, Georgia law authorized driver’s licenses to be issued at half price for all applicants who agreed to donate their organs at death.

That was an opt-in process. Meaning, organs would not be harvested, unless the individual left word that organs could be harvested. But the 20-page 2008 bill revised the original law, making it an opt-out process. That put everyone in the precarious position of being presumptive donors at death, whether or not they had known they must opt-out to keep their bodies intact.

In August 2008, I reported the change in the organ donor law. Since then, when I address a group anywhere, I ask them to raise their hands if they know the organ donor law had changed. No hands are raised, because no one knows – including legislators. Why don’t they know? It passed hurriedly at the end of the 2008 session and was never publicized. Officials issuing drivers’ licenses, simply, quit asking applicants whether they wanted to become organ donors.

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A Civilian National Security Force
As Powerful As the Military?

Radio Commentary, WMVV 90.7 New Life FM, February 26, 2010
By Sue Ella Deadwyler

Good morning, Jim. I’m amazed at some of the bills our senators and representatives want to pass, such as S.B. 347 Senator Donzella James introduced a couple of weeks ago. She wants to create an auxiliary police force as stand-by reinforcements for local policemen. I wonder whether it has anything to do with a campaign speech President Obama made in 2008.

This is what he said in Colorado Springs, “ We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we’ve set. We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.” That was not in the transcript released to the press, but you can watch him say it in living color on YouTube.
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New Version Worse: S.B. 304, Juvenile Prostitution Decriminalized, PLUS Prostitution Bill, highly influenced by U.N. Rights of the Child, Focus on Juvenile Justice

Question: Should Georgia pass a law that considers juvenile prostitution
to be no more serious than the behavior of an “unruly child?”

The original version of S.B. 304 was unbelievably bad! It was introduced to do the unthinkable in this Bible Belt state – decriminalize prostitution for anyone under age 16. So no one under 16 could be charged for prostitution, even if caught soliciting for or committing the act. That was disastrous! But it, also, gave the okay for juveniles to collect money from johns.

The bottom line (no pun intended) of the original S.B. 304: juveniles could become sex workers and earn a salary in occupations outside the purview of law enforcement.

But, believe it or not, the revised S.B. 304 is worse! Just when I thought S.B. 304 couldn’t be up-staged, it up-staged itself! After a ten-day delay, a new version was released to the bill’s opponents. The old language was discarded and entirely new language, meant to disguise the true intent, was substituted. Though the approach is totally different, the end result is even more drastic than the first. Follow along as I outline the bill and insert editorial comments.

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Resurrection! 2009 Microchip Bill to Get Hearing

Radio Commentary, WMVV 90.7 New Life FM, February 19, 2010
By Sue Ella Deadwyler

Good morning, Jim. 13 months ago Representative Ed Setzler introduced his second bill to prohibit mandatory microchip implants. It requires individual permission before a microchip could be implanted. His first bill died and this one was tabled last year, but, thankfully, new life has been breathed into it. Maybe, this year, Georgia will join Wisconsin, North Dakota, California and Oklahoma that have already passed a ban on forced implanting of microchips.

There are several obstacles to the passing of a bill like this in Georgia. First, some legislators think certain groups of people should be microchipped, with or without their consent. Second, there’s big money to be made by microchip developers, manufacturers and retailers. They already have their patents and are busy making and marketing microchip implants for humans. The chip would collect data and transmit it to a mechanism, called a “reader,” where the data would be translated and accessible 24 hours a day seven days a week, 365 days a year. So individuals would be under real time surveillance all the time, not just during emergencies.
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Why Should Georgia Create an Auxiliary Police Force?

S.B. 347 introduced by Senator James February 2, 2010 creates a reserve auxiliary police force within a sheriff’s department or local police department. Local law enforcement agencies would recruit “in sufficient number” auxiliary police reserves to stand ready, willing, and able to provide auxiliary police services in a state of emergency or serious local crisis.

Members must be of good character, at least 21 years of age, U.S. citizens with no criminal record or history of mental health confinement. Their name, birth date, social security number and contact data will be registered and, if they move, they must register in their new location.

They would have the power of a peace officer, including the power of arrest, in declared states of emergency, imminent or actual enemy attacks, or natural or manmade disasters. Their duties could include working traffic accidents, traffic light outages, parades, fairs, special or school events, crowd control or neighborhood patrol in marked and unmarked cars. They could patrol trains; train and subway stations and bus terminals; give parking tickets and do clerical work.

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Where Do Forced Vaccinations & Czars Fit Into the Constitution?

Radio Commentary, WMVV 90.7 New Life FM, February 12, 2010
By Sue Ella Deadwyler

Good morning, Jim. Though the swine flu caused a panic, it turned out to be less dangerous than the flu we fight every winter. The difference between the swine flu scare last spring and the annual flu is the rush toward a state of emergency declared by the federal government. That paved the way for Health & Human Services to proceed with vaccinations and waive privacy rights of everyone enrolled in Children’s Health Insurance Plans, Medicare and Medicaid.

Thankfully, Georgia’s Emergency Powers Act was not invoked. Had it been, the governor could have required vaccinations for the entire population and could’ve canceled all exemptions, including religious exemptions. Folks resisting vaccination would have wound up in court, where the judge would make the final decision, regardless of a doctor’s opinion.
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S.B. 304 & H.B. 582 Under Fire from Conservatives

Bills Decriminalizing “Kiddie” Prostitution Would Turn Morality Upside Down

The author promised to have a new version of S.B. 304 available February 8th. Hopefully, the new bill will not include the decriminalization of juvenile prostitution. If it does, the opposition will proceed. The following facts explain the persistent opposition to her original version.

S.B. 304 decriminalizing juvenile prostitution would drastically affect the law as follows:

• Minors under age 16 could not be charged with the offense of prostitution even when caught soliciting or committing the act. They could engage in and practice the full spectrum of sex acts, including but not limited to sexual intercourse or sodomy, and receive payment for it.

• Minors under age 16 could not be charged with the offense of masturbation, whether as a masseur, masseuse or “sex worker.” They could commit the offense of masturbation for hire (exclusive of sexual intercourse) and receive payment in money or other items.

During a press conference at the State Capitol, February 1, 2010 conservatives announced their opposition to a proposed legal change they never dreamed could occur in Georgia – the decriminalization of “kiddie prostitution2.” If S.B. 304 passes, juvenile prostitution would not be a crime in Georgia and law enforcement officers would have no jurisdiction over it.

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Senate Passed Bill to Prevent Forced Micro-chipping

Radio Commentary, WMVV 90.7 New Life FM, February 5, 2010
By Sue Ella Deadwyler

Good morning, Jim. Right now we’re facing the threat of mandatory microchip implants for human beings. Before you say that can’t happen here, I assure you, it is on the horizon. On August 21, 2006 an online article stated that the VeriChip Corporation boasted of talking with the Pentagon about implanting RFID tags in our military. Think about it! Wouldn’t our enemies be thrilled to capture American soldiers embedded with microchips full of their personal information?

Then, think about this. During the September 2005 Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Justice John Roberts, Senator Joseph Biden (the current Vice-President) said, “Can a microscopic tag be implanted in a person’s body to track his every movement? There’s actual discussion about that. You will rule on that – mark my words – before your tenure is over.”
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