October 2023 Newsletter

“A Letter to My Family – to Keep Them Safe”

“After the horrific events in Israel & the protests here in America I wrote this letter to my children. It is my plan to protect them based upon more than 10 years in national security. Please share.”
– Sebastian Gorka/Dr. G, Oct. 23, 2023

“Terrorists want you to be afraid. Don‟t be afraid. Be wise. Be prepared.

“Given what has happened in the last 14 days, I expect the war in Israel to escalate.

“With the jihadi murder of a teacher in France and two Swedish tourists gunned down in Belgium since the Hamas attacks, plus our embassies being surrounded and one set ablaze in the Middle East, the spread of violence to America is sadly inevitable.

“As a result we need to make yourselves harder targets for those who may want to hurt us simply because we are American.

“The nature of the threat

“For us living just outside DC, and with business there every day, the threat is the highest, given the symbolism of the capital, and the number of attractive targets for terrorists. Since I am licensed to carry concealed weapons, I am armed at all times. As the saying goes, ‘It’s better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.’

“For those of us who don’t have a Concealed Carry Permit, now is the time to get certified and apply. Once you are qualified, train, train and train. A weapon is of no use, in fact it is a deadly liability if you aren’t comfortable with it, or cannot use it proficiently, and are clear where you can deploy it legally and legitimately.

“In the meantime until you are certified and comfortable you should be carrying the best defensive CS of pepper-spray out there. I recommend this one.

“For those of us living and working in states and municipalities which have heavy restrictions on what you can and can’t carry, there are still many options open. Outside of the capital, the level of threat is thankfully lower. Instead of a sophisticated terrorist attack by multiple perpetrators, the most likely scenario for violence is a sole gunman or knife attack, as in France, or an anti-America protest unexpectedly getting violent.”

Read more of Sebastian Gorka’s letter and the rest of the current newsletter here.

Read more of Sebastian Gorka’s letter and the rest of the current newsletter here.

February 2023 Newsletter

Georgia General Assembly Convenes January 9th for 40 Days

In the first week of the General Assembly legislators passed S.R. 6 to set the 40-day legislative schedule, which is set to end Wednesday, March 29th, but that could change. Interestingly, S.R. 6, also, contains a four-paragraph Part II directing the General Assembly to move from the Capitol if an emergency or disaster makes it impossible to work there. Part II, also, directs the re-convening of the General Assembly in the Capitol after the emergency ends.

Officials Overseeing the Legislative Process

I. Secretary of the Senate: David A. Cook is a former senator, whose career as Secretary of the Senate began on July 2, 2013 when his peers first elected him. He has been continually re-elected since, and was re-elected this year. In 1789 the office was created to provide a Secretary to serve concurrently with the senators. He (a) manages and oversees the Office of the Secretary of the Senate and (b) all data1 and subsequent information published therein. In addition, he (c) assists in producing and updating the Senate Rules (d) while serving on the Senate Administrative Affairs Commission and the Legislative Services Committee.

II. Lieutenant Governor Presides as President of the Senate. Burt Jones, elected as the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Georgia in the 2022 election, presides over the Senate and participates in other actions. (a) On January 12th, he and other members of the Assignments Committee (SAC) announced committee chairs for this first year of the current two-year term. (b) Before the session convenes every morning, he and other SAC members meet to decide committee assignments for bills and resolutions being introduced that day. Members of SAC are the Lieutenant Governor, President Pro Tem, Majority Leader and two members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, who, also, determines the duties of the SAC.

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July 13, 2018 Radio Commentary

Life & Free Speech Upheld by Supreme Court

Radio Commentary, 90.7, 91.7 New Life FM, July 13, 2018 – By Sue Ella Deadwyler

On June 26th the Supreme Court overruled a California law that (a) forced medically licensed pro-life pregnancy centers to post in a conspicuous place in their waiting rooms signs in 22-inch font or distribute forms advertising that the state offers free or low-cost abortions. That law, also, (b) required pregnancy centers dedicated to ending abortion to include on that sign a phone number that would refer women to abortion providers like Planned Parenthood.

But that law went further. It forced pregnancy centers, including religious pro-life centers that are not medically licensed by the state, to post in waiting rooms and advertisements a disclaimer in up to 13 different languages, that they are not a medical facility. During the hearing, Justice Kennedy asked, “What would happen if an unlicensed entity, unlicensed center, just had a billboard that said ‘Choose Life.’ Would they have to make the disclosure?”

The answer was “yes.” That center would have to post a disclaimer on that billboard, in the same size font as “Choose Life,” in up to 13 different languages, which would completely drown out the pro-life message. Continue reading

May 17, 2013 Radio Commentary

Pro-Life Bills BLOCKED in the House

Radio Commentary, 90.7, 91.7 New Life FM, May 20, 2013 – By Sue Ella Deadwyler

Good morning, Jim.  The opening statements of Georgia Right-to-Life’s report on the session says, “Well, here we go again!  Only two pro-life bills have been passed in the last four years,” while eight others have been blocked or ignored in committee.

Bills killed this year include The Ethical Treatment of Human Embryos Act (H.B. 481) that passed the Senate in 2010, only to be blocked by the 2010 Speaker of the House Glenn Richardson and a House committee chairman Amos Amerson.

H.481 went to the Representative Willard’s Judiciary Committee, instead of pro-life Representative Setzler’s Science and Technology committee.  Mr. Willard DID give the bill a hearing, but strong opposition by the University of Georgia, Georgia Tech and the Georgia biotech industry killed it.

Then, Representative Jay Neal introduced another bill requesting a study committee to iron out concerns of the university system and biotech industry, but that bill was sent to a non-supportive committee that refused to give it a hearing and that’s where it died. Continue reading