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January 9, 2015 Radio Commentary

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Stolen Valor Act

Radio Commentary, 90.7, 91.7 New Life FM, January 9, 2015 – By Sue Ella Deadwyler

On December 20, 2006, President George W. Bush signed the Stolen Valor Act of 2005 that increased penalties for unlawfully wearing, manufacturing, or selling military decorations and medals and making it a federal misdemeanor to falsely represent oneself as having received a U.S. military award.

On June 28, 2012 the U.S. Supreme Court struck down that law, voting 6-3 that lying about a military award is not a crime, but is protected speech under the First Amendment.  So, Congress passed the 2013 law making it a federal offense to falsely claim military heroism in order to get money, property, or other tangible benefits.

On November 25, 2014, Representative Terry Rogers pre-filed H.B. 12, to create the Georgia Military Service Integrity and Preservation Act, and establish a state-level criminal offense of fraudulent representation of military service.  His bill explains the crime as follows:

“Any person who, with the intent of securing a tangible benefit for himself or herself, knowingly and falsely [claims in writing or orally] to be a military veteran or a recipient of a military decoration shall be guilty of fraudulent representation of military service.” Violators could be charged with a misdemeanor, fined $1,000 and sent to prison for 12 months.

If this bill passes and becomes law, the required state penalties would be added to federal penalties required by the Stolen Valor Act that passed Congress. Continue reading →

January 2, 2015 Radio Commentary

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Who Gets a Driver’s License?

Radio Commentary, 90.7, 91.7 New Life FM, January 2, 2015 – By Sue Ella Deadwyler

In ten days the 236-member Georgia General Assembly convenes with 25 new members – fifteen in the House and 10 in the Senate. They’ll introduce and pass bills that affect every one of us, and some have been pre-filed already.

On November 17th Senator Josh McKoon pre-filed S.B. 6 to stop the issuance of driver’s licenses to illegal aliens. His bill requires the Department of Driver Services to use Homeland Security’s E-Verify system to confirm the identity of job applicants.

That works for aliens applying for jobs, but, especially, we should be concerned about the thousands of teenagers crossing the border as “unaccompanied children,” some old enough to have a driver’s license. However, they are not legal residents of the United States, and, currently, don’t qualify for the president’s “approved deferred action status.” Therefore, they should not be issued driver’s licenses. Continue reading →

December 26, 2014 Radio Commentary

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326 Sovereign Nations within U.S.

Radio Commentary, 90.7, 91.7 New Life FM, December 26, 2014 – By Sue Ella Deadwyler

During the last several months, a joint committee of the Georgia General Assembly held hearings on the pros and cons of legalizing medical marijuana for childhood seizures.  As a result, three marijuana bills have been pre-filed for 2015, and two of them legalize the recreational use of marijuana.

Although marijuana is illegal under federal law, in August of last year, the Justice Department authorized states that legalize marijuana to open stores to sell it.  So, this year Colorado and Washington State opened the first marijuana stores in the U.S.  In November Alaska, Oregon and the District of Columbia voted to legalize marijuana and could open stores to sell it there.

The United States has 566 federally recognized American Indian tribes and the Bureau of Indian Affairs says there are 326 American Indian reservations that govern themselves as sovereign nations with certain federal restrictions.  That explains why casinos operate on American Indian reservations in states that prohibit casinos.

On December 11th the Department of Justice announced that Indian tribes may grow and sell marijuana, if they follow the same federal conditions laid out for states, even if the reservations are located in states where marijuana is not legal. Continue reading →

December 19, 2014 Radio Commentary

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God’s Giving is Why We’re Living

Radio Commentary, 90.7, 91.7 New Life FM, December 19, 2014 – By Sue Ella Deadwyler

You might not think of this as a Christmas verse, but it is. “For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” You, probably, learned that verse as a child, and you know it’s in John 3:16 of the Bible. The next verse, John 3:17, explains that God sent His son into the world that the world through Him might be saved. That’s WHY God gave His only begotten Son.

After a Bible study years ago, I was asked, “Saved from what?” I simply said, “Saved from the penalty of sin, saved from hell.” That was a good question and, since then, I’ve learned that many people don’t know they’re sinners and need a savior.

But this one thing we know: There’s a reason this season is called “Christmas.” Webster’s Dictionary defines Christmas as “a holiday on December 25th celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.” Then, Webster defines the word “Christ” as “the anointed, the Messiah whose appearance is prophesied in the Old Testament, [He’s] Jesus of Nazareth, regarded by Christians as [fulfilling] the Messianic prophecy, originally, (Jesus the Christ) was a title. Later [it was] used as part of the name Jesus Christ.” Continue reading →