Georgia Message to Congress: Defeat FOCA!
The federal “Freedom of Choice Act” will not make abortion safe or rare but will instead actively promote and subsidize abortion with state and federal tax dollars and do nothing to ensure its safety. Therefore, the members of this body strongly oppose the federal “Freedom of Choice Act” and urge the U.S. Congress to reject it summarily.

S.R. 156 introduced by Senator David Shafer of District 48 on February 6th and H.R. 334 introduced by Representative Jerry Keen of District 179 on February 18th remind us of a federal law that, if passed, could abolish all laws protecting unborn babies. Several times since 1989, Congress has introduced FOCA (Freedom of Choice Act), most recently in April 2007, with 109 cosponsors in the U.S. House and 19 in the U.S. Senate.

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H.B. 38 Requires Personal Permission for Microchip Implant
Legislators must protect Georgians from forced microchip implants!
“There’s no way in the world, having read this information, that I would have one of those chips implanted in my skin, or in one of my family members. Given the preliminary animal data, it looks to me that there’s definitely cause for concern.”
- Dr. Robert Benezra1, Head of Cancer Biology Genetics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, N.Y.

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The “Fat Bill” is Back

Questions: Who’s responsible for a child’s health – the school or parents?
If H.B. 229 passes, what happens to students who are judged “fat?”
Will teachers or social workers enter homes and condemn the family diet?
Will students be graded on their eating habits or body fat index?

Who decides the criteria for “out of shape” and how will penalties be administered?
Background. The “fat bill” died last session, but it’s back. Last year the Senate introduced it February 22, 2008 and passed it seven days later. The House killed it in April. So, why a fat bill? With no scheduled time for play, children are not as lean as past generations. What to do? Recess and playgrounds would be best, but educators want the law – the SHAPE Act, S.B. 506 dubbed the “fat bill” – that was defeated last year. But it’s been introduced again this session.

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Could Illegal Aliens Vote in Georgia if They Show a College ID?

H.B. 209 was introduced January 30^th by Representative Morgan to add another item to the list of documents poll workers will accept as proof of eligibility to vote in Georgia.  The following lists the various documentation voters may now use to authenticate their identity:

• A Georgia driver’s license, voter ID or other valid ID properly issued by the appropriate Georgia government state agency, another state or the U.S., provided the ID card contains a photograph of the elector;
• A valid U.S. passport or a valid employee ID card with a photograph of the elector and issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the U.S. government, Georgia, or any county, municipality, board, authority, or other entity of this state;
• A valid U.S. military ID or a valid tribal ID card containing a photograph of the elector.

However, H.B. 209 should be defeated, because it would add the following to the ID list:

“A valid student identification card used by a public or private college or university located in this state.”

The question, then, becomes academic (pardon the pun).  Since public universities and colleges enroll illegal aliens, some via in-state tuition though they’re not legal residents of Georgia, is it the intent of this bill to allow illegal aliens to vote, simply, because they’re in Georgia colleges?  PROBABLY!  If not, why doesn’t the bill require student voters to prove they are U.S. citizens?

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