Legislators, Please Don’t Pass Bills that reward Lawlessness

“If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?” – Psalm 11:3

King David asked, “If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?” Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary defines “can” as “to be able to do, make or accomplish.” So, what can be done by the “righteous,” defined by the Dictionary as “acting in accord with divine or moral law.” Although society is neglecting divine law, unabashedly destroying moral law, and defying the Constitution, those standards must be re-established and enforced, “in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity,” as stated in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution.

Q. What can be done to recover constitutional authority and re-instate the observance of law?
A. Legislators can stop passing bills, such as H.B. 999, that reward unlawful entry into the U.S.
H.B. 999 Georgia Educational Freedom Act by Representative Wes Cantrell establishes state-funded promise scholarships of $6,000 per school year for each participating student to fund private nonpublic schools, sectarian or nonsectarian, higher education, curricula, etc.

• To participate, H.B. 999 does not require parents or students to be in the U.S. legally.
• To qualify for a $6,000 annual scholarship, the parents must, currently, reside in Georgia.
• A student must be enrolled/attended a Georgia school for six weeks in the previous year.
• Parents promise they’ll be taught reading, grammar, mathematics, social studies and science.
• Students enrolled in a Department of Juvenile Justice school are not eligible for the program.

If H.B. 999 passes, the 14 members of the appointed Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC) will appoint eight parents of participating students to six-year terms on a promise scholarship parent review committee. In turn, the commission’s appointed executive director would appoint eight members to one-year terms on a review committee to oversee the funding of students (a) who reside in Georgia and (b) attended school six weeks the previous year.

H.B. 999 has a huge loophole that allows non-citizens $6,000 per year for private schools and tax-funded colleges. The GSFC funds citizens and “persons” alike, although “persons” include unlawful residents. Lines 298-302 of H.B. 999 state the current GSFC purpose as follows:
“Purpose of commission [GSFC]. The purpose of the commission shall be to help improve the higher educational opportunities of citizens and persons in this state by serving as an agency and budget unit within the executive branch of state government for the purpose of carrying out and effectuating the powers, duties, and functions set forth in this part and in Chapter 2B of this title.”

ACTION – OPPOSE. Call House Education Committee Representatives Dubnik, Ch., 404 656-7857; Erwin, V-Ch., 656-0188; Belton, Sec., 656-3947; Benton, 656-5126; Cantrell, 656-0152; Carter, 656-0220; Cheokas, 463-7853; England, 463-2247; Evans, 656-0109; Glanton, 657-1803; Hill, 656-0325; Howard, 656-6372; Jasperse, 656-7153; Jan Jones, 656-5072; Todd Jones, 463-2246; LaRiccia, 651-7737; Mainor, 656-0126; Nguyen, 656-0314; Nix, 656-5146; Paris, 656-0109; Rich, 656-5087; Setzler, 656-5143; Wade, 656-0188; Wilson, 656-6372.

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