September 2019 Newsletter

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DANGER! Equality Act, Half-way through Congress

“The Chamber looks forward to the enactment of the Equality Act.”
– U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Neil L. Bradley, Executive V.P. and Chief Policy Officer, Letter to Congress April 9, 2019

H.R. 5, introduced by U.S. Congressman D. N. Cicilline (D-RI-1) March 13, 2019, passed the U.S. House May 17th and is in the Senate Judiciary Committee, where it needs to die.

Congressional Overview of H.R. 5

  • H.R. 5, specifically, prohibits discrimination or segregation based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in public accommodations1 and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system. [Discriminates against biological sexes.]
  • H.R. 5 allows the Department of Justice to intervene in equal protection actions in federal court on account of sexual orientation or gender identity. [Pits DOJ against heterosexuals.]
  • H.R, 5 prohibits discrimination based on (1) associating with a person in a protected class; or (2) anyone perceived or believed to be in a protected class. [Denies freedom of association.]
  • H.R. 5 prohibits the Religious2 Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 from providing a claim, defense, or basis for challenging such protection. [Denies use of religious freedom laws.]
  • Access to shared facilities, including restrooms, locker rooms, and dressing rooms cannot be denied to anyone claiming an opposite-sex gender identity preference. [Destroys privacy.]
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August 2019 Newsletter

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Guns in Georgia: Questions & Answers1

Can you have a loaded gun in your car in Georgia?
Yes, any person who is not prohibited by law from possessing a handgun or long gun may have or carry it in his or her vehicle (owned or rented by you). In a vehicle you do not own, you must have the permission of the person who has legal control of the vehicle.

Can you drink and carry a gun in Georgia?
You may not discharge a firearm while under the influence. You may carry with a valid permit in restaurants that serve alcohol, unless posted (GA Code 16-11-134).

Is Georgia a Stand Your Ground State?
Yes. A person has no duty to retreat and is justified in threatening or using force against another when the person reasonably believes such threat or force is necessary to defend himself or herself or a third person against another’s imminent use of unlawful force or to prevent death or great bodily injury. Force may also be used to prevent the commission of a forcible felony, such as rape, armed robbery or kidnapping (GA Code 16-3-21).

Is Georgia an Open Carry State?
No. You must have a Georgia Weapons Carry License (WCL) or a license from a state that

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June-July 2019 Newsletter

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Organized Evil Warping U.S. Culture

So, you think the National Education Association (NEA) is dedicated only to education! Think again!  It’s hard to find a more liberal lobbying organization.

In its document, “REPORTS,” the National Education Association published the actions of its annual Representative Assembly in Houston, Texas July 4 – 7, 2019.  “REPORTS” has two sections – new business implementation and certain committee actions from the 2018 assembly.

NEA’s motto, “Great Public Schools for Every Student” stated on the final page, is followed by this tell-tale statement: “This document has been printed by Organized Staff Union Labor at the National Education Association.”  The following pages exemplify NEA efforts to affect culture.

Immigrant Families at the Border, the first issue in REPORTS was Resolution A of 2018 (2018-A) that affirmed NEA’s open-borders commitment.  It is quoted verbatim as follows: “The NEA will respond thoughtfully, swiftly, and forcefully in support of and in solidarity with immigrant families who are separated, incarcerated, or refused their legal right to request asylum due to the heartless, racist, and discriminatory zero-tolerance policies of the Trump administration.  We will not waiver in our commitment to these families and will take the following actions1.”

Direct Action at 2019 Representative Assembly (RA), the next item, explained that NEA’s Centers for Governance, Social Justice, and Communications partnered with Stonewall National Museum and Archives to curate and display, at specific locations, two traveling exhibits – Stonewall Uprising Exhibit and Out of the Shadows Timeline.  In addition, NEA partnered with Equality Texas, Human Rights Campaign, and Texas State Teachers Association in a direct-action event in Houston the afternoon of July 3, 2019, prior to the July 4th conference.

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May 2019 Newsletter

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Governor Kemp Signed 300 Bills, Vetoed 14

“All bills and all resolutions which have been passed by the General Assembly intended to have the effect of law … shall become law if approved or not vetoed by the Governor within 40 days from the date of any such1 adjournment.”
– The Constitution of the State of Georgia, Article III, Section V, Paragraph XIII

Random Examples of Bills Signed by Governor Kemp

  • H.B. 182 requires internet retails to collect sales taxes if annual Georgia sales reach $100,000.
  • H.B. 186 relaxes certain regulations that protect nonprofit hospitals from competition.
  • H.B. 213 allows farmers to grow hemp for CBD oils and other products.
  • H.B. 228 increases the minimum age for marriage from 16 to 17.
  • H.B. 282 requires sexual assault evidence to be preserved until crimes are solved..
  • H.B. 316 replaces the state’s 27,000 electronic voting machines with a $150 million voting system that uses touchscreens, printers and optical scanners.
  • H.B. 321 extends the “provider fee” funding of hospitals that treat Medicaid patients.
  • H.B. 323 pharmacy benefit managers must report rebates they pocket or pass on to patients.
  • H.B. 324 permits medical marijuana growing, manufacturing, testing, and dispensary sales.
  • H.B. 346 protects renters from eviction when they complain to landlords.
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