November 9, 2018 Radio Commentary

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“Gender Fluid” Boy Assaults Girl in Girls’ Decatur School Bathroom

Radio Commentary, 90.7, 91.7 New Life FM, November 9, 2018 – By Sue Ella Deadwyler

Four days ago, we elected 180 representatives and 56 senators to a two-year term in the Georgia General Assembly.  Those who served before know which hot-button issues they’ll face, but all of them need to know about emerging problems.

Today’s issue surfaced two years ago in July, when Decatur City Schools’ superintendent, arbitrarily and without notice, emailed his staff a new transgender policy to be established in all nine Decatur City Schools.  His email provided bold and strict directions that drastically changed intimate privacy standards in Decatur schools.  This is part of what he said:

“For purpose of these examples, assume this student was assigned the sex of male at birth, and now identifies as female.  This student should be treated the same as any other female student; she should not be identified as anything other than female; she should be addressed with female pronouns; she should be allowed to use the female restroom; she should be allowed to use the female locker room; she should be allowed to try out for ‘female’ sports; and she should be allowed to room with other females on field trips.”

Parents weren’t consulted or notified about the change, but learned on Facebook six months later that transgender rights would take precedence over other students’ right to privacy in Decatur schools.  Despite parental objections, the superintendent had the audacity to double-down on his policy two weeks after President Trump’s rescission of the guidelines Decatur’s school superintendent had implemented in Decatur schools.

After many complaints, plus a school board hearing for pro and con testimony, the policy was allowed to stand.  Then, in November 2017 a “gender fluid” boy assaulted a five-year-old girl in the girls’ restroom at Oakhurst Elementary School.  The next morning, the girl’s mother complained to the school, but the transgender policy never changed; the “gender fluid” boy still used the same restroom as the assaulted girl; the district refused to put either child in another classroom; and the mother transferred her assaulted daughter to another school.

Because Decatur City Schools receive federal funding, on May 22, 2018 Alliance Defending Freedom Attorney Vernadette Broyles filed a 16-page federal civil rights complaint under the Federal Title IX law.  In September the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights responded by opening a Title IX investigation, which is on-going.

Our new legislators need to pass laws to restore parental rights. For Georgia Insight I’m Sue Ella Deadwyler, your Capitol correspondent.

November 2, 2018 Radio Commentary

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Ask Candidates about Driver’s Licenses

Radio Commentary, 90.7, 91.7 New Life FM, November 2, 2018 – By Sue Ella Deadwyler

With the election only four days away, please remind candidates that driver’s licenses must be redesigned to differentiate between U.S. citizens and non-citizens, since driver’s licenses are used for voter ID.

No matter how long foreigners have been living legally in this country, they cannot vote unless they have taken the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States.  That’s when they swear allegiance to U.S. laws and the Constitution.

Individuals who enter the country legally may use their foreign driver’s license for doing business or touring the state, but if they become legal Georgia residents, they must get a Georgia license within 30 days.  To qualify for a driver’s license, individuals must be U.S. “citizens” or “lawful” visitors who become “lawful” residents.  Georgia law does not authorize driver’s licenses for illegal aliens, although some may have been issued.

However, Georgia law does allow driver’s licenses to be issued to foreigners who are in this country lawfully.  The problem is: their license looks exactly like those issued to U.S. citizens, except for two words, “term-limited,” that are printed on non-citizen licenses.  Both licenses are so similar that registrars could easily overlook the words “term-limited” and register non-citizens, who could vote, if poll workers don’t see those words, either. Continue reading →

October 2018 Newsletter

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November Ballot: Constitutional Amendments and Referenda

In addition to electing candidates for various offices, voters will answer “yes” or “no” on seven or eight questions on the November ballot. All ballots contain five proposed constitutional amendments and two statewide referenda questions. However, some voters may be asked an eighth question. Their answers will determine whether local retail liquor sales should start an hour earlier on Sunday. The amendments and referenda are on the ballot in the following order:

Amendment 1 creates the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Act to govern the conservation of land and water. If it passes, up to 80 percent of sales taxes collected on the sale of sporting goods must be dedicated to land conservation, regardless of other critical needs. Legislators already have the authority to allocate such funds via the annual budget. Vote NO

Amendment 2 creates, as part of the superior court, a state-wide business court with judges appointed and reappointed by the governor. Regulations would be legislated in the future. Locally elected judges would serve with more accountability. Vote NO

Amendment 3 changes the assessment and taxation of “forest land conservation use property” by requiring each tract to be “at least 200 acres in aggregate” in one or two counties with at least 100 acres within a county. Would imminent domain condemnations be used to acquire the 200 acres? How would this affect the conservation of smaller tracts? Vote NO

Amendment 4 authorizes victims of crimes to request a court notification when the defendant in the case is released or escapes from prison. Also, victims would be assured a right to speak at scheduled proceedings. Vote YES

Amendment 5 in locales that contain independent or combination school districts voters could direct full-time equivalent funding to the school attended by the student. Vote YES

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October 26, 2018 Radio Commentary

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Tuesday, Last Day to Vote

Radio Commentary, 90.7, 91.7 New Life FM, October 26, 2018 – By Sue Ella Deadwyler

A week from next Tuesday is Election Day, the last day you can vote in this year’s General Election.  Each ballot in every district contains the names of candidates for state offices and local offices, as well as seven or eight very important questions voters should answer.

The first five questions ask voters whether the State Constitution should have five new amendments.  The two referenda questions concern homestead exemption in multi-county municipalities and tax exemption on nonprofit homes for the mentally disabled.  I’ll vote NO on the first three amendments and YES on the last two amendments and both referenda questions.

Those are important questions that affect us statewide, but some voters will decide whether liquor sales should begin an hour earlier on Sunday.

Since voters will determine local and state politics by electing representatives and senators to the Georgia General Assembly, it’s important to know the names of candidates who expect your vote.  If the two candidates seem to have the same values, comparing political party platforms is the best way to determine whose values more closely align with your personal values. Continue reading →