September 2021 Newsletter

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Good News! Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” Agreement Reinstated

On his first day in office, President Joe Biden began dismantling former President Donald Trump‟s Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP). Result: Biden (a) delayed deportation for certain noncitizens and (b) suspended the “Remain in Mexico” (RIM) policy that required aliens seeking asylum to wait in Mexico until they had a U.S. court hearing.

RIM affected 60,000 or more aliens from the time it was implemented in January 2019 and January 20, 2021, when the Biden Administration took office and, promptly, suspended it.

Biden‟s move from suspension to rescission took a little over five months. On June 1, 2021, the Biden administration formally rescinded the highly successful Remain in Mexico program.

But the Court intervened! In August 2021, the MPP was reinstated by a Texas federal judge and, subsequently, upheld by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that refused a request by the Biden Administration to put the ruling on hold.

On August 24th the U.S. Supreme Court denied the Administration’s request for a stay. A George W. Bush appointee to the Supreme Court, Justice Samuel Alito, issued an “Order in Pending Case: Biden, President of U.S., et al, v. Texas, et al,” a half-page, 100-word unsigned ruling that supports both lower court decisions. Justice Alito explained the opinion with this statement: “The applicants have failed to show a likelihood of success on the claim that the memorandum rescinding the Migrant Protection Protocols was not arbitrary and capricious.”

No other opinion was issued, but the last sentence in the Order listed Supreme Court Justices Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan as having disagreed with the majority opinion. Also on August 24th, the DHS declared that the decision would be vigorously challenged. So, it‟s not over, yet.

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August 2021 Newsletter

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“If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?”
– The Holy Bible, KJV, Psalms 11:3

Parental authority was destroyed in Georgia in 1968 when the legislature passed a simple law1 that authorized the Public Health Department to provide “family planning” services to anyone, including minors, without notifying parents.

By 1985, 17 years later, page 69 of a 397-page congressional report listed Georgia as one of six states where adolescents obtain services without parental consent. Table 7, “State-by-State Comments Concerning Selected Federal, State and Local Programs,” says Georgia Public Health Department policy3 considers children seeking services as “emancipated minors.”

Innocence destroyed. An example of innocence-destruction is the Family Life and Sexual Health (FLASH) curriculum that teaches family diversity to young children. FLASH originated in the state of Washington and was copyrighted by Public Health – Seattle & King County. Lesson two for grades 4-6 focuses on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) by requiring pupils to define, study, learn and discuss in class (a) five sexual orientations – lesbian, gay, bisexual, straight, queer – and (b) five gender identities – female, male, cisgender, transgender/trans, and gender queer/gender fluid – which introduces them to alternate lifestyles.

Family is redefined in FLASH Lesson 2 for grades 4-6 as “two or more people who love and take care of each other. Usually they are related and/or live together. Families come in all shapes, sizes and descriptions.” Those statements reveal the central feature of FLASH.

Family is deconstructed by FLASH via That’s a Family, a video shown December 19, 2000 at the Clinton White House to the Girl Scouts of America, YWCA and National PTA. After that, the PTA, reportedly, decided to insert the video into a new “accepting differences” program.

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July 2021 Newsletter

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“Extra-Inning” Special Session to Redraw Districts
Psst! They Can Pass Other Bills, too!

The Constitution of the State of Georgia authorizes the governor to convene a special session by issuing a proclamation, citing its purpose, and setting the time and date for it to commence. At the end of each decade, when the Census tallies are available, the General Assembly must equally divide the state population into 180 State House Districts, 56 State Senate Districts and 14 U.S. Congressional Districts. Districts are re-drawn to adjust for population changes during the past decade and meet the constitutional requirement of equal representation for everyone. Since the Census Bureau has indicated additional information will be sent in August, Georgia‘s
special session is expected to convene in September. So, consider what happened a decade ago.

2011 Governor Deal’s Call: On August 10, 2011, Governor Nathan Deal, joined by House Speaker David Ralston and Lt. Governor Casey Cagle, issued a proclamation and letter, calling for the 2011 special session to convene Monday, August 15, at 10 a.m. (a) to redraw district maps for the Georgia House, Georgia Senate and U.S. Congress, (b) make technical changes to the 2012 TSPLOST referendum and (c) ratify the governor‘s gasoline tax rate freeze.

2011 Special Session: By August 31, 2011, the House had introduced 64 bills and the Senate had introduced 10 bills, some of which drew new district lines for local boards of education and county commissions. When the session ended the first week of September, 2011, it was dubbed, ―The shortest special session in Georgia history,‖ as well as, ―The most transparent and inclusive re-drawing of Georgia‘s political boundaries in modern history. Among legislation that passed during that special session, Governor Deal signed the following:

  • H.B. 1EX Reapportion and Redraw Georgia‘s 180 Districts for the House of Representatives
  • H.B. 2EX Limited Time Tax Exemption for Motor Fuel and Aviation Gasoline
  • H.B. 20EX Redistrict Congressional Maps for 14 Members of Congress (Increased from 13)
  • S.B. 1EX Composition and Number of State Senatorial Districts

I said all that to say this …
1. After each Census, governors call a reapportionment and redistricting special session.
2. Georgia‘s call is made by a proclamation explaining the agenda, which may be amended.
3. Governor Kemp‘s agenda for the 2021 special session should include passage of laws that Prohibit Mandatory Vaccination for COVID-19 and Vaccine ―Passports‖
Prohibit teaching Critical Race Theory (CRT) in public schools K-12 and higher learning.

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June 2021 Newsletter

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Front-Line Issue: Opposition to Critical Race Theory (CRT)

September 22, 2020: President Trump issued EO 13950 to ban CRT training in Federal entities. January 20, 2021: President Biden’s EO 13985 reinstated CRT for federal entities, revoking Trump’s ban. April 27, 2021: Republican Congressmen warned USDOE Secretary Cardona about pushing CRT in schools. May 7, 2021: America First Legal asked USDOE to withdraw its April 19, 2021 rule1 proposal.

U.S. Senator Cotton (R-AR), “I’ve introduced bills that ban CRT from being taught in our military and classrooms and I’m going to keep asking Joe Biden’s team the tough questions.”

Headlines

Biden has embraced lunatic ‘critical race theory’ – but you can fight it, by Max Eden 1-25-21
On his first day in office, President Biden rescinded former President Trump’s executive order that prohibited CRT training for federal agencies and federal contractors.

Governor Kemp opposes ‘CRT’ in letter to state board of education, Donesha Aldridge 11Alive 5-21-21
On Thursday, May 20th, Governor Kemp used Twitter to send a letter to the Georgia State Board of Education. The letter defined CRT as “a divisive and anti-American agenda.”

Carr rejects Federal governments call for CRT in Schools, 5-19-21
Georgia Attorney General Carr joined 20 state attorneys general, urging Biden’s Administration to reconsider imposing CRT, the 119 Project and other similar curriculum into schools. 5-19-21

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