During the live-blogging of Crossover Day last week, I tossed out an idea that I initially thought would get little traction; a resolution commending Georgia’s political bloggers and inviting them to the state House for “Blogger Day At The Capitol.”
State Representative Steve Davis participated in that Crossover Day live blog and agreed to introduce the [...]
A lot of attention is being directed towards the health care bill currently under consideration in Congress. Democrats in the U.S. House are busy scurrying around for the votes to pass a measure that they say would provide health insurance to more tha 30 million Americans.
If the bill becomes law, however, a proposed amendment to [...]
Tuesday, the House State Planning & Community Affairs Committee reported out a resolution that says the General Assembly nor the people of Georgia “consider themselves bound to comply with the orders of any presidentially appointed czar.”
House Resolution 1146 is sponsored by two candidates for Congress; state Representatives Clay Cox and Bobby Reese.
I swear the things [...]
Senate Minority Leader Robert Brown adds another chapter to the flap over the Obama resolution:
State Sen. Robert Brown today took an image of the red Chinese flag, adorned with a noose and portrait of Communist dictator Mao Zedong, to the Georgia Senate.
It was a visual image for the Macon Democrat’s foray into an ever-widening flap [...]
I pulled video of the floor discussion over the resolution honoring President Barack Obama and making him an honorary member of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus.
The initial discussion is divided into two parts (thanks to the 10 minute video limit on YouTube). Speaker Glenn Richardson explains that a member can object to a resolution [...]
The Obama resolution was brought back up today and referred to committee, sparking a confrontation between the Speaker Glenn Richardson and the House members in the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus:
By a vote of 143-2, the House moments ago voted to revive HR 673, the resolution commending President Barack Obama. That parliamentary move simply brings the [...]
Republicans blocked in the House got to take a jab at President Barack Obama today:
The Georgia House voted Thursday 70-68 to reject a resolution that would have honored President Barack Obama as a politician with an “unimpeachable reputation for integrity, vision and passion.”
The vote by the Republican-controlled chamber infuriated members of the Georgia Legislative Black [...]
Rep. Bob Smith (R) game a Morning Order during today’s session where he was asking for signatures for a state constitutional convention geared towards fixing the the tax system.
Erick Erickson posted Smith’s resolution today over at Peach Pundit. Below is video of Rep. Smith’s Morning Order.