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.
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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.
SR682 – Effingham County; urged to study its tax structure
Sponsored by: Hill,Jack 4th
A RESOLUTION urging Effingham County to study its tax structure; and for other purposes.
HR1011 – Slavery; acknowledge Georgia’s role; urge reconciliation
Sponsored by: Williams,Al 165th
A RESOLUTION acknowledging Georgia’s role in slavery and urging reconciliation; and for other purposes.