As this year's legislative session has come to an end, we can see clearly that elections have consequences. Republicans lost seats in both the U.S. House and Senate, and lost the Presidency, and what have been the consequences? We have seen, in less than three months, a rush towards socialism as President Obama and the Congressional Democrat majorities have passed a $787 billion "stimulus" bill that has only stimulated the pockets of Democrats donors and special interests, a massive new budget that if enacted will lead to trillion dollar deficits for the next decade, a push for nationalized health care (the same type of system that we found out this weekend left a man in Britain to starve to death after having a stroke and having no one notice that he was without a feeding tube for 26 days), a cap-and-trade energy policy that by their own admission will cause energy prices to skyrocket, and all of this and more as our country struggles with a serious recession.

 

As depressing as that is, all is not lost. Georgia has remained at the forefront of the nation as a state that cherishes our nation's great heritage, our Constitution, our individual freedom, and most importantly, our belief in an almighty Creator from which all blessings originate. These traits have been reflected in those that we have elected to represent us.

 

In the legislative session just ended, we have seen the JOBS (Jobs, Opportunity & Business Success) Act of 2009, which leads the nation in getting us out of this recession using proven conservative principles. Among its provisions, it will enact a gradual elimination of the corporate income tax and give a tax credit for companies that hire an unemployed worker and keep them working for two years. This is expected to help Georgia lead the nation in job creation. Also seen this year was the result of last year's modification to the Red Light Camera laws (the addition of one second to the yellow light minimum timing) that has caused citations to drop by as much as 80%. About a dozen cities and climbing have now decided to remove their red light cameras because their revenue stream has dried up, proving that this was never about public safety. These are the types of good legislation that get passed when we get involved and get people elected that understand that the purpose of the law is to protect the citizens, not oppress them.

 

Come find out about these issues and more at our monthly meeting on Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 9:00 AM. Bring a friend and get involved. Our guest speaker will be District 12 State Representative Tom Graves.