As everybody in Georgia knows -
"Letting The People Vote" was a major issue in the 2002 Campaign. A well
financed and sitting incumbent governor, Roy Barnes, was defeated in a major
upset for ignoring the People of Georgia.
Roy Barnes had ignored the
People while pandering to special interests.
A Republican governor - Sonny
Perdue - was elected after promising to "Let The People Vote." It's VOTES that win elections, not money or special interest support.
Here we sit today, facing
another election and once again the People have been ignored and worse----they have been insulted.
Despite campaign
promises to "Let The People Vote," there has been no honest vote. Instead, another Metro
Atlanta Chamber flag was created in a secret back room deal and rolled out. The leading contender, the 1956 flag, was removed from
the 'choices' as part of the backroom deal and the resulting hoax referendum held in March 2004 was an INSULT, not a "choice."
When candidate Perdue
was promising Georgians a vote to choose their flag, there were only two flags in contention: The Barnes 2001 flag and the 1956 flag. No one knew anything about
the Perdue/Chamber backroom deal flag. Reasonable voters had every reason to believe the promised vote would include the 1956 flag and the 2001 flag.
Yet Perdue has the audacity to claim that he "kept his promises."
There is something American
about
"Letting The People Vote." During the debate on the Constitution of 1787, Alexander Hamilton (the main author of the Federalist Papers)
said:
In Washington D.C., the Republicans
demand a "FAIR Up or Down Vote" on judicial nominees. In Georgia - for four years the elite
Republican leadership has said "No Vote!" The hypocrisy of these elite Republicans runs off the scales!
A Mason Dixon Poll showed that
79% of Georgians want a Fair and Honest Vote. But for four years the Republican
leadership has ignored the large majority of Georgians and the Metro Atlanta
Chamber has publicly taken credit - bragging about their influence.
The Metro Atlanta Chamber won about
three-fourths of its agenda,
most critically the flag.
Given a new Governor and new legislative leadership, this was
a great achievement. ---from the Metro Atlanta Chamber website
The question remains the same as
it has throughout the history of mankind:
"The issue
today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether
man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small
elite." --- Thomas Jefferson
A little perspective is appropriate when considering the sacrifices of our Georgia military veterans.
The following totals for Georgia veterans killed gives some perspective on the scope of these wars:
VietNam
| 1,584 |
Korea
| 740 |
World War Two
| over 6,000 |
War for Southern Independence (1861-1865)
| over 30,000 |
As a percentage of the total population, the loss of 30,000 men was staggering.
No other historical event even comes close.
To the "politically correct" and the politically expedient, it was considered acceptable to denigrate the memory and
sacrifice of our VietNam veterans. Too many Americans shamefully allowed them to cast aspersions on the character and dedication of the
VietNam veterans. That shameful lapse is now being corrected for the most part---and none too soon.
But the politically correct, the race hustlers and the
politicians and corporations who pander to them continue to insult the memory of the over 30,000 Georgia veterans lost in America's worst war (and the many thousands more who survived it).
Traditional Georgians refuse to accept that progress requires wiping our feet on our veterans and denigrating their sacrifice.
May God have mercy on all those who do.
To a majority of Georgians, the Memory of these
Veterans means more. To a majority of Georgians, Fairness and Honesty are important.
It is time for Georgia Republican Party members to decide where they stand. Do they stand for
Fairness, Honesty and honoring our veterans? Or do they just go along with the politically expedient, accepting lies and hypocrisy and selling out
honor to pander for a few votes and to please a few elite special interests? The following straw poll presents a question about the
upcoming Republican Primary. We hope you will take a minute or so and answer the
question.
The Poll question follows:
Other Polls on same subject:
Republican Primary Poll - spofga.org
Poll on Republican Primary - southernheritagepac.org
IMPORTANT: Online Poll - letgeorgiavote.com
A Mason Dixon Poll
documents what almost all Georgians have known anyway. They want a
FAIR and Honest Vote on the State Flag.
QUESTION: The Georgia legislature is presently considering
holding a referendum to permit the voters to choose between the
current State Flag and the 1956-2001 State Flag, which contained
the Confederate battle emblem. Do you
believe that the people of Georgia should be allowed to say which
State Flag represents them, or not?
YES NO NOT SURE
STATE
79% 15%
6%
That's right, 79% --- 8 out 10---believe that it's Fair and appropriate to let the People Vote with an Honest Choice!
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Georgia Heritage Council; for"56 or Fight,"
Robert Lloyd
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