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Did you read my reply on the Hope Scholarship at post 99. I think I very adequately deal with the "voluntary tax" issue. Or do you just not get it?

You, Juana and deaconjim et al. should just form your own little moderate love fest, and you can discuss other ways to sell your soul for "respectability" and profit. I'll keep fighting the good fight.

Nice point. Loving and respecting my neighbor is what it's all about. I'm sure my soul is in good stead in that respect.

Maybe you and your brethren should stick to parades, rallies, and Civil War enactments and let the grown-ups do the hard work of actually governing the state.

Just catching up from a weekend in the mountains.

For the record, I voted against the hope scholarship, but I'm happy to let the ignorant rednecks pay the voluntary tax on stupidity if they want to. I've never paid it, and I never will.

I am a Conservative from day one, and my opinion on the flag issue confirms it. As a Conservative, I believe in the rule of law, in accordance with our Constitution. The current flag, and the previous flag for that matter, were legally adopted by a bill passed by the legislature, made up of duly elected legislators, in a manner consistent with the requirements of our state Constitution. That Constitution does not make a provision for a binding statewide referendum, and any attempt to have one would require a constitutional amendment.

I didn't like the "Barnes flag", and I was happy to see Barnes defeated. I'm fine with the current flag, but even if I wasn't, it was voted on by the legislature and is the legal flag of Georgia. As far as I'm concerned, however, it makes no difference to me if we don't have a flag. It serves no real purpose. I would rather see our legislators spend their time debating issues that mean something to my children.

I am a Southerner and proud of it. That being said, my Southern heritage involves a lot more than the four years between 1861 and 1864. I am proud of my ancestry, and I resent the notion that a bunch of redneck goobers waving flags and "Sonny lied" signs think they represent that heritage. I'll take care of my own heritage, thank you. Go get yourselves a life.