Key Bills (Georgia General Assembly)

Online Athens ^ | 2/22/03 | staff

[CFW]

Do you have your ping list handy?

[Ff--150]

bump

[backhoe]

I'm on the backup PC right now- remind me if I forget, I'll try to get to it later.

I truly believe that when the legislature is in sesson, no man's life or property is safe...

[backhoe]

Once more, if you wish to be dropped from this list, email me & mention the "giantgafrlist..."

Neighbors, there's some bad stuff and too dam' much government interference in everyone else's life hiding in this overblown junk.

Contact info:
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/cgi-bin/gl_peo_list.pl?List=stsenatedl

Megalinks:
http://www.conservativeusa.org/megalink.htm

Even more links:
http://globalfreepress.com/email_the_media.shtml

[FreedomPoster]

>>I truly believe that when the legislature is in sesson, no man's life or property is safe...

My in-laws are in KY, have been active in Republican politics there for a long time. They happen to know FReeper LionDenDan from that.

In KY, the legislature only meets every other year (or did); I wish that were the case here.

[dansangel]

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So wonderful to have you back at the helm!

*Bump* for a later read!

[backhoe]

In KY, the legislature only meets every other year (or did); I wish that were the case here.

Just speaking off hand ( don't want to get in a drawn-out discussion, my wife's home today & "thinking up stuff The Cook [me] needs to do..." ) I wish we could cut their pay in half and send them home half the year to live under the laws they impose on us common citizens. Same ( but more strongly felt ) for the Federal level.

That "predatory lending" bill is garbage- as long as the customer is fully informed, what business is it of the legislature who charges what and who pays what? It's a matter of freedom, and choice.

I almost wish we could abolish the General Assembly and the Senate, and go to a direct vote... I know, I know, that's a lot like mob rule, but at least you'd get an up or down decision without all this grandstanding and bellowing that goes on with those clowns in Atlanta and DC...

[backhoe]

Hello, dansangel ( and Dan! )- not only did my ISP croak over the weekend, I foolishly took advantage of AOL's "free trial offer" to get online temporarily, and entered the

"AOL- You've Got Problems! zone.

The dam' thing so corrupted my files & registry that I had to do a bare-metal restore, starting at about 4:00 this morning. But I'm back- finally!

[4CJ]

Bill: S.B. 10 Description: Declares endangerment of a child under age 16 a felony in Georgia. Status: Assigned to Judiciary Committee

Children raised by LIBERALS are being endangered!

[RobFromGa]

thanks for the ping.

[backhoe]

Thanks for looking, neighbor- you really have to keep an eye on those jackals...

[CFW]

Bill: S.B. 10 Description: Declares endangerment of a child under age 16 a felony in Georgia. Status: Assigned to Judiciary Committee

The definition of "endangerment" is not set out. It is too vague and allows way too much room for abuse by law officials. Is it "endangerment" to have a swimming pool if the local social worker is afraid of water; to own a gun if your pediatrician is afraid of guns? Who decides?

Once again, I think this is just a back door gun-grabber law.

[4CJ]

Once again, I think this is just a back door gun-grabber law.

I agree wholeheartedly, but it is far more than simply a law to confiscate guns. It would allow the state government the ability to institute #97's "It takes a Village" socialist programs that legalize the state's control of anything they perceive as endangering children - conservative thought, Christian education, heteosexuality, guns, child discipline other than "timeouts" etc. It would be a backdoor beyond belief.

IMHO, of course.

[CFW]

Oh, I think you are right. Homeschooling will suddenly become "endangerment to a child".

[Brookhaven]

Bill: S.B. 53 Description: Fixes loopholes in a law aimed at predatory lenders. Supporters say the law, passed last year, inadvertently made it difficult for many borrowers to get home loans in Georgia. Status: Passed Senate

This is one that is going to be fought. The do-gooders that pushed the perdatory lending law in the first place seem to be having a hard time swallowing their pride and admiting they went too far.

[CFW]

True, and now that lenders are leaving Georgia, the do-gooders are panicking.

[Brookhaven]

Bill: S.B. 23 Description: Requires women seeking an abortion to wait at least 24 hours to give doctors an opportunity to explain the risks of the procedure and discuss other options. Status: Passed Senate Health and Human Services Committee

One of the big differences with the Republicans in power in GA. Under the Dems, abortion bills were killed before they even got to the committee.

[CFW]

Bill: S.B. 133 Description: Caps jury awards in medical-malpractice and product-liability lawsuits to $250,000. Status: Assigned to Judiciary Committee.

This one is no good either. Did you hear the insurance companies complaining a few years ago when they were rolling in the dough due to their investments? No. Were they lowering ins. rates? No. They are not paying out any more in claims (according to a recent study), but the stock market is down and they aren't making as much on their investments.

We do not need a cap on pain and suffering.(Do you think a lady whose doctor misdiagnosed cancer and removed both breasts should have the amount of her claim capped by the general assembly or decided by an informed jury?)

[CFW]

Bill: S.B. 76 Description: Reduces salaries of legislators and the lieutenant governor by 10 percent. Status: Passed Senate

This is good!