Hot on the heels of the Penn State child abuse scandal comes Georgia Senate Bill 355. This bill makes it a mandatory legal requirement that anyone “…who has reasonable cause to believe that a child is abused shall report [the abuse]…” I went and pulled up Title 19, Chapter 7, Article 1 to see what …
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Long Time No Politics
It’s been since the 5th of this month since I didn’t post about politics. That’s way too long to go without a picture of one of my cats. And you’ve not been treated to all the things I did in the past month and a half. I haven’t blogged about the social artwork class Jenn …
Georgia Legislative Action
I was hoping to tell you about HB 798 and its fanfare, however I’ll just let Jay Bookman do it for me. Related to that, the Democrats have submitted a Senate Resolution calling for an amendment to the GA constitution that would provide continuous funding of the Georgia Ethics Commission. HB 814 – Amendment to …
Georgia Legislative Action – Senate Resolutions
SR 728 – Call for National Moratorium on the Death Penalty. This basically says everything that the Senate Bill I mentioned in the last post does. See that post for details. SB 730 – United Nations Agenda 21 is Insidious and Destructive. Honestly, I have no opinion on this one right now, but I’ll note …
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Georgia Legislative Action – Senate Bills
SB 342 – Prohibition of the Death Penalty. I am philosophically in favor of the death penalty, as it is generally applied in the U.S., however I am procedurally opposed to it due to the number of people on death row who have been exonerated. Until you can guarantee 100% that everyone who is convicted …
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Georgia Legislative Action – House Bills
New bills are dropping because the Georgia Legislature is in session this week. Some, that are of interest to me: HB 799 – Expungement of DUI Conviction. If you don’t have any traffic violations for 5 years after conviction, your record of DUI would be expunged. I’m not sure what I think about this. On …
Rick is Out
In the great tradition of pull quotes, here’s some fun ones from Rick Perry’s withdrawal speech: As I have traveled across this great country: from New Hampshire to California, from Iowa to Florida, and to numerous states in between, I have discovered a tremendous purpose and resiliency in our people. Reinterpretation: “I’ve never been outside …
My Fondest Wish
I don’t care who wins the South Carolina Republican Primary. The Republicans are doing an excellent job singling out the Democratic talking points for the general election, no matter who is eventually nominated. No, what I most want is for South Carolina to hand the win to someone who does not end up with the …
Georgia Bills
In case you’ve been wondering why I have not posted anything new on Georgia Legislative Action (GLA!) the last few days, it’s because the House and Senate have not been in session. They’re back on the 23rd for more derring-do. However there’s still plenty of other excitement. South Carolina is just over the border, so …
More Georgia Legislative Action
These will just keep coming as the session wears on. By the way, in my previous posting, I mentioned that I was only posting things “of interest”. I find things interesting if they are: insane; related to my field of work; particularly noteworthy; something I have some knowledge about; or just plain interesting. For example, …