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Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 13:50:10

The Citizen Newsletter

Issue # 264 May 14, 2011

The Conservative Voice of Henry County

Contact The Citizen at hc.citizen@hccitizen.org Your comments and submissions are always welcome!

Taste of Henry
In This Issue
French Market & Tavern

• News & Announcements

• Taste of Henry
• Ethics Ordinance: Final Draft
• Senate Creates Dictatorship
• Plan to Topple Saxby in 2014
• PSC: Meeting Promotes Rail
• Hack Line: Your Taxes
• Your Voice Taste of Henry 2011 winners Chef Sam
• Responses to The Citizen Pagán (sweets) and Chef Jeffrey Bell (peoples choice). Couldn't
• Deindustrialization of America be prouder of our boys, what a team we have assembled. Special
• Family Files Federal Lawsuit thanks to Jailhouse Brewery and Hayden Grove Farms. Most of all,
thank you people of Henry. A bunch of money was raised for A
Friends House, which rocks!

We had a great time last night at Taste of Henry. I was

hoping to see the French Market folks - sampling the Hayden
Farms / Jail House beef stew was a real treat. Guys, you are a real
prize for Henry County.

The first table we visited was OB’s BBQ to greet Steve & Tammy
Duncan – and get a couple great barbeque sandwiches. My favorite is
Editorial / Publication Policy OB’s Sweet Sauce – and it really hit the spot!

Available in HTML (original) or PDF Thanks to all the local businesses and friends who participated this
format year!
Send email to hc.citizen@hccitizen.org
~~ Larry Stanley
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3DCC Announcement: Revised Ethics Ordinance as

provided by Henry County government. View entire document at
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The Third District Community Coalition has worked with county

officials for over a year to compose a binding ordinance to enforce
rules of ethics in local government.

The final draft of the documented ordinance has been posted online
at www.Scribd.com. Please visit the site and review the text.

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CREATING AMERICA'S FIRST DICTATOR

THROUGH SENATE LEGISLATION S.679

Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011

President WILL HAVE the sole power to appoint people to positions of his choosing within our government

While all of America is distracted and focused on the death of Osama bin Laden, our President and his minions have
been fast at work laying the groundwork for S. 679: Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011
to speed through the Senate and then make its way into the House and then to the President to sign. Yes, the other
hand is quickly forming into a dictatorial fist that is about to smash our Constitution.

As you will recall, the beginning of the end of liberty in Rome commenced with Augustus Caesar who compromised the
authority of the Senate through the force of arms and basically the Senate became a facade. America is poised with
this proposed bill, to morph immediately from a Republic into an empire with the privileged eunuchs of the Senate as
window dressing and a dictator – the first American Caesar – at the country’s helm.

Read more: http://tinyurl.com/3fuxf6l

From The Heritage Foundation, here is a succinct explanation of the bill:

The bill reduces the number of presidential appointments that require the consent of the Senate and establishes within
the executive branch a Working Group on Streamlining Paperwork for Executive Nominations. Individuals nominated to
senior executive offices suffer slow and detailed background investigations and mounds of duplicative paperwork before
a President sends their nominations to the Senate. After nomination, many nominees suffer time-consuming inaction or
time-consuming and excruciating action as the Senate proceeds (or does not) with consideration of the nomination.
The sponsors of S. 679 have identified a valid problem, but proposed the wrong solution. Congress should not enact S.
679.

OBAMASTALINHITLER.jpg In essence they want to give the President the sole power to appoint people to positions of
his choosing within our government. Obama would be free to do this without the approval of the Senate. Senate
approval of such positions is mandated by the U.S. Constitution in Article II, Section 2 under the “Appointments
Clause”:
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Erick Erickson’s plan to topple Saxby Chambliss in 2014

by Jim Galloway for the AJC

When Republicans gather in Macon on Friday, and perhaps before all of them arrive, the first speaker will be U.S. Sen.
Saxby Chambliss.

Chambliss has had his share of good press lately, what with being the GOP voice on covert affairs and an organizing
member of the Gang of Six attempt to tackle the federal deficit.

But Chambliss has never been beloved by the Georgia GOP’s hardcore. For some reason, he is singled out for vitriol
more often than U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, though the two have near-identical voting records.

Four years ago, the pair was involved in an attempt at immigration reform with Democrats (and the Bush White
House). It was Chambliss – he’d just lost his job as chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee — who was
showered with a chorus of boos for uttering the phrase “guest worker program.”

By the time the Macon Centreplex is filled on Saturday for the main event – the election of a state chairman —
Chambliss will have already left the scene. But Erick Erickson of RedState.com wants to make sure people will still be
talking about him.

Erickson IS PITCHING AN EFFORT TO SABOTAGE~* the Republican senator’s 2014 re-election bid:

[I]t will be damn hard to beat Saxby in a primary, given lobbyist dollars. But Georgia has a hardly ever used law on the
books that allows state parties to pick their nominees by convention. Just like Utah voters used to get rid of Bob
Bennett….

As the Georgia GOP meets this weekend, the delegates should recognize that as long as they play by Saxby’s rules — a
primary fueled by lobbyist dollars — he’s going to keep batting his eyelashes at them while stabbing them in the back
in Washington both social issues and fiscal issues.

A convention would fire up the grassroots and give the Georgia GOP’s grassroots activists control of the nomination in a
way they’ve never had before. It’s time to take back the party in Georgia.

If you’re Gov. Nathan Deal, you’re passing around Erickson’s idea as a lesson in what could happen when major
decisions – perhaps even party chairmanships – are left to the grassroots.

~* http://www.redstate.com/erick/2011/05/10/there-is-time-to-take-out-saxby-chambliss/

- By Jim Galloway, Political Insider

PSC Commissioner TIM ECHOLS

Meeting to Promote Macon-Atlanta Passenger Rail

Atlanta, May 12, 2011 - Commissioner Tim Echols is pleased to play a role in assembling stakeholders interested in the
Macon-Atlanta passenger rail. This meeting on Monday, May 16th, will be from 11am to 3pm in the media center in the
infield at the Atlanta Motor Speedway located at 1500 Tara Place, Hampton, GA 30228.

“The planning meeting and the "Taste of Rail" is organized only to help proponents of the Atlanta-Macon Consortium
gain additional momentum and to showcase their vision,” said Echols. “My role is simply to use my platform as a
Constitutional officer to bring parties together to have meaningful and effective discussion.”

the Hack Line

THE TAX MAN COMES

The value of my house has depreciated like all others over the years and now valued on the tax rolls lower than
it was paid for back in 1999. Over [the last four years] the worth declined at a rate of -6.6% per year.

Hack Line author Charles mobley uses his own tax bills to demonstrate that Henry County taxes rate of decline was
only a third of the market decline. “Looks like the Republican BOC charged me $1170 in too much tax over the
same period, 2008-2011.”
 Read more at http://charlesmobley.wordpress.com/2011/05/10/the-tax-man-comes/ -- then look at your own tax
assessment!

What is seen is the 2003 budget was at $81 million and now stands after a -11.2% decrease at $113 million
growing at a rate of 4.2% per year while the values of our property has decreased by -3.5% on average each
year, a significant gap.

As our property values started to fall, the county budget increased from the previous year and bulged another
5.4% in 2010. The proposed 11% decrease in the budget has to be done without raising our millage rate like the
Republican BOC did the previous year.

Henry County, GA needs to be able to reduce the size of government and the budget not by just the needed
amount but beyond. The taxes are some of the highest in the state of Georgia thanks to our school system and
the likes of all those incumbents continuously raising our millage rates. This past year the school board was
capped at the maximum 20 mills and yet they had to raise the bond millage rate to cover the issued debt.

~ Charles Mobley for the Hack Line

MARTA, TAXES, AND BJ MATHIS

Rapid transit in the metro area is a failure, at least in the eyes of the Brookings Institute. It is basic supply and
demand issues at work in a market with alternatives. MARTA has 38% of the metro workforce living close enough to
use the system for transportation to jobs. Only 22% of the jobs are accessible with a 90 minute commute to that small
group. In other words not enough potential bodies to pay the toll to enough jobs to warrant the 90 minute commute.

You can voice your concern on the transportation tax to BJ Mathis, Chairman of the Henry County Board of Commissioners,
who is one of 5 people that is leading discussions on where the billions of tax dollars taken from us will be spent.

~~ Thanks to Charles Mobley for covering property taxes, transportation taxes, and the growth of
government - while we watch the value our homes and investments shrink.

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In God We Trust
Ga OCG 40-2-9 effective Jan 1, 2011 allows motorists to purchase a decal that
reads "In God We Trust".
You place it in the spot where the county decal name was placed.
They are $1.00 each at the local tag office - let everybody you know about it.
A Marine died in the field of battle and came up to the
gates of heaven, where he met God. He said to God," Lord, I know I did many
things I ain't proud of, and many more that you won't approve of, so if you send
me to hell, I won't argue." God stood there for a moment, and then turned to the
gatekeeper of heaven. "Let him in", he said. The gatekeeper, confused, asked
why. God? looked down at the Marine and said," This man just came from hell."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVl1ehbo9DU
I read several articles this morning that pretty well convinced me that our county
leader is not capable of thinking on her own and relies on the wants and wishes of
self interest people. You will understand this better than me, but I read this
morning AT&T has promised to expand next generation wireless internet service to
97% of the U.S. population in the next six (6) years. Verizon has promised service
for 96% in five (5) years. I understand that the fiber optic issue in HC is still on
the BOC table for consideration. What am I missing?
I also read where the BOC is thinking about using the county's retirement fund,
$2.2 Million, to balance the 2011/2012 budget. I think this was tried in DCA with
IOU's and now the funds are gone with no means of pay back.
Just my thoughts,
TNS
Memorial Day Plans in Stockbridge
By TheDoctor
Stockbridge will hold its Inaugural Memorial March on Memorial Day! This event
will be a ceremonial walk from Clark Park to Memorial Park and back and will
celebrate all of our Veterans! Registration is now open for those who would like to
make the walk. You will receive a t-shirt for making the walk.
The walk will be held Memorial Day beginning at 8:00AM. This will be a wonderful
event celebrating those who have given their all for our nation. After the walk a
breakfast will be held back at the starting point. The breakfast will be sponsored
by Chick-Fillet.
There should be several who served our nation who will be walking in this March.
One of those is Mayor Lee Stuart (retired Lt. Col. of the United States Army).
Also, at the May 9th council meeting a plaque was presented to the city by Dr.
Mike Moon honoring those from Stockbridge who died in Vietnam. They were:
Staff Sgt. Nathaniel Kelley (US Army KIA 1968), Staff Sgt. Thomas Hall Morris (US
Army KIA 1968), PFC Wayne Joseph Stokes (US Army KIA 1967), and PFC Ernest
Lamar Wesley (US Marine Corps KIA 1968).
We hope you all are able to make it out to this inaugural event. It means so much
for the veterans of our area.
 America’s Patriotic Youth

For those of you worried about our future in this country, I suggest you take some
time and visit www.youtube.com and watch the Bin Laden death reaction videos
from Iowa State University, West VA University, Illinois State, the Naval Academy
and Penn State.

Then take a look at the videos from LSU when a freak tried to burn an American
flag. Also notice the videos from Times Square and the White House after Bin
Laden and all you see are young people celebrating. Even Boston Commons.

It will make your patriotism soar, but be ready for rough language, these kid don’t
hold back.

God bless America.

John Douglas

In response to The Citizen

“Every American citizen has the right to be an idiot. It's the 2nd or 3rd Amendment, I think. But we DO NOT
have the right or the obligation to be treated like idiots by elected governing authorities. Raising taxes before
they Stop Spending and cut all the FLUFF is abuse of excessive force. Let this message stand for county
commissioners who need sharper pencils and sharper minds.”

** I am aware that Nash is not truly Hampton’s Senior Center. We were promised that we would have one at the some
time Locust Grove got theirs. We are still waiting. We were told that our Senior Cntr money went to Nash instead.
"Hampton’s Senior Center is in Nash Farms". Buying Nash Farms was one thing, but to continue to pour money in it is
something else. Has anyone found any verifiable facts that a battle actually took place there? I can find Lovejoy, but not
Nash. The "reason" given for overpaying for Nash to begin with was to keep high density out of that area

** Sharper minded Commissioners, is that possible let's help them out sell Nash Farm!

** Yeah, Nash Farms is a pretty piece of land. Has anyone otherthan BJ and Mark Pollard actually walked across all 204
acres? Is anything done there besides fireworks and egg hunts? Let it go!

** I have no doubt that HC is full of history. There is the rail, water & at one time - enough forest to hide in. Nash
Farms is ours now. That is BJs pride & joy. Forget the promises made to get her were she is. Hopefully she is a one
term "chief".

** Yeah, the golf course [Cotton Fields] is a real piece of back-scratching. The county bought a failing business and
then hired the original owner to operate it. How is that a rational decision for taxpayers?

** Many golf courses have gone bankrupt since the financial/real estate melt down. If they had waiting they could have
purchased from FDIC or bank at current market value. Does not make much sense.

** My property tax assessment came today. I guess the millage rate was raised to off set the drop in property value. I
guess they got tired of all the people arbitrating their property value

The Deindustrialization Of America

#1 The United States has lost approximately 42,400 factories since 2001.

#2 Dell Inc., one of America's largest manufacturers of computers, has announced plans to dramatically expand its
operations in China with an investment of over $100 billion over the next decade.

#3 Dell has announced that it will be closing its last large U.S. manufacturing facility in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
in November. Approximately 900 jobs will be lost.

#4 In 2008, 1.2 billion cell phones were sold worldwide. So how many of them were manufactured inside the United
States? Zero.

#5 According to a new study conducted by the Economic Policy Institute, if the U.S. trade deficit with China continues to
increase at its current rate, the U.S. economy will lose over half a million jobs this year alone.
#6 As of the end of July, the U.S. trade deficit with China had risen 18 percent compared to the same time period a
year ago.

#7 The United States has lost a total of about 5.5 million manufacturing jobs since October 2000.

#8 According to Tax Notes, between 1999 and 2008 employment at the foreign affiliates of U.S. parent companies
increased an astounding 30 percent to 10.1 million. During that exact same time period, U.S. employment at American
multinational corporations declined 8 percent to 21.1 million.

#9 In 1959, manufacturing represented 28 percent of U.S. economic output. In 2008, it represented 11.5 percent.

#10 Ford Motor Company recently announced the closure of a factor that produces the Ford Ranger in St. Paul,
Minnesota. Approximately 750 good paying middle class jobs are going to be lost because making Ford Rangers in
Minnesota does not fit in with Ford's new "global" manufacturing strategy.

#11 As of the end of 2009, less than 12 million Americans worked in manufacturing. The last time less than 12 million
Americans were employed in manufacturing was in 1941.

#12 In the United States today, consumption accounts for 70 percent of GDP. Of this 70 percent, over half is spent on
services.

#13 The United States has lost a whopping 32 percent of its manufacturing jobs since the year 2000.

#14 In 2001, the United States ranked fourth in the world in per capita broadband Internet use. Today it ranks 15th.

#15 Manufacturing employment in the U.S. computer industry is actually lower in 2010 than it was in 1975.

#16 Printed circuit boards are used in tens of thousands of different products. Asia now produces 84 percent of them
worldwide.

#17 The United States spends approximately $3.90 on Chinese goods for every $1 that the Chinese spend on goods
from the United States.

#18 One prominent economist is projecting that the Chinese economy will be three times larger than the U.S. economy
by the year 2040.

#19 The U.S. Census Bureau says that 43.6 million Americans are now living in poverty and according to them that is
the highest number of poor Americans in the 51 years that records have been kept.

Sandra Elzie
The Diplomatic Tutor (2009)
In Daddy's Shoes (2010)

FAMILY FILES FEDERAL LAWSUIT AFTER MAYOR

IMPOUNDS TRUCK FOR SIGN SUPPORTING CONGRESSMAN

DATED: May 10, 2011

CONTACT: Gerry Weber, Law Offices of Gerry Weber, LLC 404.932.5845

A Georgia family today filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging that the Mayor of the City of Jackson, Georgia
impounded their truck, while they attended church,

explicitly because it had a political sign supporting Republican Austin Scott for the Eighth District Congressional race.

On October 10, 2010, Ron and Debbie Moon were on their way to church and dropped off their pick-up truck in a public
area in downtown Jackson where vehicles have frequently been allowed to park both before and after that date. Their
truck had a sign in

the bed of the vehicle expressing their support of Austin Scott for the Eighth District Congressional race. A very short
time thereafter, according to public documents, Mayor Charles Brown called the police dispatch within 16 minutes and
demanded that the truck

be towed “immediately because it had political signs.” After church, Mr. and Mrs. Moon returned to pick up their truck at
the lot, but it was gone. Three separate inquiries to the Jackson Police Department revealed that the stated reason
given by the Mayor, identified on police records as the “officer” authorizing the impound, was that the truck had a
“political” sign on it.

Said Ron Moon, “We were shocked. The fact that a local elected official would so blatantly abuse the power of his office
to impact an election is alarming and should concern everyone.”
“The Mayor’s dirty politics was a clear violation of the First Amendment.

Politicians can’t pick-and-choose who citizens can publicly support,” said Attorney Gerry Weber. The lawsuit seeks
damages for violations of the Moons’ constitutional rights but as Debbie Moon stated;“our main reason for filing this
lawsuit was, as my Grandmother would say, ‘It just ain’t right.’”

The lawsuit was filed against Mayor Brown and the City of Jackson, and the Moons are represented by Gerry Weber and
Craig Goodmark. Copies of the lawsuit are available upon request.

The Citizen Newsletter is provided by

Henry Citizens for Responsible Government

Larry Stanley, Editor

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