Saturday, July 25
Friday, July 24
I Can't Believe This Is How We Govern Ourselves
From: UGA Football as a water bargain?
One state lawmaker has a new way to fight neighboring Florida over the issue of water rights to Lake Lanier—football.
State Senator John Douglas says Georgia needs to use an economic tool in the water wars battle. To that end, the Social Circle Republican says the annual Georgia-Florida college football game should be taken from Jacksonville at least once every two years:
"In the past I’ve not had an opinion on this particular aspect of the Georgia-Florida game, but I do now. I think with the unemployment at record highs in Georgia...I think with the terrible recession, we can no longer afford the luxury of sending $25 million a year to Florida."
Douglas says this may be one of the few ways to engage Florida to negotiate in the water matter. Last week, a federal judge gave Georgia three years to come to a solution with neighbors Florida and Alabama over rights to Lake Lanier. If not, metro Atlanta's tap for drinking water from the reservoir will be shut off.
Currently, Jacksonville is annual host to the Bulldogs and Gators gridiron clash. But the contract is up for renewal after this season.
Douglas says he sent a letter to University of Georgia president Michael Adams to help in working to bring the game here at least once every two years.
If you live in this man's district, I implore you: VOTE HIM OUT OF OFFICE!
One state lawmaker has a new way to fight neighboring Florida over the issue of water rights to Lake Lanier—football.
State Senator John Douglas says Georgia needs to use an economic tool in the water wars battle. To that end, the Social Circle Republican says the annual Georgia-Florida college football game should be taken from Jacksonville at least once every two years:
"In the past I’ve not had an opinion on this particular aspect of the Georgia-Florida game, but I do now. I think with the unemployment at record highs in Georgia...I think with the terrible recession, we can no longer afford the luxury of sending $25 million a year to Florida."
Douglas says this may be one of the few ways to engage Florida to negotiate in the water matter. Last week, a federal judge gave Georgia three years to come to a solution with neighbors Florida and Alabama over rights to Lake Lanier. If not, metro Atlanta's tap for drinking water from the reservoir will be shut off.
Currently, Jacksonville is annual host to the Bulldogs and Gators gridiron clash. But the contract is up for renewal after this season.
Douglas says he sent a letter to University of Georgia president Michael Adams to help in working to bring the game here at least once every two years.
If you live in this man's district, I implore you: VOTE HIM OUT OF OFFICE!
Wednesday, July 22
Dear Governor...
Dear Gov. Perdue,
I voted for you in large part because of your stance on education. You promised to make it a priority. In my opinion, you have not held up to that promise. If education is one of your top priorities, you have an interesting way of showing it. Teachers already work more days than they are paid for, and they are underpaid for those. Now, you are going to "give" them a three-day "unpaid vacation". What you don't seem to understand is that the workload of our teachers remains the same regardless of how many days they work. The good teachers will still work in spite of being paid for fewer days. What you should do is call this what it is... a pay-cut for teachers. As the "pro-eduction governor", you are cutting teacher salaries. This is unacceptable. Our teachers may be an easy target because they are dedicated slave-labor without unionization, but this is a new low for uninformed politicians. My question, sir, is... Are you also planning to take a three-day unpaid vacation?
~ Matt Phillips,
concerned constituent
I voted for you in large part because of your stance on education. You promised to make it a priority. In my opinion, you have not held up to that promise. If education is one of your top priorities, you have an interesting way of showing it. Teachers already work more days than they are paid for, and they are underpaid for those. Now, you are going to "give" them a three-day "unpaid vacation". What you don't seem to understand is that the workload of our teachers remains the same regardless of how many days they work. The good teachers will still work in spite of being paid for fewer days. What you should do is call this what it is... a pay-cut for teachers. As the "pro-eduction governor", you are cutting teacher salaries. This is unacceptable. Our teachers may be an easy target because they are dedicated slave-labor without unionization, but this is a new low for uninformed politicians. My question, sir, is... Are you also planning to take a three-day unpaid vacation?
~ Matt Phillips,
concerned constituent
Wednesday, July 8
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