Last week, despite receiving many calls and emails from concerned Georgians urging him to veto the bill, Governor Brian Kemp signed into law an appalling, unjust, anti-Republican bill, SB 144 which gives pesticide makers immunity from lawsuits if their products harm consumers. Pesticide producer Monsanto/Bayer has faced more than 150,000 lawsuits over Roundup.
“It is shocking that in the wake of the MAHA movement (“Make America Healthy Again”) our Republican state legislators would be so tone deaf as to give special immunity to Bayer/Monsanto,” said Nathaniel Darnell, GRA President.
Reuters reported that Monsanto/Bayer “has paid about $10 billion to settle disputed claims that Roundup, based on the herbicide glyphosate, causes cancer.”
“We are exploring every possibility to end this litigation,” said Bayer.
Which Republican Legislators Voted for SB 144 and helped them avoid accountability in the courtroom?
Blue Ridge, GA – On Monday, the Fannin County Republican Party hosted a candidate forum featuring MA-GA candidate for 9th District Chair Brian Parker and his opponent Stephen Aaron, a former employee of Speaker David Ralston. Fannin County activists got to witness a clear difference between the candidates as Brian Parker championed the need for the GOP to provide accountability to fake Republican candidates, and Aaron opposed it (see video timecode 51:10).
“We’ve got to have accountability,” said Brian Parker. “When you got a job, did you have an interview before you got your job? … Did you ever have a review [of your performance on the job]? Would you want to work with somebody who is not pulling their weight, or who is working against the company? No!”
Brian Parker
After the Catoosa GOP adopted the Accountability Rule and implemented an interview for county commissioners, Republicans across Georgia are beginning to realize that the Republican party must start providing some quality control to the candidates they allow on the Republican ballot, ensuring candidates meet a minimum standard, or risk severe damage to the Republican brand and demoralizing voters.
Stephen Aaron, the other candidate for 9th District Chairman, openly opposed the idea of the Republican Party providing accountability to politicians.
“All the accountability rule is is a power grab…No, I am not in favor of the accountability rule!” said Aaron. “Because, as a political party, it is our job to elect Republicans to office – Republicans that go through the primary. The primary is their interview process.”
This image taken from Aaron’s LinkedIn profile shows he was employed by Ralston.
Brian Parker noted how the average voter isn’t paying attention and often makes election decisions based on a name that is familiar to them, or the ethnicity of a candidate or some other superficiality.
Stephen Aaron worked as a campaign manager in 2014 for the late Speaker David Ralston, who was criticized for his corrupt use of legislative continuance to postpone legal cases for his law practice, that resulted in many victims not getting their day in court for several years. He was also criticized for stalling many bills through the years that would have advanced the GOP platform. In 2019, then Representative Colton Moore was one of 10 legislators who signed on to a resolution calling for Ralston to resign for his unethical behavior.
Stephen Aaron going full-blown fan-boy on his Facebook for the late corrupt Speaker David Ralston
“Any GOP officer who has been a cheerleader for legislators with as terrible, unjust, and unprincipled a record as David Ralston’s is the epitome of Establishment!” said GRA President Nathaniel Darnell. “It is no surprise to find out that the people praising corrupt politicians are often on the politicians’ payroll! The paid political industry really has no business holding office in the Republican Party, since they have an inherent monetary conflict of interest when it comes to any accountability measures.”
Last week, on the other hand, Brian Parker spoke at the MA-GA candidate forum where he gave a rousing speech in support of the Republican platform and holding politicians accountable to it. Brian has previously served alongside Ron Hooper, former GRA NFRA Director, on the Fulton Defense Fund raising over $35,000 to support the three GOP electors who were targeted by Fani Willis. Their event ranked 11th in the state for total funds raised in 2023.
“Brian has shown a deep commitment to understanding the inner workings of the GOP, and he’s proven he can handle any challenge,” said Ron Hooper. “His greatest strength is his unwavering dedication to the America First movement and the mission to Make America Great Again. He holds politicians accountable and demands adherence to the Republican Platform.”
Brian has served as the chairman of the Bank’s County Republican Party.
“As the GOP stands at a crossroads, it is clear that bold leadership is essential for the party’s future. We need more individuals like Brian Parker—principled, passionate, and driven—to help restore the Republican brand and move us forward,” said Ron Hooper.”
If you’re a delegate or an alternate to a convention, the conventions are about YOU. You are the one who have control of the party at that time, and you are the one who can work to make things better. Either by having the party take a stand on issues, changing rules, or electing new party leadership. You are in control, but you need to know what’s going on. That’s what this is for:
The Georgia GOP is run between state conventions by the State Executive Committee, and the State Committee. This is in the GAGOP Rules.
The State Executive Committee consists of numerous officials, but the main one that needs to be discussed right now are “District Chairmen”. They are elected at upcoming district conventions.
Also, elected at district conventions are members of the “State Committee”. The Rules of the party are available here, and the convention call governing conventions this year is here.
At the district conventions coming up, you can pass party rules, district resolutions (actions by the district), as well as electing district officers and state committee members.
Here are some resolutions I personally suggest, as examples, you may want to pass (and to edit out the first line and submit them to the GAGOP State Convention, pursuant to the Call, above):
Additionally, at the district conventions, the most important thing you can do is to ensure that no convention rules or agenda is passed (right toward the beginning of the convention) that do any of the following:
1. Prohibit or restrict the ability of people to run for office or to debate; 2. Increase the vote needed to or prohibit you from proposing resolutions or rules changes (it normally takes a majority vote); 3. Require a 2/3 vote for anything (Roberts Rules, which govern these meetings, already have a 2/3 requirement for things that need it: having a 2/3 vote for appealing decisions, making motions, or passing resolutions is designed to take away your rights as a delegate).
Make sure that ANY attempts to do this fail. When someone moves to adopt any convention rules, you’ll want to immediately stand up and state your opposition to them, point out it takes a 2/3 vote to pass any such convention rules, and immediately make a motion to amend the rules by striking each and every item in convention rules that do any of these things listed above. This is important even if you don’t want to run yourself, or you don’t have any resolutions.
Why? Because others in the crowd may not know what you know, and you should work to help make sure that “we the people”, not the Establishment, are in control.
Some districts have set deadlines (that you may or may not have known about) regarding when you can submit resolutions or nominations to run for office. Unlike at the state convention, where those deadlines cannot be easily voted down since they were part of the State GOP Convention call (above) which governs all conventions, you can easily do so at district conventions by voting against any such restrictions in the convention rules or the convention rules overall (because, again, it takes a 2/3 vote to pass such restrictive rules, and if the Chairman refuses to do a count, you can call out “Division!” and the chairman must count the votes)
You should definitely submit by any deadline if you can. But if you can’t, realize that your convention delegates (not some group who met ahead of time) have the power.
You’ll likely see committees, *appointed by the existing leadership*, telling you that certain resolutions, nominees, or rules are the only ones that should be considered. This is, again, designed to limit your rights. You are at these conventions to have your voice heard. If you’ve submitted any resolutions (or want to have them considered), make sure to get up and make a motion to make it happen. If you’re ever confused on what to do, you should stand up, be recognized by the chairman, and make a “Point of parliamentary inquiry” in order to ask how to accomplish whatever you are trying to achieve, be it nominating someone for office or having a resolution debated.
And while the resolutions linked above have not been endorsed by the GRA, you should definitely look for GRA members who may be able to help you with parliamentary procedures/motions in order to help achieve your goals.
Remember, if you are grassroots, you want to see people involved and having their voices heard. And you don’t want fearmongering by those in the political industry that try to discourage or dissuade you from being a leader to win out.
The Establishment falsely believes and states that you can drain the swamp by trying to get along with the swamp and not doing anything. We know, and we’ve seen it with President Trump, that bold action and rhetoric are both required in order to lead and to “drain the swamp”.
Thank you for your involvement in the convention cycle, and please be sure to forward this information to your friends.
Last week, after hundreds of grassroots pro-life activists flooded the Capitol urging GA Representatives to finally abolish abortion, the controlled-opposition “pro-life” establishment organization, Georgia Life Alliance (GLA) sent a letter to the committee in an effort to kill the pro-life bill, HB 441. Astoundingly, the letter urges legislators to not pass this bill out of committee even though it would save tens of thousands of babies in our state each year! GLA urged the legislators to not even hold a hearing on it! A shocking step from an organization that claims to work to end abortion. The letter does not offer suggestions for amending the legislation, but only requests legislators stop the bill — abort it, you might say.
Sarah Pedro (right) with GRA NFRA Director Abigail Darnell (left) at the hearing for HB 441
“When I saw Georgia Life Alliance actively fighting against ending baby murder in Georgia my heart felt sick!” said Fulton GRA member Sarah Pedro. “Making something against the law does not criminalize any person or group of people, it deters the action. It’s why we have laws in the first place – to deter harmful actions perpetrated against innocent citizens.”
Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, grassroots pro-life activists have longingly worked toward the day a bill to finally end abortion would get traction under the Gold Dome.
According to the GA Dept. of Public Health, more than 30,000 babies were murdered by abortion in Georgia in 2023. HB 441 would finally establish justice and equal protection for abortion victims.
“Abortion will never be ‘unthinkable’ while it remains legal,” said GRA President Nathaniel Darnell. “It was disturbing to see fellow Republicans and even professing ‘pro-life’ Christians taking action alongside pro-abortion Democrats to oppose the protection of innocent pre-born children.”
The letter from Georgia Life Alliance discouraging legislators from supporting HB 441, falsely claimed that: “HB 441 changes long-standing Georgia protections for women and does not address or hold accountable the abortionist, the pimp, the sex trafficker, and the irresponsible man who will face no consequence and continue to prey on women and girls for their own selfish gain.”
This characterization is demonstrably untrue! If HB 441 were enacted, any man who pressured a woman to have an abortion, paid for the abortion, or committed the abortion would be party to a homicide. Being investigated for homicide is far from “no consequence” as GLA claimed. Any pimp who was party to a homicide could be investigated and the woman protected from consequences when a jury examines the evidence and testimony and it was proven that she did not have intent to kill.
Expectant mothers who want to do what is right and keep their baby would be better protected by HB441 than they are now. Lets be clear. Any jury will readily see that a human trafficking victim is not the guilty party in her abortion. Similarly, any pregnant minor whose parents forced an illegal abortion on her would not be the guilty party.
By providing equal protection and making abortion homicide, those trying to pressure an expectant mother to commit an illegal abortion would themselves be guilty of a crime, since it is criminal to coerce someone to commit a crime. This would give vulnerable pregnant women the opportunity to report the pimp or the irresponsible man to the police.
HB 441 would expand legal protection for Georgia mothers who are committed to protecting their child. HB 441 would provide a strong legal detterent to committing an abortion. It would also provide helpful counter pressure so a woman who wants to birth her baby is not swayed by those who might attempt to persuade her to have an illegal abortion.
Atlanta, GA — The Georgia State House voted to pass the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) late this evening by a vote of 96 to 70. GRA-endorsed State Reps. Charlice Byrd (R-Cherokee) and Noelle Kahaian both voted in favor of the bill, which was S.B. 36.
We’re pleased that the State Legislature has finally passed RFRA legislation after all of these years of only talking about it! Back in 2017, the GRA put the question to each of the Republican gubernatorial candidates running in the primary, asking if they would be willing to sign RNFRA legislation, if elected Governor, and Brian Kemp was the first to make the pledge:
Therefore, we feel confident that Governor Brian Kemp will sign this version of the bill very soon.
The bill mirrors federal legislation that has been in place since 1993, and imposes new restrictions on state and local governments’ ability to “substantially burden a person’s exercise of religion” unless it is “in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest.”
RFRA was initially authored at the federal level in response to a U.S. Supreme Court decision Employment Division v. Smith, which held that the government could burden the right of “free exercise of religion,” contrary to the text of the 1st Amendment, as long as it could articulate a reason (any reason) for the burden — the so called “rational basis” test.
This made “free exercise of religion” claims secondary to other 1st Amendment-protected rights, such as “freedom of the press,” “free association,” or” free speech” claims that the government could only win upon demonstrating a compelling governmental interest in the restriction (the “strict scrutiny” test). The federal RFRA instructed courts to restore free exercise claims to the same category as all other First Amendment claims.
However, in 1997 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case City of Boerne v. Flores case that federal RFRA only applied to claims against the federal government, not the state government. This is why many states have adopted their own state-version of RFRAs so that “free exercise of religion” claims against state and local governments are not treated as second class to other ones protected by the 1st Amendment.
Former Governor Nathan Deal, a Republican, vetoed the previous RFRA bill the Georgia General Assembly passed in 2016, which had been the brain-child of then-State Senator Josh Mckoon (R-Columbus). The fulfillment of a promise to pass a new version of RFRA has been a long time coming.
In a shocking move, a judge today dismissed the case Donna Curling, et al. v. Brad Raffensperger, et al., claiming a lack of standing, even though the judge had previously ruled that standing was not a problem, and the judge had entertained many arguments on the merits of the case. GRA member David Oles has served as one of the attorneys on the case, representing Ricardo Davis from Cherokee County.
Key Facts: • Case Background: The lawsuit, Donna Curling, et al. v. Brad Raffensperger, et al., was filed in 2017 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, challenging the constitutionality of Georgia’s electronic in-person voting system. It spanned seven years, including a 17-day bench trial in January 2024.
• Plaintiffs: Georgia voters (e.g., Donna Curling, Jeffrey Schoenberg) and the Coalition for Good Governance (CGG), a nonprofit focused on constitutional rights and government accountability.
• Defendants: Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and members of the Georgia State Election Board, sued in their official capacities.
• Original System: The case initially targeted Georgia’s Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) system, used since 2002. In 2019, the court enjoined its use.
• New System: Georgia adopted the Dominion Ballot-Marking-Device (BMD) system in 2019, implemented in 2020, which uses touchscreen devices to produce paper ballots with QR codes for tabulation.
• Voting Process: Voters select options on a BMD touchscreen, review them on-screen, print a ballot with human-readable text and a QR code, and scan it. The QR code, unreadable by humans, is used for tabulation.
Atlanta, GA — On Wednesday, around 200 pro-life advocates crowded outside the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee for a hearing for the Prenatal Equal Protection Act (HB 441). Six years after the passage of the Heartbeat Law, and nearly three years after the overturn of Roe v. Wade, Georgia Republicans who control the State House finally allowed a committee hearing for a bill that would provide equal protection for pre-born children.
“It’s simple. We believe that the murder of anyone should be illegal for everyone,” said GRA President Nathaniel Darnell.
Click to watch GRA President Nathaniel Darnell testify in favor of the bill.
The crowd was so large the Georgia State Patrol officers struggled to keep a path clear through the hallway leading to the committee room. Opponents of the bill were wearing yellow stickers that said “Support and Compassion – not punishment.” Others wore T-shirts saying “Trust Black Women”. However they were far outnumbered, perhaps 4-1, by pro-life families complete with toddling children and strollers.
“In my obstetrics training I learned that I am always caring for two patients, the mother and the baby,” said Dr. Coleman Boyd. “As a physician I have never seen a case where killing the child would save the life of the mother.”
Dr. Boyd held a toddler, Haddasah, through his testimony and introduced her as his adopted daughter. He said she was conceived in rape. “Her 13-year old mother came to live with us, gave birth, and she was blessed to give this child life and now she is the delight of her soul.”
Watch Dr. Coleman Boyd testify in favor of the Preborn Equal Protection Act
HB 441 would ensure the same homicide laws that protect toddlers would also protect pre-born children.
Watch Jeff Durbin with “End Abortion Now” testify and answer questions from Democrat Reps.
Abortion advocates pretend all 4th amendment privacy rights would disappear if this bill were passed allowing women to be investigated for miscarriage, and allowing the government to immediately begin spying on people in their homes, which is absurd.
Rep. Charlice Byrd opposes Democrat signs
The Fourth Amendment states: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”
If there is no reason to suspect foul play, there is no reason to investigate.
Are parents investigated every time a toddler tragically drowns in a swimming pool?
Did parents lose all privacy rights when our current homicide laws were adopted?
Everyone knows that little kids are extremely vulnerable and can be easily hurt or killed, and pre-born babies even more so. Georgia law distinguishes between the intentional murder of a toddler and the tragic accidental death of a toddler and it would be the same with miscarriage. Even with the flaws in our legal system a jury should be able to distinguish between elective abortion and accidental miscarriage, just like they do with the accidental death of toddlers.
Additionally, you would still have all the wonderful legal requirements like due process, trial by jury, presumption of innocence until proven guilty, etc. These would help to ensure justice is done, and no innocent person would get punished.
What about women who are victims of human trafficking?
The pro-life Establishment wants laws to carve out a special exemption for expectant mothers, so that they have complete legal immunity to commit an abortion. They claim that because of the existence of trafficking victims, therefore the law should exempt all expectant mothers from any consequences.
Certainly some post-abortive mothers are victims and not responsible for the abortion (trafficking victims, etc.) but we can’t assume all women are victims in prenatal homicide. Under HB 441 every case will need to be considered based on the facts and evidence and whether you can prove beyond reasonable doubt that someone (the doctor/parents/grandparent/pimp etc.) knew their victim was a human being and they had intent to kill. If you can prove that, why should it matter if you are a medical professional?
This is justice, when the law is applied equally to everyone.
“Parents have a responsibility to protect their children,” said Jason Storms, National Director of Operation Save America, during the hearing. Georgia law currently recognizes parental and familial responsibilities in our child support, alimony, and criminal neglect laws. It is not unreasonable to assume that those parental responsibilities apply to children before they are born.
Chairman Tyler Paul Smith (R-Bremen) did not call for a vote on HB 441, but allowed the legislators to ask questions and explore the merits of the bill. It was disappointing to see so many Republican legislators leave the committee room mid-way through the hearing. We are grateful Rep. Charlice Byrd (R-Woodstock) was present throughout all the public testimony. Since crossover day has passed and HB 441 did not get a committee and house vote in time, the bill will likely not be taken up again until 2026, but Republican activists intend to use this time to continue to impress on their legislators the urgency of this life and death legislation.
The Georgia GOP is run by an executive committee that consists of numerous officers, most of whom are elected this year through the conventions.
If you wish to have your voice heard through the Republican Party, or to improve the party, you have a couple main options:
1. Run for Party Office – (LAST CHANCE!)
2. Resolutions
To run for state party office, today is the LAST DAY you can declare to do so. The convention call makes it very clear that if you want to run for State Chairman, First Vice Chairman, Second Vice Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary, Assistant Treasurer, or Assistant Secretary, you MUST submit a “notice of candidacy” and “a political resume” to the State Secretary of the Georgia GOP *before* 5:00 PM today, March 15, 2025.
If you agree with basic Republican principles, which are held by the Georgia Republican Assembly (GRA), and want to see both politicians and those who run for party office held accountable to them, you should consider applying to join the GRA, and then attending our endorsing convention on May 10, 2025.
The GRA Convention is where YOUR opinion matters.
The GRA is the state chapter of the National Federation of Republican Assemblies (NFRA), which both endorsed President Trump and is devoted to organizing and unifying truly principled grassroots Republicans to stop fake Republicans and hold politicians accountable. While the Establishment wants you to just follow after a candidate without knowing what they’ve done or will do, the GRA is devoted to making sure you have a clear report of everything going on, and that you can work together with and be coordinated with like-minded people from throughout the state. The GRA is the premier grassroots vehicle for having your voice heard, as all GRA endorsements are made by people like you, who actually care about getting the decision right, not following what paid political industry operatives tell you or by a small group of people.
GRA endorsed candidates are the best ones for the party and the only way we beat the Establishment and drain the swamp. You should be a part. And you should avoid listening to the attacks and fearmongering that people (often originating from the paid political industry) create for all levels of party office: if someone is trying to divide you in the elections for county, district, or state GOP offices, they are likely trying to manipulate you into a less than ideal outcome. Get involved in your local GRA chapter and refuse to commit support to people until the GRA has endorsed.
Regarding resolutions, the GAGOP passes resolutions that don’t seem to have an impact. That’s because certain people don’t want the party to do anything except follow after politicians, instead of holding them accountable to you. That’s why people are always in a rush to adjourn conventions instead of letting more business take place. You can fix that.
This year, don’t let them stop the grassroots. Vote against attempts to adjourn or shut down debate.
As county conventions approach, it’s vitally important that you make sure you both submit resolutions to various conventions, and get other likeminded people involved. Why? Because resolutions from the party can be actions that influence what happens (such as the recent decision by the State GOP to prohibit Geoff Duncan from qualifying as a Republican in the future), or create state the party’s opinion on important issues.
I will likely be submitting versions of the following resolutions to be considered at the state convention. These are personal projects. You can, if you agree with them, edit them and make sure to have similar versions adopted at your county and district conventions (there are .doc versions for you to edit):
Now more than ever, we need dedicated individuals like you to step up and make a difference. The GRA is a grassroots volunteer organization committed to empowering members and ensuring that our party stays true to its principles. We stand for transparency, accountability, and the power of “we the people.” I encourage you to join the GRA and be a part of this vital movement.
Thank you for your unwavering commitment to Republican values. Together, we can build a stronger, more principled party that truly represents the voice of the people. Let’s continue to stand for truth, integrity, and the principles that make our party great.
The GRA: You may hear about the GRA (www.GeorgiaRA.com), and often from Establishment people (i.e. people who see politics as something to serve the political industry/politicians, instead of instituting good principled policies that help “we the people”.) They will fail to mention that the GRA is the “Republican Wing of the Republican Party”, part of the National Federation of Republican Assemblies which is also a volunteer grassroots group that started many, many years ago. They will also fail to mention that the GRA members are the principled, grassroots people who are trying to have the party do the things that politicians are constantly promising to the public.
Thank you for all you do to advance the Republican brand and values. If you are in favor of improving the party for the grassroots and working together to do it and to get fake Republicans and the paid political industry out of grassroots politics, I encourage you to look into the Georgia Republican Assembly (GRA), a state affiliate of the National Federation of Republican Assemblies, and apply to join here (www.GeorgiaRA.com) if you agree with our principles.
Bobbi moved to Tunnel Hill with her husband in 2020 to escape the harmful leftist policies destroying California. They are refugees seeking a more free, simple, family-friendly life.
Bobbi has five school-aged children. She spends her days around the kitchen table in their suburban Catoosa County home, teaching her children and feeding them nutritious food. When she is not there, she is usually by the side of birthing women, working as a doula or teaching roller skating.
“We were super excited to live where there were lots of conservative people,” Bobbi said.
Bobbi knew nothing about the Catoosa County commissioners, and didn’t set out to be any kind of political activist or culture warrior. The war came to her – to her front door.
On April 19th 2022 Bobbi was anxiously awaiting a violation notice from the Catoosa County government. It was 8:00 am and she had just learned from a neighbor that a zoning official was on his way to give notice of a violation to the Wilkey family regarding their backyard chickens.
Bobbi sprang into action.
By 8:30 she had all the chickens packed up and removed from the house to a big dog kennel on a friend’s farm. Then she and her children waited in the homeschool room with bated breath, uncertain about the fate of their pets.
Then it happened. But there was no inspection, no altercation. Just a slip of paper silently taped to the door that charged them with having “Non-domesticated animals in a residential zone” and a handwritten addition “chickens”.
“Our chickens had to be removed in 10 days or we would have a $1,000 fine for every day we kept them. But they didn’t even inspect to see if we had chickens!”
The Wilkey’s backyard looked like it belonged to the quintessential suburban family. Completely fenced off with a play set, a couple garden boxes, and a small chicken coop. It was half an acre and the property was zoned residential, but bordered a 100 acre cow pasture.
They later learned that the violation notice was the result of one complaint email being sent to the Catoosa County zoning authorities.
“It was just one angry lady, and I had never had a bad interaction with her,” said Bobbi.
One of the children had accidentally left the door of the chicken coop ajar, and a chicken temporarily escaped the coop and was quickly returned, but not before being observed by a neighbor.
Unlike a nuisance ordinance, which requires three people to sign affidavits to warrant someone coming out to your house to give a warning, the Wilkey’s lost their chickens and got entangled in this controversy as a result of one email.
“I was completely blind-sided. Before buying chickens, we had asked all our direct neighbors if it would bother them if we got chickens. They were fine with it.”
THE COMMISSIONERS
“That’s when I went to my first Commissioners meeting.”
Bobbi brought her family and explained that she didn’t even have chickens on her property at the time the violation was issued. Furthermore, she argued that chicken ownership is objectively good. It is not criminal or immoral. Families have raised yard fowl on their private property for thousands of years. It gives children chores by which they can contribute to the family economy, and it teaches them responsibility. It helps with pests and provides fertilizer.
Producing your own food is a fundamental human freedom and one would think the benefits would be apparent, especially to commissioners who claimed to be Republicans. Isn’t that the party of freedom, capitalism, and family values?
“I have five small children. Inflation has hit our family so hard. Food is expensive to feed our children, and we would really love to have a few backyard chickens.”
Even Bobbi’s children spoke before the commissioners.
Atlanta, GA — Tomorrow, March 6th, is Crossover Day at the state capitol. Any legislation that has not already passed from one side of the state legislature to the other will not pass this legislative session this year unless it gets a vote on the floor by tomorrow. Grassroots activities have been making a concerted effort to contact their legislators and urge them to pass good bills and to stop bad ones.
While stellar pro-life and election integrity bills remain stalled without a committee hearing, the Georgia General Assembly has been fast-trackingcorporate welfare and big government expansion bills of numerous kinds. What’s alarming is that this is being done by a Republican-controlled state legislature!
Hundreds Attend Rally for H.B 441
Monday morning, hundreds of pro-life activists gathered at Liberty Plaza at the capitol to urge legislators to give H.B. 441, the Pro-Life Equal Protection Act, a hearing in the Judiciary Non-Civil Committee. The committee Chairman State Rep. Tyler Paul Smith (R-Bremen) said that he was favorable to the bill, but was “waiting for the Speaker [Jon Burns] to give the green light” before a hearing would be scheduled.
We are calling on supporters to contact Speaker Jon Burns’ office and urge him to give Rep. Smith the “green light” now! Call the Speaker at (404) 656-5020 and tell his office to give H.B. 441 a hearing before Crossover Day! You can also email him at jon.burns@house.ga.gov.
Equal protection is the idea that murder of anyone should be illegal for everyone. The rally was called the “Christians for the Pre-Born” rally, and was largely coordinated by local pastors who came with their congregations.
Members of Pray’s Mill Baptist Church in Douglasville who attended the rally for HB 441.
The rally featured several pastors from across the state such as Josh Buice and Virgil Walker from G3 Ministries, and Wes Fuller from middle Georgia. Out of state proponents Jeff Durbin from End Abortion Now and Brian Gunter (formerly with Louisiana Right to Life) also gave rousing speeches. GRA NFRA Director Abigail Darnell presented a strong message on behalf of Georgia Right to Life in favor of the bill. This is the first time a pro-life Equal Protection bill has been properly assgined to a committee dealing with criminal activity rather than healthcare.
GRA-endorsed State Reps. Noelle Kahaian (R-Locust Grove) and Charlice Byrd (R-Woodstock), who are co-sponsors for H.B. 441, were among the attendees.
Hundreds of people litter the lawn at the Liberty Plaza.Reps. Noelle Kahaian & Charlice Byrd at the rally for HB 441.GRA members Abigail Darnell from Cobb & Holly Kesler from Chatham at the rally for HB 441
Sen.Moore Drops “Paper Ballot” Election Integrity Bill
Meanwhile, on the Senate side, GRA-endorsed State Sen. Colton Moore (R-Dade) last week introduced S.B. 303, an Election Integrity bill that would exchange the Dominion machines for paper ballots — a key issue for many election integrity advocates. While both paper and computer ballots can be made fraudulent, the concern is that it is easier for a lay person to detect cheating in a paper ballot system than with a system like Dominion. Senate Republican Majority Leader Steve Gooch (R-Dahlonega) and Senator Greg Dolezal (R-Cumming) have also co-signed onto the bill.
Even though the bill has been assigned to the Senate Ethics Committee, supporters have been frustrated that the bill was not getting a hearing scheduled before Crossover Day.
Georgians for Truth put out an alert calling for activists to contact legislators and urge them to support S.B. 303 and 215. H.B. 215 aims to enhance the integrity and accuracy of Georgia’s voter registration system by regulating how voter data is shared and used, restricting participation in certain organizations, and authorizing new mechanisms for maintaining voter lists. Chiefly, it will force the SOS to exit from ERIC (Electronic Registration Information Center). Most surrounding states have exited from this system as it has failed its purpose.
