The Citizen Newsletter

The Conservative Voice of Henry County

Issue # 383

February 2, 2013

In This Issue:
Page Feature 1 2 3 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 Open Borders Farm Bureau Helping in His Name Residents Seek Ordinance Change One Nation Under Allah GA HB90, HB138 2013 Session 2nd Amendment: 12 States to Jail Feds Ralstons Ethics Bill Hagels Greatest Hits Jobs Council Shutting Down The Federalist Papers Project

America's greatest threat in having unsecured borders is that of terrorism; the sad truth is that there is no place easier to enter our country than at our nation's borders. We are more at risk from terrorist attack than ever before. Our military is been shrinking along with our economy and ability to defend ourselves. If our government cares at all about preserving the United States of America they will secure our borders. That, along with destroying our already collapsing economy from the inside with more debt, what chance does America have if nothing is done?

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I'm a libertarian, not because I hate the government, but because I believe the individual is better at determining his or her own fate. LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF GEORGIA Donations for those affected by yesterday's tornadoes are being taken at the city square in Adairsville starting at 10 AM today. Volunteer opportunities may also present themselves there as well.

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149 BURKE ST, STOCKBRIDGE, GA

COME TO BISCUITS & BRUNCH FOR REAL HOME STYLE COOKING!

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Residents seek to modify Henry County GA Ordinance

Larry & June Stanley, Stockbridge GA, have started the process to request a change to the Henry County ULDC in regard to keeping fowl in R-1 zoned areas. Currently the restriction requires a minimum of three acres and RA zoning. We are happy to work with county staff toward defining specific requirements and authorizations for the code change. Note the attached spreadsheet of other Georgia counties and cities where fowl, specifically chickens, are allowed for non-commercial uses. R-1 zoning currently allows multiple dogs, cats, even pigs as pets. Fowl such as chickens, quail or ducks pose no more nuisance or public health problem and they do produce eggs for personal consumption. It is our intention to purchase three or four Araucana chickens and house them in a coop within our fenced back yard in an R-1 subdivision. The lot is heavily wooded and there is ample space between neighboring houses or property lines. Araucana are brightly colored birds that produce blue eggs. Blue-shelled eggs of Araucana chickens have higher protein levels and lower cholesterol levels than market eggs.

We hope you will join us in this endeavor. Please contact June at

JUNE7420@YAHOO.COM.

County / City ordinances

City County Chickens Roosters Maximum Permits Required No No Restrictions Code

Alpharetta Albany

Yes Yes

No No

Coop Coop must be 25" from ground and 25' from any dwelling, feed in rat-proof container Coop must be 5' from owner's dwelling and 505 from neighbors.

Section 10303 Sec. 10-103

Atlanta

Yes

Yes

25

No

Sec 18-7

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Columbus

Yes

No

32 w/2 acres

No

Coop - 100' from any lot line.

Sec 5-42(1)

Gwinnett Savannah Marietta Chatham

No Yes Yes Yes No 4 No Coop - may not run at large. Zoning & Coop Restrictions - 5 acres Yes No No Zoning R-1 - secure enclosure Noise Ordinance Zoning Restrictions, Coop restrictions. Sec 509 Sec. 10-13 Sec 9-5001

Macon Lilburn Bartow

Yes Yes Yes

No Yes

Jefferson Decatur

No Yes Yes No Proximity, sanitation, noise ordinances Sec. 14-8

Dalton Canton Cherokee

No Yes Yes No Sec. 14-1, Ordinance No. 94-16 Sanitation, noise, and zoning ordinances

Athens

Clarke

Yes

Yes

No

Winter Warner Robins Valdosta Statesboro

No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Agricultural District only M-2 Zoning Only Noise ordinance, no running at large Sec. 5-8 Sec. 14-3 Sec. 10-4

Smyrna Roswell

No Yes No Yes E-1 and E-2 Zoning, Proximity, noise, zoning, sanitation Zoning, sanitation, proximity, building Nuisance ordinance, coop restrictions Sec 4-17 No Yes No No Coop Coop, nuisance Sec 9-82 Sec. 4-2

Rome

Yes

No

No

Norcross

Yes

Yes

5 No

Newman Duluth Columbia Lithonia

No Yes Yes No

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Milton

Yes

Yes

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Coop 4 sq ft per chicken, 25' from dwelling No Zoning, proximity, sanitation, noise Coop, zoning, proximity, sanitation, noise

Chapter 8 Section 15

DeKalb

Yes

Yes

Tucker

Yes

Yes

No

Dahlonega Forsyth Cumming Augusta

Yes No Yes Yes

No

No

Coop, zoning, sanitation, proximity, noise, building

Yes No

No No

Zoning, coop, sanitation, proximity, noise, building Zoning, coop, sanitation, proximity, noise, building

Columbia County, GA has a very reasonable view. Raising chickens (not for commercial) in a backyard falls under the nuisance ordinance. As long as you are taking care of them and not bothering the neighbors, it is ok to have them. Of course, homeowners associations may have tighter regulations. If it becomes a problem, animal services takes care of the problem.

One Nation under Allah

(c) 2013 JAN MORGAN While Americans focus on preventing physical acts of terror, the real Islamic threat to our country comes in the form of CIVILIZATION jihad.... the planned, methodical infiltration of virtually every facet of our society and every branch of our government... (the article below is a perfect example) Individually, these incidents may seem trivial and insignificant, however when you combine them all, there is a clear pattern of Islamic intentional saturation. "Islam wishes to destroy all states and government anywhere on the face of the earth which are opposed to the Islamic ideology. Islam does not intend to confine this revolution to a single state or a few countries.. the aim of Islam is to bring about a UNIVERSAL REVOLUTION." - ( Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, one of the most influential theologians and Islamic thinkers of the 20th century) ... "Islam is NOT in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become DOMINANT..." "The Koran should be the highest authority in America and Islam, the ONLY accepted religion on Earth." (Omar Ahmad, co-founder of the Washington DC-based Council on American-Islamic Relations) (c) 2013 JAN MORGAN HTTP://JANMORGANMEDIA.COM/2013/01/CIVILIZATION-JIHAD-SCHOOL-RECITES-PLEDGE-INARABIC-ONE-NATION-UNDER-ALLAH/
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2013-2014 Regular Session - HB 138

Welch, Andrew 110th, et. al

First Reader Summary A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to temporary assistance for needy families, so as to provide for legislative findings; to prohibit the use of electronic benefit transfer cards in certain retail establishments; to prohibit the use of electronic benefit transfer cards by recipients for certain purposes; to provide for reports of suspected abuse; to provide for investigations; to provide for sanctions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for revisions to the state plan; to provide for a report; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Good job, Andy!

GA HB90 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session

Title
State employees; enforce any federal law or regulation relating to a personal firearm; provisions

Status
PENDING HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE January 29 2013 - House Second Readers

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to temporary assistance for needy families, so as to provide for legislative findings; to prohibit the use of electronic benefit transfer cards in certain retail establishments; to prohibit the use of electronic benefit transfer cards by recipients for certain purposes; to provide for reports of suspected abuse; to provide for investigations; to provide for sanctions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for revisions to the state plan; to provide for a report; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

TWELVE States To Jail Feds WHO VIOLATE THE 2nd Amendment

Texas, Florida, South Carolina, Missouri, Indiana, Tennessee Oklahoma, North Dakota, New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska and Wyoming have proposed legislation to either jail federal officials who violate the second amendment or to nullify federal laws to control guns within state borders. The 2nd Amendment Preservation Act is a state-level bill that renders all federal gun laws, regulations,
rules, acts, orders, etc. - null and void within the borders of the state.
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The Firearms Freedom Act declares that any firearms made and retained in-state are beyond the authority
of Congress under its constitutional power to regulate commerce among the states. The FFA is primarily a Tenth Amendment challenge to the powers of Congress under the commerce clause, with firearms as the object.

Georgia lobbying proposal raises free speech debate

RAY HENRY Associated Press

The next time the archbishop of Atlanta comes to the Georgia Statehouse, he may need to register as a lobbyist. A plan from House Speaker David Ralston that would force more people to register as lobbyists has created a debate over free speech rights. Ralston says Georgia needs a clear rule: Anyone who advocates for or against legislation or policy must pay a fee, register as a lobbyist and publicly report their spending. He would make exceptions for private citizens who speak their mind to their hometown officials. It raises questions: What happens if citizens come to the Statehouse and speak with officials who are not from their hometowns? For example, a religious leader who supports tighter abortion restrictions or a citizen upset about budget cuts? When Roman Catholic Archbishop Gregory Wilton led a delegation of believers to the Statehouse on Tuesday to meet lawmakers, were those people expressing personal views or advocating for a church that endorses and opposes legislation? What Ralston calls a clear rule, others criticize as unconstitutional. "I've never had to be confronted with such an abridgement of freedom of speech," said Kay Godwin, cofounder of Georgia Conservatives In Action, who regularly drives to the Statehouse to influence lawmakers on a number of issues. She was part of a coalition that pressed for limits on lobbyist spending. "I don't get paid. I do this on my own time." Georgia has a problem with undisclosed lobbying, said Jet Toney, chair of the Georgia Professional Lobbyists Association. He said leaders in emerging industries sometimes do not register as lobbyists as they press state officials for business or regulatory advantages. Toney said leaders of regional advocacy groups can dodge the registration and reporting requirements by claiming they spend less than $1,000 annually on lobbying. Toney said that system is unfair to lobbyists who follow the rules. It also means the public does not fully know who spends money to influence state policy. "Unless you're the tea party guy who's sitting in his underwear in his basement, if you've got a group of any size and you've been involved in any type of advocacy effort over a year's time, you've expended more than $1,000, if not more, even if it's just in gas mileage just to or from an event," Toney said.

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The Citizens View. Its just like the one-time tax you now pay when you buy a vehicle even a

private sale wherein the auto dealers were tossed a huge bone by the legislature. The new House Ethics bill would require a lobbying license for you to visit your legislators at the Capitol and ask about legislation. Since when is it all right to be forced to pay a fee for petitioning your government in America? With this legislation Ralston is pandering to professional lobbyists to level that playing field. Unfortunately Ralston is also slapping a hard blow to citizens and the First Amendment.

Sometimes timing is everything. Hagel is being considered to be Secretary of Defense on the day that Iran and Syria are threatening Israel, America's strongest ally in the Middle East. Wrong man. Wrong time.

Hagel's Greatest Hits

HTTP://WWW.WEEKLYSTANDARD.COM/BLOGS/HAGELS-GREATEST-HITS_698961.HTML

With Chuck Hagel's Senate confirmation hearing scheduled for later today, it's worth reviewing a small sampling of the greatest hits of President Obama's defense secretary nominee: On Israel: -- Hagel, in 2007: The Israelis have chained down [the Palestinian people] for many, many years. -- Hagel, in 2003: Israel "keep[s] Palestinians caged up like animals." -- Hagel, in 2006: Accused Israel of carrying out a "sickening slaughter" in Lebanon. -- Hagel, in 2009: Signed a letter addressed to President Obama calling for direct negotiations with the terrorist group Hamas. -- Hagel, in 2006: The political reality is that the Jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here. ... Let me clear something up here if theres any doubt in your mind. Im a United States Senator. Im not an Israeli senator. Im a United States Senator. I support Israel. But my first interest is, I take an oath of office to the constitution of the United States. Not to a president, not to a party, not to Israel. On Iran: -- Hagel, in 2006, speaking in Islamabad, Pakistan: A military strike against Iran, a military option, is not a viable, feasible, responsible option.

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Passed along from a beekeeping friend:

Tell the EPA: Immediately suspend the pesticide that's killing bees!
Dear Friend, A blockbuster study released last week by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), has for the first time labeled the pesticide clothianidin as an "unacceptable" danger to bees. Scientists have long thought that clothianidin is at least partially to blame for the alarming rate that bees have been dying off in the U.S. - nearly 30% of our bee population, per year, has been lost to so-called colony collapse since 2006. But the EPA has repeatedly ignored scientists' warnings and Americans' urgings to ban its use, citing lack of evidence. Now, the EFSA study could be a major breakthrough to convince the EPA to take emergency action, and suspend the use of clothianidin to stop the precipitous decline in global honeybee populations. I just signed a petition urging the EPA to take action. Add you name here to speak out for the bees:
HTTP://ACT.CREDOACTION.COM/CAMPAIGN/EFSA_BEES/?R_BY=53879-3230284-FOS335X&RC=PASTE1

Tom Bonnell Clayton County Extension

Obama's Jobs Council Shutting Down

By JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama will let his jobs council expire this week without renewing its charter, winding down one source of input from the business community even as unemployment remains stubbornly high. Even before it was clear whether Obama would renew the jobs council, Republicans seized on its likely expiration as evidence the president has devoted insufficient attention to creating jobs, which polling shows remains a top priority for Americans. The Republican National Committee dubbed it part of "the failed Obama record," while the House Republicans' campaign committee, in an online petition, accused Obama of laying off his own jobs council. Adding to the concern about the job market's continued vulnerability, the Commerce Department said Wednesday that the U.S. economy shrank at an annual rate of 0.1 percent from October through December of last year, the first quarterly drop since 2009.

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The Federalist Papers Project

James Madison wrote that a people who
mean to be their own governors must be armed with the power that knowledge gives. In Democracy in America Alexis de Tocqueville noted that Americans of that time were far more knowledgeable about government and the issues of the day than their counterparts in Europe.

The founders knew that only an educated

populace, jealous of their rights, would be strong enough to resist the usurpation of their liberties by government. Today many people know nothing of our true history, or the source of our rights.

The mission of The Federalist Papers Project

is to get people the history they never got in school and to motivate them to push back at the erosion of our liberties and restore constitutionally limited small government. Click the link below to view our ever growing collection of books and source documents designed to tell the tale of America without the filter of either the public education system or the media. The History of America HTTP://WWW.THEFEDERALISTPAPERS.ORG/AMERICAN-HISTORY

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