Comments on: Fitting Retribution

By: Bill Simon

Bill Simon — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:40:42 +0000

Still, you’re surprising, Jace…

By: Jace Walden

Jace Walden — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:51:24 +0000

Bill,

I didn’t go to UGA. I went to North Georgia College & State University.

By: Bill Simon

Bill Simon — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:42:59 +0000

Which is quite surprising since Jace went to UGA…

By: Icarus

Icarus — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:57:10 +0000

Jace,

Yes.

By: Jace Walden

Jace Walden — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:17:06 +0000

Are Bill Simon and I the only ones who are supporting the House’s interpretation on this issue?

By: Bill Simon

Bill Simon — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:25:14 +0000

Icarus,

It is a proven fact that, on average, smart people who are immersed into a pool of people of lesser smarts, they get dumbed-down to that lower level over time.

By: Bill Simon

Bill Simon — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:11:50 +0000

Maurice,

If the framers of the state constitution didn’t mean for the overrides to be “immediately considered,” it would have been quite redundant to use the word “immediately” if they thought Bill Clinton, Jr. was going to parse-out the word “consider” in the fashion that he and his fellow senators have done.

By: Bill Simon

Bill Simon — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:05:25 +0000

Buzz Sez: “Correct me if I’m wrong but doesn’t the Alumni Association consider anyone who attended Tech an Alum?”

That would be correct if it was the Sanford Stadium Alumni Assocation. Hell, in Athens, you’re considered an alum if you just shout “Go Dawgs”, ’cause that’s about the level of difficulty their curriculum demands.

By: rightofcenter

rightofcenter — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:56:19 +0000

Buzz and Burdell,
You raise an interesting subject (interesting to us Techies anyway). What members of either the House or Senate are Tech alums?
Johnny Grant is one. Others?

By: joe

joe — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 13:27:40 +0000

Maurice,

Not only in this case, but often, the best solution is to move slowly. If the House were to refuse to bring ANY Senate bill out of committee until after the Senate had “considered immediately” all of the overrides, that might be enough to slow things sufficiently.

By: Maurice Atkinson

Maurice Atkinson — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 05:23:01 +0000

I agree with the LG. He’s maintained a high level of decorum and run a very tight ship.

But Bill, I learned from my short stint in government, immediately doesn’t really mean immediately. One of our assessors had resigned in late September. The law states the Board of Commissioners were to “immediately” appoint a new assessor. The new one arrived 4 months later. It didn’t detract from the business.

In this case, it may very well be the best solution to move slowly. The rancor needs to minimize. It does nothing for anyone but does drive up the cost of government.

By: Bill Simon

Bill Simon — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 03:23:10 +0000

Forester’s intentions are not, I find it interesting that in THIS state of Bubbas, it is theoretically possible that the definition of “consideration” can actually, for all intents and purposes as demonstrated by our State Senate, involve a longer time period than that time period promises any defendent under the U.S. Constitution a fair and “speedy trial.”

Carry on, Senator Bubbas.

By: shep1975

shep1975 — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 02:54:41 +0000

I guess we know who the Lt. Gov. will endorse in that primary.

By: juliobarrios

juliobarrios — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:29:20 +0000

I heard Forster is challenging Angela Speir in the GOP Primary, as I think Shep alluded to – unless of course he tries to make it an open seat by impeaching her, as someone else alluded to.

By: shep1975

shep1975 — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:48:59 +0000

good point about Bill Simon, Icarus.

By: Icarus

Icarus — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:35:36 +0000

He’s yours. You guys have to take him.

And I’ll keep that in my back pocket for the next time Simon goes off on how it’s the UGA guys that are stinking up the joint.

By: Burdell

Burdell — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:31:38 +0000

Buzz, I think you’re right. Heck, they even claim Jimmy Carter…

Still doesn’t mean *we* have to claim him

By: shep1975

shep1975 — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:16:40 +0000

I agree with my Rep that everyone is free n the House to introduce whatever they wish. Most, we’d hope, introduce legislation that benefits or at least represents the interests of their constituents.

I can’t see how Forester is representing the interests of his consttuents.

I’ve always liked Forester, but he is way out of line with this. The may have the right to introduce whatever he wants, he does not have the right to harm the entire party and make a mockery out of the caucus to further his own political ambitions.

If he thinks making a fool of himself will help him win a GOP primary, he’s sadly mistaken,

By: Bull Moose

Bull Moose — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:29:22 +0000

REBUKE FORSTER. Someone in the House should have rebuked him publicly by now…

By: Bull Moose

Bull Moose — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:27:31 +0000

These are the bills that I feel should be overriden:

HB 69
HB 91
HB 218
HB 229
HB 441
HB 451
HB 529
HB 549
HB 559