Ron Paul for Liberty

Watch this 10 minute video which nicely captures Ron Paul's 30+ year unfailing crusade for liberty.
http://girls4ronpaul.blogspot.com/2011/09/ron-paul-only-one-we-can-trust_22.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GirlsLoveRonPaul+%28Girls+Love+Ron+Paul%29

This is not politician. not a partisan. not another special interest. a pro liberty conservative in the pre pro war GOP tradition. I've followed this man's in / out of office more than 30 years, in economics 20 years... no one can touch what he knows and lives by. Would an ordinary 76 year old politician dare to make this race? No. He is not ordinary. and not a politician. He's a statesman. 

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Please vote FOR HB 387 - the Tax Reform Bill

THANK YOU Senator William Ligon for QUICKLY posting the latest version of the Tax Reform Bill passed by the Joint Committee on Georgia Revenue Structure. And thank you for requesting feedback and giving instructions on how to do it more effectively.

I just read the entire 68 page bill (my eyes only glazed over occasionally). 

I hope you will vote for it either AS IS or with corporate tax rate breaks added (not specific business exemptions but general rates that apply to all corporations) Please don't let them pick it apart and add back any additional special favors.

It seems to keep intact many key points of the commission to seek a broader flatter consumption based tax.

Lowering the income tax ceiling to 4.5% is a baby step but it IS much simpler and that alone is progress.

Fine with me if we remove or reduce the dependent's exemptions but I wonder a little how/why this one was singled out.

It's also ok with me if charitable deductions are limited/eliminated. First of all the benefit / purpose of deductions is not logically simply for tax deductions. Second, the greatest value of those deductions is at the federal level.

If I have to choose between a lower income tax rate or keeping a minimally valuable deduction against a HIGHER income tax rate... duh, I'll take the lower rate.

I do see LOTS of sales tax exemptions (several pages worth) eliminated and that is also progress.

I see new sales taxes on used car sales and auto related services. Why were those targeted?

Since I purchase ONLY used vehicles and generally in private sales, I don't like the sales tax but I do not oppose it. 

I only ask why target automobiles? why not tax more services?

Why not sales taxes on ALL services? It would be detrimental to me in the short run but I think it would be fairer to tax all goods and services. It would remove price distortions.

Currently none of my recurring expenditures are taxed: hairdresser, fitness center, doctors, vets, groceries.

How is that fair? I benefit from being at a stage and age where I don't need a lot of clothes, appliances, or "store bought" tangible items. Seems unfair to younger people that their goods are taxed but my services are not.

I read the press - I know there was lots of whining that a recession is not the time to "raise" taxes on services and groceries (even as part of a revenue neutral restructuring).

I also know many people those interests were trying to protect already receive extensive government subsidies and tax benefits.

Obviously those of us who favor a Fair Tax approach to replace ALL income taxes with consistent broad (and as low as possible) sales taxes didn't sell it well enough.

Two things about the bill miss the mark in my opinion:

 There's something wrong with the elimination of some and institution of other communication taxes when it takes approx TWENTY pages to spell out the so called simplification (most of pages 37-59)

And I do not see the key provision of lowering or eliminating corporate income taxes. I'd think abolishing / lowering corporate income taxes is more important to our competitiveness than "simplifying the communications" taxes.

Glynn County Republican Convention 2011 Elects new leaders

Attendees: 80 certified participants. This is significantly higher participation than in 2009 when we had about 50 registrants. Many of us think this turnout might have been even higher with a lower registration fee OR by having the precinct meetings in Feb and the county meeting in Mar as done in 2001, 2003, and other years. Thanks to Kevin Gough for his robocall and emails which helped turn out new people and of course thank you to Dawn Forbes and others with the Golden Isles Tea Party who encouraged so many people to attend.


QUICK FACTS:
OFFICERS were elected about 3.5 hours into the meeting:

• Ron Sadowski, Chairman
• Jeff Kilgore, 1st Vice Chair
• Sandy Dean, 2d Vice Chair
• Janis Boland, Secretary
• Marlene Parmley, Treasurer
• Karen Ross, Asst Treasurer

SPEAKERS
Congressman Jack Kingston spoke about his vote against extending the Patriot Act and why he supports oil exploration in the ANWR 
Freshman State Representative Alex Atwood focused on the progress of his legislation to curtail the incidence and costs of the illegal immigrant population in GA.

Congressman Kingston with Marjorie Peters

RESOLUTIONS This is my best recollection but I welcome details from others; our precinct had no copies of the resolutions

1. State Government SUNSET - PASSED without dissent.  Presented by Dawn Forbes, it called for all state agencies to have an expiration or SUNSET period so that they would be required to justify their need and authority periodically. It passed unanimously by voice vote without discussion. 
2. Opposition to alcohol generally, Opposition to all Sunday Alcohol Sales - DEFEATED by deafening voice vote though there was dissent obviously from the authors of the resolution.
3. Opposition to all abortion except in cases of rape, incest, or to protect the life of the mother. PASSED with dissent.
4. Opposition to any extension of gambling including Native American Indian Tribe casinos - PASSED without dissent.
5. Opposition to any new or renewed SPLOST or eSPLOST - Passed.
6. Opposition to the Tax Reform Commission recommendations. PASSED with dissent.

Largest precincts were Marshes of Glynn Baptist (11 voting members) and St. Williams SSI (10 voting members).  Others with more than 5 attendees included Beverly Shores, Christian Renewal SSI, City Rec, First Baptist SSI, and Oglethorpe Point SSI.
No attendees from American Legion, Burroughs Molette, College Place Methodist, or Selden Park.


Committees:

• Credentials - Ken Trobaugh
• Rules - Kathy Strickland and Helen Minton
• Resolutions - Kevin Gough and Dawn Forbes
• Nominating - Richard McMinn, Charles Lewis, Gussie Gammon, Joann Cook, Larry Lynch. The committee met nearly an hour and decided they could not make a report. All nominations were from the floor.
• Parliamentarian, Alex Atwood and then Charlie Crumbliss

More about the new officers.   
All of the officers are Tea Party supporters and many are also supporters of Defend Downtown Brunswick

• Ron is one of our youngest chairmen in the past 40 years but he is a veteran GOP activist.. The former Eagle Scout has been very active in the Glynn GOP since at least 1988 and was also active in the Ga YRs.
• Jeff served on the Glynn GOP issues committee in 2007 when George Skarpalezos was chairman. Two of their big issues opposing amnesty for illegal immigrants and opposing expanding the jail in the downtown location and using eminent domain.
• Sandy is very active with Defend Downtown Brunswick, was a nonpartisan candidate for Brunswick City Council, and very involved in former State Senator Chapman's gubernatorial campaign.
• Janis was also on the GOP issues committee in 2007 and has been active in St. Williams precinct and in the Golden Isles Republican Women.
• Marlene Parmley was also on the GOP issues committee, held other roles on the county committee when George Skarpelezos was Chair, and has been a member of both the Coastal Republican Women's Club and the Golden Isles Republican Women.
  
• Karen Ross was previously heavily involved in Glynn County GOP. She served on the Executive Committee 1973 while a college student;  1980-1981 while teaching at Brunswick Junior College and 2001-2005 after returning to the area.

About the elections: Only the races for Chair and First Vice Chair had contested votes. The Nominating Committee could not agree on a slate to nominate so all nominations were from the floor.
Ron Sadowski and Ruby Robinson were nominated for Chair. A voice vote was too close. The precincts were polled and Ron won - but no vote total was announced. For First Vice Chair Jeff Kilgore and Gussie Gammon were nominated and Jeff won in a voice vote. For Second Vice Chair Sandy Dean and Reba Reyna were nominated; Reba declined and Sandy was elected by acclamation.  For Secretary Janis Boland and Kathy McMinn were nominated; Kathy McMinn declined and Janis was elected by acclamation.  For Treasurer only Marlene Parmley was nominated and for Asst Treasurer only Karen Ross was nominated.  

Little was organized or communicated in advance aboutr committees. However, the valiant logistical and procedural work by Shaw, Ken, and Ruby was obvious. My apologies if I don't remember everyone. I was busy too with the St. Williams precinct.    
THANK YOU:

• Susan Wendel for a beautiful rendition of our national anthem.
• Shaw McVeigh for outstanding service as convention chair. 
• Ken Trobaugh to whom the credentials process was trusted for accuracy, completeness, and inclusion of all qualified. 
• Gloria Burns for working registration and serving as convnetion secretary. 
• Barbara Dieterman  - didn't I see you at the registration table? I'm not sure!
• Ruby Robinson for securing the space, the food, and setting up the physical arrangements. Ruby stayed 'til the last table was put away and the doors were closed. She stands ready to work with new chairman  Ron Sadowski.
• Joanne Cook and Larry Lynch for Nominating Committee service 
• Dale Provenzano for taking on chairmanship of the St. Williams precinct! 
• my brother and so many others who attended their first GOP convention
• City Commissioner Brooks, County Commissioners Coleman and Hunt, and Education Commissioner Allen  for being there!

If you have corrections or additions to this account, please let me know

NOTE: Added Mar 27, 2011. The sign in form, rules, resolutions and minutes are posted at https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B9p3TJzco4oJZTQzMWVhMWEtODY3Ni00NWViLThjZjAtYzZmYTkzYzBjOTIz&hl=en