This year's GOP State Convention was held in the Convention Center in Savannah, Georgia. Supplies and banners were brought in by Lyn Williamson, 4th DD and setup of the booth was THE prime location for all delegates and attendees to come by our booth. In addition, we were flanked by the two top contenders for next year's governors race, Karen Handel and John Oxendine. Cong. John Linder along with other elected officials came by on Friday and Saturday during the convention which also had Herman Cain as a guest speaker. Carrie Blackburn, 1st DD, hosted the booth with help from Lyn, Lloyd Newsome, and Justin Pittman.
The best news of all came during the resolutions portion of the program. Under the "Government Reform" resolution, we finally were able to put the Fair Tax as the answer to fundamental tax reform. A copy of the resolution is as follows:
Government Reform
WHEREAS the purpose of civil government is to preserve the fundamental rights of its citizens, not to control the private marketplace; and
WHEREAS in founding our Republic, the states gave the federal government only those limited powers that are specified in the US Constitution;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the Georgia Republican Party affirms its opposition to the taxpayer funded bailout of US businesses, the unprecedented level of federal deficit spending, and the federal government’s unconstitutional assault on state sovereignty.
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED the Georgia Republican Party opposes government involvement in the private marketplace that is not specifically provided for in the US Constitution and supports full Congressional oversight of the Federal Reserve including passage of HR-1207, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009.
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED the Georgia Republican Party affirms that the United States of America is a constitutional Republic and that the 10th Amendment to the US Constitution clearly affirms that all powers not expressly given to the federal government in the US Constitution are reserved for the states or the people. We hereby affirm Georgia’s state sovereignty and commit ourselves to principles that maximize the freedom and liberty of all Georgians.
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED the Georgia Republican Party supports fundamental tax reform by the federal government that will maximize personal freedom and allow the engine of America’s private marketplace to thrive. We further believe that the most favorable opportunity to achieve these goals is to repeal the 16th Amendment to the US Constitution and enact the Fair Tax, HR-25/S-296.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be forwarded to the President of the United States, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, the President of the US Senate, the Governor of Georgia, each member of Georgia’s congressional delegation, and each member of the Georgia General Assembly.
Don Williamson
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