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Citizen Newsletter
NEWSLETTER # 161

March 14, 2010 The Conservative Voice of Henry County

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In This Issue

1. Where is All the Money Going?

2. Why Americans Are So Angry
3. Henry County Elected Officials
4. Confederate History Month
5. Civil War Engagements in Henry Cnty
6. McBerry: Response to Recent Attacks Contact Henry Citizen at hc.citizen@hccitizen.org
7. The Faulty Tax System
8. Your Voice Henry Citizen Newsletter Opt-In
9. Don’t Just Do Something
10. BoC Opposes House Bill
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11. Most Invaluable Patriot
12. Conservative Republican Women
13. County Still Lying about Nash Farm Your comments and submissions are always
14. Walking Amongst History welcome!

Editorial / Publication Policy

REPUBLICAN WOMEN OF HENRY COUNTY
PROUDLY PRESENTS
JUDGE KELLEY POWELL
MAILBAG
Silver bullet from U.S. states kills 'mandatory'
Obamacare.
I am proud to say that our State is one of the 36
that has decided to protect its citizens from the
unconstitutional actions of our President and
Congress.

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THURSDAY, MAR 18, 2010 36 legislatures fight for citizens' rights to

RYANS STEAKHOUSE opt out of health-coverage demand.
5425 N. HENRY BLVD., STOCKBRIDGE, GA
11:30 A.M. I am hopeful that these Several States will not stop
with this one action but continue to exercise their 10th
Amendment Rights whenever necessary.

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Where is All the Money Going?

As I drive through Henry county, I notice the strip malls empty, I notice houses in every area of the county vacant,
and I wonder how money can be spent by our county on ideas of grandeur.

I have looked at foreclosure after foreclosure in our newspaper and see people I know who may lose their home.
These are people that are a neighbor, a friend, a family member, a volunteer in our school systems, and those who
help serve in our community. When I went to bed at night I had a knot in my stomach. I felt totally helpless,
because I knew that it could happen to anyone.

Those fancy dreams that Henry County comes up with need to turn into reality. That money needs to be put back
into our workers in this community, and into our educational system. Instead of buying some airport or building
that sits, we need to take care of our teachers and our safety officers among others. If we put money back into our
own community and build it up it will grow. Henry County, you need to take care of your people first, and the rest
will come.

Lisa McGarity

Why Americans Are So Angry

An article worth your time and thought. Linda Feldman writes for The Christian Science Monitor. Read the
entire article online.

Heather Gass always felt she had to suppress her conservative views, living as she did in the liberal San Francisco
Bay area. A year ago that all changed.

CNBC financial reporter Rick Santelli had just blasted the Obama administration's plan to help homeowners facing
foreclosure, and called for a "tea party" protest in Chicago. The idea caught fire around the country, and soon Ms.
Gass, a 40-something real estate agent, was organizing weekly street-corner demonstrations in her hometown of
Orinda, Calif.

Her focus was fiscal discipline, aimed not just at the $75 billion mortgage bailout but also the administration's $787
billion stimulus package and President Obama's budget. She remembers her first signs well: "Stop printing money"
and "China owns us." By Congress's summer recess, when opposition to Mr. Obama's healthcare plan burst forth,
she had 100 people protesting on street corners, she says.

Heather Gasses exist all around the country, ordinary American conservatives who are fed up and leading the
charge. There's frustration on the left, too – aimed not only at the Republican Party, for hindering Obama's
agenda, but also at Wall Street and its "no-limits-casino banking culture," as liberal blogger Arianna Huffington
writes on her Huffington Post website.

There's also disaffection among moderates, frustrated by the high degree of political polarization that leaves little
room for compromise on major policy matters. But efforts in the last decade to build a "radical middle" movement
– a drive to marry the best ideas of the right and left – seem to have faded.

The stunning decision by Sen. Evan Bayh (D) of Indiana, one of the Senate's few moderates, not to run for
reelection cast the hollowing-out of the middle in sharp relief.

On the extreme edge, some people have even been moved to violence – like Joseph Stack, who flew his plane into
an IRS office in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 18.

So what does this all add up to? Are we "mad as hell," like TV anchor Howard Beale ranting to viewers in the 1976
Hollywood classic "Network"? Is today's real-life incarnation, Glenn Beck of Fox News, whipping us into a frenzy of
revolt against Washington?

For now, the angriest bloc of voters is conservatives, at 32 percent, according to ABC. Ten percent of liberals and
12 percent of moderates are angry. Higher levels of anger and declines in job approval for Obama could point to
greater-than-average losses in November, potentially even the loss of Democratic control on Capitol Hill.
Nonpartisan political handicapper Charlie Cook already predicts the Democrats will lose the House.

Every disaffected voter has his or her own story. Gass calls her new activism an "awakening," an acknowledgment
of a nagging feeling she always knew was there, but was too busy to act upon. Now she feels she has no choice.
"We have borrowed and spent our way into the biggest black hole," she says, "and we are heading into the abyss."

Our Elected Officials

See the Picture Book online detailing all members of the Georgia legislature, compiled by the Georgia
Secretary of State in 2009.

The Henry County Delegation includes Senate Districts

10 – Emanuel Jones (D) emanj@mindspring.com,

17 – John Douglas (R) jfdouglas@aol.com,
44 – Gail Buckner (D) Gail.Buckner@senate.ga.gov

And House Districts

73 – John Yates (R), john.yates@house.ga.gov

78 – Glenn Baker (D), glennbakerhr78@bellsouth.net
90- Howard Mosby (D), 607 CLOB 404.656.0287
91- Rahn Mayo (D) Vice Chairman, rahnmayo@gmail.com
109 - Steve Davis (R), Chairman, steve.davis@house.ga.gov
110 – John Lunsford (R). 401 CAP 404.656.7146

Henry County Board of Commissioners

Elizabeth “BJ” Mathis, Chairman chairmanmathis@co.henry.ga.us

Warren Holder, District 1 district1@co.henry.ga.us
Rick Jeffares, District 2 district2@co.henry.ga.us
Randy Stamey, District 3 district3@co.henry.ga.us
Reid Bowman, District 4 district4@co.henry.ga.us
Johnny Basler, District 5 district5@co.henry.ga.us

140 Henry Parkway

McDonough, GA 30253
Tel: (770) 288-6001
Fax: (770) 288-6025

Confederate History Month

Second in a Series of Articles on Upcoming Confederate History Month

By TheDoctor

The article below is the second in a series to those coming in Confederate History Month which is April and will
mark the 100 anniversary of the unveiling of the Confederate Statue in McDonough Square. But things had to get
that far first and here is more on the subject.

In the year 1860, all formal preparations would be concluded for the confrontation that even the president realizes
is inevitable. Early in the year Jefferson Davis of Mississippi introduces a set of resolutions in the U.S. Senate on
the political and constitutional aspects of slavery. These resolutions defend the legality of the institution in the
states and territories and the legal right to recover fugitive slaves.

Then Abraham Lincoln made his first big Eastern address before the fall elections. He rejects "popular sovereignty,"
condemns Northern extremism as well as Southern secessionist threats, but holds that no compromise on the
extension of slavery to the territories is possible.
Then as the political parties began their talks over who would run for office there would be a split in the Democratic
Party. The Constitutional Union Party which made up remnants of the Whig and American parties decided John Bell
to run for President and for Vice President Edward Everett. The first was from Tennessee and the other from
Massachusetts.

Abraham Lincoln would be chosen as the Republican candidate. His views on slavery worried those in the South.
And rumors of secession grew even louder.

The Jefferson Davis resolutions were adopted on May 24th. But with these resolutions grew a wider split between
Northern Democrats and Southern. On November 7th the day after Lincoln was elected President the Palmetto Flag
was raised over the Federal Arsenal at Charleston. There was sharp selling on the financial markets in New York
City. And Major Robert Anderson is ordered to take over Fort Moultrie in Charleston Harbor.

President Buchanan gave his fourth State of the Union Address on December 3, 1860 with a solemn message to
Congress. He observed that, "The different sections of the Union are now arrayed against each other, and the time
has arrived, so much dreaded by the Father of his Country, when hostile geographical parties have been formed."

Secretary of State Lewis Cass resigns on the grounds that Buchanan refuses to reinforce the Federal forts in
Charleston Harbor. This is serious as the government of Buchanan is in turmoil.

On December 14, The Georgia legislature calls on Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, and South Carolina to appoint
delegates to a convention to consider a Confederacy of the South. South Carolina seceded from the Union on
December 20. The South Carolina Government calls on the Federal Government to restore Forts Moultrie and
Sumter to the State of South Carolina.

Major Robert Anderson moves the garrison from Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter and mounts guns and strengthens
the fort.

On December 27, 1860 Fort Moultrie and Castle Pinckney are occupied by troops of South Carolina, and a Federal
ship the William Aiken, is taken by state troops. Then by December 30, South Carolina seized the arsenal at
Charleston. The only facility left was Fort Sumter and on December 31, 1860 President Buchanan refuses a request
by South Carolina officials that he withdraw Federal troops from Charleston.

These actions set the stage for the birth of the Confederacy and a bloody war to come. The actions by a few began
a war that would take the lives of more Americans than all the wars put together. This was a war of passion, rage,
and ceaseless honor to one's ideas. Not just a Civil War, but a "War of Beliefs." Many of these wars have been
fought in history, but none was quite like our war. Sadness and betrayal would follow the war even more than
before the war.

Civil War Engagements in Henry County

Civil War Engagements in Henry County

• Flat Rock – July 28-29, 1864

Gen. Joseph Wheeler CSA vs. Gen. Kenner Garrard. Heavy skirmishing along South River part of the
Stoneman-McCook Raid. Gen. Wheeler forced Gen. Garrard back to Latimer’s (today’s Belmont).

• McDonough – August 20, 1864

Gen. Hugh J. Kilpatrick US had a raid on the area which began at Sandtown and moved to Jonesboro and
then to Lovejoy’s Station. They moved to McDonough and then turned north and exited the county on the
21st at Flat Rock, where once again Gen. Garrard was present to protect Kilpatrick’s flank.

There was a small skirmish at Walnut Creek; general looting of farms; Timberridge Church was burned one
board at a time for Union campfires; McDonough Baptist was used as a slaughtering pen for livestock and
the courthouse (Clerk’s office) was looted.

• McDonough – September 1, 1864

Gen. Hood and Gen. Wheeler CSA evacuated Atlanta and camped in and around town before moving on to
Lovejoy’s Station on September 2nd.

• Flat Rock – Foraging party of October 11-13, 1864

Major A. B. Smith of the 115th NY Volunteers crossed the South River at Flat Rock and turned right toward
where Fairview is located today. The Union soldiers loaded 500 wagons with corn and oats, and then
 returned by way of Flat Rock back to Atlanta.

• Flat Rock – Foraging party support. Gen. Slocum sent Col. Dustin to protect a

wagon train of 800 wagons guarded by three brigades and two batteries that was threatened by a large CSA
cavalry force. US forces encamped for the night, and then moved to Lithonia to Latimer’s on October 23rd.

• Stockbridge – The Orphan Brigade CSA setup their headquarters on present

Hwy 23 & 42 just southwest of Old Stockbridge. They encountered the 15th and 17th Corps US on the
March to the Sea on November 15, 1864. They met Union forces to the west and northwest of Stockbridge.
A running battle began at Anvil Block Road and Stagecoach Road as the Orphan Brigade under Gen. Lewis
fell back. The 15th Corps 2nd Division camped at Reeves Creek west of Stockbridge near present Hwy 138.
The 15th Corps 1st Division camped on Panther Creek northwest of town on present Hwy 23 & 42 at present
Valley Hill Road. The 17th Corps camped on Brush Creek just east of town. The command of the 15th Corps
was Gen. Osterhaus, and Gen. Blair of the 17th Corps, both serving under Gen. Howard.

• McDonough – November 16, 1864

The 15th Corps US marched via the Atlanta Road and met some elements of Iverson’s Cavalry CSA at Little
Cotton Indian Creek southeast of Stockbridge, then marched on to McDonough. The advance guard drove a
CSA cavalry brigade out of town. The 15th Corps camped in and around town. The 17th Corps US
approached on the Old Flat Rock Road and camped on Walnut Creek north of town.

• Bear Creek (Hampton) – November 16, 1864

After Gen. Kilpatrick drove the CSA from Lovejoy (note markers along present Hwy 19/41 and historical
references about Lovejoy Plantation) he pursued them to Bear Creek, where skirmishes occurred. Kilpatrick
then turned northeast and camped on the McDonough-Griffin Road – present Hwy 155.

• Locust Grove – November 17, 1864

From here the 15th Corps US and Kilpatrick moved south toward Jackson (Butts County).

• Peachstone Shoals-Keys Ferry Area – November 17, 1864

There were three brigades of the 17th Corps US that moved up the Peachstone Shoals Road (present Hwy
20). They burned the Timberridge and Old Sharon Churches, and then advanced and met with the rest of
the Corps south of Ola on present Keys Ferry Road before exiting the county.

McBerry: Response to Recent Attacks

Dear Friends,

Our Campaign in the governor's race has now moved to the place for which we have been striving together this
past twelve months... some of our opponents in this race and the enemies of liberty which abound are threatened
by the phenomenal growth we are experiencing. Those who purport themselves to be the frontrunners of this race
know very well that we threaten to swamp the Republican primary on July 20th with our supporters from across
the state who want a constitutionalist as the Republican nominee and who will not settle for another moderate in
the November general election against Roy Barnes and the Democrats.

Our opponents began this race by trying to ignore our Campaign... but our numbers swell every day and our
detractors stand speechless, unable to ignore how we are growing so quickly all over the state. Next, our
opponents attempted to ridicule our Campaign, even snickering and making sarcastic remarks at GOP events and
candidate forums, about our strong stand upon such essential Founding Principles as the Tenth Amendment, state
sovereignty, and nullification... but still the people of Georgia, and even our elected officials, are flocking to our
position. Now, finally, our opponents have entered the phase of combat in which they acknowledge that we are
positioned to be one of the two candidates left standing for the runoff after the Republican primary. They have
resorted to the only thing remaining to them which is to try to stop the tidal wave of support that we are enjoying
all over the state... personal attacks.

In recent weeks, I have been personally accused of, but not limited to, the following list of absurdities: that I
attempted to have an affair with my former campaign manager, Jenny Hodges, when she was fired for spending
unacceptable amounts of time at the Capitol in lobbying efforts during our campaign; that I somehow "stole" sole
custody of my son years ago from his mother, even though she tested positive for meth use in a court-ordered
screening after she had been living outside our home for nearly a year; that I have had some sort of sexual or
sexually improper relationship with underaged girls; that I am no longer allowed to teach in the state of Georgia,
despite the fact that I retain my teaching certificate to this very day; and now that I am somehow unpatriotic
because, as a Georgian who cherishes the constitutional Republic given to us by our Founding Fathers and wishes
to see it restored, I choose to salute the Georgia flag and the original Betsy Ross American flag instead of the
current federal flag which represents the present unconstitutional leviathan in Washington.

To all of these charges, insinuations, ambiguities, and accusations, I state unequivocally that they are at best,
false gossip, and at worst, outright lies.

None of the above are true, whatsoever. The campaign staff of at least one of our opponents in this race, already
well-known across the state for his unethical behaviour, is working to spread these innuendos and accusations.
Both I and my team of volunteers in this race have much more important work to be about than to deal with the
likes of these false charges. In fact, what my opponents wish more than anything is that they could deflate our
Campaign in the eyes of the people who are now so excited about our strong stand for the Constitution and then
exhaust our energies dealing with these issues rather than continuing to fan the flames of freedom across this
state. Make no bones about it... this Campaign will not be derailed, it will not be stopped, and it will not be slowed
down by the likes of the ridiculous accusations mentioned above -- OR ANY OTHERS WHICH ARISE -- between now
and the day of our victory in November.

And to the thousands of supporters across the state who already support me in this race, please listen to me
carefully... we have only begun to see the start of these such attacks between now and November. They will NOT
be going away. They will ONLY increase. Do NOT expect anything different. If you do not have the stomach for
the attacks that will be waged against me personally or against this Campaign, I bid you a gracious farewell and a
sincere "thanks" for all that you have already done; go find something else to do between now and November.
But you can tell our enemies that Ray McBerry is not going anywhere; and the Cause of liberty which now is
beginning to glow like embers across this state because of the efforts of our Campaign is about to burst forth into
a raging forest fire, as men and women of Georgia take a stand like has never been witnessed in our lifetime. Tell
them that Ray McBerry is already committed to the battle and will not withdraw.

It is no accident or coincidence that these attacks have come upon the only constitutionalist in the governor's
race; it is the same attack that our enemies always use, because it is the only one that they have. None of their
ideas can compete with our message.

If anyone has need of answer to these or any other accusations during the remaining course of this Campaign, feel
free to forward them this email in its entirety. There will be no further time nor energy spent on these matters.
There is a battle -- indeed, a war -- to be won to restore our constitutional Republic; and I will not waste our time
which is fleeting already. Who will join me for such a time as this?

If you wish to truly make an impact for the Cause of liberty for our beloved state, and for America, get involved in
the Campaign of the only constitutionalist and States' Rights Republican in the Georgia governor's race today...
and then take out your checkbook or your debit card and make a financial contribution that matches your
commitment to the Cause.

I now return to the important task before us...

And remain your servant in the Cause,

Ray McBerry
Georgia Governor 2010
www.GeorgiaFirst.org

~~~~~~~~~~~~

Citizen Note:

I, Larry Stanley, have known Mr. Ray McBerry for several years. Ray is among the most diligently honest and
honorable men I have ever known. The allegations against him are pure political smut and have no merit. They
are preposterous!

When Ox declared himself the frontrunner I expected every skeleton to come out - like the financial benefits
coming from out-of-state insurance executives. When Maddox was running for BoC chairman the politics of
personality ruled the day -- and I am ashamed I was part of that campaign. People are painted with broad
brushes to depict the Devil himself, and I saw it happen to some of our county’s citizens. Truth and honesty were
never the objective - only winning matters. Taking down a worthy opponent in a political race too
often includes such evil methods.

Every reader is challenged to attend one of Ray’s speaking events. Meet the man. Talk with him and those who
already support him. Discern for yourself. I am fully confidence in this endorsement; you will also find him
worthy of your support.

Faulty Tax System

Faulty tax system has resisted fixes

AJC investigation: Failure to set 'fair market value' angers homeowners

Georgia’s public schools and public libraries, its local cops and firefighters, its teachers and dogcatchers and
more are all paid for, in part or in sum, by property taxes.

Until 2008, it was a nearly perfect system for financing local government, at least from the government’s
point of view: Property values always went up, so property taxes either remained steady or went up, too.
That stability vanished a year ago when values crashed, exposing a system of taxation that is broken at the
most fundamental level: It is supposed to set the “fair market value” on individual properties, and it
doesn’t.

That failure has angered property owners for decades and will make many of them apoplectic this year because the
gap between appraised value and market value — a number that normally benefits homeowners — now routinely
falls in the county’s favor as values drop.

In the early 1990s, a sweeping new law required every county to perform a countywide revaluation and directed
counties to update every property at least every three years. Before then, assessors typically would change an
entire category of a county tax digest by “factoring,” or applying a percentage increase to all properties. The forced
reevaluations meant homeowners paid more in property taxes as the assessed values of their homes rose, even if
tax rates held steady.

Several years ago, lawmakers began proposing restrictions for local governments with a “floating” homestead
exemption. That exemption, which increases or decreases with property valuations, was designed to limit how
much new revenue could be captured by rising assessments. Several local counties, including Cobb, Fulton,
Gwinnett and DeKalb, adopted such a system.

Henry County says the exemption depends on State funds. Henry County has not included foreclosures, a very
real factor in fair market values, in making property assessments. The impetus is placed on maintaining revenues.

The current collapse highlights two major issues with the property tax system: It’s slow to react to dramatic
changes in value, and mass assessing doesn’t accurately value individual properties.

John Scott, executive director of the Georgia Association of Assessing Officials, said mass assessing is designed to
reflect trends for areas or communities, not to nail down a value for each home or business.

Protect yourself. April 1, 2010 is the deadline to file a Tax Payers Return - Real Property

Go to the County website, Tax Assessors Office at http://www.co.henry.ga.us/MapsZonesDistricts/index_2.htm

Follow the link to FORMS for instructions and online access to the Return of Real Property.

Your Voice
Tenth Amendment Summit with Judge Napolitano & Ray McBerry

Dear Friends,

Please take a moment to participate in this Money Bomb that has been put together for Ray McBerry... the leading
States' Rights candidate for governor of any state in America!

A contribution of even $10 or $20 from everyone on this list would be a huge boost to the number of television and
radio commercials that we can run between now and the Republican primary in Georgia!

http://www.facebook.com/l/56634;www.georgiafirst.org/governor/moneybomb/index.html

A win for Ray is a State Sovereignty victory for America!!!

Cemetery Research Group

Dear friends

We have added two new pages to our site.

First is in the News & Cemetery articles link on the main page about the

Hudson Family Cemetery in Russell Co KY where someone has built a cattle feeding area on part of the cemetery.

Second is on the B & M Civil War research page. It is the Nash Farm Lovejoy Report. And we would like to thank
Mr. Larry Stanley for allowing us to use his report of the truth about the Battle of Lovejoy Station.

We hope you find these pages educational and informative

Alfred Britt
Founder CRG
http://www.crghenry.org

Link to Purchase Georgia Tea Party Patriots Shirts

Many of you have asked about purchasing shirts with the Georgia Tea Party Patriots logo. You can purchase them
from the link below.

http://www.facebook.com/l/48b9a;services.onesourcepro.com/shop/ylftees/index.php/teaparty/georgia-tea-
party.html

Tea Parties United

Subject: Libertarians drive ACORN out of Ohio

A conservative libertarian group called the 1851 Center for Constitutional Law has gone to court and permanently
removed ACORN (the infamous voter fraud group at the core of Obama's agenda) from the state of Ohio...

Continues here:

http://www.facebook.com/l/4db74;www.examiner.com/examiner/x-35976-Conservative-Examiner~y2010m3d12-
Libertarians-drive-ACORN-out-of-Ohio

Hat tip to Mike Lustri

Americans. With a Capital “A”

With the Census soon to arrive at everyone's door I read the following by Mark Krikorian at National Review
and he is right: Send a message with the census: List your race as “American”

Fully one-quarter of the space on this year’s form is taken up with questions of race and ethnicity, which are
clearly illegitimate and none of the government’s business (despite the New York Times’ assurances to the contrary
on today’s editorial page). So until we succeed in building the needed wall of separation between race and state, I
have a proposal. Question 9 on the census form asks “What is Person 1’s race?” (and so on, for other members of
the household). My initial impulse was simply to misidentify my race so as to throw a monkey wrench into the
statistics; I had fun doing this on the personal-information form my college required every semester, where I was
a Puerto Rican Muslim one semester, and a Samoan Buddhist the next. But lying in this constitutionally mandated
process is wrong. Really — don’t do it.

Instead, we should answer Question 9 by checking the last option — "Some other race" — and writing in
"American." It's a truthful answer but at the same time is a way for ordinary citizens to express their rejection of
unconstitutional racial classification schemes. In fact, "American" was the plurality ancestry selection for
respondents to the 2000 census in four states and several hundred counties.

So remember: Question 9 — "Some other race" — "American".

Letter to Congressman John Lewis

By Bill Barton

I attempted to send this E-Mail to John Lewis and my E-Mail server rejected it stating that it does not recognize his
address.

Dear Congressman Lewis,

I understand that you have requested input from citizens across the state with their opinions as to the health care
bill being considered by Congress. I am sending you a copy of a letter written by a doctor outlining his objections
to this bill. Since I am not as articulate at describing my feelings let me say that I agree with the opinion of the
doctor in the letter written to Senator Bayh.

In addition to his comments, I would like to add that the bill should have an up or down vote based on the merits
of the bill and without any ENTITLEMENTS ATTACHED. This country cannot afford the tremendous cost associated
with this bill or any other unnecessary spending period.

Thank you for the opportunity of sending this message and I hope you will get the chance to read the attached and
give serious consideration to cast a no vote on this issue.

Sincerely

Bill Barton

Hearing Delayed for Obama Judicial Nominee Who Supported Serial Killer

By Judson Berger
- FOXNews.com

The Senate Judiciary Committee has postponed the hearing for a controversial Court of Appeals nominee after the
panel received a letter from a home-state prosecutor blasting him as a judicial loose cannon and Republicans
raised concerns about his alleged bias in favor of sex offenders.

U.S. District Court Judge Robert Chatigny gained notoriety in 2005 for his role in trying to fight the execution of
convicted serial killer and rapist Michael Ross, also known as The Roadside Strangler, whom Chatigny had
described as a victim of his own "sexual sadism."

The Coming Tax Revolt

No other single public policy so reinforces a perception of self-dealing, unfairness and incompetence as the
corrupted federal tax code. Bloated beyond decipherability at 67,500 pages of regulations, the income tax system
is driven by personal power, lobby profits and, through tax inducements and penalties, a changing menu of citizen
and business manipulation.

The idea that, “We the People” are being routinely ignored, are despised and are seen as primarily useful in our
ability to fund personal political ambitions continues to resonate at every Tea Party and in the growing tax rebellion
now gathering steam. Those in the political class who ignore this healthy insistence that public policy actually
benefit the American public will find themselves at risk of future lightning strikes.

Ken Hoagland

Area jobless rate jumps to 10.8%

Figure for region is up from 10.1% a month earlier, 8.5% a year earlier.

I find it strange that government agencies and the news media continue to report unemployment rates around
10%. No matter what report is seen, the regional and local realities are not given focus. That means that real
people, unemployed people, are no the focus. Instead refusing to tell the truth, the whole truth, gives a very false
sense that our economy is actually growing and doing better than it is.

From the AJC report: “This marks the 28th consecutive month that Georgia has exceeded the national jobless rate,
which was 9.7 percent.”
Does that 9.7% include the 18% found in the Lagrange area? Just wondering? If so, statistically there must be
areas in Georgia with Zero Unemployment. That somehow does not seem accurate.

FoxNews Opinion Poll

America's Textbooks: Frontline of a Culture War?

FOXNews.com

This week in Texas, the State Board of Education (SBOE) will consider curriculum -- and textbook -- modifications
that could impact millions of students across America. That's because publishers craft their textbooks to meet
Texas standards. Some are calling the textbook showdown the newest frontline of the culture war in the U.S. Do
you think there’s a problem with the textbooks in our public schools?

Is the Texas Textbook Battle the Frontline of a Culture War?

“Revisionists are trying to hijack and recast America’s history – and that’s just wrong!” selected by 87% of Total Votes:
33,350.

Don't Just Do Something - Stand There

Henry County government is pushing for Tax Allocation Districts to stimulate the local economy. That mechanism
provides bond debt for redevelopment of blighted areas that actually cause unemployment.

Undeveloped property lining our I-75 corridor simply does not meet the criteria! It is not developed now, so re-
development is not true. It is not blighted by any definition. This area is simply available for private businesses to
purchase. Development and investment are not prudent uses for Henry County taxpayers.

Redevelopment of Atlanta’s 100-year old steel mill met those requirements of the Redevelopment Act. A joint
venture between AIG Global Real Estate Investment Corp. and Atlanta-based JDI, the Atlantic Station community
represents $2 billion in new construction.

First there is the public relations spin. The Atlanta Development Authority website:

The Atlantic Station Tax Allocation District was established in 1999 to facilitate the redevelopment of a 138-
acre Brownfield site, which had been contaminated due to almost a century of heavy industrial use. The
redevelopment will make maximum use of alternative transportation modes to minimize congestion,
improve air quality, and connect major activity centers while also creating a 24-hour environment where
one can live, work, and play. The project will ultimately include 1.6 million square feet of retail, 6 million
square feet of office and entertainment space, over 4,000 residential units, and 1,150 hotel rooms.

Then, there is the reality. A quick Google search provides multiple real estate listings:

TWELVE Atlantic Station Atlantic Station Atlanta Condos For Sale

FORECLOSURES! - Great Deals at Great Prices
Atlantic Station Homes For Sale
No escaping foreclosures

Persuading municipal officials to create a special tax allocation district was by no means easy. Atlantic Station will
generate $30 million in annual property tax revenue? Compared to the $300,000 annually that the Atlantic Steel
mill generated? However, municipal officials needed reassurance that they were not losing anything by allowing
Jacoby to use the new revenue to pay off his bonds.

Actually, Atlanta lost the existing $300,000 generated yearly by Atlantic Steel!

The tax vehicle is a significant commitment for many years into the future. At least 20 years. The tax
revenues do not return to municipal coffers until all the bond debt is repaid.

Should there be a further downturn in the economy refusing income to the business venture, or bankruptcy, the
debt falls directly to the taxpayers!

What we can learn from Washington:

By acting without rhyme or reason, politicians have destroyed the rules of the game. There is no reason to invest,
no reason to take risk, no reason to be prudent, no reason to look for buyers if your firm is failing. Everything is up
in the air and as a result, the only prudent policy is to wait and see what the government will do next. The frenetic
efforts of FDR had the same impact: Net investment was negative through much of the 1930s.
Worst of all are the political incentives that are unleashed when Washington promises to spend a trillion dollars
(and counting). No one can spend such money wisely even if they want to. The information about who needs to be
bailed out and who needs to fail is too complicated. Inevitably, such decisions will begin to be more about politics
than economics.

Unfortunately, there is no consensus about a preferable alternative. The economists are almost as clueless as the
politicians. At such a time, inaction may be the wisest course of action.

BoC Opposes House Bill

By Nicole Hollimon
nhollimon@neighbornewspapers.com

The Henry County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution supporting the repeal of HB 847 at
last Tuesday’s regular meeting.

HB 847 states no person is eligible to seek election to or serve on the Henry County Board of Commissioners if the
person holds or seeks election to another federal, state or local office.

“The constitution doesn’t say that. If you’re at the end of your term and you’re going out in December, you should
not have to resign when you qualify. This bill says you do,” Shellnut said.

District 110 State Rep. John Lunsford, R-McDonough requested that another resolution be passed by the board —
Henry County Legislative Delegation policy — before pursuing it during this year’s legislative session, she said.

Chairwoman Elizabeth “BJ” Mathis challenged the law in 2008, while she was District 2 Commissioner, filing a
lawsuit against the Board of Elections after she was rejected in an attempt to qualify for the chairman’s race.

At the time, Mathis said she was aware of the law and what would happen if she tried to qualify, but said it was
necessary to establish her case.

The law was found unconstitutional.

The option is either to “change the language” of the law or repeal it, the latter of which would resolve future
concerns, Shellnut said.

“It cost quite an amount of money for law fees to go to court, and it’s going to come up again sometime, whether
it be two years from now, or four years,” Shellnut said.

Shellnut said she conducted extensive research and Henry County is the only county out of 159 in Georgia with
such a law.

“What doesn’t make sense is how it ever got put there to start with,” said District 4 Commissioner Reid A.
Bowman, Sr.

CITIZEN RESPONSE:

Local legislation, which this Bill is, was written for and by the urging of the local governing authority. The board
of commissioners wanted this law.

There are reasons for restricting a sitting public official or current candidate, from campaigning for a seat on the
Henry BoC. For example, a sitting commissioner (as both Harper and Mathis were when they sought the office of
Chairman) would focus on the new job - and not the job they were elected to fill. They would use the perquisites
and powers of the current office (meaning tax dollars and access to press and government agencies) to advance
the new campaign.

Jason Harper resigned from District 3, but he had an ace in Chairman Maddox who ran a smoke and mirrors show
to avoid replacing him. Harper resumed the district position and continued his run for Chair.

Mathis, on the other hand, knew significant support would diminish if she vacated office and lost the influence she
already wielded. Her supporters depended on promises already made. It remains a mystery to some about how
she paid attorney fees for her suit against the county. That funding does not appear on her campaign filings any
more than the un-claimed services of a DeKalb County PR firm.

It is understandable that Ms. Shellnut is greatly inconvenienced by this local legislation. All the work and fallout
land in her office.

It is not understandable why the judge who unilaterally overturned the local legislation would not defend the law.
HE WROTE IT while acting as ad-hoc county attorney contracted by the BoC.

Google "abuse of office" for other reasons to disallow a sitting government official from seeking a post on the BoC.

Most Invaluable Patriot

WHO WAS THE MOST INVALUABLE PATRIOT

DURING AMERICA’S FOUNDING PERIOD

I was watching cable news last month and Sarah Palin was asked who she thought was the most irreplaceable
individual during our founding period. She hesitated a few seconds and came up with the name of George
Washington. I am sure that most American’s with any knowledge of the American Revolutionary Period would
agree with that answer.

General Washington led the Continental Army for eight years during the Revolutionary War. After the war he
was elected President of the Constitutional Convention for the purpose of creating a governing document to replace
the Articles of Confederation. Washington became the first American President and served for two terms and then
withdrew from public life to live out the remainder of his life as a free American citizen. George Washington
certainly earned the description, “First in War, First in Peace, First in the Hearts of His Countrymen”.

But, do we owe our freedom exclusively to George Washington alone or did many others make invaluable
contributions, without which our fight for independence might not have successful?

Let’s go back to the middle of the 18th century. America was drifting away from the moral principals that the
original settlers had brought with them. Enter two men, Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield. These men
traveled throughout our Country preaching directly from the Bible. They were successful in unifying 80 percent of
Americans into a common understanding of the Christian Faith. Their influence carried into the Revolutionary
Period and greatly influenced our Founding Fathers. Would our revolution have been successful without the
“American Awakening”?

Before the Declaration was written, Americans were already standing up for the concepts of liberty and
freedom. 7,000 Brave men showed up for the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773. They refused to accept an
unfair tax and risked their lives to send this message by throwing the English Tea into the Boston Harbor.

British General Thomas Gage decided that the colonists would no longer be permitted to have arms and on
April 19, 1775 marched his troops against Lexington and Concord. Capture the arms and arrest John Hancock and
Samuel Adams were the orders of the day. Fortunately, the Americans were warned of the coming action and Paul
Revere was standing by to warn the Colonists. The code, “one if by land, two if by sea”, let them know how the
British were planning their attack. Many brave patriots lost their lives that day but the British loses were ever
greater. How much do Americans living today owe these men for their sacrifice?

One more story. On June 17, 1775 General Gage, embarrassed by his loses at Lexington and Concord, decided
to demonstrate his military power by capturing the Colonial stronghold at Bunker Hill. The British attacked with
overwhelming force. The Colonials were low on ammunition so the order was given, “Don’t fire until you see the
whites of their eyes”. Even though the Colonists were eventually driven off Bunker Hill, British loses were
tremendous. Four hundred and forty Americans lost their lives that day fighting for the freedom that we enjoy
today.

The written word has always been invaluable in motivating men to join a cause that is greater then
themselves. Fortunately, the colonies had an abundance of Patriots willing to write these words. Patriots like
Thomas Paine, Samuel Adams, John Adams, Patrick Henry and so many more fanned the flames of independence
from England. I wonder where the War for Independence would have been without them.

American Patriotism continued to grow and on July 4, 1776 fifty six leading citizens from every state in the
colonies signed the Declaration of Independence, pledging their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor. This
document, primarily written by Thomas Jefferson, declared that we would no longer accept the rule of Great Britain
and the many grievances that came with that rule. Without the Declaration and the men who bravely signed it,
would we still be under the rule of Great Britain?

Armies need Generals. But more importantly armies need soldiers. The Declaration of Independence brought
the full might of the largest and most powerful military force in the world to the shores of America. What great
courage it must have taken for men to join the Continental Army to fight for American Independence. As we all
know from history, the Continental Army was never adequately supplied. They often went hungry and cold. In
1778, they wintered over at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania during one of the coldest winters of the last 1000 years.
Local residents reported that you could tell where the Continental Army marched by the blood trails in the snow.
Frozen snow cut the feet of those men who had no shoes. But they never gave up. They fought until the British
eventually surrendered in 1783 and America had its freedom. Victory had its cost. More than 25,000 Americans
lost their lives in their quest to be free. Every single Continental soldier helped to give us the freedom that we
enjoy today.

The war over, America needed a form of government that would preserve the sovereignty of the thirteen
states, yet give enough power to a central government to function in an effective manner. The delegates from the
thirteen states met on May 25, 1787. George Washington was elected President of the Convention. Initial
progress was almost nonexistent, even the optimistic Washington was beginning to despair. Then on June 28,
1787 Benjamin Franklin spoke to the Convention. He implored the members to open each session with prayer just
as the Continental Congress had done during the war. The Convention agreed. From that day forward progress on
the Constitution moved forward and was finally completed in September, 1787. Much credit must be given to
James Madison, whose extensive research on many different types of governments throughout world history
played a crucial role in writing of the Constitution.

So, we are back to George Washington. Our first President. Who is the real hero? They all are because
everyone mentioned here was essential, as were the untold others who are not mentioned.

One additional thought is that like a well thought out story every thing happens at the right time, or someone
appears at the critical time with the necessary action. It is almost as if someone were directing the events. As
Thomas Jefferson wrote in the last sentence of the Declaration of Independence: “And for the support of this
Declaration, with a firm reliance on the Protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our
Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor”.

Maybe, just maybe, our Founding Fathers believed that their Irreplaceable Hero was the Creator who endowed
us with our inalienable rights.

Keeping the Faith,

Jim

Conservative Republican Women

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The newly formed Conservative Republican Women held their first public meeting on Thursday. Forty-seven
people attended and formally adopted the name for the group.

For more information contact Sahar Hekmati at sahar04@aol.com

The group hosted Kathy Cox, State Superintendent of Schools, as guest speaker.

Kathy Cox sees tougher times ahead

By Valerie Baldowski
vbaldowski@henryherald.com

School districts in Georgia will need to buckle down and prepare for more stringent budget cuts in the future, local
Republicans were told Thursday.

State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox delivered the message during a meeting of Conservative
Republican Women, held at the Golden Corral restaurant in McDonough. Cox is running for a third term as
school superintendent.

The newly formed group, which had its meeting Thursday, is headed by Sahar Hekmati, the former president of
Republican Women of Henry County.

Sue Merchant, an attorney, and the public relations chairman for Conservative Republican Women, listened to
Cox’s address, and said afterward, that she agreed with much of what the state school superintendent had to say.

The Citizen Note:

I am compelled to comment on the recent formation of the group, Conservative Republican Women. The good
people banding together under the moniker "Conservative" have recognized a series of facts about the way party
politics works. Principle before party is the theme. Values come before name recognition or power grids. I see a
group of like-minded individuals who are not particularly interested in Party or social agendas, but the core beliefs
of conservatism seen across the country.
From the Left there is a theme that the 9-12 and Tea Party movements cannot succeed because of their lack of a
charismatic political leader. The Left, as usual, has failed to recognize the individual as being apart from the herd.
Recall that the wrangling before the Constitutional Convention required a group of people whose loyalties were
strong - for their home states! In session, the individually perceived notions of how government should work were
on full display. At the end of the day, Franklin said, "You have a Republic if you can keep it."

The failures of both Democrat and Republican national organizations to maintain the trust and core values of
Americans speak very loudly.

To be clear, I have strong personal allegiances to the Republican Party. I have also grown to recognize a bunch of
moderate and liberal so-called Republicans. I like to call myself a Little "r" republican because I believe in
republicanism before the Republican or any other Party. Too few people really understand the difference.

This one voter refuses to join the Sheeple. I applaud all those who are willing to stand as Meeple. Think for
yourself. Act for and by yourself. Finding devoted like-minded people to join and band together is how this entire
American Experience began.

If we take the examples of Virginia, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Texas we must agree that the power grid has
failed a great number of American voters. Conservatism, based in principle before party and Constitutional
constraints on government, is winning the day.

County Still Lying About Nash Farm

At the Henry County government website, peruse the pages setup for Parks & Recreation. The web links are easy
to follow and provide a variety of information about the county’s parks and recreation programs.

Be sure to click into Nash Farm Park – History. The names and events are summarized to read like a history
book. Only the location has been changed to protect the guilty. Guilty elected commissioners, that is.

Kilpatrick’s Cavalry Raid August 18-20, 1864

Mr. Gorbachev Commissioners, Tear Down This Sign

General Sherman, determined to cut Confederate General John Bell Hood’s supply lines south of Atlanta,
sent U.S. Major General Judson Kilpatrick’s 4,700 cavalrymen on a raid. By early afternoon on August 20,
Kilpatrick was at the Nash Farm, but indelicately sandwiched by Confederate infantry in front and
Confederate cavalry in back. The Yankee horsemen drew their sabers, hacked their way through the Texas
brigade in front and proceeded eastward toward McDonough. Kilpatrick’s breakthrough at the Nash Farm
property is recorded as the largest cavalry charge in Georgia’s history.

Readers must be directed to some well documented facts. The Battle of Lovejoy Station, as it is known, did involve
about 4,000 Union troops and about 500 Confederate troops.

Early in the day of August 20th, General Kilpatrick’s cavalry, including the CBOT cannons and about 4,000 troops
arrived at the Dorsey Plantation. The official records of the battle, which lasted about three hours, include the
train depot at Lovejoy’s Station and the fields that are today the La Costa trailer park. Confederates moved
around the Union positions giving the appearance they had a force of thousands, but only 500 men actually
existed. Bullets from their Enfield rifles left their remains in the Dorsey house, which was well known to locals
before the historical landmark burned down.

The historic cavalry charge, wherein the Confederates scattered and retreated to the east, was about 300 yards
across open fields south of McDonough Road. From the corner of Freeman Road where the Dorsey house stood,
measure 400 or 500 yards to the east. You are still not on the property of Thompson E. Nash.
 What Relics?

The Confederates placed one cannon atop a knoll to the north of McDonough Road. The Union cannon placements
were also north of McDonough Road and about 100 yards from the Dorsey house. The county's story of Nash says
that Union cannon shells were found “in the eaves of the Nash farmhouse.” Firstly, the half to three-quarter mile
distance to the Nash property in Henry County is not a physical possibility. Secondly, the existing house was built
in 1920 according to Henry County tax records.

Readers can find a true historical analysis of the day’s events at Henry Borrows from Clayton’s Heritage. Be
sure to note the historical documents cited in the pdf files. Read an analysis, Part One and Part Two, posted at
JasonPye.com. Also note THE NASH FARM LOVEJOY REPORT posted at CRG and B&M Civil War Research:
http://www.crghenry.org/BM/nash_farm/nash_farm_report.html.

** The pdf files are available by sending email to hc.citizen@hccitizen.org **

It’s one thing to lie, and yet another thing to continue the lie after you get caught!

Walking Amongst History

Walking Amongst History At the Dorsey Plantation

By TheDoctor

I was privileged to walk amongst the history that lies around the Dorsey Plantation. The old Dorsey House which
stood at the corner of Freeman Rd and McDonough Rd was once the oldest home in Henry and Clayton Counties.
The area saw much action from the Union Army during the Civil War.

When working in the area for nearly seven years searching, mapping, and placing artifacts in storage the job was
a rewarding experience. Tiring days laying grids, placing pins where artifacts were recovered, and analysis of work
done was a tedious thing. Many Union Soldier graves were discovered in the area of what is today the Clayton
County spray field.

The area in front of where the old house once stood was the site of Kilpatrick's charge to free himself of the area.

There once stood a granite marker at McDonough Rd and Old East Lovejoy Rd that commemorated the event
which happened on August 20, 1864. The marker and the house are gone today. Both subject to crimes: one of
theft the other arson.

But at the time just walking the area one could see the expanse of the land around the home. History was made
here in 1864 by a war of rebellion brought home to a tired people who could not supply or give of men any longer.
Time was not on their side.

Remember this as you drive down McDonough Rd at the red light which is now there at Freeman Rd. Look to the
northwest corner of the intersection and there lies the ruins of the Dorsey Home which played a key role in the
Campaign for Atlanta during the Civil War in the hot summer of 1864.

Author's Note:

As you all know I am one of those who did much of the historical digging at the Lovejoy Station engagements of 1864 for the
Atlanta Historical Society. What bothers me about all this is that they continue to pursue this venture as they have and it
defames the names of Franklin Garrett and Wilbur Kurtz who did the first work in this area in the early 1930's. The shame also
lies in the fact that the commissioners haven't lived up to their word to change the name of the park. They had their chance
recently and cowered down to the whimpering of the Chairman. Nothing will actually be done there until either these
commissioners grow up or they are out of office along with her. I and a lot of good people put a lot of their lives into the work
done at Lovejoy Station in search of where it all happened. My health has deteriorated and my days of doing surface work are
over. But I have a treasury locked away on behalf of the Civil War here at home. Mr. Stanley did an excellent job with his
research after I told him not to believe me, but look for himself and he did. Check the website of the CRG
(http://crghenry.org/) also for an in-depth look at the Lovejoy Station under the B&M Civil War Research Group section.
http://www.crghenry.org is the link to much of the history of Henry County and with time it will grow even more. But
thanks to people like Mr Stanley who, maybe one day something will get done at Nash Farm.

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