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The Governors race is not the only thing on the ballot tuesday. You can go to My Voter Page and get a sample ballot for your district … assuming you have not been deleted. This voters guide will focus on three races: U.S. Congress District 6, Georgia Senate District 40, and Georgia House District 81. A handful of constitutional amendments will be considered.
Democrat Lucy McBath is trying to replace registered poopyhead Karen Handel in #GA06. Mrs. McBath has some good ideas, and should be a clear choice over Rep.Handel. Unfortunately, Lady McBath uses a telemarketing company to promote her campaign. PG has recieved three phone calls from this company. The voice pretends to be taking a survey. Soon, she asks you to react to statements about the candidates. Most of the statements are complimentary to Mrs. McBath, and derogatory to Rep. Handel. It is obvious who is paying for the message.
Carlton Heston is a fresh young voice in the GA06 race. Mr.Heston is running as a write-in candidate, and deserves your vote. Breaking away from the Democrat/Republican duopoly is important.
Robocalls, posing as surveys, were used by Democrats in both Senate District 40 and House District 81. The Senate Demo is Sally Harrell, seeking to replace Republican Fran Millar. Mr. Millar (pronounced Miller, like the beer) is a well connected gold dome veteran. Despite his troubling views on health care funding, Mr. Millar should be re-elected. It makes sense to have one Republican representative, and one Democrat.
The Georgia House race is more troubling. PG met the Republican challenger, Ellen Diehl, before the primary. She seems like a fairly smart lady, and might do a good job as our representative.
One troubling moment in the conversation came when PG asked about the Atlanta water supply. Atlanta depends on an overgrown trout stream for its water, and is one drought away from disaster. PG asked Ms. Diehl what she would do about securing a dependable source of water. Ms. Diehl made a snide remark about sending water to the reptiles in Florida. (Georgia is required to share water, from the Chattahoochee River, with Florida and Alabama.) The comment by Ms. Diehl might amuse some Republicans, but is not a responsible solution. PG reminded Ms. Diehl that Atlanta does not own the Chattahoochee, but must share the water. The conversation moved onto another subject.
This race should be a no-brainer. The Democratic incumbent, Scott Holcomb, is a fine man. He has represented the district well. Unfortunately, Rep. Holcomb sponsored a robocall survey from 20/20 Insight. What made the call such a trust buster was the negative statements about @iDiehl4Georgia. 20/20 Insight said that Ms. Diehl was a fanatic supporter of Donald Trump, who “… lives w/ life-size cutout of Trump & talking Trump doll.” The text is from the twitter feed of @RepScottHolcomb. Seeing that insulting … both to Ms Diehl, and the intelligence of the voters … comment, on twitter, is evidence that Rep. Holcomb sponsored the robocall survey.
The ballot has nine other races, for a variety of statewide positions. Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, and Attorney General are up for grabs, along with a handful of others. In a curious move, the Republican is always listed on top of the Democrat, regardless of alphabetical order, or incumbent status. There are two Dekalb County races. Jeff Rader is running unopposed for the County Commission. Voters will choose two people for DeKalb County Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor. H. Anthony Gobert, and Carol Hayes, are the only candidates in this race.
A collection of constitutional amendments are on the ballot. If you are not afraid of legalese, here is the long version. Amendments two and four are getting the most negative attention. Why I’m Voting NO on Georgia’s Amendment 4 – Marsy’s Law deals with number four. Marsy’s Law deals with the issue of victims rights. Many of the provisions it calls for are already on the books.
Parks Bond Referendum is on the ballot, as Brookhaven enters the capital improvement game. Some are opposed to the measure. There is also a proposal to allow alcohol sales at 11 am on Sunday, instead of waiting until 12:30.
Pictures today are from The Library of Congress. The photographer was Lewis Wickes Hine, working on June 5, 1916. “Miss Mackay’s Pageant Children of Sunshine and Shadow as presented at Washington Irving High School. New York, NY.”