Ballot questions are notorious for being misleading and the proposed charter school amendment to the Georgia Constitution is no different. The question asks, “Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended to allow state or local approval of public charter schools upon the request of local communities?”

It is interesting that the proponents of this amendment don’t ever talk about what this amendment is REALLY all about. Read More»

While voting yesterday on the charter school amendment, I realized the grand potential of this concept. Imagine how lithe would be life if we expand our freedoms with an extended set of similar amendments to touch every aspect of our existences.

By creating state commissions answerable to no one, we could easily circumvent locally elected officials with their hyper-sensibilities to the electorate and stilted protocols for approving community modifications. Read More»

If President Obama is re-elected, the Senate already has a bill in waiting entitled the Consumer Ready Environmental Energy Plan (note the acronym).

One major aspect of the plan is to require all citizens to reduce their carbon footprint by 2015.

Beginning in 2015, if a citizen cannot provide proof that they have purchased a solar panel, windmill, or electric vehicle since 2011, they will be penalized $1,000 every year until such proof is provided.

As in the Affordable Healthcare Act, the penalty will be collected by the IRS. Read More»

It’s an “Obamanation” how our President is getting credit for programs linked to his name while we pay the cash for his free advertising.

One example is the “Obama Phone” given to the less than fortunate who receives them at no cost. The truth is those more financially fortunate are tapped for the costs of the “Obama Phone,” not the federal government.

This is because telecom companies, by federal law, may choose to collect the amount they are required to contribute through a “Universal Service Fund” from their subscribers. Read More»