No doubt you’ve heard on the news about Mereck’s vaccine for four strains of cervical cancer, HPV, that is transmitted sexually. Did you know that in Georgia, Mereck donated $5,000 to Governor Perdue, $1000 to House Speaker Richardson, $500 to Representative Cooper, and $500 to Senators Balfour and Thomas. That was in 2005. In 2006 Mereck spent a total of $15,500 on Georgia Legislators. And what are these greased wheels going to provide for Mereck?
Senator Balfour has sponsored SB 155 which mandates the HPV vaccine for all girls in the state entering 6th grade. I’m not interested in discussing the merits of the vaccine, or the fact that it has undergone limited testing and could in fact be dangerous to our children. The fact is that it is the sole responsibility and right of parents to decide the health of their children, and especially to decide what vaccines their children will have and when they will have them. This bill aggressively tramples those rights. Our children are not the property of the state. The bill has passed the first committee and has been sent to the Rules Committee which is chaired by none other than Senator Balfour. Governor Perdue also recommended in his FY2008 budget that $4.3 million through DHR be used to buy these vaccines for underinsured children. Why do Republicans continue to trample the rights of our people and promote an entitlement welfare society? If you think that Senator Balfour is overstepping the rights of parents to make health decisions for their children, please bombard his office with phone calls: 404-656-0095.
State Representative Bobby Franklin has written HB 1 which asserts the Rights of the Unborn and points out the trauma and horror of women who’ve undergone an abortion and also the negative effects on society and children as a whole from abortion. Though Franklin has written a similar bill every year for the last 4 years, this year it seems to be getting some traction and attention. Right now the bill is in the House Judiciary Committee. Please contact the members of this committee and exhort them to protect mothers and the unborn.
HB 619 is another way the House Education Committee is attempting to bring a more PC atmosphere to our community schools, but this time under the guise of stopping bullies. It defines bullying in such a broad sense that of course anyone who would voice a contrary opinion or stand up for certain convictions could be prosecuted as a bully. Email me and I will be happy to email you more information on the bill. You can also go to the Georgia legislature website and read it for yourself. Please call 404-656-9210 and ask that the bill be kept in committee.
HB 572 gives the State Government even more power over the business lives of Georgians by mandating that they establish the “living wage” for the State of Georgia and thus dictate the wages employers would be required to pay to their employees if they have a contract with the state. This bill is a complete violation of a free enterprise system and offers a myriad of ways for the government to abuse the employers and businesses of our state. Please call Representative Coan at 404-656-6801 and urge him to keep this bill in committee!
The price of liberty is our vigilance in restraining our government! Let’s get vigilant.
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