Scenes from a reapportionment hearing

State Representative Doug McKillip watches proceedings at Seney Stoval
Six Georgia Republican elected officials including State Representative Doug McKillip and State Senator Bill Cowsert both of Athens bravely lined up to hear the near constant berating from the best of the Northeast Georgia political people and elected officials from all sides of the political spectrum.

My favorite was local Libertarian chair Doug Harmon who was easily the least represented. He just got up and said his piece and sat right back down.

I missed Oconee County Board of Commissioners chair Melvin Davis' spiel, but basically the gist of what everybody said was "leave our districts alone!"
State Senator Robert Brown, seated, watches Doc Eldridge at the lectern

 There were plenty of other two minute or less speakers including myself, Jane Kidd, Doc Eldridge  and Keith Heard. Here are some clips of the event at the wonderfully restored Seney-Stoval Chapel of the Lucy Cobb Institute on Milledge Avenue in Athens.


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