Oconee County, GA Politics

Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 00:45:59 -0400 From: flowersliz123@gmail.com To: Subject: Release - Henson calls for GBI Investigation on Deal CC: MEDIA ADVISORY Sept. 19, 2013 For Immediate Release Contact: Liz Flowers Senate Democratic Caucus 404-291-4755 flowersliz123@gmail.com Senate Dems Warned of State Ethics Oversight Henson asks for GBI-FBI investigation Atlanta, Ga. - Sept. 19, 2013 - Georgia Senate Democrats have renewed their call for an independent state ethics commission in the wake of news that ethics investigations against Gov. Nathan Deal's ethics have been at least mishandled and at worst covered up. "Senate Democrats introduced legislation to create an independent ethics commission, but now we are asking for a GBI, FBI investigation," said Steve Henson, Democratic Leader of the Senate Democratic Caucus. The head of Georgia's ethics commission is accused of imp...

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WSB Television led off their 5:00 pm newscast this evening with news of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation digging up the yard of a home in Walton County near the Gratis community. Apparently a home was searched, a bomb was found and detonated, and forensic recovery teams set up tents to sift through potential evidence. I heartily commend the GBI for their efforts in trying to solve the Moore's Ford Bridge lynchings of two African-American couples 62 years ago. This is just the most recent in a string of racially divisive news events in the past week in Northeast Georgia including a noose displayed from a business in Oglethorpe. I do not equate the SCV or most people bearing a St. Andrews cross with terrorist groups but instead like the DAR a semi-historic heritage group.

Just something more to ponder about our ugly recent past:  Moore's Ford re-enactment, rally and march for justice July 25 from Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials (GABEO): 59th Anniversary Commemoration and Re-enactment of the Lynchings at the Moore’s Ford Bridge Posted on Jul 15, 2005 GABEO Sponsors 59th Anniversary Commemoration and Re-enactment of the Lynchings at the Moore’s Ford Bridge Monroe, Georgia Demanding Justice, Arrests and Prosecution Now July 25, 20052 p.m.1st African Baptist Church Tyler Street at Highway 11 (Across from Church’s Chicken)(Doors of Church Open at 12 Noon) Invited Guest Speakers: The Reverend Jesse Jackson, Founder, Rainbow/PUSH Coalition The Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, Chair, Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda Senator Charles Steele, National President SCLC Martin L. King, III, Pres. and CEO The MLK, Jr. Center for Non-Violent Social Change Attorney Janice Mathis, Vice President, Rainbow/PUSH Coalition Rita ...