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Uh, sorry about Sen. Bill Heath.
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This arrogance is only going to expedite the death of the dominance of the Republican party in Georgia
Sincerely,
Dan Matthews
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:24:36 -0600
From: bryan@bettergeorgia.com
To: danmatt@hotmail.com
Subject: Uh, sorry about Sen. Bill Heath.
Tonight, Sen. Bill Heath sent an email telling you how he feels about voters reaching out to him with important concerns: 'Don't bother!'
He considers your important action of signing a petition to be "childish."
We don't.
And we know you don't either.
Sen. Heath is a member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee that oversees the state budget. It is his job responsibility to listen to the citizens of Georgia.
Accepting an appointment to this committee makes him responsible to every single tax paying Georgian. Period.
Instead of complaining about his job, or making fun of you for signing an online petition, he could ask questions about why Gov. Nathan Deal secured a job for Chip Rogers that pays $150,000 per year in tax dollars — more than twice that of any other executive producer.
He could vote against the proposed budget and stop Gov. Deal and GPB in their tracks.
But instead, he used his time, power and influence to write you and say your involvement in Georgia government is a "waste of time."
It's not. In fact, it's working. You've gotten under his skin. And you're joining more than 3,200 citizens from across the Georgia who share your beliefs.
Thank you for your time, your support and your signature. Rest assured we will not be intimidated by Sen. Heath into silence. In fact, we're going to turn up the heat.
OK- we're going to get back to work now.
Sincerely,
Executive Director
Better Georgia
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