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Monday, April 16, 2007
What have your representatives done for you lately?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Last week a bill sponsored by state Rep. Roberta Abdul-Salaam (D-Riverdale) requesting that a portrait of Coretta Scott King hang in the state Capitol was rejected. Abdul-Salaam plans to take this bill to Gov. Sonny Perdue and obtain an executive order to accomplish her mission.
My intent is not to personally attack or single out this representative, but to ask: what does any of that have to do with the city of Riverdale or any of the issues that need to be addressed there? No disrespect to the King family, but the Riverdale residents I know would prefer to see their representative discussing quality of life issues on the evening news.
Before you ask, no, I do not live in Riverdale. But I do travel through, shop in and frequent the area regularly. We have friends who live there who feel their elected officials should be concentrating on solving the city’s problems. Further, we should all care about what goes on in and around this county, regardless of whether we live in the affected area or not. One day, it could be your part of town that needs fixing.
At least for me this begs the question of ALL of Clayton’s residents: what has your representative done in your district lately? Who is your district representative? Are you satisfied with what he or she is accomplishing in your section of Clayton County, or are you patiently waiting to vote them out?
If you are a registered voter unsure of which district you are in, go to: http://www.sos.state.ga.us/cgi-bin/locator.asp for more information.
If you are unsure of who your representatives are or how to contact him/her, go to http://www.co.clayton.ga.us/officials.htm to find out.
If you want to see what types of bills your representative is sponsoring or supporting, go to http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/house/07alpha.html, click on your representative’s “Fact Sheet” and then click on “Legislation” under his/her photo.
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