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Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Yes to Sunday sales
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Social conservatives often claim that they support a small government that stays out of people’s lives - until it comes to behavior that they don’t like. Then it’s OK for government to meddle all it wants.
That’s what’s happening in the state Legislature with the bill that would permit Georgians to vote on whether to permit Sunday alcohol sales in their communities. Many conservatives don’t even want to give you the chance to vote. That’s not right.
Read my column today on Sunday sales, and then tell us what you think: Should the people of Georgia have the right to vote on whether they want Sunday alcohol sales?
Whom to contact
If you don’t want the bill on Sunday alcohol sales to get bottled up in the state Legislature, here’s a partial list of key members of the Senate Rules Committee you should contact and demand that the measure be brought up for a vote.
Senate Rules Committee
If you don’t want the bill on Sunday alcohol sales to get bottled up in the state Legislature, here’s a partial list of key members of the Senate Rules Committe you should contact and demand that the measure be brought up for a vote.
• Sen. Don Balfour, chairman: (404) 656-0095, don.balfour@senate.ga.gov
• Sen. William Hamrick, vice chairman: (404) 656-0036, bill.hamrick@senate.ga.gov
• Sen. Mitch Seabaugh, secretary: (404) 656-6446, mail@mitchseabaugh.com
• Sen. Eric Johnson, Senate Pres. Pro Tem: (404) 656-5109, eric.johnson@senate.ga.gov
• Sen. Tommie Williams, Senate Majority Leader: (404) 656-0089, tommie@tommiewilliams.com
ATLANTA AREA MEMBERS
• Sen. David Adelman, Decatur: (404) 463-1376, david.adelman@senate.ga.gov
• Sen. Gloria S. Butler, Stone Mountain: (404) 656-0075, gloria.butler@senate.ga.gov
• Sen. Dan Moody, Alpharetta: (404) 463-8055, dan.moody@senate.ga.gov
• Sen. David Shafer, Duluth: (404) 656-0048, david.shafer@senate.ga.gov
• Sen. Renee S. Unterman, Buford: 404) 463-1368, renee.unterman@senate.ga.gov
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