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DEL.ICIO.USNever say die
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
When it comes to predicting any bill’s chances in the Georgia Legistature, never say die.
But don’t count on Hugh Floyd’s proposal to add two new members to the Gwinnett County Commission getting passed any time soon. Even Floyd isn’t.
“The main thing is to get the bill[s] in, and between now and [the 2008] session, to work on it,” said Floyd. “It’s going to take more effort.”
Last week, Floyd introduced two bills to expand the commission from four district commissioners and a chairman to six district commissioners and a chairman.
The concept of expanding the commission is gaining some momentum. On March 12, the Sugar Hill City Council passed a resolution endorsing Floyd’s bills.
But if Floyd’s bills don’t win approval from the Georgia House by Tuesday, the issue is presumed dead for this year.
(Well, perhaps not entirely dead. It’s too complicated to explain here, but let’s just say that bills are like Christopher Lee in Dracula movies. He never stays completely dead; in Georgia, some legislation can miraculously be resurrected in the final minutes of a legislative session.)
But even if the proposals are bottled up in the House this year, they are sure to come back next year. 2007 is the first year of the current two-year legislative cycle, so any bill that isn’t passed this session is automatically held over for the 2008 session.
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By Bruce Wilcox
March 25, 2007 9:28 AM | Link to this
“It’s too complicated to explain here”, another hard hitting column.
By Michael H. Smith
March 25, 2007 10:10 AM | Link to this
Piff.