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DEL.ICIO.USGovernor appoints Royal to Consumer Advisory Board
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue last week appointed Mike Royal to the Consumer Advisory Board of the Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs.
It’s a panel we like to call CABOTGOOCA.
The board is charged with making recommendations to the consumer affairs office on how to do a better job of protecting — you guessed it — Georgia consumers.
Among other things, the agency investigates cases of racketeering, home improvement fraud, identity theft, counterfeiting, forgery and theft by deception.
Royal, an insurance counselor, is active in Gwinnett County politics.
The Lawrenceville resident is a former Gwinnett GOP chairman and currently serves as vice chairman of the county Zoning Board of Appeals.
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By Michael H. Smith
September 4, 2007 12:26 PM | Link to this
It will take more than recommendations from an appointee to a bureaucracy, if, among other things, the agency investigating cases of racketeering, “home improvement fraud”, identity theft, counterfeiting, forgery and theft by deception, will have any benefits to the consumers in Georgia. That will take new legislation and real enforcement of laws designed specifically to rid the present allowed corruption and manipulations of weak inadequate laws.
By Disgusted!
September 4, 2007 7:33 PM | Link to this
Please tell me why the Consumer Services Office needs someone to tell them “how to do a better job of protecting consumers?” If they haven’t figured it out perhaps the Governor needs to just do away with them. Just like he did away with the Insurance Advocate’s office who was suppose to be an advocate for people with insurance problems. If the Insurance Commissioner can’t be an advocate for the people who pay his salary then why would we have him to begin with. Just another useless Board in my opinion!
board is charged with making recommendations to the consumer affairs office on how to do a better job of protecting — you guessed it — Georgia consumers