Month: November 2020

As His District Could Lose Billions and 2,600 Jobs, Rep. Collins Focuses on SOS Raffensperger

I will state it plainly that our U.S. Senators and Rep. Doug Collins are barking up the wrong tree with their “calls” and “presses” against Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. They need to come up with some concrete evidence before they start running good people through the mud and tossing around allegations. I honestly do

Election Provides No Kum Ba Yah Moment

This week’s Courier Herald column: I started this column the morning after the election.  As is custom, that Wednesday morning traditionally is one where I have had little sleep, but also seem to have the clearest thoughts on what has transpired, and where we are going.  The original premise of this column was expressed that

Morning Reads for Tuesday, November 10

Good morning! Election Day was one week ago – and Joe Biden is absolutely our President-Elect. Lacking any evidence whatsoever of any election wrongdoing, Georgia’s incumbent GOP Senators demand that Georgia’s GOP Secretary of State resign. Meanwhile, a Trump appointee refuses to sign the document that will allow the Biden transition to move forward and

2020 General Election Statement Issued by Georgia Legislative Black Caucus

The following statement was provided by State Representative Karen Bennett (D-Stone Mountain), chair of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (GLBC), today in regards the general election held on November 3, 2020: “This has been a challenging year for Georgians and many throughout the United States. COVID-19 has forever changed the fabric of our lives and

SOS Raffensperger Will Not Resign

From Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger: “Earlier today Senators Loeffler and Perdue called for my resignation. Let me start by saying that is not going to happen. The voters of Georgia hired me, and the voters will be the one to fire me. As Secretary of State, I’ll continue to fight every day to ensure

Georgia State House Republican Caucus Re-Elects Officers

We got a press release from the Georgia House press office regarding election results from today’s House Republican Caucus meeting. The Caucus re-elected its officers in key leadership positions and nominated Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) and Speaker Pro-Tempore Jan Jones (R-Milton) to their respective positions. You may remember that Rep. David Clark (R-Buford) was

Sens. Perdue and Loeffler Foolishly Call on Secretary of State Raffensperger to Resign

In a rash decision that goes against all reasoning and showing a lack of understanding of Georgia elections, Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler have called upon Secretary of State Raffensperger to resign: “The management of Georgia elections has become an embarrassment for our state. Georgians are outraged, and rightly so. We have been clear