Georgia YRs Support Sunday Sales

Georgia is one of only three states in the nation, and the only state in the South, that continues to prohibit the sale of alcohol on Sunday. For the second session in a row, State Senator Seth Harp (R-Midland) has introduced legislation that would allow Georgians to vote in their county to determine if they wanted to allow alcohol sales on Sunday.

“It’s beyond me why a person can go into Applebee’s on a Sunday and order a bunch of beers before driving home, but can’t go to Kroger and get some to drink in their own home where the likelihood is they won’t be on the road afterwards endangering themselves and other Georgia citizens,” said GFYRC Chairman Jason Shepherd.

The legislation has received broad support:

“SB 137 is sound economic policy and is across the board consistent with the Jeffersonian principles upon which ALEC is based.” The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)

“This gulf between talk of less government restriction on personal freedom and the reality of government control, is evident in public comments by the Republican Senate leadership, the lieutenant governor and Governor Sonny Perdue, refusing to even allow formal consideration of referenda on Sunday sales of alcoholic beverages in grocery and convenience stores.” Former Congressman Bob Barr

“Letting people take control of their own lives is one of the hallmarks of a free society. Lawmakers should agree. Giving local control to local people is a good rule of thumb in most cases - especially this one, because beer and wine consumption is a personal choice.” The Savannah Morning News

The Resolution, written by Dave Helmick, Chairman of the Muscogee County YR Club, was passed at the GFYRC State Convention last year. While the bill number has changed, the purpose of the legislation has not and the GFYRC stands by its Resolution.

You can find out more about how to encourage self determination for Sunday Sales by visiting www.GeorgiaYR.org and clicking on the information about supporting Sunday sales.

Rep. Martin Scott to Address the GFYRC BOD on Human Life Amendment

I would like to introduce you all to possibly the most significant piece of legislation to be introduced this upcoming session- the Human Life Amendment.

At the next GFYRC Board Meeting on Sat. August 18 at 11:30 a.m., we will hear from Rep. Martin Scott (R-Rossville), the sponsor of the Human Life Amendment. You can read more about the amendment at the website personhood.net. It is backed by a diverse group of legislators, Republican and Democrat, from across Georgia.

Basically, this amendment will set in stone Georgia’s stance on when a human life begins- unborn and at fertilization. The amendment is Constitutionally based, written in reliance on Justice Blackmun’s opinion in Roe v. Wade- “(If the) suggestion of personhood [of the preborn] is established, the [abortion rights] case, of course, collapses, for the fetus’ right to life is then guaranteed specifically by the [14th] Amendment.”

This simple step- Georgia’s establishing at what point in time a fetus becomes viable- will make great headway into setting aside Roe v. Wade.