Ray McBerry - Can he win the Governor's Mansion (Part 3)

by Peach Pie

Peach State Voice (Atlanta)

May 27, 2010

continued from May 20th, 2010.

Part 3: What can Ray McBerry's Administration hope to accomplish with the powerful special interests in the Republican and Democrat parties allied against him?

'I, Ray McBerry, do solemnly swear or affirm that I will faithfully execute the office of Governor of the State of Georgia and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution thereof and the Constitution of the United States.'

At the mention of the Constitution the crowd went wild cheering 'Ray, Ray, Ray ...' After the crowd quieted down Governor McBerry began to speak.

'I stand before you humbled by your trust and support. I stand before you as a father and fellow citizen of Georgia. I stand before you with no loyalty to a political party. I stand before you with NO obligation to any special interest. My obligation and loyalties are to your family, my family, and all the citizens of Georgia. I am here to serve you and I call on the entire state legislature to turn its attention to liberating all of us from the shackles and Federal mandates that impoverish our state and citizenry.

First, we must liberate our economy and allow businesses to innovate and expand to create jobs. I ask the state legislature to send me a Bill eliminating the state income tax and all property taxes. This Bill should create a state sales tax to replace the income and property tax. I urge the State Legislature to pass the State Authority and Intrastate Commerce Act. Putting Georgia's families back to work is your first priority.

Second, we must end the unconstitutional Federal mandates that are impoverishing the citizens and bankrupting Georgia. I ask the state legislature to pass sweeping legislation to nullify Obamacare, State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and Medicaid to remove from the roles able bodied Georgian's and require them to work and provide for their own health care needs. Georgia will always extend a helping hand to those that are infirm and unable to help themselves. Within this legislation we need to abolish the insurance premium tax and allow Georgian's the freedom to purchase health insurance across state lines.

Third, we must end Federal interference in our daily lives that drive up the cost of goods and services we purchase from gasoline to food. I ask the state legislature to give me a Bill that will nullify the intrusion into our lives by;

• The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - The State of Georgia can better determine the blend of gasoline we burn in the summer based on availability and cost. The State of Georgia can better determine water quality standards in our reservoirs, rivers, and streams without oversight of a bureaucracy that does not understand the relationship between economic activity and pollution in this state. The State of Georgia can better determine what light bulbs, toilets, and baby cribs we will use. We will not allow the EPA to force us to buy more expensive products unnecessarily. The State of Georgia will make those decisions.

• The Americans with Disabilities Act - The State of Georgia is better able to determine how high a mirror is installed in a public bathroom, the number of hotel rooms authorized for special needs access, the slope that a builder is required to construct an access ramp, or the number of elevators required in a multi story building. The State of Georgia will make those decisions on behalf of our citizens with disabilities.

• The Food and Drug Administration - The State of Georgia is better able to determine what product is safe for consumption and we are more adept to prosecute any vendor what violates Georgia Law. The State of Georgia is more capable of regulating our industries.

Fourth, the Washington DC based organization Americans United for Life rates Georgia #11 in its efforts to protect women's health, protect freedom of conscience for providers, protect the dignity of Georgian's passing on, and protecting the unborn; Pennsylvania is ranked higher (#1) than Georgia. I challenge the state legislature to send me legislation that will make Georgia #1 in the United States as rated by Americans United for Life. This includes nullifying the abortion mandate in Obamacare and to put a stop to the continued construction of abortion slaughterhouses growing across this state from Brunswick to Chickamauga; Bainbridge to Clayton. The State of Georgia will not allow the Federal government to destroy our children, interfere in the death of our family members, compel our medical providers to destroy life, and injure the health of a single women in this state.


To finish, I want to make this clarion call to all that hear me. If you want smaller government that allows you to grow your business, move to Georgia. If you want smaller government that lifts the shackles on your pocketbook, move to Georgia. If you want smaller government that allows you to practice medicine as you were trained, move to Georgia.


The State of Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the Constitution on January 2, 1788. Almost to the day 223 years ago our founders gave us a nation unique in the history of mankind. They gave us a nation founded on the respect for the Liberties of the individual. GOD Bless you all.'


The crowd cheered wildly. Jeff Chapman, Karen Handel, Nathan Deal, Eric Johnson, John Oxendine, even Roy Barnes pushed towards the stage to shake Ray McBerry's hands. I even saw Karen Handel wipe away a tear.


Next week we begin a three part series about Karen Handel.


Title: Karen Handel is she really a Conservative?