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Offline Ptarmigan

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Suburbs secede from Atlanta
« on: March 11, 2013, 11:01:44 AM »
Suburbs secede from Atlanta
http://www.wnd.com/2013/03/suburbs-secede-from-atlanta/

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As Detroit – beset by violence, debt and social woes – prepares to undergo a historic takeover by the Michigan state government, the city of Atlanta could be sliding toward a similar fate.

Some are quietly wondering whether Atlanta is in danger of becoming “the Detroit of the South.”

The city has experienced an ongoing succession of government scandals, ranging from a massive cheating racket to corruption, bribery, school-board incompetence and now the potential loss of accreditation for the local DeKalb County school system.

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While incorporation has been popular with residents of the new cities, not all of Atlanta is as satisfied. The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus filed a lawsuit in 2011 to dissolve the new cities, claiming they were a “super-white majority” and diluting the voting power of minorities.

A key leader in the black community and a driving force in support of the lawsuit, who wishes to remain anonymous, bemoaned the “disturbing tendency of black electorates to not elect the smartest and brightest, or even the cleverest.”

Atlanta looks like it is doing well, but scratch the surface and you see problems.
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Re: Suburbs secede from Atlanta
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2013, 11:07:07 AM »
I went to school in Atlanta 25 years ago.  Even then, it was a shithole.  Get outside the Perimeter, it's fine.  Inside, fuggedaboutit.  Hell, even ON the Perimeter it sucks.
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Re: Suburbs secede from Atlanta
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2013, 02:32:02 PM »
Quote from: NHSparky on March 11, 2013, 11:07:07 AM
I went to school in Atlanta 25 years ago.  Even then, it was a shithole.  Get outside the Perimeter, it's fine.  Inside, fuggedaboutit.  Hell, even ON the Perimeter it sucks.

Yeah, but they have the DUmmies dream...public transportation....MARTA....and you know what that stands for... :lmao:
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Re: Suburbs secede from Atlanta
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2013, 02:56:34 PM »
Quote from: JohnnyReb on March 11, 2013, 02:32:02 PM
Yeah, but they have the DUmmies dream...public transportation....MARTA....and you know what that stands for... :lmao:

lol I know what you mean.
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Re: Suburbs secede from Atlanta
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2013, 03:34:58 PM »
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A key leader in the black community and a driving force in support of the lawsuit, who wishes to remain anonymous, bemoaned the “disturbing tendency of black electorates to not elect the smartest and brightest, or even the cleverest.”

Nonetheless, he believes that there is a social contract between the northern and southern parts of the county.

“So when you allow powerful groups of citizens to opt out of a social contract, and form their own, it may benefit the group opting out, but it hurts the larger collective,” he said.

**** your collective, anonymous bigot.  Our country was founded on the right of free men and women to determine their own destinies without being forced to remain in a "collective" that was injurious to their life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.  They decided to take their wealth and leave your urban shithole to the savages.

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The federal trial court rejected the lawsuit, and the court of appeals affirmed the dismissal. However, an attorney for the Black Caucus plans to file an amended lawsuit.

Gotta give them credit for persistence.  Since elected representatives are direct reflections of the "governed", I wonder how many constituents of the various Black Caucus members spend multiple stretches in jail because they can't seem to take "no" for an answer?

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Some are quietly wondering whether Atlanta is in danger of becoming “the Detroit of the South.”

Now, why would they think that?

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Last December, DeKalb was placed on probation. Then, in January, the governor of Georgia used his new authority and removed six members of the nine-member DeKalb Board of Education.

One of the suspended board members, Eugene Walker, responded to the judge’s ruling with a familiar appeal: “Minorities should not feel secure if contrived allegations from anonymous sources with hidden agendas can go to private agencies and to have their civil rights stolen away.”

This year, well after the accreditation issue broke open, DeKalb school board elections were held. Four of nine board members were up for reelection.  Voters in one of the four districts returned their incumbent board member for another term, despite knowing that accreditation was at risk.

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Recently, at the helm of the DeKalb school system stood Crawford Lewis. The former superintendent has been indicted on racketeering charges.

One of the numerous complaints about the DeKalb school board was that it voted to pay for Lewis’ legal defense. There had been a $100,000 cap on the costs allowed for legal defense, but the school board waived it for Lewis’ benefit.

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At the very top, the head of DeKalb’s government is the position of CEO. The current CEO, Burrell Ellis, is being investigated for a list of concerns, including alleged bid rigging.

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Atlanta’s NBC affiliate reports that the Georgia NAACP “accused Republican Governor Nathan Deal of being part of an alleged conspiracy to get rid of black office holders and deprive black voters of their rights.”

State Rep. Tyrone Books pointed out that criticism of the governor needed to include a word about black politicians who supported the governor’s removal authority.

“How can we complain about him when we have black folks standing there embracing the removal of black officials?” asked Brooks, D-Atlanta.

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Because the ousted board members see their positions as a civil rights entitlement, the attorney’s fees required for their defense will quickly rise, unless legislation puts an end to the entitlement.

Corruption, greed, arrogance, cries of "racism" when someone steps in to stop the poo-flinging and clean up the mess...  Sounds like they are already Detroit South.
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Re: Suburbs secede from Atlanta
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2013, 04:07:32 PM »
Obama's Plan to Eliminate Suburbs

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2012/08/02/obama_s_plan_to_eliminate_suburbs

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"Obama is not a fan of America’s suburbs. Indeed, he intends to abolish them. With suburban voters set to be the swing constituency of the 2012 election, the administration’s plans for this segment of the electorate deserve scrutiny. Obama is a longtime supporter of 'regionalism,' the idea that the suburbs should be folded into the cities, merging schools, housing, transportation, and above all taxation.


Apparently this regionalism plan is well underway in the halls of Obama Inc., and being implemented as we speak.

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Re: Suburbs secede from Atlanta
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2013, 04:37:04 PM »
It's happening as we speak--creeping liberalism. 

Look at huge (formerly) conservative bastions such as Orange County, upstate NY, Colorado (outside Boulder), Charlotte, NC, NH/VT, etc.

While some still are fairly conservative, a couple of decades ago behind the "Orange Curtain" it would have been unthinkable to have a Democrat Congressman.  Now look.  Same with upstate NY, NH, etc.
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