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State Rep. Buzz Brockway wants to choose your U.S. Senator

State Rep. Buzz Brockway wants to take away your vote to choose who will replace retiring Sen. Saxby Chambliss in the U.S. Senate next year. In fact, he doesn’t think you should be able to vote for a U.S. Senator ever. Instead, he would like to cast that vote for you. Rep. Brockway and a group of other Georgia Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill calling for the repeal of the 17th Amendment of the

Coca-Cola earns respect for progressive leadership

It’s often difficult for progressives to acknowledge corporations, like Coca-Cola, for the good decisions they make. Too often, we have a knee-jerk reaction to bash companies for being too focused on their bottom line and accuse them of neglecting their community and their workers. This tight focus on “bad corporations” leaves us open to criticism from radical, right-wing politicians like Rep. Buzz Brockway who pulls out tired, old talking points to say “the Left is

Rep. Buzz Brockway defends corporate-funded ALEC membership

Rep. Buzz Brockway (R-Lawrenceville) isn’t a happy camper this week. Although the American Legislative Exchange Council is too toxic for Coca-Cola — and a growing list of companies — Rep. Brockway is standing tall as a defender of the group that operates in the shadows of our government. On Wednesday, Rep. Brockway took to his blog at Peach Pundit to fume about a Twitter exchange with Executive Director Bryan Long the night before. The quick