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Sen. Josh McKoon wants to ban “sanctuary cities” in state with no “sanctuary cities”

State Sen. Josh McKoon held a press conference today to announce plans to amend his harsh anti-immigrant bill, SB 6, to include tougher provisions to prevent “sanctuary cities” in Georgia. But, as the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: “Georgia has no ‘sanctuary cities’“ AJC: San Francisco killing prompts a new effort from illegal immigration foes Gov. Sonny Perdue banned “sanctuary cities” for Georgia immigrants in 2009. But that didn’t stand in the way of Sen. McKoon. In fact,

July 8, 2015 5:28 pm

[Action Alert] Last chance to stop Georgia’s hate bill

Sen. McKoon’s right-to-hate bill is going to pass unless Speaker Ralston stops it. CALL SPEAKER DAVID RALSTON AT (404) 656-5020 and tell him to kill this dangerous hate bill. Yesterday lawmakers debating the so-called religious “freedom” bill rejected changes to include anti-discrimination language and restored the most controversial sections of the original proposal. These lawmakers took a compromise bill and made it more dangerous than ever before. Now, the bill could hit the House floor

March 26, 2015 1:41 pm

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Attorney General who defended Georgia sodomy ban to oppose religious ‘freedom’ bills

Last week proved to be a terrible week for Sen. Josh McKoon, Rep. Sam Teasley and their proposals to re-write Georgia law to include government-sanctioned discrimination. And it looks like this week will be even worse for the two lawmakers, as former Republican Attorney General Michael Bowers steps forward to condemn their dangerous bills. By joining with us today, you can help finish this fight: Sign & Share the petition » Former AG, Anti-Gay Champion Says

February 23, 2015 8:00 am

2015 Legislative Session

“A law unto themselves”

February 23, 2015 7:24 am

Mystery Solved

Sen. Josh McKoon and Rep. Sam Teasley have refused to say how their religious “freedom” bills will be used in Georgia. Instead, they continue to point to examples of alleged religious persecution that are already protected by the U.S. Constitution and the Georgia Constitution. WATCH & SHARE: Why do we need the religious “freedom” bill? But now we have solved the mystery! By looking to Alabama we can learn exactly how religious “freedom” laws will be used as a weapon against

February 11, 2015 8:11 pm

Liar, liar …

Last week, following the lead of two bi-partisan district attorneys, Better Georgia took a strong stand against religion as an excuse legislation. Under the guise of protecting religious freedom, this bill would provide a new excuse for abusers and leave the fate of victims in the hands of activist judges. Standing up for victims of child abuse and domestic violence shouldn’t be controversial, and it shouldn’t be partisan. But paid pundits like Erick Erickson, out-of-state

February 2, 2015 8:04 am