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12 June 2017

Open records request

Department of Finance | Business Office
City of Atlanta | City Hall Tower | Office of the Chief Financial Officer
68 Mitchell Street SW, Suite 11100 | Atlanta, GA 30303
p: 404.330.6430 | e: dofbusinessoffice@atlantaga.gov | w: www.atlantaga.gov

To whom it may concern at Atlanta Business License/Occupational Tax Certificate office,

Please send me copies of the original application for a business license/ occupational tax certificate for Literacy Action Inc. , 100 Edgewood Ave NE #600, Atlanta, GA 30303 and the application and E-Verify and SAVE affidavits required by OCGA 36-60-6 and OCGA 50-36-1, respectively, for renewal of the business license occupational tax certificate/ for Literary Action Inc. for the years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Please contact me with any questions.

Thank you,

D.A. King

Marietta, Ga. 30066

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Sent today via e-mail and fax including use of the official city form.

12 June 2017

Open records request

To whom it may concern at Decatur Business License/Occupational Tax Certificate office,

Please send me copies of the original application for a business license/ occupational tax certificate for Literacy Action Inc. , 515 E Ponce de Leon Ave, Decatur, GA 30030 and the application and E-Verify and SAVE affidavits required by OCGA 36-60-6 and OCGA 50-36-1, respectively, for renewal of the business license occupational tax certificate/ for Literary Action Inc. for the years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Please contact me with any questions.

Thank you,

D.A. King

Marietta, Ga. 30066

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12 June 2017

The below was just successfully sent to DeKalb BOE on its website’s open records submission page.

Open records request

To whom it may concern:

Including the documents attesting to use of the federal E-Verify program, please send me copies of any/all documents that reflect the bidding process from contractors who were considered for the purpose of teaching English to the adult parents of students in the K-12 system of DeKalb Board of Education.

Please also include the E-Verify affidavit collected from the contractor hired for this purpose, Literacy Action Inc., 100 Edgewood Ave NE #600, Atlanta, GA 30303 as required under language of OCGA 13-10-91.

Thank you,

D.A. King
2984 Lowe Trail
Marietta, Ga. 30066
404-316-6712

OCGA 13-10-91
b) (1) A public employer shall not enter into a contract for the physical performance of services unless the contractor registers and participates in the federal work authorization program. Before a bid for any such service is considered by a public employer, the bid shall include a signed, notarized affidavit from the contractor attesting to the following:

(A) The affiant has registered with, is authorized to use, and uses the federal work authorization program;

(B) The user identification number and date of authorization for the affiant;

(C) The affiant will continue to use the federal work authorization program throughout the contract period; and

(D) The affiant will contract for the physical performance of services in satisfaction of such contract only with subcontractors who present an affidavit to the contractor with the same information required by subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of this paragraph.

An affidavit required by this subsection shall be considered an open public record once a public employer has entered into a contract for physical performance of services; provided, however, that any information protected from public disclosure by federal law or by Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 shall be redacted. Affidavits shall be maintained by the public employer for five years from the date of receipt.

(2) A contractor shall not enter into any contract with a public employer for the physical performance of services unless the contractor registers and participates in the federal work authorization program.

English as official language Photo: Red Alert politics

Three Ga. U.S. House members co-sponsor official English bill

D.A.King

There are still a large number of Americans who are not aware that the United States has no official language. We don’t.

That can be changed– and logic says it should be an easy task with a Republican-controlled Congress and White House. We’ll see.

Introduced by U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, HR 997, the English Unity Act of 2017 establishes English as the official language of the United States. It requires that naturalization ceremonies and official functions of the U.S. government, subject to exceptions, to be conducted in English. And the bill declares that all citizens should be able to read and understand generally the English language text of U.S. laws.

The official English bill currently has 43 House co-sponsors, but only three from Georgia: Reps. Barry Loudermilk, Jody Hice and Doug Collins. (Sen. Johnny Isakson is a co-sponsor of companion legislation S. 678 in the Senate.)

One can’t help but wonder what reasons any lawmaker would have for not supporting English as our official language. More than 50 other countries make English their own official language. Also, an August 2014 Rasmussen poll found that 83% of Americans support making English the official language of the United States.

Here is the contact info for the Georgia delegation. In fact, InsiderAdvantage encourages readers of this column to provide feedback after checking with their own congressman and letting us hear the reasoning behind not signing on to help passage of this official English bill.

Also, a warning: Critics of the concept of a nationally unifying language – and there are many – will try to redefine official English as “English only” which is an intentional falsehood and misrepresentation of the legislation. These radical anti-English activists regard official English as “anti-immigrant.”

The goal of King’s legislation is to have a federal government that operates in English whenever possible, with clear exceptions to aid non-English speakers when necessary.

Georgians who want more information on official English, the many negatives of bi-lingual education and tips on how to take action on convincing their congressman to help should see the website of the highly respected ProEnglish group in Washington, D.C.

There is also an interesting comparison of priorities and interests on the part of House lawmakers. More than 200 representatives have quietly signed on to an immigration amnesty bill that sees nearly zero exposure in the media.

“Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., introduced the ENLIST Act, H.R. 60, that would give illegal aliens who meet certain requirements Legal Permanent Residence (LPR) status if they join the U.S. military. Denham first introduced the ENLIST Act in 2013” says NumbersUSA on its website.

Check out the co-sponsors. Two of the co-signers on this amnesty bill are Georgia congressmen.

The writer is president of the Dustin Inman Society. thedustininmansociety.org

January 31, 2017

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adverb & adjective
adverb: ad hominem; adjective: ad hominem
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(of an argument or reaction) directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining.” vicious ad hominem attacks”

From: D.A. (Donald Arthur) King

Marietta, Ga. 30066
404-***-**** Mobile

Dear Georgia State Senators,

It has come to my attention that last week, Senator Lindsey Tippins reportedly made at least one open inquiry about my personal background and asked if it is true that I have a criminal record. I distribute this information to avoid any future confusion.

In 1977 I entered a guilty plea to the charge of illegal gambling. I was taking bets on football games. Because gambling laws are actually enforced, punishment was a $3000.00 fine and a two-year period of probation, which was terminated early.

I have made this part of my past very clear for forty years, including in my own newspaper columns in the Marietta Daily Journal beginning in 2003. This information has also been widely publicized by the media. Including in a 2006 AJC profile, an Associated Press profile from 2011 and in countless cowardly ad hominem attacks – before the one from Sen. Tippins – by the far-left due to my fifteen years of self-funded, pro-enforcement activism on immigration. I recognize the motivation from both sources.

My understanding is that Senator Tippins has made remarks indicating that he is considering taking information on my gambling conviction to the Marietta Daily Journal, which is our mutual hometown newspaper. To save the senator time, it should be pointed out that I hand delivered all of the attached information to then MDJ publisher, Mr. Otis Brumby Jr. (RIP) and then editorial page editor Joe Kirby (RIP) in early 2004. Current MDJ management is also fully aware of the above.

Please see attached copies of the following: Original 1977 Judgment Order, 2000 letter noting 1979 termination of probation, 1993 Restoration of Rights – including the right to vote and hold elected office – and my Honorable Discharge from the United States Marine Corps, in which I very proudly enlisted in 1969.

I note here that at no time has Senator Tippins ever asked me about any of this.

D.A. King

This amnesty bill has 200 cosponsors. See if your member is on the list.

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