PRESS RELEASE: Dept of Justice ruling on Ga Voter Registration

PRESS RELEASE


4 June 2009

REPUBLICAN GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE RAY McBERRY ON DEPT OF JUSTICE RULING AGAINST GEORGIA'S VOTER CITIZENSHIP VERIFICATION

In a decision delivered to Secretary of State Karen Handel earlier this week, the federal department of justice announced that Georgia's citizenship verification of voters is to immediately cease. Georgia's verification of citizenship was begun as a result of increasing illegal attempts by aliens and others to vote in Georgia elections; and, as secure elections are a hallmark of a free republic, it is the inherent right of every sovereign state to take those steps necessary to guarantee such. Adjudication of the issue is not a matter which falls within the competent jurisdiction of the federal government, since that entity is merely the agent of the States.

Therefore, Ray McBerry, Republican candidate for Governor, most strongly urges Karen Handel, both as Secretary of State and as a fellow Republican, to officially repudiate and defy this constitutional usurpation by the federal department of justice.

Ray stated, “This week's blatant federal intrusion into Georgia's right to secure our elections from illegal voting is merely one in a long series of abuses upon the sovereign state of Georgia. It demonstrates now, more clearly than ever, that Georgia is destined to take a leadership role in wresting the unconstitutional powers away from an out-of-control federal government, if we are to restore our ancient liberties and the Republic of our Fathers.”

As an advocate of States' Rights and a lecturer on the subject for more than a decade across America, Georgia businessman Ray McBerry is clearly the leader of the Georgia GOP on the subject. Attacks by Democrats in recent days which lead with Ray as the “point man” for the Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidates, again, clearly indicate that our opposition in Georgia understand that a strong States' Rights candidate like Ray McBerry is their worst nightmare in their unveiled attempts to federalize every facet of our lives. As the States' Rights leader of Georgia's GOP gubernatorial candidates, Ray's response is “Georgia First!”


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Ray McBerry or Georgia First campaign staff may be reached for interview via Ray's official campaign website at www.GeorgiaFirst.org

Ray's Report on the 2009 Ga GOP State Convention

Ray's Report from the 2009 Georgia Republican Convention in Savannah

Friends,

Here is a brief report on this weekend's 2009 Georgia Republican Convention which was held in the beautiful and historic city of Savannah.

All throughout the afternoon and early evening on Friday, delegates from across the state heard from each of the announced candidates in every statewide race in the upcoming 2010. Listening to each of the candidates, themselves, made it much easier to determine which ones were traditional conservatives and supporters of liberty... and which ones were just more of the same old "middle-of-the-road moderates," like the ones who have brought us to the place where we are today. The gubernatorial candidates -- all six of us -- were the last to speak to the delegation which had grown to hundreds of listeners by that time.

In keeping with the promise of the present state chairman, Sue Everheart, there was no special preference given to any candidate by the party rules; and each candidate was afforded five minutes to speak in alphabetical order.

The convention was the first time that most of the delegates in the building had heard me speak, so we knew that it would be an important five minutes in the campaign. Discussing the contents of my speech on the ride down to Savannah, we knew that we must find a way to let the delegates get a sense for who I am, personally, plus articulate the key issues with an emphasis upon our strong States' Rights message, and also demonstrate the phenomenal success that we have already had after a mere two months of actively campaigning, in order to get them to consider us a viable candidate. With the stage lights arranged as they were, it was extremely difficult to make eye contact with anyone in the audience; but the frequent cheers from the floor made it obvious that our supporters were present in good number and that those hearing our message for the first time were enthusiastic to hear it. The five minutes turned in to six (which was still less than that spent by our opponents), but it was over in what seemed like a brief moment. I exited the rear of the platform to where our campaign director, Jenny Hodges, was waiting with a much-welcome bottled water. We sat backstage and listened to the final two candidates, a courtesy that none of our opponents thought necessary (in fact, the ostentatious Oxendine had not even thought it worthy of himself to show up backstage until, literally, the last minute before his turn); and when Austin Scott descended the stairs after his speech as the last, we were the only candidate there to shake his hand and give him a word of encouragement. We did not know, until we entered the main hallway outside the auditorium, what kind of response we would find to my speech.

Almost immediately upon entering the main hallway, which was now bustling with delegates, Jenny and I were greeted by delegates too numerous to count who were excited about our speech on States' Rights and our candidacy. Many led with comments such as, "That was the greatest speech of the whole day!" "We couldn't believe that a candidate for governor would have the backbone to say those things!" "The greatest five minutes of the whole day!" "How can we help?" This was, by far, the best response that any of the gubernatorial candidates received at the convention. According to our volunteers at our booth, within minutes of our speech, there was a flood of delegates to our table and every piece of literature on the table vanished!

This response continued on into Friday night at the convention dinner and all day Saturday. We ended up with nearly a dozen new speaking engagements scheduled and numerous new supporters from within the Republican Party, including county and district chairmen.

On Saturday, the theme of one speaker after another all day long, culminating with Governor Sonny Perdue, was... the 10th Amendment and States' Rights. It seemed like an episode of the Twilight Zone to hear the entire list of Republican speakers go to the mic one after another and talk about state sovereignty. When the day ended, more than one Republican leader came up and shook my hand and said, "Ray, all this time that you've been speaking on the subject of States' Rights hasnt been for naught. People are listening now. And no one can discount you as 'outside the mainstream' any longer for taking a stand on States' Rights."

Overall, it was clear to everyone present that Ray McBerry and our campaign were the clear leaders on the issue of States' Rights and that all the others were merely "johnny come lately's" riding the proverbial wave of political popularity. We have made it through the only state convention between now and the 2010 primary election and have emerged much stronger in the field than we were before.

Much thanks is owed to our army of volunteers, some of whom were present and working for us at the convention and many more of whom were back home working at events across the state this weekend while we were in Savannah. Thanks for all of your hard work... it is paying off!

For Georgia First!

Ray

Ray McBerry for Georgia Governor 2010

Ray Wins Poll in Monroe County

The 22 April 2009 edition of the Monroe County Reporter has the results of their weekly poll among readers in Monroe County in the governor's race for 2010.

Here are the results among Republican candidates:

Karen Handel 5%
Ray McBerry 53%
Sam Olens 0%
John Oxendine 42%
Austin Scott 0%

Congratulations, Ray! And thanks to all of the hard work of our Georgia First volunteers in middle Georgia for getting the word out about the most conservative candidate in this race!

If I Lived in Georgia, I Would Support Ray McBerry for Governor

If I Lived in Georgia, I Would Support Ray McBerry for Governor

A short message from Pastor John Killian, Baptist preacher and Conservative GOP Leader in Neighboring Alabama.

Ray's Interview with Fox 5 News

Ray's Interview with Fox 5 News and Paul Yates

Thanks to Paul Yates and Fox 5 News for accurately representing our campaign message. Please let them know that you appreciate it, too.

Paul Yates email: paul.yates@myfoxatlanta.com

Fox 5 News phone: 404.875.5555

RAY POLLS SECOND IN GOVERNOR'S RACE AMONG REPUBLICANS

PRESS RELEASE


20 April 2009

RAY McBERRY POLLS SECOND IN GOVERNOR'S RACE AMONG REPUBLICANS

In the straw poll conducted at the 11th District GOP Convention this Saturday 18 April 2009, Ray McBerry polled SECOND among all Republican announced and potential candidates. The significance lies in the fact that the 11th District includes Cobb County, the largest Republican county in the state.

In less than two months, Ray McBerry's campaign for Governor in the Republican race has volunteers now organized in 80 counties across the state, and the number is growing weekly. The number of volunteer coordinators now exceeds 200, with more than 800 total volunteers in the organization.

In the last two weeks, Ray's “Georgia First” volunteers have personally handed out 10,000 pieces of literature – no small feat considering that these were all distributed hand-to-hand by real people. On tax day this past Wednesday, Ray was personally on hand for the Macon and Atlanta Tea Parties while volunteers blanketed the state in other tea parties, participating with campaign spokesmen and literature.

Ray's strong States' Rights message, coupled with his fiery oratory, is received overwhelmingly by Georgians with traditional values everywhere that he speaks. His campaign theme of “NOT Atlanta... NOT Washington... but GEORGIA FIRST!” appears to be precisely what Georgians want to hear from their next governor, particularly in the face of an out-of-control federal government.

Ray commented, “As word spreads among Republicans that we are the most conservative candidate in the race, traditional conservatives and constitutionalists in the Party are flocking to our Georgia First campaign. Most notably, we are having large numbers of former Oxendine supporters coming onboard as they discover that there is a candidate more conservative than John; but with Casey (Cagle) dropping out of the race this past week, we are also noticing that the conservatives who were formerly supporting him are coming onboard, too.”

To contact Ray McBerry or campaign staff for Ray's Georgia First campaign for governor, please visit the campaign site at www.GeorgiaFirst.org .




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Tea Parties tomorrow. Get ready to protest!

The Tea Parties across the state and nation tomorrow are a good example of something that started quite well, but seems to be souring quickly. 

The Tea Party protests resurrected within the Ron Paul Campaign, calling the countries attention to unlawful and un-Constitutional taxation, and the devastation inflicted on a helpless populace when fiat currencies are allowed to dominate the economy. 

It would make sense that candidates for office who pass the "Ron Paul Republican" litmus test would be invited on board. The Atlanta Tea Party has been directed by Jenny Beth Martin, who purportedly works for the Oxendine campaign, and for a fact has no problem making and breaking promises to insure her agenda stays front and center. In fact, territorial aggression has been the name of the game, and other tea parties within the metro area have been discouraged, since accessibility for the little people is not the aim. It's about the big numbers at the Capitol for Sean Hannity's live show back drop.

These are the types of people the Oxendine campaign seems to attract, so no surprise there. But what about the efforts of the grassroots?

Sean Hannity has been invited to our tea party. Because of his list of requirements (which probably includes a private jet if he's the same Sean who attends pro-life events as guest speaker), the Tea Party had to raise $25,000 off the ..... you guessed it, backs of the little people.

We live in a sick world when the talking heads on their pretty boy platforms have the audacity to crash our events, glean all the kudos, pocket the funds, and go on their merry way, leaving us just as miserable as they found us. 

So I recommend a little something new. Oxendine is speaking at the Atlanta Tea Party. Ray's campaign director has been busy keeping up the arbiters of tyranny, aka legislators, at the Atlanta Capitol for the last few months, and doing laundry for her six children, but fortunately one of Oxendine's staffers, Jenny Beth Martin, had time to rule the roost of the Tea Party and insure the Ox's spot. But Ray's supporters will be there in full swing, as will Ray. 

So let's say we make this Tea Party about the voice of the people. We can shout "We Want Ray!" and what can they do? They'll have to have Ray address the crowd. And I guarantee it'll be the best thing we hear all night.