Good and bad of local governments

Let's start with the good - Gwinnett is doing something right. They want to require companies that are bidding on government contracts to have to verify the U.S. residency of their employees. If they don't, they may not win contracts to perform work for Gwinnett. They also stipulate periodic checks on these companies.

Both Chambliss and Isackson voted against the re-introduced amnesty bill. At least they remembered what their constiuents said about the last one.

Now the bad - Cobb County's director of parks and recreation says Veterans will NOT be able to give out flags during Marietta's 4th of July parade. They've done this for years, and local VFW groups have tons of flags. She's concerned children will get hurt trying to get a flag from a passing float. This hasn't happened in all the previous years of the parade. I'd say a rather flimsy excuse to slap the face of former WWII veterans. Just wait, once all the Mexicans are granted the right to overthrow the country, we won't be seeing anything that has to do with the 4th of July. Hell, we'll be seeing more of the Mexican flag. Idiots, such as this woman, are just the beginning.

California wants to pass a bill that mandates dogs and cats are spayed and neutered. Makes sense (something CA is NOT known for). Well, seems purebred breeders and the American Kennel Club are raising hell about it. They're afraid they will no longer be able to breed their animals, which is a joke. The proposal states that you can apply for a license to breed, thus control over the random breeding (or irresponsible behavior with pets). I've been on both sides of the fence. I had a show dog many years ago and understand the importance of proper breeding of purebreds. Today, I volunteer each weekend for the Homeless Pets Foundation here in Atlanta. It is a program set up to assist in getting dogs and cats that are homeless adopted. It's quite an effort, and there is no end to it. These fools at the kennel clubs should know and understand the purpose in this effort. They're concerned the new licenses and fees will cost them more money to show and breed. Guess what, they all have the money to do this anyway. This is an expensive hobby that requires the time and money of people that have the luxury of not working (which is fine, but don't hurt something that is trying to help the less fortunate animals).