Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Some residents of Georgia and other states have filed petitions to secede from the U.S.
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Some residents of Georgia and more than a dozen other states have filed petitions to secede from the United States, according to media reports. Residents of Alabama, New York, Michigan, Texas and other states have filed the petitions under the "We The People" program, featured on the White House website, according to the Huffington Post. The Georgia petition, which already has more than 25,000 signatures, reads in part: "...Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it, and institute new Government..." The petitions come in the wake of Democratic President Barack …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Check out which 2012 presidential candidate dominated at these Norcross precincts.
The 2012 presidential election for Norcross differed greatly from the 2008 presidential election. In the John McCain-Barack Obama race, four of Norcross' 12 precincts voted for McCain. This year, all the precincts voted for Obama. These Norcross numbers differ from the rest of Gwinnett County, too, whose majority went to Gov. Mitt Romney. Out of 295,560 total votes for Gwinnett, Romney had 159,563 people vote for him, giving him 54 percent of the vote, while Obama received 131,879 votes and 45 percent. Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson received 4,118 votes, or 1 percent for Gwinnett. Who had the most Democratic votes? A handful of precincts received more than 70 percent of the vote in Obama's favor. But the precinct with the largest …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Patch takes a look at the numbers for Norcross precincts.
Do you want us to keep you posted on today's election results? Click here to sign up for our Norcross breaking news alerts and newsletter. We'll keep you in the loop today, and we'll send complete election results to your inbox tomorrow morning! In the last presidential election, a majority of voters in the Norcross area voted for President Barack Obama, which differs from the rest of Gwinnett County, whose majority of voters went for then-Republican candidate Sen. John McCain. But, that win for McCain, was not a landslide -- 54.56 percent of voters went for McCain and 44.35 percent for then-Sen. Barack Obama, according to unofficial voting results from Gwinnett County. Who voted for McCain? Four of the 12 precincts in the Norcross area …
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Check out what Norcross voters will see on the ballot.
Norcross residents will be casting their votes for not only the President of the United States but on the state level for Public Service Commissioner, State Representatives and a number of seats on the county level including County Commission Chairman and for County Board of Education for District 3 and District 5. For a sample ballot, visit the Georgia Secretary of State's website. Also on the ballot are two proposed amendments to the Georgia's state constitution. Amendment 1, (also known as the Charter School Amendment). The introduction on the ballot reads: "Provides for improving student achievement and parental involvement through more public charter school options." The actual amendment question reads: "Shall the Constitution of …
Saturday, September 15, 2012
ISideWith.com tries to match your views with those of the candidates.
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Saturday, September 15, 2012
If an online political quiz is accurate, more Georgians align with the viewpoints of Libertarian Gary Johnson than other candidates in the presidential election. According to a quiz on ISideWith.com, 52 percent of its participants from Georgia as of Sept. 14 have views that match those of Johnson; 48 percent matched President Barack Obama and 44 percent matched Republican Mitt Romney. More than 3.1 million people nationwide have participated, according to the website, which pitches the quiz as a way for voters to find their candidate for the November election. The quiz, which takes a few minutes to complete, asks participants questions about health care, the economy, immigration, social issues, foreign and domestic policy, science and the …
