{"id":1318647,"date":"2022-02-20T13:22:51","date_gmt":"2022-02-20T18:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1318647"},"modified":"2022-02-20T13:23:01","modified_gmt":"2022-02-20T18:23:01","slug":"exclusive-david-perdue-halting-buckhead-city-bill-is-height-of-corruption-in-georgia-statehouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-david-perdue-halting-buckhead-city-bill-is-height-of-corruption-in-georgia-statehouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive \u2014 David Perdue: Halting Buckhead City Bill Is \u2018Height of Corruption\u2019 in Georgia Statehouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fexclusive-david-perdue-halting-buckhead-city-bill-is-height-of-corruption-in-georgia-statehouse%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1318647&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Former Sen. David Perdue (R-GA), who is running for governor of Georgia, denounced state lawmakers for tabling the popular Buckhead City proposal, providing his remarks during an interview on <em>Breitbart News Saturday<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Perdue said the stalled bill, which Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (R) moved to a Democrat-controlled Senate committee last month \u2014 effectively shelving it indefinitely \u2014 was a result of political corruption.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis is the height of corruption that you see under the Gold Dome in Atlanta, Georgia,\u201d Perdue said. \u201cThey\u2019re so afraid of the connection between big business and the politics of that city that they don\u2019t want to take a chance on that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen:<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Perdue has consistently backed the bill, which would allow for a ballot referendum that asks Buckhead residents if they want their wealthy suburb to deannex from Atlanta and become its own city with its own police department.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said right up front, back in December, that the people should have a right to the vote. I trust the people of Buckhead. I\u2019ve said it repeatedly. They should have that vote,\u201d Perdue said.<\/p>\n<p>Perdue, who is facing incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp (R) in a contentious primary battle happening May 24, lambasted his Republican opponent on the issue, saying Kemp has been complacent about the bill, which a Trafalgar Group poll recently\u00a0<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/17\/georgia-poll-brian-kemp-leads-david-perdue-in-tight-governors-primary-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">found<\/a>\u00a0a vast majority, or 75 percent, of Georgians support.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Coming soon to an event near you!!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuckheadCityGA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BuckheadCityGA<\/a> NOW!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lzv47oFovK\">pic.twitter.com\/Lzv47oFovK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill White Buckhead City GA (@BWBuckheadCity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BWBuckheadCity\/status\/1441009995898834948?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that these elected officials in the Statehouse are denying those people the right to vote for their own destiny is un-American,\u201d Perdue said. \u201cI mean we do live in a democratic republic. Where\u2019s our governor been on this thing? This is what gets people elevated. That\u2019s what gets me elevated. This is nothing but corrupt politicians trying to protect their careers. I\u2019m running against a governor who most people don\u2019t realize has been in office for 20 years, and this is what you get, when people try to protect their own destiny.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Duncan, the Senate president, has openly opposed the Buckhead cityhood effort,\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/politics\/duncan-opposes-buckhead-cityhood-in-2022-pushes-anti-crime-measure\/BHLVU3O3PNDTJHF34E5YUS5K2A\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">telling<\/a>\u00a0the\u00a0<em>Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/em>\u00a0this month that too many planning questions remain unanswered, including how bond ratings would\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/saportareport.com\/buckhead-cityhood-threatens-bond-ratings-experts-say-advocates-have-answers\/sections\/reports\/johnruch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">affect<\/a>\u00a0city development and state taxpayers once the affluent neighborhood is carved out of Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker David Ralston (R) has been more passive on the matter,\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/news\/local\/atlanta\/georgia-house-speaker-declines-take-up-buckhead-city-measure-killing-bill-legislative-season\/32DMM62DVBBITFQR4T7XCE3R7M\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">saying<\/a>\u00a0he \u201crespect[s]\u201d the Senate\u2019s decision to table the bill.<\/p>\n<p>Kemp, who ultimately oversees both chambers of government, detailed his opinion on the bill during his own interview with\u00a0<em>Breitbart News Saturday<\/em>,\u00a0<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/19\/exclusive-gov-brian-kemp-urges-buckhead-city-debate-atlanta-mayor-needs-to-feel-pressure-on-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">saying<\/a>\u00a0he wants to see a healthy debate in the state legislature play out and that it will allow the new Atlanta mayor, Andre Dickens (D), to \u201cfeel pressure\u201d to stem Atlanta crime, which is the driving reason for the Buckhead separation movement.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19949266\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1371187491.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19949266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1371187491.jpg\" alt=\"ATLANTA, GEORGIA - FEBRUARY 17: Mayor of Atlanta, Andre Dickens speaks during the Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame Crown Jewel of Excellence Induction Ceremony and Celebration Brunch on February 17, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Moses Robinson\/Getty Images for the Black Music &#038; Entertainment Walk Of Fame)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens speaks during an entertainment event on February 17, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Moses Robinson\/Getty Images for the Black Music &#038; Entertainment Walk Of Fame)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Perdue expressed pessimism over Dickens because of his history of\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/local-govt--politics\/atlanta-city-council-votes-down-withholding-police-funding\/dkVvkxqu62JTekBIYqzPON\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">voting<\/a>\u00a0to withhold $73 million from the Atlanta Police Department when he was a councilman in 2020, and also said Kemp should not be free from blame for surging crime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a mayor that has literally voted to defund the police,\u201d Perdue said. \u201cWe\u2019re short some several hundred police officers [in] the city of Atlanta. The city of Atlanta has tied with Chicago as the murder capital of America. This is all on Brian Kemp\u2019s watch. There are things the governor can do. They have the GBI [Georgia Bureau of Investigations], they have state patrol, they have the National Guard. There are things that this governor can do to shine light on this absolutely ridiculous situation in Atlanta, Georgia. And I\u2019ll tell you this. People around the rest of the state are fed up with this, and this is being protected by the political elite, the politically connected in the Statehouse, and those powerful people that are connected to the governor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Write to Ashley Oliver at <a href=\"mailto:aoliver@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aoliver@breitbart.com<\/a>. Follow her on Twitter at <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/asholiver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@asholiver<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Sen. David Perdue (R-GA), who is running for governor of Georgia, denounced state lawmakers for tabling the popular Buckhead City proposal, providing his remarks during an interview on Breitbart &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1318647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1318647"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318647\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1318647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1318647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1318647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}