Carl forwards an email from State Representative Mary Margaret Oliver urging Georgia residents to attend a Sunday November 15th “sneak peak” airing of “Coal Country” at Push Push Theater in Decatur at 5pm.  The event is being hosted by the Sierra Club and five, count them five, State Reps (Mary Margaret Oliver, Stephanie Stuckey Benfield, Elly Dobbs, Kathy Ashe, and Pat Gardner)

According to Oliver’s release…

The award-winning documentary features amazing footage of coal mining in the South and prompts discussion about the state of Georgia’s current and future energy economy.

…I am hosting this event to gain support and interest in HB 276, that I introduced last session to limit over time the importation of coal into Georgia from mountain top removal mines.

Here’s the summary on HB 276…

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State Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur) has proposed a bill before the state legislature that would push back closing hours to 2:30a for bars statewide.

Lord, talk about a symbolic gesture.

This rural, conservative state with no discernible problem with a 4a closing time will never back this bill.  Oliver can’t even get fellow Decatur State Rep. Stephanie Benfield to support her.  Banfield is quoted as saying, “This is a local county or local city commission issue, and I don’t think the state should be interfering in that.”

Oliver claims she just wants to talk state/local in the general assembly about this issue.  I say just another example of lonely and liberal Decatur screaming into the conservative ether.

Hattip: [InDecatur]