"NO!" to HB 1117! Only U.S. citizens should be law enforcement officers in GA! - ACTION ALERT

UPDATE: As a direct result of our work HB 1117 was withdrawn by the sponsor on Feb 16, 2024.

Action needed! NO! to HB 1117!

Current Georgia law requires all law enforcement officers to be U.S. citizens. HB 1117 would change the law so that LEOs don’t have to be citizens – they could be only “U.S. nationals.”

Unless my smeller is awry, far-left lobbyist named Darlene Lynch is behind HB 1117. She is hooked up with the refugee industry and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce (see GA Chamber DEI) and has been pushing to change the law for three years so that foreign nationals could be cops. She first pushed to allow foreigners with green cards to be eligible. We stopped that move with this.

Now the goal is changing it to U.S. nationals. This is merely a game of increments so that the table is set for the next change which would eventually end up like California – illegal aliens as cops. Really.

HB 1117 is a bad bill with powerful sponsors.

I am guessing it can at least be delayed. It has a hearing today (Tuesday, Feb 13) in House Public Safety and Homeland Security committee upon House adjournment, which means somewhere in the noon hour.

Former head of GA DHS Rep Bill Hitchens is the lead sponsor. Former state trooper Rep Eddie Lumsden is signer #2 and committee chair Rep J Collins is #3.

Democrat Yasmine Neal is #5.

Calls against the bill may stop a vote today to provide time to expand the resistance.

Action needed, please:

I recommend calling Chairman Collins’ office early and often this morning (Tuesday, Feb 13): 404-656-5132. Or now – they have voice mail!

Just leave a polite, short message with the staffer.

“Georgia law enforcement officers should be U.S. citizens. This bill starts us down a slippery slope. Please tell Rep Collins to hold back on this bad idea….NO to HB 1117!”

Thanks if you can help. I just saw this bill tonight.

dak