Gov. Sonny Perdue (R-GA) has - get this - declared a preemptive state of emergency in advance of the G8 meetings being held at Sea Island, GA, in early June. I'll be following this and other stories at my blog that focuses on globalization/corporate power/workers' rights, etc. - http://www.prioritywire.org
A new city law in Brunswick gives police the power to halt protests during the G-8 summit now that the governor has declared a pre-emptive state of emergency in coastal Georgia through June 20.Activists said the change allows authorities to squelch lawful dissent without reason when President Bush meets with world leaders June 8-10 at nearby Sea Island. Brunswick's mayor and Gov. Sonny Perdue's top lawyer denied any such intent.
Perdue signed an order May 7 declaring a state of emergency in six coastal counties beginning Monday, citing "potential danger ... from unlawful assemblages, threats of violence and otherwise."
Land of the free, home of the brave...
