Governor Perdue:
I would like to apologize for writing an open letter yesterday, which caused your voice mail box (accessible by calling 404-656-1776) to overflow well before noon. I asked my readers to give you a call (at 404-656-1776) in order to put an end to First Amendment violations at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Specifically, I wanted you to condemn a policy, which places unconstitutional restrictions on the funding of religious activities at Georgia Tech. Since you are the Governor of Georgia and Georgia Tech is, in fact, located in Georgia, I thought it would make sense to call your office (at 404-656-1776).
Since we have more confidence in you than in anyone affiliated with Georgia’s university system, we were very disappointed when calls to your office (placed to 404-656-1776) were redirected to the university system’s Board of Regents. I would prefer that you shed light on this crucial issue without the Board standing between the Governor’s Office (accessible by calling 404-656-1776) and the tax-payers of the State of Georgia.
I had also hoped that we could restore full funding to religious activities at Georgia Tech so I could get your help with another First Amendment problem, which also occurred at Georgia Tech. Nearly two years ago, a professor told a student she would flunk a class if she attended a conservative political conference in Washington, D.C — this, despite the fact that the student would not exceed her allotted absences for the semester. After the student was failed on her next test in the professor’s class, she knew that the professor was, indeed, determined to fail her. So she had to drop the class.
I thought it would be nice if the student could call you (at 404-656-1776) to set up a meeting. But, now, I see that such a meeting might not be possible.
I had also hoped that the aforementioned student could help persuade you to meet with another Georgia Tech student who was told to remove a flag from above his desk in a graduate teaching assistants’ office. In my interview with him (on Georgia Tech’s campus) he said he was warned that the American flag might “offend” foreign students. After I broke the story, I was accused of being a “liar.” Then, I offered to take a polygraph test and even wagered $1000 in cash on the results. The Georgia Tech administration has shown no interest in taking me up on the challenge. But they keep on calling me a “liar.”
Since the polygraph idea didn’t work, I thought it would be nice if the student could call you (at 404-656-1776) to set up a meeting. I even thought you could apologize to him on behalf of the State of Georgia. But, now, I see that such a meeting might not be possible.
Governor, over the last two days I have been trying to contact Dr. Kelley N. Castlin, a Principal at Lockheed Elementary School in Marietta, Georgia. I have tried to establish contact via phone (at 770-429-3196, ext. 101) and via email (at [email protected]). My reason for contacting the principal is to determine whether the following email has been correctly attributed to her:
Dear Staff:
Someone (name is unknown) placed a candy cane in staff mailboxes this morning. The candy cane has a Bible scripture on it, which is not appropriate in a public school. I realize that most of us are in the holiday spirit and we want to share our joy with others; however, we must do so in ways that do not impose our religious beliefs.
On December 19th, Dr. Lembeck sent the principals an email titled, December Dilemma that I shared with you. I have copied the portion of the message that especially pertains to the aforementioned incident. Please read this again:
? General Rule: When a school does choose to acknowledge the December holidays, it is essential that the school must never appear to endorse religion over non-religion or one particular religious faith over another.
Happy Holidays!!!!!!!!!!!!
Since, a) I have not been able to get in touch with Dr. Castlin and, b) the issue does not involve higher education — and, hence, is outside the reach of the Board of Regents – I was wondering whether I could encourage people to call your office (at 404-656-1776) and ask a few questions.
Actually, there are really only two questions that run through all these cases; 1) does the United States Constitution cease to exist once one crosses the Georgia State line and, 2) if so, what is a governor to do about it?
If they are curious — like I am — I hope they will call the Office of Governor Sonny Perdue. After all, they know you can be reached at 404-656-1776.
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Mike S. Adams was born in Columbus, Mississippi on October 30, 1964. While a student at Clear Lake High School in Houston, TX, his team won the state 5A soccer championship. Mike Adams graduated from C.L.H.S. in 1983 with a 1.8 GPA. Mike Adams was ranked 734 among a class of 740, largely as a result of flunking English all four years of high school. After obtaining an Associate's degree in psychology from San Jacinto College, Mike Adams moved on to Mississippi State University where he joined the Sigma Chi Fraternity. While living in the fraternity house, his GPA rose to 3.4, allowing him to finish his B.A., and then to pursue a Master's in Psychology. In 1990, Mike Adams turned down a chance to pursue a PhD in psychology from the University of Georgia, opting instead to remain at Mississippi State to study Sociology/Criminology. This decision was made entirely on the basis of his reluctance to quit his night job as member of a musical duo. Playing music in bars and at fraternity parties and weddings financed his education. Mike Adams also played for free beer.
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Upon getting his doctorate in 1993, Adams, then an atheist and a Democrat, was hired by UNC-Wilmington to teach in the criminal justice program. A few years later, Adams abandoned his atheism and also became a Republican. He also nearly abandoned teaching when he took a one-year leave of absence to study law at UNC-Chapel Hill in 1998. After returning to teach at UNC-Wilmington, Adams won the Faculty Member of the Year award (issued by the Office of the Dean of Students) for the second time in 2000.
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After his involvement in a well publicized free speech controversy in the wake of the 911 terror attacks, Adams became a vocal critic of the diversity movement in academia. After making appearances on shows like Hannity and Colmes, the O'Reilly Factor, and Scarborough Country, Adams was asked to write a column for Townhall.com.
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Today Mike Adams enjoys the privilege of expressing himself both as a teacher and a writer. Mike Adams is also an avid hunter and reader of classic literature. Mike Adams published his first book, Welcome to the Ivory Tower of Babel, in 2004. His second book, Feminists Say the Darndest Things: A Politically Incorrect Professor Confronts "Womyn" On Campus, was published in 2008.
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