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Roy Barnes [1948-0] American

Rank: 104
Politician, American Politician

Roy Eugene Barnes is an American attorney, politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 80th Governor of Georgia from 1999 to 2003.

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We are all one - or at least we should be - and it is our job, our duty, and our great challenge to fight the voices of division and seek the salve of reconciliation.	Great	101
Neither political party is clean when it comes to tactics that divide our people.		102
We live in a state with a wonderful climate and plenty of natural beauty, from the shores of Cumberland Island to the Chattahoochee River to the Blue Ridge Mountains.	Beauty	103
Traffic is only one of the side effects of growth.		104
As the leaders and decision-makers of this great state, it is our responsibility to strive for perfection.		105
No one in government should ever think that the citizens they work for can't or won't scrutinize their actions.	Government	106
By creating a Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District, we will give local governments a framework for working together on an issue that affects our whole state.		107
As the population of Georgia increased dramatically, so did development.		108
But the fact is, no matter how good the teacher, how small the class, how focused on quality education the school may be none of this matters if we ignore the individual needs of our students.	Teacher	109
One thing I learned a long time ago as a prosecutor is that it's tough to get people to obey a law if there is not penalty for breaking it.		110
I want business to prosper and make a profit caused by business expansion and prosperity.		111
Enhancing revenues will help us improve education and solve our infrastructure problems.		112
Business and the state have a common interest; not an adversarial interest.		113
We changed the names of our technical schools to colleges, we expanded the eligibility for HOPE scholarships for technical training, and we added some formula funding.		114
We will never forget those like my great-grandfather who fought at Vicksburg.		115
And this week, I am proposing legislation to strengthen our Open Records laws to make public access to our public records surer, faster, and more comprehensive.		116
What I am proposing this year are not lofty concepts far removed form the daily struggle so of ordinary Georgians. They are proposals that directly effect the lives of the people we serve.		117
I am committed to making Georgia a model for open and honest government.		118
And one of the things I've tried to do in my first months in office is to give more Georgians - reporters and members of the general public alike - a closer look at how their government works.		119
After all, I have spent the better part of my adult life insisting that government be open... that government be accessible... and that government be held accountable to people who voted us into office.		120
There is no country on earth with a stronger tradition of protecting the public's right to know.		121
The First Amendment rejects red tape, cover-up and double-speak.		122
In my first year as governor, we solved some of the problems that had begun to undermine the Open Records Act. We gave the act teeth by providing criminal penalties for knowing violations.		123
We made a good start toward preserving recreational areas like the Chattahoochee River.		124
So today I say, the outlook in Georgia has never been brighter.		125
The time has come to end social promotion in our schools.		126
Repeating a grade needs to be the last resort, not an automatic response to a child who is struggling to learn.		201
Georgia is in an enviable position today, but we can't rest on our laurels.		202

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