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Pickens County Democrats
Pickens County Democrats
Pickens County, Georgia

     May Day event (Thursday, May 1, 2025), Atlanta: Stop the Billionaire Agenda. Location (incl. map): Georgia Capitol, 227 Capitol Ave. SE, Atlanta, GA 30334. Time: 3 – 6pm EDT.
     (Suggestion: Use MARTA rail (here are schedules), to Georgia State station, first station east of Five Points station; and walk up the hill to the Capitol.)
     (There also are events on May 1 in Cumming, Gainesville, and Athens. There are events on Saturday, May 3 in Woodstock and in Atlanta-Piedmont Park.)

To receive notice of planned events and activities of the Pickens County (Georgia) Democratic Committee, send an email with your name and home address to chair@pickensdemocrats.org.



   "A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world."
     From the article: "Patrimonialism is less a form of government than a style of governing. It is not defined by institutions or rules; rather, it can infect all forms of government by replacing impersonal, formal lines of authority with personalized, informal ones. Based on individual loyalty and connections, and on rewarding friends and punishing enemies (real or perceived), it can be found not just in states but also among tribes, street gangs, and criminal organizations.
     "In its governmental guise, patrimonialism is distinguished by running the state as if it were the leader's personal property or family business....."
   "One Word Describes Trump." By Jonathan Rauch, The Atlantic, February 24, 2025

"First lady’s documentary deal with Amazon, president’s legal settlements and other transactions near $80 million so far; Trump library a major beneficiary."
"How the Trumps Turned an Election Victory Into a Cash Bonanza." By Rebecca Ballhaus, Dana Mattioli and Annie Linskey / The Wall Street Journal, February 13, 2025

    
2/27/2025: Mob Boss Trump is demanding "protection" money from Ukraine—50% of their valuable minerals handed over to the U.S. (or whoever of his billionaire friends Trump sells them to—the Boss always gets a cut from his "deals"). Does Ukraine get "protection" from Russia in return? No. And the mob boss can always come back for more. (And Putin owes his tyrant-admirer Trump nothing—unless Trump gives him a BIG chunk of Ukraine.)
Ask MAGA voters: Is this what you voted for? You thought you were voting on "the economy," not surrendering your citizenship to a delusional "King" drowning in his own ego?

Do you get your information from a free press (print, TV, or social media that observes journalism ethics)? Or are you captive to limits on "what you know" imposed by right-wing-owned media?  One clue....


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  Pickens County Democrats (2024 Election)  
Where are we located (precincts)?
Check your voter registration here
(My Voter Page, Ga. Sec. of State)

Donate here (by credit card) to Pickens Co. Democrats

Checks may be mailed to Pickens County Democrats, P.O. Box 1634, Jasper, GA 30143

Our Values:

(reformatted March 10, 2023)

Freedom...




Announcements!

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
TRUMP v. UNITED STATES
No. 23–939. Argued April 25, 2024 — Decided July 1, 2024

[Presidential Immunity]

Syllabus (headnote), pp. 1-8
Opinion of the Court, Chief Justice Roberts, pp. 9-51
Concurring opinion of Justice Thomas, pp. 52-60
Opinion concurring in part of Justice Barrett, pp. 61-67
Dissent of Justice Sotomayor, pp. 68-97
Dissent of Justice Jackson, pp. 98-119


What is "Project 2025"?
     It's the project of a Trump-obedient organization, described in a 922-page document (titled Mandate for Leadership) detailing what Trump minions intend to do to the Federal government if Trump is reelected and takes office in January 2025. (The document is here. It's very large, so give it time to download.) Articles and YouTube videos analyizing those consequences are linked here:

JoeBiden.com (website) MSNBC, YouTube, 7/10/24
Wikipedia (7/25/24 update) The Guardian, 7/24/24
Democracy Docket, 7/9/24
Democracy Docket, 7/12/24
PBS, YouTube, 7/9/24
Democracy Forward (website) VoteVets.org, YouTube, 5/15/24
VoteVets on Project 2025, 7/11/24
Needles in Project 2025.pdf,
American Prospect, 7/17/24
MoveOn, 7/16/24
NAACP: OUR 2025, 8/7/24 Americans United, 7/17/24
Americans United, 7/13/24
Brennan Center, 8/7/24 BigWin2024.com, 9/2/24
stop-project-2025, 9/2/24 AFL-CIO, 10/7/24

     A new President already can replace about 4,000 political appointees at the top of the Federal government with his/her choices (the Cabinet, heads of agencies, etc.) to direct the government according to the new President's priorities. (The Federal government employs about 2.95 million people nationwide and in U.S. territories, not counting military personnel.)
     But Project 2025 instead would replace an additional 50,000+ currently civil service employees with people pledged not to the Constitution but loyal solely to Donald Trump. They are expected to direct the entire Federal government according to whatever is emitted from the fevered mind of Trump — which escapes from his mouth, publicly and unexpectedly, at times that even his minions probably can't anticipate.
     (The Federal civil service is non-partisan, with its employees expected to have the necessary expertise to carry out the laws passed by Congress, within the responsibilities of their department or agency.)

 
For anyone interested in starting a Young Democrats of Georgia chapter in Pickens County for individuals under the age of 36, fill out the YDG Member Interest Form here.
 

Final Report.
Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.
December 00, 2022, 117th Congress Second Session, House Report 117-000
(PDF pagination, 840 pages; Table of Contents, pp. 20-25; Executive Summary, pp. 27-219; Narrative, pp. 221-695; Endnotes pp. 696-714; Recommendations pp. 715-718; Appendices pp. 719-840)



Pickens Democrats
Meetings and Events


Dates in this color are from the Georgia Secretary of State's election calendar.

Dates in a box are activities of the Pickens County Democratic Committee.

 
 
Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 6:00 p.m. - Pickens County Democratic Committee regular meeting. Pickens Co. Recreation Center, 1329 Camp Road, Classroom 2.

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 - Primary Election for Public Service Commissioners, PSC Districts 2 and 3, voted on state-wide.

     Alicia Johnson (Democratic Party ballot) is running to represent District 2.

     Daniel Blackman (Democratic Party ballot) is running to represent District 3.


Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 6:00 p.m. - Pickens County Democratic Committee regular meeting. Pickens Co. Recreation Center, 1329 Camp Road, Classroom 2.

Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 6:00 p.m. - Pickens County Democratic Committee regular meeting. Pickens Co. Recreation Center, 1329 Camp Road, Classroom 2.

October 14 - October 31, 2025 - Early voting - Election of Public Service Commissioners, PSC Districts 2 and 3, voted on state-wide.

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 - Election of Public Service Commissioners, PSC Districts 2 and 3, voted on state-wide.


Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 6:00 p.m. - Pickens County Democratic Committee regular meeting. Pickens Co. Recreation Center, 1329 Camp Road, Classroom 2.



Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 6:00 p.m. - Pickens County Democratic Committee regular meeting. Pickens Co. Recreation Center, 1329 Camp Road, Classroom 2.

Early March, 2026 (dates to be announced by Sec. of State) - Qualifying for candidates above county/municipality level, in Atlanta

Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 6:00 p.m. - Pickens County Democratic Committee regular meeting. Pickens Co. Recreation Center, 1329 Camp Road, Classroom 2.

Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 6:00 p.m. - Pickens County Democratic Committee regular meeting. Pickens Co. Recreation Center, 1329 Camp Road, Classroom 2.

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October, 2026 (dates to be announced) - Early voting for the November 3 midterm elections

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 - Midterm elections

Community

"As Cases Rise, COVID Data Quietly Vanishes." Truthdig.com, August 7, 2024

"Why Covid is surging this summer — and what health experts say has changed." By Elizabeth Cooney, Andrew Joseph, J. Emory Parker, Rohan Rajeev, and J. Emory Parker, July 18, 2024


Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Information Sources
 
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