Roy Barnes
Roy Barnes
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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth11 March 1948
CountryUnited States of America
empowered folks
empowered folks that had never been empowered before.
briefcase steal
You can steal more with a briefcase than you can with a gun,
fair honest missed
He was a fair and honest judge. He will be missed by many.
destroying united
This is not about destroying heritage, ... This is about being united as one people.
anguish dislike fair people
If you dislike the process, take it out on me. I am fair game. But don't put our people to anguish because of something that is not their fault.
calling came football game onto people property pumped
Those people came onto my property like they just got pumped for a football game and they started calling my tenants names.
law justice clubs
The law should be a shield for the weak and powerless, not a club for the
grandfather never-forget forget
We will never forget those like my great-grandfather who fought at Vicksburg.
party people political
Neither political party is clean when it comes to tactics that divide our people.
government office people
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.
common states interest
Business and the state have a common interest; not an adversarial interest.
georgia quiet states
a quiet worker but a very productive one and a great one for the state of Georgia.
responsibility perfection decision
As the leaders and decision-makers of this great state, it is our responsibility to strive for perfection.
law records week
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.