FRANKLIN COUNTY
REPUBLICAN PARTY
101 West Nash Street
P.O. Box 909
Louisburg, North Carolina 27549
(919) 496-1469
www.FranklinNCGOP.com
May 13, 2011
Rep. Glen
Bradley Town Hall Highlights
Opposes Keeping Temporary 1 Cent
Sales Tax
Personally Opposes Defense of Marriage Act, But Would Vote for It
Bradley (above) speaking to audience (below) at Town Hall meeting, Friday, May
13, 2011,
Hobgood County Courthouse Annex, Louisburg.
Republican and constitutionalist District 49 State
Rep. Glen Bradley of
Youngsville faced a diverse audience at his town hall meeting Friday evening
(May 13) at the Hobgood Courthouse Annex.
Bradley said he was elected to the legislature to obey the Constitution and
restore job growth.
However, Franklin County resident Ray Alexander chastised Bradley for some of
his votes and hopes he only serves one term. Bradley responded by thanking
Alexander for his opinions.
Bradley made it clear that he opposes welfare benefits for illegal aliens, and
that they can easily get photo I.D.s.
Franklin County Democratic County Chairwoman Armenta Eaton expressed her
concerns about voter I.D. saying that some people might not be able to vote
because they don't have an I.D. due to age or no driver's license.
Bradley said that there has been no widespread fraud of voter I.D., but there is
no way to know without presenting an I.D.
Mack Mahoney said photo I.D.s are needed to help prevent illegal aliens from
voting.
House Bill 2, also known as the Health Care Prevention Act, opposes Obamacare
which requires everyone to purchase health care. Bradley supports House Bill 2,
because he said Blue Cross and Blue Shield have a monopoly on the state and
citizens don't have alternative and less costly choices for healthcare.
The Special Elections bill, which Bradley supports, allows commissioners to
decide if they want a special election when an elected official resigns from
office. The special election could occur in November during the same time as
municipal elections to save money. Bradley introduced the Speical Elections bill
after former Sheriff Pat Green resigned in January beginning his second
four-year term.
However, Bradley personally opposes the
Defense of Marriage Act, but will vote
for it because 80 percent of the constituents support it. He said that marriage
between a man and a woman is defined in the Bible, but in his opinion should not
be a law.
House Bill 587, which Bradley supports, helps expand job growth by removing
the burdens on businesses and reducing barriers on companies. He said there are
too many regulations that have stifled business growth.
"I'm no fan of the lottery," Bradley said. "I oppose it. All that lottery money
is being pumped into the general fund." The lottery money was supposed to be
used to help with education, Bradley added.
The North Carolina Firearms Freedom Act would allow guns and ammunition to be
manufactured in the state, but not be sold across state lines. Bradley supports
this as it is part of the 10th Amendment for firearms. He said that there's a
fine line between where state law ends and federal law begins.
Bradley supports repealing the so-called temporary one cent sales tax, because
the federal Department of Education only returns pennies on the dollar to our
state. However, Rosanell Eaton told Bradley said she supports the penny tax and
that no one would really notice it.
Bradley does not support Republicans or Democrats being involved in
redistricting legislative and congressional lines, but instead wants a
non-partisan group to make those decisions.
Also at the town hall meeting was Franklin County GOP Chairman Jeremy Neal and
County Commission Chairman the Rev. Sidney Dunston.