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Georgia Legislators Want State Line Moved North To The Tennessee River - Chattanoogan.com
by Rattle at 12:18 pm EST, Feb 9, 2008 |
Two Georgia legislators introduced a bill to adjust the Georgia-Tennessee state line to bring it within a portion of the Tennessee River in Marion County. The legislation is planned by Sen. David Shafer (R-Duluth) and Rep. Harry Geisinger (R-Roswell), the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. There has long been a contention that the surveyor who drew the line between the two states made an error. It is contended the line should have been a mile to the north, which would allow parched Georgia access to the river. Bill Hobbs, communications director for the Tennessee Republican Party, said, "Gov. Bredesen needs to stand up to this latest attempt by Georgia to take our resources. Tennessee's southern border was established in 1818. Tennessee residents living at the southern edge of Marion County should not wake up one day to find themselves declared to be Georgia residents, and Tennessee's water is being diverted to Atlanta."
No way. Georgia will have to take it by force! I'll come down to help defend the border if necessary... |
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RE: Georgia Legislators Want State Line Moved North To The Tennessee River - Chattanoogan.com
by Stefanie at 10:25 am EST, Feb 11, 2008 |
Rattle wrote:
No way. Georgia will have to take it by force! I'll come down to help defend the border if necessary...
When I initially saw the topic title, I thought it was a headline from The Onion. Amazing... |
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RE: Georgia Legislators Want State Line Moved North To The Tennessee River - Chattanoogan.com
by k at 10:17 am EST, Feb 12, 2008 |
Stefanie wrote: Rattle wrote:
No way. Georgia will have to take it by force! I'll come down to help defend the border if necessary...
When I initially saw the topic title, I thought it was a headline from The Onion. Amazing...
Not so amazing considering the constant water issues we have down here on a regular basis. I'd like to see how much of the blame can be put on suburbanites. I have a suspicion, certainly a product of my bias, that all those assholes watering their lawns out in Gwinett are a large part of the problem. I've been arguing for urbanization on the basis of environmentalism (not to mention other factors) for some time now, but I've never gotten specific data on this. I'd like to see per-capita water usage by county (or something smaller if possible). Giant personal lawns are a goddamn travesty against nature, as far as I'm concerned, and they should all be done away with. [EDIT] I've acquired these data now, and will provide them soon. In the meantime, this is an interesting map from the USGS that shows, essentially, the percentage of renewable water supplies that have been developed, by region. Of course, it's naive to assume that the low percentage places can just develop those sources, since other environmental factors aren't applied to this calculus. Still, interesting data point. |
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RE: Georgia Legislators Want State Line Moved North To The Tennessee River - Chattanoogan.com
by k at 10:20 am EST, Feb 12, 2008 |
Rattle wrote:
No way. Georgia will have to take it by force! I'll come down to help defend the border if necessary...
If water gets much more scarce down here, it may come to that. Water rights are among the oldest of laws, but in times of crisis, even old laws may not suffice. I think there are better ways to handle Georgia's problems besides ganking a lot of water from TN, but when push comes to shove, it's going to get fought out in court. Chattanooga, GA? |
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