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Sen. Vincent Fort

Friday, January 4, 2013

State Senator Vincent Fort Hosts Roundtable on Stopping Gun Violence

The forum is to be held on Friday, January 3rd at 11am.

Georgia State Senator, Vincent Fort, has been very vocal in his desire for Georgia to pass an Assault Weapons Ban after seeing week after week how much pain and death these guns brings to cities like Atlanta. After the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary, Fort said: “As a father, I have watched the events in Newtown unfold with pure horror.  The time has come for reform so that these kinds of tragedies throughout the country are eradicated. How many more innocent children must be killed before we act? I am calling on my colleagues in the Georgia General Assembly to join me in passing legislation that will help to end these senseless acts of violence once and for all.” Senator Fort will hold this forum at 11am in the Georgia Capitol building, …

contented-NOT

9:34 am on Saturday, January 5, 2013

Fort needs to read the Bible more; he may think Cain was falsely accused of killing his brother; he thinks it should have been the cane!   more ›

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Video: TSPLOST Debate - Sen. Vincent Fort says, "Vote NO, it's a Trick"

The Atlanta NAACP held a debate on the Transportation Referendum for SW Atlanta residents.

Southwest Atlanta residents were treated to a large Transportation Referendum debate, hosted by the Atlanta NAACP.  Tom Leslie who is Pro-TSPLOST debated State Senator Vincent Fort who is heavily against the Transportation Referendum. Recent articles have shown that support for the so-called penny tax has diminished in the recent weeks.  It seems that both Republicans and Democrats (especially African-Americans) are lining up against this proposal. Sen. Fort who is not currently up for re-election has spent the past month telling everyone how he feels about the referendum.  He told the NAACP crowds, that he believes, "It's a trick."  He says that it is not just a penny tax, but it is actually a two penny tax for us and our families, but "…

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Mr. Inclusivist

6:05 am on Sunday, July 29, 2012

I concur! The plan may not be perfect - what is? - but it is comprehensive, it is intelligent, it is very timely, and it has the support of all the right movers and shakers. It's a big area, we're facing big challenges, so our solutions - and minds - must also be big!   more ›

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