You kind of have to wonder how many meetings big Bob attended while stoned ....and how many of his decisions were made under the influence of pot. I'm sorry but your credibility as a leader in our county government has just been blown to smithereens. As a law abiding tax paying citizen of this county I call for your resignation.

Mike Mahoney
Fayetteville, GA

It's absurd to think that he attended meeting while being stoned. Should we assume that politician drinking a glass of alcohol in an ordinary evening is drunk when attending meetings? Things don't go like this. Marijuana should have been legal a long time ago, the whole thing has turned into a charade. He is not a danger for our society for smoking a joint... should we be satisfied he got caught? I don't see the sense of this kind of judgment. What makes marijuana so different from all those International Oddities legal herbs? Justice is way to relative and less objective in most of the marijuana charges.

Just because Horgan got caught smoking pot does not mean that he has been stoned at county meeting. Thats like saying you saw a person out ar dinner drinking a beer and then jumping to the conclusion that they go to work drunk everyday. However, I think Mr. Horgan should be held to the same standard as all county employees. Acually, he is an ELECTED OFFICIAL and a LEADER of our community so really he should be held to a higher standard. If in fact county employees are subject to random drug test then our elected officials should be too. If county employees are subject to dismisal upon failing said drug test then so should MR. Horgan for being arrested with drugs in his posession.

It seems that you have never observed Horgan at the Commission meetings. He has been in la la land many times.

You finally found an argument with a bit of traction eh?

Don't Spread My Wealth.... Spread My Work Ethic

And I also hope a fresh new candidate who is not hand picked by the bitter formerly ousted commissioners steps up to run. Perhaps Mr. Brown might consider running since many of the things he says makes sense.

Resign Mr. Horgan.

all of the peons (ie your every day run of the mill employees) are subject to random drug test. The same should apply to all employees. the peons would be fired for this no questions ask!!!!

tell him take a drug test. And pomsmom, referring to working people as peons is a derogatory statement in my world.

It's not easy being the carbonunit

There are many of us with 'peon' roots out there.

Don't Spread My Wealth.... Spread My Work Ethic

Seems Horgan has another Ethics violation. Isn't he in violation of the county's Ethics Code?

Much of the national talk on here is simply the SOS.

fault.

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Horgan kindly asked if we would change the subject. And we did.

Don't Spread My Wealth.... Spread My Work Ethic

Didn't he get a slap on the wrist from Judge Sams as opposed to the harsh (yet just) penalties that the little people get?

Like Mel Brooks stated several time in that old classic History Of The World Part 1: "It's good to be the king"!

Don't Spread My Wealth.... Spread My Work Ethic

Wait for the shake.

I yam what I yam....Popeye

there is a eye test they use to check for narcotics, and I know there is a blood test or urine test for pot or other drugs, of course this is predicated on you not being a county commissioner.

I yam what I yam....Popeye

and perform a drug test. Well, I guess I don't have to worry about that test.
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Be careful where they snip that hair, back hair works too. Remember the braid.

I yam what I yam....Popeye

don't mention the braid. That needs to be a secret.

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Stop the comb over thingy, bangs don't look good on you anyway.

I yam what I yam....Popeye

The County Commission has gone to "pot". Let's all go to the meeting tomorrow night to watch Horgan. LOL

As proof to your claim Yada Yada Yada has emerged from it's hole.

Don't Spread My Wealth.... Spread My Work Ethic

No way!!!! Are you telling me if the same type of traffic stop happens for an expired tag, nothing else out of the ordinary, as this stop except for the smell of alcohol, as the smell of marijuana in this case, a field test is not in order?????? BAD JUDGEMENT OF THE DEPUTY, PERIOD!!!!!!
Hey, maybe if I get pulled over for anything in Fayette County I will be the luck of the poor judgement deputy and get a verbal warning and be on my merry way.

that it was bad judgement by the Deputy? You weren't there...he was arrested...one puff wouldn't make one impaired..I think you need to cut the deputy some slack.

NO RESIGNATION, DO NOT RESIGN. EVERY ONE MAKES A MISTAKE. JUST DON'T DO IT AGAIN. MR. HORGAN AND THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAVE BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB. THAT IS WHY FAYETTE CO. IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE.
ITS VERY HARD WHAT THESE MEN DO. \
WE ARE BEHIND MR. HORGAN AND WE KNOW THAT THIS WILL MAKE HIM EVEN A BETTER MAN FOR THE JOB.
LEARN BY YOUR MISTAKES.

Get out of here Save Fayette- Yes, the job these commissioners do is sometimes tough with difficult decissions. Sorry, I DON"T WANT ANYONE SMOKING POT WHILE DRIVING MAKING ANY DECISSIONS WHICH WILL OR WILL NOT AFFECT MY FAMILY. There are consequences behind every decission we make, some positive, some negitive consequences. Take your consequences and learn from them yes, BUT NOW YOU LOSE THE PRIVILEGE TO REPRESENT THE CITIZENS OF FAYETTE COUNTY!
Save Fayette, would you feel the same way if Mr. Horgan was driving down the same road your wife and children were driving at the same time? HE COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE-INCLUDING SOMEONE'S CHILD. Save Fayette, Shut up next time!

I agree with you in that I do not want anyone driving on the road that can kill one of my family members. But lets be real, I hear on the news almost daily, where people are drunk and driving, going the wrong way on a highway, veering into the opposite lane causing accidents and killing people. Our own local state Rep. Matt Ramsey introduced a new law that people talking and texting while driving is causing accidents. However, I have never heard on the news or in the paper, even the Citizen where a person was smoking pot and killed someone, have you? I don’t smoke pot, but I really think it’s on the bottom of the list of accident causing problems. More people die on our roads from speed, no seat belts, drinking, hell, there is a law that a new driver can not have anyone in the car with them for the first 6months of getting a license, why? because to many people in a car can distract the driver and cause an accident. Mr. Horgan was not pulled over because he was driving in a dangerous manner. The dummy let his truck tag expire.

Remember Horgan broke the law when he first ran for office. He had an ethics violation. He thinks he is above the law. RESIGN NOW - before you are recalled. Make your mistakes and learn from them as a private citizen.

I went to the secretary of states web site and can not find any ethic violation against Mr. Horgan. Please show me. You are wrong. Let’s keep it real.

is indeed real. It was adjudicated by the State Ethics Commission not the Secretary of State. He spent money before filing his declaration of candidacy which is a violation. And that money was not reported on his financial disclosure. He did not wait until VanLandingham's funeral to get started on his campaign. Real low class. It is real and you are the wrong one.

Kidding?

Some one must be HIGH to push this thru.

I've lived here for 20 years and you would be Amazed at the level of infiltration as to this subject. Most of you here don't have a clue at the amount and level that this goes. Its about time that we let go of Richard Nixon's law and start taxing this and go after the real drugs that are hurting people, but the problem there is that Law enforcement would have to work a little harder in tracking down the Bad drugs, Pots an easy mark for them.

Obama's weapon of Choice!

The Establishment has been infiltrated with drugs for a while, I just wish the drug of choice was something as benign as pot instead of the plethora of pharmaceuticals that are being prescribed for anyone for any reason, not to mention the abuse of the ether known as ethyl alcohol.

It's not easy being the carbonunit

The deputy let him off light because he should have been given a test in the field and charged with driving under the influence. The report says he was suspected of smoking in the vehicle - so why did he get off??? Could it be because of his Commission title?

enough to raise doubt. You state matter of factly he should have given a field test and charged, end of story. Statements like that are hard to make and be taken seriously, UNLESS you were there.

Since when is there an impairment clause in the DUI statutes?
Man has open container of alcohol, field test.
Same should go if there is a crack pipe, a bong, a needle, etc.

are two totally different animals.

True, put still a field test is in order!

Horgan should resign. He should not be making decisions of a large magnitude for this county while smoking pot. He is not a rock concert !!! He needs to go!!!

What "decisions of large magnitude for this county" do you claim is was making under the influence?

County Commissioners are on the job all the time. Once you become an elected official, you become a public figure. How do you know that he has not been high at the Commission meetings? You would have no way of knowing since he contributes NOTHING to the meetings - just sits there with a simpleton look on his face. His votes, whether sober or not, have a large impact on this county. I want my Commissioners to have full control of their senses when voting. What kind of role model is this? He needs to resign NOW.

God Created Grass, Man Created Booze, Whom Do You Trust? And that's all that I have to say on the subject!

Obama's weapon of Choice!

No, yada, he was NOT on the job. I suppose we should also prosecute him for fornicating on the job and defecating on the job too though if he was.

And excuse my ignorance but unless something major has changed he is innocent unless and until proven guilty so I don't have to "know that he has not been high at the Commission meetings?" but you, should you continue to insist he was, should offer proof that he WAS high at the meetings or risk a defamation of character or libel charge.

It is simple. Horgan was breaking the law. The other activities you suggest would have been conducted in private. His driving was endangering others. That is the problem with your logic. And, yes, you are totally ignorant.

at least he isn't stealing like other commisners did in the past.

I agree with you about weed. Using it while driving, however, is tough to defend.

I tend to agree, it should be legal..that said, driving around smoking POT should not be legal. Just as we have open container laws, you should have lit joint laws.

And I'm not convinced that the Former POTUS's have anything to do with this. Were they caught riding around with expired tags getting HIGH?

The difference is that our former presidents were never caught using while in office.

I agree pot should be legal but for the time being it is against the law. No matter how unrealalistic; we should expect our elected officials to lead by example, uphold our laws and follow them.

I agree with skyspy that the expired tag and driving while smoking are lunacy and should remain illegal.

I don't really follow you Matt. The whole point is they did it (smoked weed) and yet, even though we all knew they did, we still elected them to the highest office in the land to be the most powerful human on the planet earth. So that being fact - why care what one of five county commissioners does in his private time?

In an attempt to hijack the thread, since Alcohol certainly seems to be much worse for your body and society as a whole than marijuana and it is legal, shouldn't marijuana be?

Besides, who cares if I smoke weed in the privacy of my own home? Isn't that a privacy issue and don't we all want the government out of our private lives?

We can certainly use the tax revenue (which has been calculated to be in the high BILLIONS). As an added bonus all of those illegal activities associated with the dealing and turf wars would be impacted in a positive way, don't you agree?

I agree with everything Skyspy said and with everything you said. The point I was making is that Horgan commited his offence while in office. I think that is much worse than the former presidents who were caught using in there youth. At least the presidents can say they acted stupid when they were young. Horgan acted stupid just this past week.

no doubt...

Valid point- well stated. SpyGlass and SkySpy - no offense the confusion was my fault.

Don't confuse me with Skyspy...

You're right. Just like Bill Clinton, Commissioner Horgan probably didn't inhale.

How proud we should be that people who don't blow won't run for elected office.

I don't believe the commissioner should be removed from office, but he should be censured by the board of commissioners. Don't expect our kids to obey the law if our leaders don't either.

Your ironic turn of the phrase has me in stitches. You rail about this particular county commissioner and how bad he is for our county.
Then, with tongue implanted firmly in cheek, you end your missive with the phrase "Vote Republican". It has got to be irony. Anyone with half a brain can see that voting Republican is what gave us our current county commissioners. Let's start a new party and elect people who will actually represent the people. Keep the faith.

Even a dead fish can go with the flow.

containment when martial law is declared, just like I-285. Just about all cities now are being surrounded by circular bypass roads.

It'll go through no matter who is in office!!!

In Liberty,

DarthDubious

The deputy let Horgan off light. He should have been charged with driving under the influence. Why didn't they do a field test? Is it because of his Commission title?

Okay, the guy has his had his picture splashed all over the front of the newspaper and some of you are calling for his head. He also has a misdemeanor possession charge and a huge fine for expired tags. So, to you that is light and you want even more done to this otherwise hard working LEGAL American tax payer for failing to renew his tags in time and smoking a joint?

I disagree. I wouldn't want to trade places with him right now. If he had not been a county commissioner you would have never heard of this.

If this were Mississippi or California, he would have been written a ticket and let go on the spot. While I feel 100% certain A.G. would not have ever been caught in this position it is after all a new day and a new generation of leaders. Again, sorry to be so liberal on this topic (and I do NOT smoke weed) but I seriously think we need to legalize marijuana and tax it, regulate it, and sell it to those over 18.

As for the DUI or DWI, what is the level of impairment of THC and what tests it? Also, what test determines what level of impairment (if any) is present in a human and of what size and over what period of time?

That's why there is no DUI charge.

smoked pot. He was a fine gentleman, unlike his successor. There is no comparison between the two men. He needs to go for this and many others reasons - such as lack of judgement in several arenas.

CALL THE ATLANTA NEWS MEDIA!!!! I’m sure they’d LOVE to hear about this story!!! The residents of Fayette County DO NOT want the new bypass constructed, the only ones I’ve heard which are in approval of this bypass are the 5 Fayette County Commissioners, who I am more than sure will financially benefit from this road. A bypass which was hidden in the SPOLTS. Now, we have one of the five voting members arrested for possession of pot and smoking the weed while driving around with an expired tag on his truck. This clearly shows Mr. Horgan is not capable of making sound discussions. I can’t believe he will now be making a decision which will affect so many of the residents negatively and will be allowed to make decisions involving millions of OUR tax dollars!!! Are you kidding me??? The news media can have a heyday with this one!

This explains why Horgan always looks like he is in la la land at the meetings. He is so far over his head it is pitiful. Never had an original thought. Yes, he should stick to transmissions. We need someone that is not a law breaker in that commission seat. Who was his lawyer? Maxwell?

ALL SMILES--- you are right ! How the hell did he avoid DUI. A couple of scotches and you and I would be in the slammer.

And Hannah applauds Horgan for telling him where the reefer was. LOL. Give him a medal !

Horgan ought to hire the same lawyer as PTC Manager Bernie McMullen. After his box of wine DUI, he kept his job, got a raise, a bonus and a Christmas turkey. Is what the campaign slogan "Win With Weed" meant?

You're probably right. Bernie and Harold probably drink more than Horgan puffs. Who is more of a danger on our roads?

Probably Horgan because they have him be their designated driver since "he hasn't been drinking."

All smiles, according to the sherif he was not charged with a DUI.

I am floored he was not charged with DUI. No, not just floored, I am furious with our sherrif's department for not charging Mr. Horgan with DUI!!!!!! He WAS driving for crying out loud!!! I hope our newly elected Sherrif takes a closer look at this case. I do not beleive there is a way to measure blood gases to figure out how much pot was smoked as we do have a way to measure alcohol content in the blood stream and the law has a legal limit to be declared as DUI. With this said, ANY pot smoking while operating a motor vehicle should have a DUI charge. Shoot, what if he were smoking meth or crack while driving? Would there not be a DUI charge for this too? Possession? Who gives a rats a** about this crime! Again, the REAL crime was DUI!!! He could have killed or injured someone not to mention himself!

I think there is some type of impairment charge...if he showed signs of being impaired. I'm not sure if there is a equivalent of an open container law when it comes to a lit joint.

That said, DUI is a judgement call even if you aren't .08 MADD has seen to it that you can drink one glass of wine in some cases and get a DUI charge...ridiculous in my opinion.

Oh come on Spyglass, tell me you are not this dumb! DUI –Driving Under the Influence! An impairment charge? This is exactly what a DUI charge is!! Under the Influence means ANY mind altering drug. So, let me get this right, you feel an ‘impairment charge' would fit better in this case. Would you feel the same if this pot smoking driver was driving on the same road as you family at the same time? Wait, what about a crack smoking driver? You’d give him an impairment charge too? You really need not to post if you are going to step out and say something which makes you sound stupid when it comes to DUI. I have NEVER had a DUI charge, but I do understand the meaning of words. The key word for you here in INFLUENCE, which Mr. Hogan was under the influence.

If he was impaired, he should been charged with it. Call it DUI if you want...it really doesn't matter...if you can show me where I stated an impaired driver should be allowed to drive on, then I'll listen to your complaint. I honestly think we have the exact same thoughts on this...we just have a failure to communicate. Which happens often on these blogs...

a quick google turned up this article..you can cut and paste it if you choose...

http://www.1800duilaws.com/states/georgia_dui_drug_offenses.asp

Pretty sure DUI does fit. You can get a DUI for driving on certain medications. Different states call it different things but "under the influence" is "under the influence". Doesn't matter what you are under the influence of whether it be, alcohol, pot, cocaine, or prescription narcotics.

of impairment? If he was, he could have been arrested for it. Maybe he wasn't. I'm not sure they call it DUI, that was all I was saying. Some people want this fellow hung at the stake.

Thats a good point. I didn't think about it that way. I guess if you are caught driving with a beer in your hand you are not necessarily DUI they still have to prove impairment or a .08 BAC.