Debate on the Georgia (U.S.) flag, 2001-2004: Part 1

Initial Thoughts

Last modified: 2004-12-22 by rick wyatt
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Proposed New Old Flag
Adopted 31 January 2001
Replaced 8 May 2003

• Georgia - 2001 Flag Discussion (U.S.): Part 1  Initial Thoughts
• Debate on the Georgia (U.S.) flag, 2001-2004: Part 2  The Transition
  • The Debate Begins
  • Defeat of Governor Barnes
  • The Polls Begin
  • Governor Perdue's initiatives
• Debate on the Georgia (U.S.) flag, 2001-2004: Part 3  The New Flag Appears
  • The Proposals
  • The Franklin Proposal
  • The Final Flag
  • What size is it?
  • Approval in State Senate
  • The New Flag Flies
• Debate on the Georgia (U.S.) flag 2001-2004: Part 4  The 2004 Referendum
  • The Referendum Approaches
  • The Final Results

See also:

• Georgia
• United States of America

Within a year of the flag's introduction, a groundswell of opposition to the 2001 flag was evident. The FOTW mailing list maintained an active discussion as this groundswell grew into an open debate, the debate in the State Legislature, and the eventual adoption of the 2003 flag. Selections of the debate from the FOTW mailing list have been extracted below for historical purpos