We gathered 113 signatures. I was kind of disappointed by that but when you stop and think that was 25 signatures an hour it ís really not that bad. Most everyone that signed the petition was very enthusiastic and wished us well.

We did have a couple of candidates sign the petition. John Aurelia who is running for County Solicitor in Gwinnett County signed as well as his wife, father and the rest of the workers in his group. Ralph Reed was there working the crowd and he signed. Casey Cagle was there but we were never able catch him to get
him to sign the petition.

By the time the fireworks began it was elbow to elbow. This was pretty spread out as it covered S. Peachtree, Jones Street and the area around the park. That may have contributed to our lower than expected signatures. I will be looking into the Fall Festival shortly. That will be the first weekend in October and won't be so HOT!

I did not sell any of the soft cover editions of the Fair Tax Book so if anyone is looking for some I have a deal for them.

One of the more exciting things that happened, at least to me, was that the Chairman of the Gwinnett County Republicans came by the booth and ask that we pass the following information along to as many people as possible and urge people to get out to the polls on the 18th. He was able to get 3 questions on the ballot and itís important that there be a big turnout to send a message to Washington. He was not able to get it state wide but he did get it on the ballot in nine counties. I forgot to ask which nine but he did say Gwinnett and Cobb would have them on their ballot. Probably the Atlanta metro counties but I'm not
sure.

The questions are:
1. Would you support the current tax code being replaced by House Resolution 25 / The Fair Tax?
2. Do you support a guest worker / amnesty program for illegal aliens?
3. Do you think that the borders should be secured before anything else?

This is not the text verbatim on the ballot but close. They expect a 90% yes vote on the Fair Tax. Possibly higher. He said that they felt this would give John more ammunition to try and get this passed. A number of people emphasized that they felt the Fair Tax should be a key issue in November in every state. I agree. We had a great time and Iím looking forward to doing it again in October. The October crowd will be different. Probably more mature and people will be moving around more rather than trying to snag a spot for the fireworks.