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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGBI investigates sudden death of Georgia lawmaker (Jay Powell r)
According to House Speaker David Ralston, House Rules Committee Chairman Jay Powell died Monday night after collapsing at a lawmaker retreat.
The Towns County Sheriff's Office requested the GBI investigate. The agency has not responded to questions about the nature of the investigation.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/gbi-investigates-sudden-death-of-georgia-lawmaker/ar-BBXnkmW?ocid=spartanntp
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GBI investigates sudden death of Georgia lawmaker (Jay Powell r) (Original Post)
yortsed snacilbuper
Nov 2019
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dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)1. Wow.😳
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)2. Sorry for his demise. Being a friend of Doug Collins tells me a lot about his ideology.
hlthe2b
(102,343 posts)3. Not even waiting for an autopsy to begin a GBI investigation?
Very unusual. My cynical side wonders if they are not planting a seed of some conspiracy theory but I obviously have to take it at face value for the moment. I know nothing about the legislator, but am sure it was a shock for friends and family so....
malaise
(269,157 posts)5. Well it was at a ReTHUG meeting
so who among them wanted him dead?
malaise
(269,157 posts)4. He died at a ReTHUG meeting?