All hell could break loose for the Speaker on this one -- On dealing with dissident groups: First, remove the cash from their wallets

From the AJC's Political Insider:

Earlier this week, the state Capitol was flooded by men and women — many of them elected officials — representing the state’s school boards, city governments and county commissions.

All were protesting passage of House Speaker Glenn Richardson’s plan to shift the state from school property taxes to an expanded sales tax.

The Georgia Municipal Association, the Association County Commissioners of Georgia, the Georgia School Boards Association and the Georgia School Superintendents Association all carry a great deal of weight.

H.B. 854 [provides in part]: “No public funds shall be disbursed, either through contract or grant, to any organization which engages in lobbying.”

The influential organizations we named above are largely funded with dues paid by cities, counties and school boards across Georgia.

Sounds like someone’s trying to clear the halls in the Capitol.