Sep 052010
GOP NEEDS VOLUNTEERS: Sept 7 -10. Need volunteers to protest against “Labor Union support for Democratic Candidates and the AZ SB 1070 boycott”. 8-10 am. noon to 1 pm. & 4-6 pm
Location: Main Office – Public Services, Website – 3707 N 7th St Ste 100, Phoenix, AZ 85014
Contact: Carolyn Leff at 602-957-7770 or cleff@azgop.org. Please let her know what time and date you would like to volunteer. She needs three or four volunteers in each time slot for each of the days.
Sep 082010
The city of Phoenix is getting ready to bleed yet another passionate segment of its citizenry, hitting them up for a few more dollars because they truly care about a narrow aspect of city life and are willing to pay more for it.
Then the city will turn around and give that money to its employees. There is insufficient backbone to say no.
This time it’s the hikers
You’ve seen this movie before: Threaten to kill or severely cut some service with passionate (or desperate) supporters. Offer up a disaster scenario if more money isn’t produced. Then, after the initial wailing and public apoplexy, come up with a slightly lesser fleecing of this group to gain public compliance. Hey, it’s only a few bucks and it will keep our (fill in the blank) hiking trails, softball fields, library hours, etc. etc. etc.
Sep 082010
Ground Zero Mosque escalates the clash of civilizations
Those who are upset over the plan by the Dove World Outreach Center to burn copies of the Koran on Sept. 11 now know how the opponents of the Ground Zero Mosque feel. Having the right to do something doesn’t make it the right thing to do, whether it’s destroying books or profaning the sacred space of Ground Zero with a mega-mosque.
The same Constitution that the Supreme Court determined enshrines flag burning as a right surely permits destroying Korans. Exercising a right, however, can put one in the wrong. Proponents of both Koran burning and mosque building have adopted a “public be damned” attitude and are moving ahead regardless of how much trouble their plans might cause. One important difference is that the Koran burning is a one-time event while the Ground Zero Mosque will be a persistent blot on the landscape.
The planned Koran burning has illuminated liberal hypocrisy. Many of the same voices tut-tutting about the Koran flambe regard a crucifix dipped in urine as an expression of high art and would greet the destruction of Bibles with chants of “burn, baby, burn!”
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Sep 072010
MARICOPA COUNTY
REPUBLICAN BRIEFS
RepComm@cox.net
www.maricopagop.org
Sept 7, 2010
“When they call the roll in the Senate, the senators do not know whether to answer ‘present’ or ‘guilty.’ ” Teddy Roosevelt
“The idea of our own American government submitting the duly enacted laws of a state of the United States to ‘review’ by the United Nations is internationalism run amok and unconstitutional.” -Arizona Governor Jan Brewer
Observance of 911: On Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, an American flag should be displayed outside every home, apartment, office, and store in the US. Every individual should make it their duty to display an American flag on this anniversary of one of our country’s worst tragedies. Get your friends, neighbors and relatives involved. We do this to honor those who lost their lives on 9/11, their families, friends, and loved ones who continue to endure the pain, and those who today are fighting at home and abroad to preserve our cherished freedoms.
Following 9/11, our country was bathed in American flags as citizens mourned the incredible losses and stood shoulder-to-shoulder against terrorism. Sadly, those flags have all but disappeared. Our patriotism pulled us through some tough times and it shouldn’t take another attack to galvanize us in solidarity. Our American flag is the fabric of our country and together we can prevail over terrorism of all kinds.
Sep 072010
The plan for September 11th observance
We have less than a week to get the word out all across this great land and into every community in the United States of America .
If you forward this email to at least 11 people and each of those people do the same … you get the idea.
THE PROGRAM:
On Friday September 10th, 2010, everyone needs to display the flag of these United States of America!!!
On Saturday, September 11th, 2010, an American flag should be displayed outside every home, apartment, office, and store in the United States . Every individual should make it their duty to display an American flag on this eighth anniversary of one of our country’s worst tragedies. We do this to honor those who lost their lives on 9/11, their families, friends and loved ones who continue to endure the pain, and those who today are fighting at home and abroad to preserve our cherished freedoms.
Sep 062010
MARICOPA COUNTY
REPUBLICAN BRIEFS
RepComm@cox.net
www.maricopagop.org
Sept 6, 2010
Volunteers Needed To Protest AZ SB1070 Boycott And Union Support For Dem Candidates. Sept 7-10. 8-10 am, noon to 1 pm, and 4-6 pm. at Union office – Public Services, 3707 N 7th St Ste 100, Phx. Website. GOP has an 18 foot banner, a shade tent and cool water. Contact Carolyn Leff at 602-957-7770 or cleff@azgop.org for your volunteer slot time
Phone Bank Volunteers Needed: Tom Horne for AG. 5:30-7:30 pm Sept & 9. noon to 4 pm Sept 11. GOP HQ, 3501 N. 24th St., Phx.
Sep 062010
Fly Your Flag Today
Today is Labor Day. This is the traditional start of the election season and there is much to do between now and November.
Sep 052010
You’ve heard a lot about the Justice Department’s lawsuit to stop the new Arizona immigration law. But that’s just one part of the Obama administration’s multi-front war on immigration enforcement in Arizona.
In addition to the drive to kill the new law, Attorney General Eric Holder is also suing the Maricopa Community College system in Phoenix, alleging it broke the law by requiring a job seeker to provide a green card before being hired. And on Thursday the Justice Department filed suit against the Maricopa County Sheriff’s office, run by the flamboyant Joe Arpaio, as part of an extended investigation into alleged civil rights violations there.
Despite the splash of attention from the newest lawsuit, the Justice Department’s investigation of Arpaio could end badly for Holder. When the Department first informed Arpaio that a probe was under way, back in March 2009, it sent a letter saying the investigation would focus on “alleged patterns or practices of discriminatory police practices and unconstitutional searches and seizures.” But now we learn that just six months before that, in September 2008, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, known as ICE, did its own investigation of Arpaio’s office — and gave it a clean bill of health. Arpaio’s lawyers recently got a copy of the ICE report through the Freedom of Information Act.
ICE officials evaluated how the sheriff’s office performed under a law that allows specially trained local law enforcement officers to enforce parts of federal immigration law. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, which is the largest sheriff’s office in the Arizona, has 189 officers who have been trained by ICE to enforce federal immigration statutes.
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Sep 052010
The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen North American colonies that met on September 5, 1774, at Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution. Called in response to the passage of the Coercive Acts (also known as Intolerable Acts by the Colonial Americans) by the British Parliament, the Congress was attended by 56 members appointed by the legislatures of twelve of the Thirteen Colonies, the exception being the Province of Georgia, which did not send delegates. At the time, Georgia was the newest and smallest province and declined to send a delegation because it was seeking help from London in pacifying its smoldering Indian frontier.
The Congress met briefly to consider options, including an economic boycott of British trade; publish a list of rights and grievances; and petition King George for redress of those grievances.
The Congress also called for another Continental Congress in the event that their petition was unsuccessful in halting enforcement of the Intolerable Acts. Their appeal to the Crown had no effect, and so the Second Continental Congress was convened the following year to organize the defense of the colonies at the onset of the American Revolutionary War. The delegates also urged each colony to set up and train its own militia.
