tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81725560582620428652024-02-07T19:57:01.262-08:00Grays Harbor RepublicansUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172556058262042865.post-51889788989847155402012-11-02T07:44:00.003-07:002012-11-02T07:54:39.446-07:00Meeting Fools Half-Way<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: small;">T<span style="font-size: small;">he following letter to the editor was submitted to The Daily World on November 1:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>Dear Editor,</span></div>
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The other day, I was listening to Jim
Eddy do a, “get out to vote” ad on the radio. As part of the ad,
he identified himself as a proud Democrat, and supporting their
policies.
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Standing next to me, listening to the
same ad, was a friend who asked me why Democrats and Republicans
couldn't meet half way on issues.</div>
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Interesting question that can only be
answered with a question. What Democrat policy could I support as a
Tea Party Republican? For example, where could a Republican meet
half-way on the policy of supplying Mexican drug cartels with assault
weapons i.e., “Fast & Furious”. How do you compromise on the
lives of 300 murder victims and two border agents? The short answer
is: You don't. I'm concerned that Republicans have met them half-way
after-the-fact, by not prosecuting those involved or extraditing the
criminals involved to Mexico to stand trial.</div>
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The budget is another example of how
Republicans have met Democrats halfway. Obama hasn't passed a budget
since he came to the White House. He had control of both houses of Congress and even Democrats with total control of the process,
wouldn't pass one of his budgets. Republicans in a stroke of lunacy
met Democrats half-way, by repeatedly raising the debt ceiling.
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By this “meeting” half-way, we now
have a deficit that exceeds the GDP. One story on the internet shows
that the debt crisis, is well past crisis. If the government and
armed services, were shut-down tomorrow, the income available would
only pay the interest on the national debt and mandatory Social
Security payments. We are the new face of Greece.</div>
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We ended up in this boat by bowing to
the wishes of those that should not have been listened to in the
first place and then trying to meet them halfway. When you loose
track of who you are and become influenced by fools, you reap the
benefits of a fool. AND only a fool will meet another fool half-way.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Sincerely,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">John Straka</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172556058262042865.post-77468174827476667312012-10-26T10:47:00.002-07:002012-10-26T10:49:30.109-07:00Straka on "Loyal Opposition - Who Not to Vote For and Why<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">John Straka's</span> letter to the editor was sent to<i> The Daily World</i> on October 25:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>After reading a few of <i>The Daily World</i>
endorsements, I would like to voice the loyal opposition's position of
who “not” to vote for and why.</div>
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<b>President</b></div>
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I would start with Office of the
President. The Benghazi incident and how it was handled is a clear
signal that Obama lacks the leadership qualities and intestinal
fortitude for the post he holds. That embassy was under siege for 7
hours, there were military assets an hour away, and he did nothing.
He did nothing, allowing 4 citizens to be tortured and murdered. That
was deplorable. Watching it live on video and then lying about the
entire incident turns my stomach.
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<b>I-502</b></div>
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While I support the decriminalization
of Marijuana, I do not support Initiative 502. The state does not
belong in the regulation and taxation of Marijuana. Sorry, but tax
monies won't go to the schools, any more that gambling monies did.
This is a scam for another level of government regulation and
bureaucracy we don't need.</div>
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<b>Couny Commissioner</b></div>
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County Commissioner Terry Willis is my
next “don't-do-it”. She is a self-centered, controlling
individual, who alienates those she is supposed to work with. She
angers those she should be building bridges with. The jail issue
being the most recent incident, that should not have been the
antagonistic event it became. The requests made of her were
reasonable and timely.</div>
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<b>Legislative</b></div>
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The next “anyone but” to consider,
is legislative candidates Blake, Takko, Hargrove, Tharinger, Van De
Wege and Hatfield. They were summoned to Olympia by the governor and
had three chances to address the budget and didn't do it. Instead of
a budget, they gave us gay marriage. Not only did they fail to a job
they were asked to do, but campaign promises of jobs. As a community
we can't afford anymore empty promises about jobs.
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<b>Congress</b></div>
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Derek Kilmer has to be my favorite
scammer. He has real firefighters that support him because he will
protect their pensions. Those real firefighters should have been
checked for real brains. How will Kilmer protect underfunded
pensions? Is he talking about funding them and if he is, where is the
money coming from? He has also dedicated his life to jobs. The
question is what jobs? His campaign is clearly directed to the
gullible and intellectually challenged.</div>
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<b>U.S. Senate</b></div>
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Maria Cantwell boldly talks about all
the jobs she has saved and her commitment to jobs. Sorry, great
commercial, but that is where that story ends and where her job
should end.</div>
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<b>"Time for a Change"?</b></div>
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Frank Gordon makes me as nervous as
anybody running. He talks about “Time for Change” and I agree.
Only he is not the change we need. He has failed to show leadership
or bring change as an Aberdeen city councilman. The question is, how
will he do something for the county he couldn't do for the city?
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<b>PUD Commissioner</b></div>
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Finally Chris Thomas should not be the
PUD commissioner replacing Tom Casey. This is a non-partisan position
that has become partisan. Casey's fingerprints are all over his
campaign. Thomas should have run his campaign on his merits. The PUD
doesn’t need a Casey puppet and the influences he would bring with
him.
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<span style="font-size: small;">Sincerely,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">John Straka </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">***</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Grays Harbor Repub<span style="font-size: small;">lic<span style="font-size: small;">an Party endorsements can be found<a href="http://www.ghgop.org/Election.html"> here.</a></span></span></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172556058262042865.post-41101430246155159922012-10-16T21:56:00.000-07:002012-10-16T21:56:14.846-07:00Reasons to Vote Democrat<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
The following letter to the editor was submitted to <i>The Daily World </i>on October 9:</div>
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Linda Orgel's "Sign Up" list
overlooked a few reasons to vote Democrat, like:</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1</b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">. Washington can keep barreling toward
Californization.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Forty years of
Democratic rule have </span>bankrupted that state, crippled its economy with
skyrocketing taxes, "progressive" regulations and pricey green-energy policies
that drive away businesses, drive up housing prices, dry up growth, or all of
the above.<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">2. </span>Women<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> need government to take care of us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We're only interested in access to abortion,
“free” birth-control or government sponsored “free” healthcare, not issues like
government spending and infringement of our Constitutional rights, unemployment,
national security, taxes, crime, education or the impact of future government
debt on our children and grandchildren.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">3.<em> </em></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Women need more 'equal pay for equal work' like at
the Democratic National Committee, where women staffers make 15 percent less
than their male counterparts (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Washington
Free Beacon</i>, August 8, 2012).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ditto
the Obama White House, where female staffers make 18% less than male staffers
(WFB study based on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">2011 Annual Report to
Congress on White House Staff</i>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
(</span>Maybe these ladies will file suit under the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay
Restoration Act?)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">As for the oft-repeated myth that
"Republicans are generally opposed to any type of unions," the truth is that
most Republicans support employment growth, increased job opportunities and
higher compensation, all of which are higher in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Right to Work</i> states.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">According to the National Institute for
Labor Relations' report on the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic
Analysis 2011, "All of the top five, and 10 of the top 12, states for 2001-2011
private-employment growth are Right to Work states. Meanwhile, the 10
bottom-ranking states for employment growth all lacked Right to Work statutes at
the time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>According to the BEA,
private-sector, nonfarm employment grew by 12.5% over the past decade. That’s
well over triple the average for forced-unionism states, and nearly double the
national average.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And workers in
forced-unionism states suffer from lower compensation growth as well as fewer
job opportunities."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">What
most Republicans oppose is forced <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">public
sector</i> unionism that routinely picks the pocket of state government at
taxpayer expense. </span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Is more of the same old, same old what we
want for Washington State?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your vote
will be the answer.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172556058262042865.post-5637295050034067792012-10-04T16:20:00.002-07:002012-10-04T16:20:24.455-07:00Should Taxpayers Fund Murrell's Fanciful Version of 'History''?<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Grays
Harbor history professor Gary Murrell, in his frequent
misrepresentations of US history, doesn’t appear to like America. If he
were just a private citizen, that’s his right to spout off. But as a
history professor at Grays Harbor College, taxpayers are funding his
erroneous teaching to our children. That shouldn’t be tolerated, and
it’s time the public demanded an end to institutionally sanctioned lies
and distortions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In his letter response to <span style="color: #333333;">Schaeffer</span>, Murrell lies by omission. He wrote, “<span style="color: #333333;">‘One
of the most chilling images in early American history is the deliberate
firing of Fort Mystic during the Pequot War of 1637,’ according to one
historian. ‘Five hundred Indian men, women, and children died that day,
burned alive along with their homes and possessions by a vengeful
Puritan militia intent on doing God’s will.’ Is Murrell ignorant of
facts, or is he purposely omitting details that changes the
interpretation?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Why
does Murrell omit that the colonialists felt their very survival was
threatened when the Pequots had declared a war of annihilation?
According to ‘A Brief History of the Pequot War’ (free at </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/" target="_blank">http://digitalcommons.unl.edu</a> then search on the title<span style="color: #333333;">), the Pequots had pledged a ‘</span></span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Resolution to Destroy the English’<i> </i>in
which they also solicited the support of neighboring tribes. Fort
Mystic was the Pequot’s primary staging point. A historical account of
the killing of numerous colonials between 1634-7 gives some of the
colonials’ rationale for the retribution. Do I fault the Pequots from
wanting to drive off the English? No more than I fault the English for
wanting to stay. That’s the way the world has evolved over tens of
thousands of years.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Why does Murrell omit that </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">over
half the attacking colonial force were native Americans who hated the
Pequots? In promoting their war against the colonials, t</span><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">he
Pequots had solicited another tribe, the Narragansetts to kill the
colonists’ cattle, burn the houses, and lie in ambush, while the Pequots
and their depending tribes would do the killing. Some tribes feared the
Pequots even more, and thus the Narragansetts and some of their Niantic
allies sided and ‘marched’ with the colonists.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yes,
hundreds of men, women, and children died that day, but read the
historical account and realize that many natives just refused to
evacuate the burning fort. Was it unfortunate people died? Of course,
and I’m not claiming either side was entirely wrong or right. But I am
saying Murrell provides a frequently one-sided viewpoint that skews
history towards his negative attitude towards America and organized
religion. If you were threatened with extermination, what would you do?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In another omission, Murrell complains about the men who wrote the Constitution, calling them, “a <span style="color: #333333;">group
of bourgeois, fallible, wealthy white men — real estate speculators,
merchants, slave owners — the richest men in their states.” He neglects
to mention 23 of 40 were military veterans of the Revolution. Why?
Probably he felt he couldn’t manipulate public sentiment by including
it. He didn’t mention that by being rich but fighting the English in a
war they weren’t sure they’d win, they could lose everything. To these
men, the risk for freedom was everything. And not all the signers were
wealthy. The Secretary of the Constitutional Congress, William Jackson,
was an impoverished law student when he joined the signers. Nor does
Murrell mention that these men were among the best educated in America,
and that by NOT including a nobility system as in England, they actually
were reducing the power of their legacy. Gone were titles they may have
passed to their later generations. That took guts to create a
meritocracy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Murrell,
in demeaning our Constitution, wrote, “contains some decidedly vile
provisions as well, especially those that protect and promote the
original sin of the United States: slavery.” Anyone who has studied the
Constitution knows it didn’t ‘promote’ slavery – it tolerated it as a
compromise to keep the country together. Slavery was an abhorrent
practice (still practiced in Africa) but America has freed and uplifted
more people around the world than any other nations, and should be so
honored.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Murrell,
no doubt is goading a public response, by using charged phrases, such
as “those interlopers stumbled on to shore”...’”the theocratic
invasion”... “terribly inconvenient to acknowledge the holocaust
perpetuated in the genocide of First Peoples and Africans by the
original Europeans and their descendants”...” deliberately sought to
wipe out the indigenous population”. Like many progressives, Murrell is
an apologist to Europeans setting foot on the Americas – and no doubt
laments anyone from European descent being in Grays Harbor as a
consequence.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It’s
hypocritical that Murrell writes, “Schaeffer would be better off
engaging in some serious study of U. S. history rather than attempting
to mold and distort history to her dogmatic religious beliefs,” when it
is he, as a paid public servant, who is distorting history to our
children. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I
am not unbiased in this debate. I distrust Murrell in anything he
writes, and I’ve begged Grays Harbor College to take responsibility for
his unprofessional lying and deleting academic records during a term.
I’ve published an account of Murrell’s professorial dishonesty at </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://graysharborgop.blogspot.com/2012/05/academic-dishonesty-at-grays-harbor.html" target="_blank">http://graysharborgop.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com/2012/05/academic-<wbr></wbr>dishonesty-at-grays-harbor.<wbr></wbr>html</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Regards,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Randy <span class="il">Dutton</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">CDR, USNR-Retired</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172556058262042865.post-10922890083230972562012-10-02T13:09:00.001-07:002012-10-02T13:09:41.142-07:00Initiative & Referendum Forum Set for October 8<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 14px;">An
Initiative and Referendum Forum for the community "to ask questions
about the initiatives and referendums that will be offered to the voters
this election season" is set for Monday, October 8, at Elma High School
at 7:00 p.m.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Sponsored by The League of Women Voters, the forum will include</span></span></span><span style="color: #ed0e0e;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"> <strong>Initiative 1185</strong> (2/3 vote required to raise taxes), <strong>Initiative 1240</strong> (charter schools), <strong>Initiative 502</strong> (marijuana), and <strong>Referendum Measure 74</strong> (same sex marriage). Representatives from both sides of each issue will be present. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Info.: 360.289.4444.</span></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172556058262042865.post-60259029559819425372012-09-25T10:53:00.002-07:002012-09-29T11:53:16.320-07:00What's Next?The following article was submitted as a letter to the editor of <i>The Daily World</i> on <span class="gI">Friday, September 14, 2012 at 12:17 p.m.</span>:<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">For many Americans, disagreement and politics go together like morning and coffee. Spirited debate on issues and policy are part of our cultural milieu, especially during campaign season. But property damage, verbal abuse and physical assault are another matter. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">As reported in the September 12 issue of <i>The Daily World</i>, a fourteen year-old young lady was spat upon during the Logger's Play Day Parade in Hoquiam. This
incident is the most recent in a series of attacks on both property and
persons related to the exercise of the prerogative to engage in a
political activity. While each act is disturbing, the
trend and escalation of aggression provides additional cause for pause.
For those who may not be aware, the following is a brief chronology of
some recent events. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Our
sign coordinator reports that "over two hundred" Republican candidate
yard signs have been destroyed or stolen countywide since July. Removing
or defacing political signs is a misdemeanor (RCW 29A.84.040),
subjecting the perpetrator to a maximum of 90 days in jail or a fine of
up to $1,000, or both. "The defacement or removal of each item constitutes a separate violation</span>."</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Yard sign damage was followed by the defacing and theft of numerous large Rob McKenna signs. This is also illegal per the above. Police reports have been filed with the Hoquiam and Aberdeen police departments and the Grays Harbor Sheriff’s office. The defacement was also reported on KOMO 4 TV in Seattle. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Is this how Grays Harbor wants to be seen by the rest of the state?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Another incident occurred at the Grays Harbor County Fair in August when a physically challenged young man wearing a <i>Young Republicans</i> T-shirt walked by the Grays Harbor Democrat booth. In passing, the polite young man was verbally abused by a woman (obviously not a lady) tending that booth. She shouted at him that he was a “Nazi rebel” and had been “brainwashed." <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In
the wake of the Tucson shooting that killed six and severely wounded
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, President Obama urged "more civility in our
public discourse." Apparently this message hasn't reached Grays Harbor. Ranking
near the top in unemployment statewide, Grays Harbor also seems to be
leading in intolerance and criminal behavior related to political
speech. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">This
brings us to Logger's Play Day, when an adult male spit in the face of a
fourteen year-old girl who was walking the parade and passing out
campaign literature. You read that right: an adult male physically assaulted a <i>fourteen year-old girl</i> who was exercising her prerogative to engage in a political activity. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">What's next?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I'm asking any and all individuals who may have witnessed this assault to step forward and contact the Hoquiam Police. A concerned citizen has offered a $650 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the spitting criminal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">While
there is no hard evidence that these acts, other than at the Fair, were
perpetrated by Democrats, I call on Mr. Patrick Wadsworth, Chairman of
the Grays Harbor Democrat Party, to join me in publicly condemning these
actions and the person(s) who committed them in the strongest terms
possible. I also request that our County Commissioners and City Councils pass resolutions denouncing this type of action and behavior.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Kristine Lowder</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Chair</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Grays Harbor Republican Party</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172556058262042865.post-49352465824990391832012-09-07T08:46:00.003-07:002012-09-07T08:46:51.283-07:00Wondering About WillisJust a quick comment on Commissioner Willis's decision to hire relatives. <br />
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I'll leave my opinion of whether or not it was the right thing to do out of it and let you, the reader, make that call. <br />
<br />
What
does come to mind is the esteemed Commissioner's qualifications to do
the job for which she was elected. She didn't know that a "special"
office position was created to employ a 17 year old, as well she didn't
know that 17 years of age was too young an age to hold a flagger
position? Didn't she have a job description listing duties and
requirements of the job?<br />
<br />
Willis also said that she was unaware that the
part time positions were not advertised, though according to Human
Resources Director Marilyn Lewis, the jobs are picked exclusively by
the county commissioners. That poses an interesting question doesn't it?<br />
<br />
Well, it really doesn't surprise me that Commissioner Willis didn't know
the above stated stuff. It's pretty obvious when one looks at her
performance and the state of affairs at the County Courthouse during her
time in office. She really doesn't know much about running any other
county business, either!<br />
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If you want to really voice your opinion on the Commissioners performance, do it on election day and vote her out of office!<br />
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- Bruce Daniels Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172556058262042865.post-38280867362297699742012-09-05T13:09:00.000-07:002012-09-05T13:09:10.128-07:00League of Women Voters Candidate ForumThe Grays Harbor League of Women Voters is sponsoring a Candidate Forum at the Bishop Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, September 6 and Friday, September 7, both at 7:00 p.m. Republican candidates scheduled to participate include Allan Shores, Wes Cormier and Steve Gale (Friday), and Rick Winsman (Thursday). The Bishop Center is located on the Grays Harbor College campus at <span itemprop="location"><span class="visible">1620 Edward P. Smith Drive, Aberdeen. </span></span><br /><br />Forum will be co-
moderated by Dr. Pat Smith, President, League of Women Voters of Grays Harbor
and Dr. Ed Brewster, President, Grays Harbor College. <br /><br />During the forum,
each candidate will be allowed a two minute introductory statement, followed by
three written questions from the audience, allowing for one minute
answers, followed by a one minute summation.<br />The initial question in each
contest will be offered by the League of Women Voters, and subsequent questions
will be chosen from written questions offered by members of the
audience.<br /><br />Written questions from the audience will be chosen by League
Members, and will have a direct correlation to issues that are specific to the
Grays Harbor Community. If time allows, additional audience questions will be
offered.<br /><br />Each candidate is allowed one stack of literature for display
at the Forum. The League asks that no candidate signs be displayed inside or around
the Bishop Center before, during or after the forum, in accordance with League
of Women Voters Standards and Practices and Washington State
RCWs.<br /><br />The Candidate Forum will be filmed by North Beach Community TV and
Eagle TV and will be broadcast in active rotation on Channel 68 in the North
Beach, and Channel 23 throughout greater Grays Harbor until the evening before
the election. This event is <span itemprop="location"><span class="visible"></span></span>sponsored by The League of Women Voters of Grays Harbor, North
Beach Community TV, Eagle TV, and Grays Harbor College.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172556058262042865.post-2886995934466446442012-09-04T10:04:00.002-07:002012-09-04T10:04:23.611-07:00Finkbeiner and Nixon Propose Surplus Fund Reform<div style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-top: 0; padding: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">For more information contact:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Toby Nixon: <a href="tel:%28206%29%20790-6377" target="_blank" value="+12067906377">(206) 790-6377</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Bill Finkbeiner: <a href="tel:%28206%29%20229-0412" target="_blank" value="+12062290412">(206) 229-0412</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Former
Senate Majority Leader Bill Finkbeiner and Toby Nixon, a former
Kirkland- area legislator, today announced legislation to control the
use of campaign “surplus funds.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The
funds have been used for buying everything from liquor to business
suits, iPads and cell phones. Yet state guidelines for their use and
reporting deadlines are vague.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">“These
surplus fund office accounts should just be eliminated. They are a
loophole in the law big enough to drive a truck through,” said
Finkbeiner, who is running for Lt. Governor. His opponent, Brad Owen,
was cited in the article for failure to report the use of his fund for
lavish lunches and liquor.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Nixon thinks that legislators do not want close scrutiny of their spending.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">“The
Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) was created by a citizen’s
initiative, and the Legislature works overtime to make sure it is
underfunded and unable to keep a close watch on the elected officials,”
he said. “The best solution is to just take away these surplus funds.
They’re mostly funded by lobbyists and are part of the
lobbyist-domination of the Legislature.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The
Finkbeiner-Nixon proposal would eliminate surplus fund accounts. Excess
campaign contributions could be returned to the contributor or saved
for a future campaign.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">They
also urged the Legislature to bring PDC funding up to the level where
the PDC could complete all investigations in three months or less.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">“</span><span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">They
currently have 23 ongoing investigations dating back to last year,”
Finkbeiner said. “When someone doesn't file correct information, or no
information, and the investigation takes 9 months, it is worthless. If
the public is going to have confidence in the information being
reported, the PDC needs the resources to be able to quickly and
accurately account for them. The PDC needs sufficient funding.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">“Our
proposal makes the legislature more transparent and makes it easier for
legislators to act independently,” said Nixon, who is president of the
Washington Coalition of Open Government. “If someone needs a suit or an
iPad, they can just buy one like everyone else does.”</span></span></div>
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<div>
<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The misuse of the funds was revealed in a <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=29269262&msgid=433914&act=VXQ4&c=259910&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fseattletimes.com%2Fhtml%2Flocalnews%2F2019005038_campaignexcess28.html" style="color: #333333;" target="_blank">recent AP article</a> that ran in papers throughout Washington.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">“I
had a surplus fund account and used it myself to pay for my cell
phone,” said Finkbeiner. “But the misuse reported shows that there’s no
easy way to keep these folks to legitimate uses. Brad Owen and a number
of other legislators gave money to charities – which they controlled
and had their families draw salaries from. So, even charitable gifts are
used improperly. The best thing to do is to just shut it down.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Finkbeiner noted that of the $23,700 Owen had in his surplus fund account, over $15,000 came from lobbyists.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">“Owen
is going to lobbyists collecting money for his surplus fund account,
then he’s going and asking for money for his nonprofit, and then he’s
asking for money for his re-election campaign. How independent do you
think someone like that can be?” Finkbeiner said.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Nixon said he would work with legislators to have bipartisan legislation drafted for the next session that begins in January.</span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172556058262042865.post-90000814548328188232012-08-22T07:22:00.001-07:002012-08-22T08:29:04.722-07:00"Voting for Rob McKenna Makes Me Smile, Too" Fall Fashions!<br />
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Yep, Grays Harbor must LOVE Rob McKenna. The "original artwork"added to McKenna signs must mean electing him will make everyone smile! See the August 21 KOMO 4 News story, <a href="http://www.komonews.com/news/local/GOP-having-fun-with-vandalized-McKenna-campaign-signs-166971856.html">GOP Having Fun With Vandalized McKenna Campaign Signs.</a><br />
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Oh, and don't forget: You can get your very own 'designer label' T-Shirt from our exclusive line of "Voting for McKenna Makes Me Smile, Too" fall fashions (for a minimal donation) at www.ghgop.org.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172556058262042865.post-16754361793876744042012-08-14T11:08:00.000-07:002012-08-14T11:08:07.268-07:00ObamaCare Authorizes Sterilization for Minors<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">For
supporters of the Democratic politicians, almost all who defend ObamaCare, do
you agree with permanent sterilization of minor girls? Did you know the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">HHS</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> ruling, which took effect Aug
1, says in part, “</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">must provide coverage, without
cost-sharing, for sterilizations and all Food and Drug Administration-approved
contraceptives to “all women with reproductive capacity.” In practical terms
that means girls as young as 12. Is your minor daughter sufficiently mature to
understand the consequences of opting for permanent sterilization?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">How the law is effected in each state is unclear
but “under Oregon law, girls from 15-years of age and up are given complete
control over whether to be sterilized or not. The parents or guardians of a
minor girl--between 15 and 18--can neither grant nor deny consent for a
sterilization.”</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Is freedom of choice the reason progressives so desperately want
to allow minors to be sterilized or are there more insidious reasons. A few
come to mind. First, many progressives want to undermine the family. What
better way that to drive a wedge between parents and children. Doing so gives
government more influence. Second, some people want more sexual freedom but
without pregnancy consequences. Thus, no longer would preventative measures be
needed, even if it helps reduce sexually transmitted diseases. And of course
the sex trade benefits. Third, environmentalists want to reduce carbon
emissions and have postulated that every child not born saves 9,440 metric tons
of carbon emissions over the person’s lifetime and of those descendents who now
wouldn’t be born. And last, the UN has a goal to reduce humanity to two or
three billion – this is one means to accomplish that. Once ‘voluntary’
sterilization becomes standard practice, where will it stop? Ask China, which
forcibly sterilizes women.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ask your favorite pro-ObamaCare candidates whether they support
your minor daughter receiving free sterilization without your consent. Read the
article here for more information and how several Democrat politicians refuse
to discuss the issue. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://cnsnews.com/news/article/obamacare-mandate-sterilize-15-year-old-girls-free-without-parental-consent">http://cnsnews.com/news/article/obamacare-mandate-sterilize-15-year-old-girls-free-without-parental-consent</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">My blogs are free to distribute to whomever you want. Just provide attribution and don't change anything. I've also incorporated this issue into my upcoming novel, The Carbon Cross. www.rainforestpress.com. </span></div>
randyduttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00167586608473752449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172556058262042865.post-58991014374918064732012-08-10T11:08:00.001-07:002012-08-10T11:08:14.428-07:00'Here They Go Again!'Here they go again! <br /><br />
The City Council of Aberdeen must be nuts! The
whole idea of forming another taxing district is absurd in an economy
that consistently records the highest unemployment rate in the state. <br /><br />
Roads and streets, water systems, sewer systems as well as police and
fire services are all basic services. They should be priorities and we
should in no way be turning to taxing districts to support any basic
service. So why exactly is city hall opting for a transportation
district? Well, I'll tell you why, because all the revenue sources are
maxed out and they need another credit card to spend our money with!
Property taxes are capped and maxed out, they can't go there. They could
raise the sales tax by one tenth of one percent without voter approval,
but that would not be "enough" money. So they just create another
another taxing district.<br />
<br />
<b>Transparency?</b><br />
Kathi Hoder had it partially right when she
said, " wants to be as transparent with the public as possible so
residents aren’t caught off guard by what the city is pursuing." Well,
real transparency would sound something like this, We are going to raise
your taxes and after that we will raise them even more. We want more of
your money!" Let's see what she comes up with.<br />
<br />
<b>Regular People?</b><br />
Like an alcoholic, they
are addicted to our money! The statement by Aberdeen Public Works
Director Larry Bledsoe, "The city needs to generate an additional
$525,000 per year to start repaving roads — money a sales tax hike could
provide" absolutely cracks me up. It's similar to you or I saying, "I
need to have a hundred dollars in my wallet before I go grocery
shopping." We regular people take what we have and shop for what we can
afford.<br />
<br />If they could read, they might take a look at last night's paper and
notice the primary election results. One county commissioner is in the
unemployment line already and the other is so out of touch with the
taxpayer, she has a lamb's chance at a wolf dance of being re-elected.
This, a result of being "out of touch" with the people she represents,
as they say.<br />
<br />
<b>"Non-sense"</b><br />
It appears that Councilman Gordon, now on the general
election ballot for county commissioner, shows his true colors with a "yes"
vote for this non-sense as well. So city hall, go ahead and dig your
own hole, just don't expect to have any help getting up after you trip
and fall in it! Good luck with your new taxes. We will see you when you
come up for re-election again. We won't forget! We won't forget that
Councilwoman Phelps did her job, stood up and actually represented the
people of Aberdeen either. GOOD JOB and keep up the good work, Alice!<br />
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By Bruce DanielsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172556058262042865.post-29650541361712446092012-08-02T12:30:00.000-07:002012-08-02T12:24:12.865-07:00Daniels Fires Back on Obamacare<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Bruce
Daniels submitted his response to letter to the editor by Jim Eddy on July
24.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Daniels' response has not yet
appeared in print, so we are posting it here with his permission:</span></div>
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In response to Jim Eddy's letter to editor published on July 24th. It seems that Mr. Eddy and I agree on nothing when it comes to Obamacare. I
will say however that he certainly knows how to spell my name! <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">'Simply absurd'</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The
suggestion that Republicans want to take people off of insurance roles whether
it be the elderly, newborn or students is simply absurd. We want nothing of the
kind, but we under no circumstances want government dictating what we will and
will not do regarding our healthcare or anything else for that matter.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Best Left to the Private Sector</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The
laundry list of white house talking points that Mr. Eddy points out are worn
out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are old news. Healthcare
solutions are best left to the private sector and/or to individual states.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
No, government is not the answer to anything related to healthcare.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, they are most likely the problem and
Obamacare will only make it worse. </span></div>
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If Obamacare is such a wonderful thing, why are so many doctors considering
dropping medicine as a profession? Why were 16000 new IRS agents hired to
"enforce" Obamacare? Why did Congress "exempt" itself from
participation in Obamacare?</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Cause for Concern?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> I
sense bit of insecurity in the words Mr. Eddy opined in his letter. Perhaps he
should be concerned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Due to attendance
at recent Grays Harbor Republican Central Committee meetings, we will need
another room soon. Another, like in bigger! We are bursting at the seams!<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">And
since Mr. Eddy brought it up, did you know that Governor Scott Walker of
Wisconsin won the recall election by a larger margin (7%) than the general
election (5.5%) when he was originally elected? While I agree that Scott
Walker does not know everything, in this case he knows more than Mr. Eddy as do
the people of Wisconsin!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">By Bruce Daniels </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172556058262042865.post-76993353051060122872012-08-01T18:38:00.001-07:002012-08-01T18:38:14.481-07:00Think Government Will Effectively Manage Your Healthcare? Think Again<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The
following letter to the editor by Bruce Daniels regarding Obamacare was
submitted to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Daily World</i> on July
24.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has yet to appear in print.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Used by permission:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">If
you believe that Big Government can do a good job managing your healthcare,
think again. The government is good at managing nothing, everything that the
government has attempted to "fix" with a program, with legislation or
by throwing money at it has been an epic failure. Here are some examples:</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1. The post office is a branch of the government,
it receives no taxpayer funding and relies only on revenue from postage
and mail services</b>. Although it is headed by the postmaster general and has
a board of governors, congress has the ultimate authority over our postal
system. According to the Cato institute from 2007 to 2010, the US Postal
Service lost $20 billion, and its debt increased from $2.1 billion to $12
billion. The USPS was expected to hit its $15 billion legal borrowing ceiling
in 2011. In contrast, UPS and Federal Express have both been profitable
in the past and were again in 2011. If United States Postal Service
were a private business, it would be out of business!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">2. Amtrak, according to the Cato
Institute,</b> was formed in 1970. It has lost money every single year it
has been in existence, furthermore is has sucked up more than 40 Billion
Dollars in federal subsidies. According to the Cato Institute, the government
owns virtually all Amtrak stock. Adding insult to injury, in 2004, the
Department of Transportation published a report on the cost of federal
subsidies for automobiles, buses, airplanes, transit and passenger rail per
thousand passenger miles. The findings embarrassed Amtrak supporters in
Congress, and as a result, the government stopped producing the report. If this
were a privately held business it would be out of business.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">3. The war on poverty!</b> The Johnson
administration started the war on poverty in 1964, the poverty rate was 19.1%.
In April of this year the Cato Institute released a policy analysis that reported
the federal government spending 12 trillion, that's right, $12,000,000,000,000.
in tax payer dollars on the war on poverty since it's inception in 1964 to
present! The current poverty rate is as of April 2012 is 15.1% and rising.
There are currently 126 separate federal government programs designed to fight
poverty. Good use of our money EH! If this were a private business, it would
have gone broke and closed it's doors long ago! <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Government Mismanagement</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">There
are many more examples of government mismanagement of "stuff", most
recently Solyndra and numerous other "green" idealogical government
subsidized solar panel companies taking our hard earned money as handouts from
the current administration and going belly up in less than 2 years. My
personal favorite is the government bailout and takeover of General Motors and
Chrysler. Uncle Sam still has roughly 26% of GMs stock and with that stock
falling from a high of $33.00 per share to a current $19.00 per share, the tax
payer may be on the hook for more than the Obama Administration is 'fessing up
to. Last but not least, Social Security and Medicare have been looted to
the point that they are both functionally and financially broke. (Like in out
of money) <br />
So there you have it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">If
you want these guys with their lack of experience, history of failure and
boondoggles in the business world to manage your healthcare, good luck with
that. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Not Free</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Obamacare
is not free, and if it is allowed to be fully implimented, We The People will
not be free either. I for one do not want some govenment panel
controlling all aspects of my life all in the name of "what's healthy."
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Jesse Young</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">One
more point, why did Congress exempt themselves from this? <br />
To start the repeal process, we first need responsible leadership and
true representation of the people coupled with common sense solutions, Jesse Young,
Republican candidate for Congress in our 6th district. is exactly that!
He has a great response to the ObamaCare decision. Log on to his web site at <a href="http://jesseyoungforcongress.com/Obamacare_Supreme_Court_Decision.php">Jesse
Young on Supreme Court Decision</a> and read it for for yourself. And if
you're not registered to vote, register now. To cast a ballot in the primary
you must be registered by July 9th. <a href="https://wei.sos.wa.gov/agency/osos/en/MyVote/Pages/MyVote.aspx%20.">Register
online</a>.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">UPDATE:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br />
Here's the update on the post office, this from ABC news.<br />
<i><u> Today (August 1 2012) the United States Postal Service will default
on a Congressional mandate to pay $5.5 billion to "prefund" health
benefits for future retirees. On Friday, House of Representatives will leave
town for a five week summer vacation. There is no plan to take up postal reform
before that summer recess.</u></i> Source: <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/60-house-bills-name-post-offices-zero-fix-144624099--abc-news-politics.html">ABC
news source</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">By Bruce Daniels </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172556058262042865.post-37359705204165612702012-07-27T07:13:00.000-07:002012-08-02T12:10:20.971-07:00Obamacare Re DuxThe following letter to the editor was submitted to <i>The Daily World</i> on July 9 in response to several letters on Obamacare. It has yet to appear in print. Ditto letters from Bruce Daniels on the topic:<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Congratulations
to Richard Kivi, <i><a href="http://et.al/" target="_blank">et.al</a>.</i> for
trotting out White House talking points on the alleged toys and trinkets in the
2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">MIA from the
OR-chestrated list: 83% of doctors surveyed saying they may quit if Obamacare
is fully implemented (<i>Doctor Patient Medical Association Foundation</i>,
June 2012). Or the <a href="http://rsc.jordan.house.gov/UploadedFiles/RSC_Health_Care_Bills_Compilation--9.3.2010.pdf">78
health care bills</a> Republicans introduced in the 111th Congress, most of
which Pelosi and Company refused to consider, including:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">- H.R. 3400, the <i>Empowering
Patients First Act,</i> which increases patients' control over health care decisions
by offering more choices and the highest quality available.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">- H.R. 4985, the <i>Medicare
Decisions Accountability Act of 2010</i>, repealing the Independent Payment
Advisory Board enacted under the Democrat health care package. The IPAB
gives unelected bureaucrats the authority to determine what benefits are
covered and how much physicians are paid.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">- H.R. 4982, the <i>Close
the Congressional Health Care Loophole Act,</i> ensuring that all Legislative
Branch employees enroll in the new healthcare exchanges, thus treating all
Legislative Branch employees the same. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">- H.R. 4999, the <i>Reclaiming
Individual Liberty Act, </i>eliminating Section 5000A of the PPACA and
repealing the individual health insurance mandate. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">- H.R. 5421,
providing individuals with the same tax advantages that businesses have,
allowing you to deduct 100% of all health care expenses from your taxes,
including insurance. Also offers high risk insurance pools to those with
pre-existing conditions and expands choice and competition by allowing individuals
to purchase health insurance across state lines.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Almost none of
these or any other fiscally responsible, patient-centered solutions offered by
Republicans were considered in committee or on the House floor by the-then
Democrat majority before it passed the PPACA.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Don't forget the
legislatures of more than three-fourths of all the states, including
Washington, that proposed legislation reaffirming their 10th amendment rights
trampled by Obamacare. Also the 26 state Attorneys General, including Washington,
that filed suit challenging Congress' authority to force citizens to buy health
insurance, arguing that the individual mandate isn't about health, it's about
the unrestricted expansion of the federal government.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">What's that again
about toys and trinkets?</span></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172556058262042865.post-38673401294717724412012-07-10T21:43:00.000-07:002012-07-10T21:44:30.178-07:00Grays Harbor Republican Party Passes Resolution on Obamacare, Endorses Local and State Candidates<br />
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<b> </b> The Central Committee of the Grays Harbor Republican Party passed the
following Resolution on the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,
commonly known as Obamacare, at its July 10 meeting. The vote was
unanimous:</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.5pt;">Resolution
on Obamacare</span></b></div>
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<b>Whereas</b> the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act, commonly known as Obamacare will kill jobs, bankrupt the nation, drive up
health insurance costs, and put unelected bureaucrats in charge of rationing
care;<br />
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<b>Whereas</b> Obamacare represents one of the single largest
middle-class tax hikes in American history;<br />
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<b>Whereas</b> the Grays Harbor Republicans believe the greatest
healthcare system in the world is best preserved by minimizing government
control;<br />
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<b>Whereas</b> the Grays Harbor Republicans believe that citizens
should have the ability to choose an affordable healthcare plan to meet their
individual needs;<br />
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<b>Whereas </b>the Grays Harbor Republicans believe that this is
accomplished with competition, fewer mandates, tort reform, health savings
accounts, and eliminating fraud;<br />
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<b>Whereas</b> the Grays Harbor Republicans believe that
physicians, healthcare providers, and healthcare organizations must retain the
right to practice in a manner they believe is ethical and to exercise freedom
of conscience;<br />
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<b>Now, be it therefore resolved</b>, that the Grays Harbor
Republican Party calls for the immediate repeal of the 2010 Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare.<br />
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The following candidates were officially endorsed at the same meeting:<b>Dixie
Kolditz</b> - State Representative, 19th District; <b>Rick Winsman </b>-
State Senate, 19th District; <b>Kim Wyman</b> - Secretary of State; <b>James
Watkins</b> - State Auditor; <b>Bill Finkbeiner </b>- Lieutenant
Governor; and <b>Richard Sanders </b>- WA State Supreme Court.<br />
<br />
These candidates join previously endorsed <span style="color: black;">candidates
<b>Jesse Young</b> for Congress, 6th Congressinal District, <b>Wes
Cormier,</b> County Commissioner, District 1, and <b>Allan</b></span><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span><span style="color: black;">Shores</span></b>,
County Commissioner, District 2.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172556058262042865.post-74148472919155672522012-07-07T17:41:00.001-07:002012-07-07T17:41:58.029-07:00Your Very Own SignThe following is a Letter to the Editor that was printed in the July 7, 2012 edition of The Daily World.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">You Can Have Your Very Own Sign</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">The support in Grays Harbor County for Jesse Young is overwhelming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have put up signs at various places throughout the County and it has become obvious that people want to show their support for Jesse Young so badly that they are actually taking these signs for their own use.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In some cases they are even taking them from their neighbor’s yard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">Please do not worry, I have plenty of signs and you can have your very own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All you need to do is go to Jesse Young’s website at jesseyoungforcongress.com, choose “Contact Jesse” and then leave your name, contact information, and address.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will then contact you to make arrangements to get you your VERY OWN Jesse Young for Congress sign.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">Once again, I would like to thank you all for your fervent support of Jesse Young and look forward to hearing from you.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">Terry Moore</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">Grays Harbor County Chair</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jesse Young for Congress WA-6th (R)</span></span></span></div>Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02835244846604610388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172556058262042865.post-60370572921520381672012-07-06T13:29:00.000-07:002012-07-06T13:29:45.816-07:00Jesse Young on Wild Olympics Legislation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <a href="http://www.jesseyoungforcongress.com/" target="_blank">JESSE YOUNG</a> submitted the following Letter to the Editor to the Peninsula Daily News. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Wild Olympics” is an important issue for the residents of Grays Harbor county.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the introduction of “The Wild Olympics Wilderness & Wild and Scenic River Act of 2012” on June 21st, this proposal will now be considered by Congress. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Although some modification from the original proposal has been made, I remain firmly opposed to the plan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not alone – many local governments, community groups, and individual citizens have come out against it, contrary to what proponents say.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It's very clear that this bill's intent is to not correct a current problem, but to preempt future use options based on the assumption that future decisions will inherently be detrimental in nature.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Is it really the best environmental policy to lock up our land - on a false premise that our communities cannot be trusted - and then tell the rest of the world what to do with its land?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Certainly not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we are truly concerned about the environment then it is our duty to show the rest of the world how to do it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As an American, I'd have it no other way. We've always led by example, and now is no time to stop.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Seattle Times categorized “Wild Olympics” this way:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“The primary effect of the legislation is to prevent future administrations from opening up ancient forests and wild rivers to new logging, road building, mining, drilling or dams.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I ask why?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can’t we honor our land while enjoying not only its beauty but its natural resources too?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With current technology and that of the future, surely there’s a way that we can do so.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In short, “Wild Olympics” would designate over 126,000 acres of Olympic National Forest land as “wilderness” and create new “Wild and Scenic” rivers on the Olympic Peninsula.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While these designations sound innocent, they are very restrictive, and will cost our already depressed Peninsula economy good jobs in the timber industry.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Without good forest management, which may include selective logging, how are we going to prevent forest fires that might spread to developed areas?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And, should a fire start, how are firefighters going to gain access without roads?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Without roads, hunters will have to haul their kills out on their backs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Without roads, most of us will NOT have the opportunity to visit these beautiful areas.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Finally, it is clear this bill will not be effective for our communities and economy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The legislation as written does not include any estimate of the cost, and the Congressional Budget Office has not yet “scored” it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, decommissioning (or tearing up) existing roads will surely cost money – don’t we have more pressing needs for our federal tax dollars?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I remain firmly opposed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.jesseyoungforcongress.com/" target="_blank">Jesse Young</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Candidate U.S. Congress, WA-06</span></div>
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<br />Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02835244846604610388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172556058262042865.post-27306542148489516242012-07-02T11:55:00.003-07:002012-07-02T11:55:32.135-07:00Videos - we need themIt's time for Grays Harbor conservatives to go video viral. We need someone good at producing videos. Let's respond to the news with our own conservative perspective. The Daily World certainly is shirking its responsibility, and we have no real local TV station (some of us can't get cable).<br />
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We can generate numerous topics and scripts. Who's got the skill?randyduttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00167586608473752449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172556058262042865.post-67467353336646782622012-06-30T08:20:00.003-07:002012-06-30T08:32:27.841-07:00Let's Roll!<br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-size: 13pt;">“An unlimited power to tax involves,
necessarily, a power to destroy,”</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 8.5pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-size: 11.5pt;">- Daniel Webster</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 8.5pt;"></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 9pt;">McCulloch v. Maryland</span></i><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 9pt;">, 17 U.S. 327 (1819)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The U.S. Supreme
Court ruling on the <i>Patient Care and Affordability Act,</i> commonly known
as "Obamacare," has been called a "huge victory for the Obama
Administration." Well, anything that's a "huge victory"
for Obama and Company is a huge loss for Americans who treasure their freedoms
and religious liberty. </span></div>
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supreme irony, the High Court's ruling that Obamacare is
"constitutional" and the individual mandate is a tax on the American
people comes less than a week before Americans celebrate our independence from
British tyranny. King George III would have been hard-pressed to match
the effects of this decision, which should galvanize freedom-loving patriots
into action.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">As you may know,
Florida federal District Judge C. Roger Vinson ruled the individual mandate
unconstitutional in January. He said, “Never before has Congress required
that everyone buy a product from a private company (essentially for life) just
for being alive and residing in the United States. If [the government] has the
power to compel an otherwise passive individual into a transaction… it is not
hyperbolic to suggest that Congress could do almost anything it wanted.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">I refuse to hand
down a country to my children where unelected bureaucrats control their
healthcare and Congress can do "almost anything" it wants. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">It's nineteen
weeks to Election Day. <b>Let's roll! </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">P.S.: We've just
seen how nine unelected people in black robes can change the face of the nation
with the stroke of a pen. Remember, <i>the president</i> appoints to the
U.S. Supreme Court bench. If you don't vote for any other reason, vote
for that one.</span></div>
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The Supreme Court verified Obama lied when he said in 2009
"This isn't a tax". Ironic isn't it? Republicans have all along called it a tax and politicians such as Sen. Cantwell and Reps Inslee and Dicks said it wasn't. For those
who claim Obama didn't lie, the only other possible explanation is he's no constitutional 'expert'. Perhaps students who had him as a lecturer should get their money back.</div>
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Now, every
member of Congress who voted for ObamaCare and swore it wasn't a tax should be
pilloried at the polls for having lied. They voted in one of the biggest middle
class tax increases ever. Since Medicare roles will increase 33%, it will go
bankrupt much sooner and government debt will increase accordingly -- on Obama's
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Other questions remain unanswered. Will a
disabled veteran who gets most but not ALL care from the VA now be required to
buy a full health insurance policy? How about a veteran that gets some care
from the VA? Where's the dividing line? Will unions and Democratic favored companies still get those waivers? </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">It's imperative that conservatives demand answers every time a progressive comes to the County. Where does Derek Kilmer stand on this? I've emailed him and will post his answer...if he gives one. Until then...presume he doesn't.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">RE: </span><a href="http://citizenreviewonline.org/county-increases-buffers-to-development-near-streams/" style="background-color: white; color: #5f9fc4; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"> County increases buffers to development near streams</a></div>
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I know that by the stroke of their pens the Commissioners virtually eliminated the possibility of me selling the ten acres of bluff ridge above Geissler Road. Why? Because the county has a roadside man-made ditch they claim occasionally has sculpin in it. Thus it is classified as ‘fish bearing’ and establishes a 140-foot buffer, which then tracks along that lot’s entire bluff edge. So, the county loses the potential revenue from building two homes, and because the property has great views, there may be a loss of bringing professionals and their jobs into the county. Good going Commissioners! You just screwed the County out of more jobs and tax revenue!<span id="more-444"></span></div>
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Similarly, an adjoining neighbor has a building site the new buffer now makes impossible. The chances of them of following their plan to move from California, building a house, and retiring here now are greatly diminished. That means more lost jobs! Great legacy you’re creating.</div>
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For every action the County Commissioners take, there is a cost that should be stated in the article. Did the Commissioners discuss how many millions of dollars of lost development, tax revenue, and lost jobs at the meeting? If not, WHY? Why didn't the press ask? Every decision should be quantified.</div>
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<span style="color: #0f1419;">I did a rough estimate of what I believe the cost to be:</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> $128 million. It’s calculated by an estimated 1000 miles of Class W and F
waterway in the County; water front property being worth $6,000 more per acre
than non-water front; and property owners losing the use of a net 180 feet (90’
X 2) of land from the water. That means lost jobs, lost investment, and lost property and sales
tax income. Lower property and sales tax revenue means many fewer teachers,
firefighters, and police. How many construction jobs are eliminated by Willis
and Wilson voting for the CAO? Our legislature and local politicians, by not
standing up for the county residents, have demonstrated yet again that the I-5
Corridor politicians control the Peninsula, and their intent is to de-populate
it. No doubt preventing development is the intent of the CAO – look at the
culprits – they’re all progressives. Remember that at the polls.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Futurewise follows the Agenda 21 goal of concentrating population into urban centers and reducing rural development. From Futurewise’s own website</span><a href="http://futurewise.org/about/ourvalues/document_view" style="background-color: white; color: #5f9fc4; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://futurewise.org/about/ourvalues/document_view</a></div>
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“Tackling traffic problems</div>
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“Vehicle miles traveled has grown four times faster than population in the Puget Sound region. Sprawling development that separates housing from stores and offices force people to drive. Futurewise’s work helps create communities where mass transit, bicycling and walking are real options for people.</div>
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“Promoting economic fairness</div>
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“Channeling growth into urban areas encourages job creation in the places where most low income people and people of color live. It reduces the burden on lower-income taxpayers to subsidize the extension of public services like sewers and roads to new, higher income developments in rural areas, and it helps maintain the tax base that cities need to tackle poverty and fund public education.</div>
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“Protecting farmlands and food production</div>
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“Urban sprawl consumes thousands of acres of Washington’s prime farmland every year, making our food system less sustainable.</div>
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“In Walla Walla County we protected more than 770,000 acres of rural land from sprawl development.”</div>
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Note that they don’t promote property rights, and entrepreneurial job creation. They are part of the Agenda 21 movement.</div>
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How many Grays Harbor County acres did Futurewise get Willis and Wilson to prevent from development? And subsequently how does this reduce higher property tax receipts, and job creation? That economic analysis should have been discussed BEFORE a decision was made.</div>
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</div>randyduttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00167586608473752449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172556058262042865.post-62576565111848518902012-06-16T10:31:00.004-07:002012-06-16T10:32:58.009-07:002012 Washington State Republican Party Platform<b>2012 WASHINGTON STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM<br />TACOMA, WA<br />June 2, 2012</b><br />
<b><br />Platform Committee Co-Chairs<br />Matthew Pederson and Lori Sotelo</b><br />
<b><br />Washington State Republican Party<br />Kirby Wilbur, Chairman</b><br />
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<b>PREAMBLE</b><br />
The Washington State Republican Party is dedicated to preserving a constitutional republic through active participation by citizens for the protection and preservation of conservative values including: the sanctity of human life; preserving a free society, free markets, and free trade; limited government; low taxes; minimal bureaucracy; strong national defense; and private property rights.<br />
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We believe that government should do for individuals only those things they cannot do for themselves and should be based on respect for each person’s ability, dignity, and liberty. Good citizenship begins with protected rights and ends with accompanying responsibilities.<br />
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We reaffirm the words in the Declaration of Independence, “That all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness -That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed.”<br />
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It has been over two centuries since our Founders established the American creed — government under God and accountable to the people. We believe their vision is best preserved by supporting the policies outlined below.<br />
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<b>Section 1: We believe CIVIL and RELIGIOUS LIBERTY protect the sovereignty of the individual citizen.</b><br />
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Civil and religious liberties recognized in the U.S. Constitution are God-given and therefore unalienable. These fundamental liberties are protected in the Bill of Rights and reaffirmed in Article I of the Washington State Constitution. It is the obligation of government at every level to observe and respect these liberties. The role of the judiciary is to uphold the law in a manner faithful to the original intent of the state and federal constitutions. It is essential that the judiciary honor legislative intent and understand that the power to write law is vested in the legislature or the people.<br />
<b><br />Section 2: We believe in restoring the Constitutional sound MONETARY SYSTEM.</b><br />
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Inflation, skyrocketing debt and global economic instability are the consequence of a debt based monetary system utilizing fiat currency. The privately held Federal Reserve Bank and US Government precious metals holdings must be audited periodically by the Governmental Accountability Office with the ultimate goal of transitioning to a federal money system rooted in tangible commodities traded in open markets.<br />
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<b>Section3: We believe ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ensures that each generation is better off than the one before it.</b><br />
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The greatest economic opportunity can best be achieved through imposing as few restraints as possible on private property, industry, recreational opportunities and trade. Private sector job creation, entrepreneurship, and keeping businesses and industries in our country and state are best achieved by minimizing business and personal taxes, limiting regulatory law, adopting right to work legislation, removing prevailing wage laws, and by maintaining a sound monetary system which is not fiat debt based.<br />
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<b>Section 4: We believe LIMITED GOVERNMENT is essential to a free society.</b><br />
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Our Founders created a Constitution of limited and enumerated powers, underscored by the passage of the Tenth Amendment. We uphold strict compliance with the constitutional limitation of the federal and state governments and believe limiting the role of government is essential toward building economic prosperity and fostering individual freedom.<br />
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<b>Section 5: We believe a STRONG AMERICA is a free America.</b><br />
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A strong America is a force for good at home and abroad. Republicans support and honor the past and continuing service of all veterans and members of the United States’ armed forces and the Washington State National Guard. At a time when the United States faces a variety of threats ranging from Jihadist terrorism, the proliferation of nuclear weapons, and rogue regional powers, it is important to endorse policies that will ensure peace through strength. National security is best preserved when America’s national sovereignty is never abdicated to any foreign or international organization.<br />
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The safety of the United States and the stability of the world is undermined when a President unilaterally weakens our deterrence posture by announcing that he will not use all available military power to deter aggressive actions by other nations.<br />
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United States foreign policy should support our national security and economic interests. We support our allies, such as Israel, as well as all people seeking freedom from repressive regimes.<br />
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<b>Section 6: We believe our BORDERS are best protected by a fair and enforced IMMIGRATION policy.</b><br />
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The United States government must protect all of our borders from illegal crossings; therefore, we support the enactment of a temporary guest worker program, which includes proper security measures, and that all existing immigration laws should be enforced immediately.<br />
<b><br />SECTION 7: We believe the FAMILY unit is the cornerstone of a free and moral society.</b><br />
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It is the duty of parents, not the state, to guide their children to be responsible citizens. Government’s responsibility is to uphold and respect traditional institutions, such as marriage between one man and one woman; to protect the elderly and children from the harmful elements of society; and to defend the unalienable right of human life, from conception to natural death.<br />
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<b>Section 8: We believe EDUCATION is critical to equip our children to be productive and responsible citizens.</b><br />
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Priority needs to be given to each family to guide and influence the education and training of their children. This is best achieved by offering various ways families can provide for their child’s education through home schooling, private schools, public schools, school choice through vouchers, and charter schools; AND by giving parents a voice on school boards to determine education priorities and materials with minimal state guidance and freedom from union and federal intervention. Where state guidance is used, it should be limited to promoting the basics of reading, writing, science, math, civics and founding documents, history, and economics.<br />
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A strong higher education and vocational training system is critical for economic vitality. State supported institutions need to give priority access to Washington state students. Colleges and universities should focus on promoting academic freedom by emphasizing courses that promote understanding and practical application of each discipline and avoid indoctrination and political correctness.<br />
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<b>Section 9: We believe the greatest HEALTHCARE system in the world is best preserved by minimizing government control.</b><br />
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Citizens should have the ability to choose an affordable healthcare plan to meet individual needs. This is accomplished with competition among nationwide healthcare providers, health savings accounts, fewer mandates and tort reform. Physicians, healthcare providers, and healthcare organizations must retain the right to practice in a manner they believe is ethical and to exercise freedom of conscience. We call for the repeal of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare.<br />
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<b>Section 10: We believe PROPERTY RIGHTS are civil rights.</b><br />
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The proper role of government is to protect “life, liberty and property.” Washington Republicans believe there is a fundamental relationship between free societies and the protection of private property rights. When governments expand the amount of land they own and abuse the power of eminent domain and regulatory takings, everyone’s freedom is at risk.<br />
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We oppose any governmental acquisition of private property without constitutional due process and just compensation.<br />
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<b>Section 11: We believe that upholding our RULE OF LAW and JUSTICE, based upon our Constitution and Judeo-Christian heritage, that recognizes INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY, best protects and promotes a moral society.</b><br />
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We support an individual’s 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear Arms as the first line of defense to maintain the rule of law.<br />
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Laws should reduce and deter crime through strong and appropriate punishment. Effective criminal justice systems respect each citizen’s right to not be held without charges or representation, and include the appropriate use of the death penalty, strict punishment and control of sexual predators, deter recidivism and, whenever possible, require criminals to fully compensate those they have harmed.<br />
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<b>Section 12: We believe America must balance our need for ENERGY with the preservation of our ENVIRONMENT.</b><br />
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Energy policy must allow America to access and use its abundant energy resources. Creativity, technological development and market driven application of science and technology will determine the most efficient, cost effective and cleanest uses of energy resulting in a prosperous economy.<br />
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We support a clean, healthy environment and management of our natural resources in order to sustain our diversity of species and landscapes while permitting access to these natural resources for the creation of wealth and the meeting of human needs.<br />
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We recognize that practices such as agriculture, timber harvesting and mining may change environments and landscapes and require practical stewardship to minimize negative impacts, prevent pollution, and promote restoration.<br />
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Climate change occurs naturally and warming from human generated greenhouse gases has yet to be proven. Well researched peer reviewed papers are being presented proposing other mechanisms that influence the earth’s climate. The ongoing debate should take place without external pressure where scientists are free to present various theses without fear of retribution. At present climate change science does not provide sufficient basis to formulate public policy.<br />
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<b>SECTION 13: We believe the engine of economic growth is privately held AGRICULTURE and TIMBER LANDS.</b><br />
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Societies rise and fall based on the strength of the nation’s agriculture. The free market is the best mechanism to secure a strong agricultural base. Abundant, domestically produced fertilizer and access to essential technology and equipment is critical to our national security.<br />
We insist on the sale of surplus public lands to the private sector to make more lands available for agriculture and the development of natural resources, and to help retire sovereign debt.<br />
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<b>SECTION 14</b>: We believe the TRANSPORTATION system is important to our economic survival and quality of life.<br />
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Our transportation system, comprised of roads, rail, air, and waterways, as well as our ports and ferries, play important roles in moving people and products in Washington. Policies should provide effective and efficient systems and not artificially control transportation choices. Transportation agencies must be accountable to the tax payers through ballot measures, performance audits and audit enforcement.<br />
Section 15: We believe the INITIATIVE PROCESS is essential to providing a legislative voice for all the citizens of Washington State.<br />
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The Washington State Constitution provides, “The first power reserved by the people is the initiative,” and, “The second power reserved by the people is the referendum.” These fundamental rights of initiative and referendum should be free from unnecessary and burdensome regulation imposed by the state. We support prohibiting legislative abuse of emergency clauses to circumvent the people’s power of initiative and referendum.<br />
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<b>Section 16: We believe the preservation of LIBERTY is dependent upon the sanctity of our NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY.</b><br />
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The US Constitution is our supreme law of the land. The President shall not negotiate and the Senate shall not ratify any treaties, U.N. resolutions, agendas or foreign law, religious or otherwise, that are contrary to the US Constitution. Agenda 21, the Kyoto Protocol, Sharia Law, and others threaten our sovereignty. Therefore, judges, state and local authorities must be barred from using foreign agendas, laws, and resolutions for the purposes of interpreting United States law.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172556058262042865.post-53843661908273217132012-06-15T18:58:00.002-07:002012-06-15T19:00:05.953-07:00Jesse Young Endorsed by Washington Farm Bureau<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">June 12, 2012, Tacoma, WA– The Washington State Farm Bureau PAC endorsed Jesse Young for Congress from Washington’s 6thCongressional District on Monday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Washington Farm Bureau is a grassroots advocacy organization representing the social and economic interests of farm and ranch families at the local, state and national levels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By providing leadership and organizational skills, the Farm Bureau seeks to gain public support on the issues affecting farm and ranch families. Farm Bureau has more than 40,000 member households across the state.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dan Wood, Farm Bureau’s associate director of government relations said “Jesse is a true friend of the entrepreneur and small business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our farmers and ranchers need representatives in DC who know how business works and how government policies can impact them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesse understands the needs of the 6th District and will represent us well in Congress.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I’m delighted to receive this show of support from the Farm Bureau,” said Jesse Young.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Farmers and ranchers are the foundations of their communities and are important to the economy of the 6th District.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I look forward to working with them and representing them in Washington, D.C..”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jesse Young is leading the Republican field in endorsements.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’s the only candidate with an official party endorsement - the Grays Harbor Republican Party gave its endorsement last fall and provided an unprecedented show of support by adoption of a Resolution reaffirming that endorsement at the County Convention this spring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has received numerous endorsements from elected officials and other candidates for office as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesse Young has achieved “On the Radar” status with the National Republican Congressional Committee’s Young Guns program.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jesse Young is a GOP candidate for the 6th Congressional District. He has built a strong grassroots campaign and been endorsed by many Republican leaders. Young is also an information Technology consultant whose global business experience in a variety of industries will help the 6th District create jobs for the 21st Century. Jesse grew up impoverished and sometimes homeless in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood, and now resides in Gig Harbor with his wife and five children.</span></div>
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<br /></div>Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02835244846604610388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172556058262042865.post-26504342045640404752012-06-04T15:22:00.000-07:002012-06-04T15:22:00.433-07:00WSRP State Platform 2012 Adopted<br />
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Delegates to the
WSRP State Convention voted to adopt the proposed party platform at the state
convention on June 2. Flanked by a huge
American flag and replica of the Declaration of Independence, Platform Co-Chair
Matthew Pederson read aloud the entire four-page, sixteen-section document to
the convention. Its preamble reads as
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Washington State Republican party is dedicated to preserving a constitutional republic
through active participation by citizens for the protection and preservation of
conservative values including: the sanctity of human life; preserving a free society,
free markets, and free trade; limited government; low taxes; minimal
bureaucracy; strong national defense; and private property rights.</i></div>
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We believe that government should do for individuals only those things they
cannot do for themselves and should be based on respect for each person's
ability, dignity, and liberty. Good
citizenship begins with protected rights and ends with accompanying
responsibilities.</i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">We
reaffirm the words in the Declaration of Independence, "That all Men are
created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable
Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness - That
to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their
just Powers from the Consent of the Governed."</i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">It
has been over two centuries since our Founders established the American creed -
government under God and accountable to the people. We believe their vision is best preserved by
supporting policies outlined below.</i></div>
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Sixteen
sections address a variety of topics and issues including follow and address
civil and religious liberty, economic opportunity, limited government, national
security and peace through strength, immigration policy, family values education,
healthcare, property rights, the initiative process, and national
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The platform specifically calls "for
the repeal of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly
known as Obamacare" (Section 9). Section 16 affirms the U.S. Constitution
as the "supreme law of the land." It says "The President shall
not negotiate and the Senate shall not ratify any treaties, U.N. resolutions, agendas
or foreign law, religious or otherwise, that are contrary to the U.S. Constitution." Specially cited are Agenda 21, the Kyoto
Protocol, Sharia Law, "and others that threaten our
sovereignty." It calls for judges,
state and local authorities to "be barred from using foreign agendas,
laws, and resolutions for the purpose of interpreting United States law."</div>
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The
four-page platform was adopted in the final minutes of the Saturday session.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0