Showing posts with label elections. Show all posts
Showing posts with label elections. Show all posts
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Last Church Blitz Tomorrow! Stand up for religious liberty.
We will be visiting (2) Churches this Sunday to complete the Church Blitz program.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Emken Supports Sequestration Transparency Act
Republican U.S. Senate candidate
calls on Feinstein to join House approval to require details of impact of
automatic cuts to defense and other spending
(ORANGE COUNTY, CA) - Republican U.S.
Senate candidate Elizabeth Emken today released the following statement on the
House passage of H.R. 5872, The Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012:
“Massive cuts to our national defense
are due to kick in right after the November election, and Californians deserve
to know how much damage these ill-advised cuts will do to California’s economy.
We’re proud of the contributions Californians are making every day to our
national defense, including our men and women in uniform, and the workers at
California defense contractors who provide equipment and support to our troops
in the field,” said Emken.
“Senators campaigning for re-election
like to cite the vast influence they have over all things Washington. Dianne
Feinstein can start by supporting HR 5872 to require the President to detail
the impact these cuts will have on our economy as well as our national
security.”
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Six Questions For Congressional Candidate David Miller
David Miller, one of three
candidates running to represent the new 32nd Congressional district, answers
Patch's questions ahead of the June 5 election.
By Hazel Lodevico-To'o
A native of Glendora, David Miller, 48,
is making his second bid for an elected office, this time for the Congressional
seat in the 32nd District.
The self-described conservative is
running as a Republican in the June 5 Primary Election and said he is
undeterred in running in the predominantly Democratic-leaning 32nd
Congressional district, which includes Monrovia, Baldwin Park, Covina, West
Covina, San Dimas, El Monte, and a southern portion of Glendora.
Miller made an unsuccessful run in 2010
against the entrenched David Dreier for the 26th Congressional District. This
time as the state attempts to rebuild during a fiscal crisis, Miller, a real
estate developer, said voters are ready for a change in government.
Patch interviewed Miller by email as a
part of our series of candidate profiles.
1. Why are you running for the 32nd
Congressional seat?
To restore the Constitutional role of
the Federal Government to follow Article 1 Section 8, to defend and protect the
Life, Liberty and property of each citizen from being taken and given to the
politicians special interest to insure they are re-elected every two years.
2. You have been very outspoken about
returning to the ideals of the Constitution. In what ways has the country
strayed from those ideals? In what ways can we return to them?
The ideals of the Countries founding
principles are; the role of government is to protect our intrinsic rights from
being taken from us by another. Now the
government seems to think it is incumbent upon them to take our rights and give
them to others.
The Constitution gives specific areas
(Article 1 Section 8) in which we the people have delegated to the Federal
Government. A few areas as an example,
where the Federal Government has no authority.
1. Education
2. Healthcare
3. Housing
The only way we will return to the
proper role of the Federal Government is if we have a citizenry that knows the
constitutional role of the government, and elects people to congress who will
follow the Constitution.
3. Patching up a multi-billion state deficit
will not resolved overnight. How do you think the state can begin to close the
massive gap?
Whether we are talking about State or
Federal budgets, the only answer to repairing deficits is to spend less than
you take in. Federally speaking it seems
without a balanced budget amendment the politicians are not capable of making
the tough decisions.
4. Would you have an instrumental role as
previous local representatives have had in bringing funds to the Gold Line
extension project? Why or why not?
State mass transit is not a
Constitutional role of the Federal government according to our Constitution. If
as a congressman I am supposed to follow the highest law of the land, then I
would hope the citizens' would want me to stay true to my oath of office. If the Federal government did not take our
monies through taxes and federal mandates California could choose to spend
their monies on what is important to Californians. It is not the responsibility
of one state to be responsible for another states issues.
5. Schools have long struggled with dwindling
state resources. How do you think the state should treat funding for public
schools and higher education? What should be done to maintain quality
education?
Education is not a Federal issue. Again,
according to the Constitution I have no legal authority in the area of
education.
6. What specific issues would be a high
priority for you if you were elected to Congress?
Spending and deficits; If we do not get
our spending under control our children and grandchildren will be subjected to
a life of servant-hood to pay the debts of the prior generation. I cannot personally sit by and do nothing and
allow my children's future to be destroyed by career politicians and special
interests.
Courtesy of Patch.com. See original article here.
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Steve Collett, All of Us or None DEMAND Lower Drug Penalties
Steve Collett joins advocates across
Southern California in supporting Mark Leno's SB 1506, which, if enacted, would
significantly reduce prison and jail spending.
The bill revises all personal-use drug possession crimes, and
recategorizes them as misdemeanors.
State and local governments would be able to dedicate precious resources
to probation, drug treatment and mental health services, which have proven most
effective in reducing drug-related crime.
This clip includes statements in support
of SB 1506 from:
~Susan Burton, All of Us or None
~Steve Collett, Congressional Candidate,
CA-33
~Michelle Alexander, author, The New Jim
Crow
Why this bill is needed
• To help address the state and county
budget crises;
• To help alleviate overcrowding in
state prisons and county jails;
• To provide greater flexibility to
county governments to invest in cost-effective
approaches to reduce recidivism,
including drug treatment and mental health services;
• To free up law enforcement officials
to focus on more serious offenses;
• To reduce costly burdens on the
overcrowded court system;
• To prevent severe lifelong
consequences of a felony conviction that hurt families and
individuals, including reduced access to
jobs, student loans, housing and small
business loans
To express your support, please call
your local Assemblyman, or visit their office & explain that you think it's
time to call a ceasefire in the Drug War.
Assembly Member Isadore Hall, III Capitol Office Sacramento (916)
319-2052 District Address Rancho
Dominguez (310) 223-1201
Assembly Member Warren T. Furutani Capitol Office Sacramento (916) 319-2055 District Office: Long Beach(562) 989-2919
Senator Roderick Wright State Capitol
Sacramento (916) 651-4025
District Address Inglewood (310) 412-0393
Assenbly Member Charles M. Calderon Capitol Office Sacramento (916) 319-2058 District Office City of Industry (562) 692-5858
Senator Alan Lowenthal Capitol Office State Capitol (916) 651-4027 District Offices Long Beach (562) 495-4766
Paramount (562) 529-6659
Senator Curren D. Price, Jr. Capitol
Office Sacramento (916) 651-4026 District Office Los Angeles (213) 745-6656
OR take action with the ACLU of Northern
CA:
https://secure.aclu.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=4247
Source: ElectCollett.com
Friday, May 25, 2012
Meet the Candidates TONIGHT!
Free
Legislative Reception
May 25, 2012
6:00pm - 8pm
Stanley Plummer Bldg. - City Hall
245 E. Bonita Ave., San Dimas
Public invited to Meet the Candidates before you vote!
The San Dimas Chamber of Commerce is
honored to host this event as a means of introducing our current legislators
and candidates to civic and community leaders, business owners, educators, and
area residents from San Dimas and the surrounding communities.
Light refreshments will be served.
Event brought to you by the Southern
California Gas Company, City of San Dimas and the San Dimas Chamber of Commerce.
Visit us at www.sandimaschamber.com or call us at
909-592-3818 for more information.
CONFIRMED
CANDIDATES ATTENDING EVENT:
Congressional
District 32
Bill Gonzalez
Grace Napolitano
Senate
District 25
Ameenah Fuller
Gilbert Gonzales
Carol Liu
Assembly
District 41
Michael Cacciotti
Ed Colton
Chris Holden
Donna Lowe
Victoria Rusnak
Los
Angeles County Supervisor - 5th District
Michael Antonovich
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