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Take Part in an anti-tax "Tea Party" in Rockville on April 18 or in Annapolis on April 15 Democrats in Washington expect taxpayers to increasingly shoulder the impossible burden of an ever-growing federal deficit of trillions. As if this isn't enough, our own Montgomery County Council and Maryland State Legislature are brashly taking their cues from the Democrats in Congress and the Administration, cutting ever more deeply into our family budgets.
Come and join your fellow citizens for an anti-tax "tea party" protest in the tradition of the patriots of the American Revolution. We will meet on Saturday April 18 in Rockville. Look for details for the Rockville event to be announced onthe MCFRW website or Montgomery County Republican party website.
There will also be a Tea Party on tax day, April 15 in Annapolis. Citizens will gather at Annapolis Harbor Campbell Park (Dock/Boardwalk) from 12:00 Noon until 2:00 p.m. Sponsors are American Solutions, Americans for Prosperity, Del. Don Dwyer, The Maryland Republican Party, and many more. For further information Contact Aaron Jones,
annapolisteaparty@gmail.com.
Mark Uncapher
Montgomery County Republican Chairman |
Maryland
Senate Dems Threaten Filibuster On Legal Presence Bill
With
representatives of CASA de Maryland (Central American Solidarity
Association) and the ACLU watching from the gallery, Democrats on the
Senate floor today threatened a filibuster of Senate Bill 369 Vehicle Laws - Proof of Lawful Presence Act of 2009.
The
bill, which is now supported by the O'Malley Administration, would
require proof of legal presence for the issuance of a Maryland drivers'
license in compliance with the federal REAL ID Act. The bill was
passed by the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee by an 8 to 1 vote
and was being considered on second reader when several Democrat
Senators rose to ask questions about the bill (to see our prior post on
this topic click here).
After
questions from Senators Delores G. Kelley, D - Baltimore County, and
David C. Harrington, D - Prince George's County, the bill was laid over
until Monday's session. Senator Harrington forewarned the
chamber that amendments would be offered to create a two-tiered
licensing system in Maryland that would allow illegal immigrants to
continue to receive a Maryland drivers' license. (To listen to the floor debate, Click here, select "Friday, March 27, 2009 Session #1" and advance to 1:42:00 on the tape of the Senate proceedings)
The Senate reconvenes on Monday, March 30th at 3:00 p.m., at which time Senate Bill 369 will be on second reader and open to amendment.
In the House of Delegates also on Friday, Del. Ron George's (R-Anne Arundel) bill to require Legal Presence for obtaining
a Maryland Driver's License (HB 387) came out of the House Judiciary
Committee but has been heavily amended and major changes have been made that do
NOT ensure Driver's License security.
Apparently, over the objections of Del. George and the Republicans on
the committee, the bill has been amended to allow anyone who has applied for
legal presence in the United States
the ability to obtain a Maryland
license. This could be as simple as an illegal immigrant filling out an
online application for a student visa or political asylum. They could
still be in our country illegally but would not be hindered from getting a
driver's license. Also, and perhaps even worse, this bill now would
allow all those illegal immigrants who have obtained a driver's license
already to keep their license. In
effect, it's driver's license amnesty.
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Montgomery county Gang Crime, Robberies and
Assaults Up For 2008
Police Chief A. Thomas Manger of the Montgomery
County Police Department summarized his 2008 Annual Crime Report before the
Montgomery County Council's Public Safety Committee March 19, reporting a mere
1.4% increase in crime overall for the County. However, robberies and assaults
were "disproportionately high" in the Central Business Districts of Silver
Spring and Wheaton, the same areas where gang related crimes account for 56% of
all gang crime county wide.
Vehicle theft saw the largest jump in crime
statistically. Preliminary data shows a 154% increase in GPS unit thefts,
totaling approximately 2,438 units being stolen. Silver Spring, Wheaton,
Germantown and Gaithersburg remain the highest crime areas. Gang activity
intelligence indicated that there is a significant increase in inter-gang
violence amongst Hispanic gangs and that gangs in general have become more
economically driven and are moving towards organized criminal activity.
Domestic violence calls increased dramatically with an average of two dozen
calls per day. It was noted that the calls to Latino communities were notably
more violent and where more guns were confiscated. Total firearm confiscation
was up approximately 63% from 2007.
In total, there were 72,493 police
documented crimes in Montgomery County in 2008.
For more information on
crime statistics, go to
the Montgomery County police website and click on media and
then crime stats.
--Glynis R. Kazanjian
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READ THE FREE STATE FOUNDATION'S UPDATE OF THE MARYLAND LEGISLATIVE SESSION
A Free Market Think Tank for Maryland.....Because Ideas Matter
www.FreeStateFoundation.org
Free State Foundation website
FROM THE FSF BLOG
March 25, 2009
The Free State Foundation
ere is an excerpt, written by Len Lazarick on the FSF blog:
". . . . Lawmakers did wind up cutting over $700 million from Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposed $ 32 billion budget, with more cuts still to come. Yet they rejected hundreds of millions of other potential cuts proposed by the analysts from Department of Legislative Services, such as cutting the funds that would allow a fourth year of tuition freezes at state universities. In Maryland, the legislature can only cut the governor's budget.
Ultimately, many of the "cuts" were simply reductions in proposed spending increases. Sometimes they "level funded" them -- kept a spending program at the same level as last year.
There were indeed actual reductions from this fiscal year's spending, but seldom is a program taken completely off the books. A rare exception was the "Principal Fellowship Program" in the state Department of Education. Passed in 2005, the program was designed to give incentives to effective school principals to move to troubled schools in other jurisdictions. The money was not spent in fiscal 2007 and 2008, and no principals had been nominated this budget year. The savings? A measly $159,745.
The Sellinger program for public aid to private higher education did suffer a real $5 million cutback from this year. But as the education subcommittee did several times, the budget language restores the funding in subsequent years, and even includes modest increases. Sellinger aid is based on a percentage of what the public colleges and universities receive, and the committee chairman, Del. John Bohanan, who headed a commission on higher education funding, said there is "gentleman's agreement" that the $45 million will go to financial aid for Maryland students at these private schools such as Johns Hopkins University.
Technically the legislators cannot restore cuts the governor has made. But more than half of state spending is mandated in law, and the legislature must approve any reductions in these formulas in the Budget Reconciliation Act. It is there that some of O'Malley's "cuts" in growth can actually be put back. This is what legislators did with the formula for the Maryland State Arts Council which O'Malley was going to cut by $6 million. Powerful and well-organized lobbying by myriad arts organizations in every legislative district got $3 million of that restored.
Who's representing the interest of the average taxpayer in this process? Reporters are about the closest thing to average taxpayers observing the process, leaving it up to the legislators to represent their constituents. For the most part they don't hear from their constituents except those who want to increase the budget or stave off a cut for programs they support. . . . " |
Tony Blankley, author of American Grit, speaks to Potomac Women's Republican Club
On March 25 The PWRC hosted a talk by bestselling author and Fox News commentator Tony Blankley. Mr. Blankley spoke about the current state of the economy, the changing world landscape and a future in which the "wind is no longer at our back" in America.
His book American Grit; What it will take to Survive and Win in the 21st Century, is filled with policy proposals touching on every salient issue facing us today, including the economy, education, and his unorthodox opinion about the need to return to a military draft.
If you would like to attend such speaking events, please keep current by checking this newsletter or the events listings at
Montgomery County Republican Party
or
MCFRW website |
The Special Election Planned for Montgomery County Council District 4 is best opportunity to get a Republican voice on the Council
You will have an opportunity to provide a new voice on the County Council by voting in the Special Election, or lending your assistance in getting a Republican elected. Doing so will help to allay the tax and spend reflexes of the current 9-member council. During last year's special election in the same district, fewer than 10,000 voters out of the 180,000 people residing in the district turned out.
Special Election District 4
These are the dates for voting:
Primary Election - April 21, 2009
General Election - May 19, 2009
These are the Republican candidates:
Louis August - Republican
301-879-3331
13605 Mills Avenue,
Silver Spring, MD 20904
www.louaugust.com
August website
Robin Ficker - Republican
301-652-1500
1300 Peaceful Lane,
Silver Spring, MD 20904
robinficker@msn.com
Ficker website
Andrew L. Padula - Republican
301-384-5609
300 Soapstone Lane,
Silver Spring, MD 20905
apbluebass@erols.com
Padula website
These are the precincts:
Leg Dist Cong Dist Co Csl Dist Scl Bd Dist Pct Pct Location
14 8 4 99 05-001 Good Hope Com Ctr
14 4 4 5 05-002 Greencastle ES
14 4 4 5 05-004 Riderwood Village
14 8 4 5 05-008 Page ES
14 8 4 5 05-009 Westover ES
14 8 4 5 05-012 PAINT BRANCH HS
14 4 4 5 05-015 Cloverly ES -additional Pct
14 8 4 5 05-016 Stonegate ES
14 4 4 5 05-017 Fairland School Ctr t
14 4 4 5 05-018 Burtonsville ES
14 4 4 5 05-019 Banneker MS
14 4 4 99 05-020 Marilyn J. Praisner Community Ctr
14 4 4 5 05-021 Eastern Montgomery Regional
14 4 4 5 05-023 Marilyn J. Praisner Community Ctr
14 4 4 5 08-006 Sherwood High
14 4 4 5 08-007 Sherwood ES
18 8 4 4 13-028 Wheaton High School
18 8 4 4 13-036 Sargent Shriver Elementary School
19 4 4 5 08-003 Flower Valley ES
19 4 4 5 08-004 Sequoyah ES
19 4 4 5 08-008 Magruder HS
19 4 4 5 08-012 Rosa Parks Middle School
19 8 4 4 13-001 Georgian Forest Elementary School
19 8 4 4 13-002 JFK HS
19 8 4 4 13-011 Forest Knolls Elementary School
19 8 4 4 13-020 Brooke Lee MS
19 8 4 4 13-033 Kemp Mill ES
19 8 4 2 13-034 Weller Road ES
19 8 4 2 13-035 Weller Rd ES
19 8 4 2 13-037 St. John's Lutheran
19 8 4 2 13-043 Wheaton Woods ES
19 8 4 2 13-045 PARKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
19 4 4 5 13-046 Children's Learning Ctr.
19 8 4 4 13-048 Bel Pre ES
19 8 4 4 13-049 Wheaton Moose L
19 4 4 2 13-051 Rock Creek Valley ES
19 4 4 2 13-052 Earl B Wood MS
19 8 4 5 13-054 Leisure World Clubhouse
19 8 4 4 13-055 Strathmore ES
19 8 4 4 13-056 Argyle MS
19 8 4 5 13-061 Blake High School
19 8 4 5 13-064 St. Matthews Presb.
20 8 4 5 05-005 Springbrook HS
20 4 4 5 05-006 White Oak MS
20 8 4 5 05-011 Cannon Road ES
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| Governor Bob Ehrlich to speak at Leisure World
Monday, April 20
10:00 a.m. reception
10:30 a.m. program
The Republican Club of Leisure World cordially invites you to its meeting
with Special Guest Speaker Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. in the
Maryland Room of Clubhouse One in Leisure World. Doughnuts and coffee at 10:00 a.m., Program begins at 10:30 a.m. For further information, please call 301-598-3049
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The Montgomery County Republican Party Annual Lincoln Day Dinner
Thursday April 30, 6:30 pm.
Join us at the Hilton Rockville Executive Meeting Center,
1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, conveniently located in front of the
Twinbrook Metro Station (red line accessible). Our speaker is Republican National Chairman Michael Steele and we will honor former Congresswoman Connie Morella for her career of distinguished public service.
Tickets -$125, VIP Reception, with photograph - $250. Look for more details soon. |
Help Build the GOP Base by Attending one of the Upcoming Precinct Training Sessions
At MCGOP Headquarters
15833 Crabbs Branch Way, Rockville,
Saturday April 4, 2009 10-12n
Sunday May 10 2:00-4:00 p.m.
This training is open to any one who is interested in grass roots
efforts at the precinct level. You will learn about the voting districts in
Montgomery County, understand what is needed to build a successful precinct,
and much more. The training is informative, fun and
FREE and includes group participation and role playing. To enroll please email your name, phone number and precinct number or
address to mdmcrp@comcast.net, email Pat Fenati at
fenati@verizon.net or call MCGOP
Headquarters at (301) 417-9256. If you have been doing precinct work for a
while, your experience will be welcome.
Nearly 200 people have completed the program so far. We are asking every current Montgomery County Republican Precinct Chair that has not yet taken the course to do so in 2009. |
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CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Hon. Stella Green - 15 Communications Director & Secretary stella.green@comcast.net
Hon. Vincent DeCain - 18 decainvf@aol.com
Hon. Robert Dyer, III. - 16
Hon. Scott Dyer-39 scott@scottdyer.com
Hon. Adol Owen-Williams, Jr. - 17 the1andonlyadol@hotmail.com
Hon. George Sauer - 15 musicwilma@earthlink.net
Hon. James Shalleck- 39 jimshalleck@hotmail.com
Hon. Dan Willard- 19 dswlaw@willardlaw.com. |
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