Archive for the ‘National Issues’ Category
February 01, 2010, 10:01 AM
Republicans lose races when we nominate flawed candidates.
In 1998, we nominated Dan Lungren for Governor. The NRA and those supporting the Second Amendment so disliked him, they supported Gray Davis–and Lungren lost by 20 points.
In the 2006 GOP primary, Senator Abel Maldonado was the favorite to win the nomination for State Controller. But, due to his support of tax increases, big government, weak votes on the “life” issue, he lost. His legislative record, even then, was so poor that Assemblyman Tony Strickland was able to easily defeat him. (more…)
January 31, 2010
I am suspicious of the motives of the individuals or organizations that have been or now are against a reasonable Voter ID initiative, such as Senator George Runner’s proposed ballot initiative known as VoteSAFE. Nearly 100 countries in the world have some type of Voter ID policy in place including Mexico.
Theodore Roosevelt’s ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907.
“In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person’s becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American . . . There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn’t an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag . . . We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language. And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.”
—Theodore Roosevelt 1907
Mike Morrell is a businessman from Southern California. He has been married to Joanie for 31 years and together they have three children. He is an alternate on the San Bernardino County Republican Central Committee. He is a candidate for the 63rd Assembly District. His website can be found at: www.morrellforassembly.com
Mike Morrell is a businessman from Southern California. He has been married to Joanie for 31 years and together they have three children. He is an alternate on the San Bernardino County Republican Central Committee. He is a candidate for the 63rd Assembly District. His website can be found at: www.morrellforassembly.com
Mike Morrell is a businessman from Southern California. He has been married to Joanie for 31 years and together they have three children. He is an alternate on the San Bernardino County Republican Central Committee. He is a candidate for the 63rd Assembly District. His website can be found at: www.morrellforassembly.com
We hear today that the United States houses between fifteen and twenty-five million illegal immigrants. An estimated 32 percent of these individuals live in California, as our state offers assistance up to $11.2 billion annually. In light of the staggering fiscal and social problems inherent in these figures, what position should we Republicans take?
Certainly, we recall that ours is a nation of immigrants. From the Eastern seaboard Lady Liberty calls, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” Truly, America is unlike any other nation, with neither racial nor ancestral borders to define us. Yet our founders determined a set of immovable principles, both political and moral, and these became the “ties that bind.” These principles found clear expression in our early writings. (more…)