Today is the 71st Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. We will never forget the lives of the brave men and women who fought for our freedoms on that fateful December morning. As Ronald Reagan said, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected and handed on for them to do the same.” Those men and women who fought at Pearl Harbor and those of the Greatest Generation understood what that meant. Do we?
They’re Back!
This Monday our new class of California Legislators were sworn into office in Sacramento. As per tradition, legislators may introduce one or two bills on the first day of the new session before they adjourn until January. Without skipping a beat, the new Democrat supermajority introduced bills that will harm taxpayers. Assemblyman Ammiano (D), while he has not introduced a bill as of yet, told the public he aims to write a new bill that would repeal Prop 13 tax limits for commercial properties. This would mean commercial properties would not be protected when such property changes hands. In addition, Senator Lois Wolk introduced a bill that would allow increases on parcel taxes. All of these bills would potentially harm the taxpayer, even in light of the already increased tax rates passed by Proposition 30. The state still faces a huge deficit and high speed rail costs, but instead of protecting the taxpayer, the supermajority has already indicated their intent for raising taxes. Here are a few of the key bills introduced by Democrats earlier this week...
AB 8: Assemblymember Perea introduced a bill that would allocate $20 million a year towards funding of the creation of a hydrogen fueling network for hydrogen fueled vehicles.
AB 10: Assemblymember Alejo introduced a bill that would increase minimum wage to $9.25 an hour by no later than January of 2016.
SCA 7: Senator Wolk introduced a bill that would allow the increase of a property tax rate to fund public library facilities if approved by 55% of voters in the city, county, or district. This would increase parcel tax rates on properties.
SB 33: Senator Wolk also introduced a bill that would repeal the voter approval of legislative appointed infrastructure financing districts, leaving the creation of such districts up to a five member board, three of which are legislators and two of which are members of the public.
The Teacher’s Union Did WHAT??
Earlier this week the California Federation of Teachers released ◼ a video which was narrated by Ed Asner that grossly oversimplifies economic inequalities and taxes. Originally it portrayed a "rich man" urinating on the "poor." It is incredibly misleading and it was made with your tax dollars! This is yet another example of the powerful teachers unions framing the argument for higher taxes with little to no accountability! Please watch the video at www.cft.org and then please call the CFT offices in Sacramento (916-446-2788) and Burbank (818-843-8226) and tell them what a despicable video this is!
President’s Message
Dear CFRW Members,
Before we know it 2012 will be just a memory. Not all those memories are wonderful, but we are California Federation of Republican Women and very resilient. We will make lemonade out of all the lemons we were handed. The pundits and news media are like a dog with a bone writing death notices of the Republican Party day after day.
Well, "Henry Kaiser" stated, "Impossibilities are impossible only as thinking makes them so." Just watch our smoke, as CFRW, embarks on our journey to make the Republican Party the "Grand Old Party" it really is. We are the positive attitude and get things done, arm of the Party. Let others write our obituary. We are not only going to write about our attributes, but we are going to show the nay sayers what this Party is really all about.
Remember 2013 is "CFRW Year of the Woman". We will get our messages out through every media outlet possible. We have the voice of Elise Richmond with her radio show reaching thousands. We have not used social media as well as the other political parties, but that is going to change. There are also new television shows being broadcast via the Internet. We will be able to get articles published in smaller news outlets. We have many women who are great bloggers. Watch our smoke! We are on fire!
Bring your ideas to share at our Winter Conference, February 8-10, 2013, in sunny San Diego. With your input we can accomplish great feats. We also need CFRW Members to run for positions within the California Republican Party when elections are held next year. Don't complain if you do not agree with what is happening. Step up to the plate and make a difference. YOU CAN DO IT.
To all incoming and returning Club Presidents; you should have received the 2013 President's Packets in the mail this past week. There is a small correction to the NFRW Service Charge: Please mail the NFRW Service Charges to: Daryl Reynolds, 1062 La Cresta Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362. And another correction: In the 2013 President's Packet, "PASSING THE GAVEL", page 2, #8 "Stressed the importance of budgeting.....2013 meetings, conferences and conventions."
Thank you for letting me serve you! It is a great honor. YOU ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST.
Happy Hanukkah. Happy other holidays you might celebrate before the end of the year and Merry Christmas.
Carol Hadley
CFRW President
We are proud to be part of the California Federation of Republican Women (CFRW), and the National Federation of Republican Women (NFRW), the largest women’s political volunteer organization in the nation.
When you join Humboldt Republican Women, Federated, you're joining forces with women throughout the state and across the nation, women who share your ideals and your goals for our country.
