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Rick Amato: Eating our own
Guest Commentary
by Rick Amato
U.S. military imprisons warriors for battlefield errors
As President Obama took to the airwaves Tuesday evening to announce the end of the combat mission in Iraq, he paid tribute to the men and women who served there, were killed or wounded there, and to their families for the sacrifices they made. But there was one glaring omission: It is believed there are more young American soldiers serving prison time for having done their jobs in Iraq and Afghanistan than at any other time in our nation’s history. In fact, there may be more than in all of World War II, Korea and Vietnam combined – 114 cases, according to the website of the United American Patriots, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping U.S. military hire and pay for civilian defense counsel.
Solidifying the GOP’s Stance with Gun Owners
Guest Commentary
by Michael A. Schwartz
A recent foxnews.com article indicates that pro-gun Democrats may get a boost in November.
This is both good news…and bad. The good news is that people have been fighting to make gun rights a part of everyone’s agenda and it is working. The Second Amendment is important whether you are gay or straight, black or white, old or young, male or female, left or right, urban or rural. Recent U.S. Supreme Court victories as well as political victories dating as far back as the 1994 national election have given the Second Amendment a foothold on the sheer, slippery cliffs of politics.
No on Crash Tax in Chula Vista
Guest Commentary
by Ed Herrera
As municipal government and public agency budgets continue to feel the ripple effect of the nation-wide recession, we have begun to observe one of either or a combination of reforms, budget cuts, and increased scrutiny of wasteful spending, followed immediately by an action plan, or a simple refusal to make reforms and/or adopt aggressive economic development strategies opting for tax increases or fees to cope.
Stone’s Pattern of Abuse Should Disqualify Him in Minds of Voters
The following appears on the FlashReport today:
by Scott Barnett
It should come as no surprise to the readers of this website that occasionally in politics, a politician will say one thing and do another.
But never in my career have I seen such a blatant display of hypocrisy than I have after observing Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone’s campaign for the 36th State Senate District over the last week.
After spending weeks attacking his opponent, Assemblyman Joel Anderson, for a “pattern of ethical abuse” Stone himself has engaged in a series of ethical violations. He seems to think that the rules do not apply to him, just everyone else.
Clearing the air about the Race for Humanity
Guest Column
by Supervisor Marion Ashley
Chairman, Riverside County Board of Supervisors
A great deal of misinformation has been passed around on this website regarding Riverside County’s “Race for Humanity” program. On behalf of the members of the Board of Supervisors I want to set the record straight.
To start I must point out that the Race for Humanity receives full approval from our Board annually. As a matter of policy, all community improvement fund allocations must receive a vote of approval from 4 out of 5 County Supervisors. We are scrupulously careful with the taxpayers’ money.
The NRA’s “Anti-Endorsement” in Sheriff’s Race
Guest Commentary
by Michael Schwartz
You can’t find an intersection in San Diego that isn’t plastered with the name of at least one of the three candidates for the office of Sheriff. The attention given to this race is not surprising since there is no elected incumbent for the highest law enforcement position in the county.
We’ve seen some unusual twists and turns with some interesting endorsements over the last two years. The latest twist is an anti-endorsement, for lack of a better term. A notice has been issued from the lobbying arm of the National Rifle Association, the Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) authored by Executive Director Chris Cox. The alert does not endorse one candidate over another; rather it implores San Diego voters to “Vote Against Appointed Sheriff Gore!”
Please Comment Here on Senate District 36 Candidate Guest Columns
All of the candidates have now submitted a guest column. Click on the names below to get to each commentary.
In the race to succeed Dennis Hollingsworth for State Senate, instead of reader discussion ensuing separately on each of the candidate commentaries, please enter your comments below this post. Here are the individual links to the candidate guest columns….
For all of the posts on the SD 36 race, click here.
Greg Stephens on the Race for the 36th Senate District
SD Rostra invited the Republican candidates competing in the 36th State Senate District race (succeeding Dennis Hollingsworth) to submit a guest column. The commentaries have been posted in the order received prior to the deadline. Candidate submissions received after the original postings have been added as they came in. The following was received after the deadline…
Guest Column
by Greg Stephens
I’m Greg Stephens, an independent Republican candidate running for the California State Senate – 36th District. I live with my family in Rancho San Diego. The following foundational principles are those that I’ve given my pledge of honor and commitment to uphold.
Martin Garrick on Joel Anderson’s Race for the 36th Senate District
SD Rostra invited the Republican candidates competing in the 36th State Senate District race (succeeding Dennis Hollingsworth) to submit a guest column. The commentaries have been posted in the order received prior to the deadline. Candidate submissions received after the original postings will be added as they come in, but in no case will any additional columns be added if they are written as rebuttals to the initially posted commentaries. The following was received after the deadline…
Guest Commentary
by MARTIN GARRICK, Republican Leader, California State Assembly
Assemblyman Joel Anderson – A Proven Reagan Conservative
Kenneth Dickson on the Race for the 36th Senate District
SD Rostra invited the Republican candidates competing in the 36th State Senate District race (succeeding Dennis Hollingsworth) to submit a guest column. The commentaries have been posted in the order received prior to the deadline. Candidate submissions received after the original postings will be added as they come in, but in no case will any additional columns be added if they are written as rebuttals to the initially posted commentaries.
Guest Commentary
by KENNETH DICKSON
Jay La Suer on Jeff Stone’s Race for the 36th Senate District
SD Rostra invited the Republican candidates competing in the 36th State Senate District race (succeeding Dennis Hollingsworth) to submit a guest column. The commentaries have been posted in the order received prior to the deadline. Candidate submissions received after the original postings will be added as they come in, but in no case will any additional columns be added if they are written as rebuttals to the initially posted commentaries.
Guest Commentary
by JAY LA SUER, former Assemblyman (77th AD) and candidate for San Diego County Sheriff
Jeff Stone – A Strong Record of Public Safety for the 36th Senate District
FRIDAY: Important decision on Private Property Rights… Please Speak Up!
See the guest column by Randy Lenac below…
Editor’s note…
It has been a nearly invisible process to most people in San Diego County, yet may ultimately have a tremendous impact on the right of the citizens to be safe in their knowledge that government can’t simply violate the basic tenet of private property rights. The decision will answer the question as to whether the County of San Diego is willing to completely ignore the will of the people in prior elections, or abide by that will.
The California Human Rights Amendment
The California Human Rights Amendment
Endorsed by the California Republican Assembly
www.CaliforniaHumanRightsAmendment.com
Guest Column
by Mary Kuper
Did you ever think we’d have to define marriage in California?!
Now through the California Human Rights Amendment (CHRA) we are defining when life and human rights begin.
The CHRA will amend the California Constitution and define personhood based on human rights commencing at biological beginning (e.g. conception). This important initiative will ensure that a preborn baby of any age has the same equal rights and full protection under law as adults. This initiative will protect and defend the most vulnerable members of our society – our preborn children.
Ed Herrera’s thoughts on Roger Hedgecock’s dismissal from CV Forum
Regarding last night’s candidate forum ongoings in Chula Vista and the “booting” of emcee Roger Hedgecock, SD Rostra asked Ed Herrera, president and CEO of the Chula Vista Civic Association, if he might consider submitting his take on the evening. We are pleased that Mr. Herrera was able to respond so quickly with the following, as a SD Rostra guest commentary…
We should not condemn; we should welcome
by Ed Herrera
CARB: An Agency Out of Control
The following was given as a speech by local businessman Bryan Bloom at Saturday’s Tea Party rally in San Diego (read organizer Dawn Wildman’s account of the rally here). Mr. Bloom provided his remarks to San Diego Rostra. Links to relevant documents are included…
Guest Column
by Bryan Bloom
Bloom speaks to Tea Partiers
My name is Bryan Bloom and I own Priority Moving, Inc, a San Diego company. I am actively involved in the Suspend AB32 initiative and in getting the word out about CARB – also known as the California Air Resources Board. My background includes a degree with a minor in Biochemistry from UCSD and an MBA from UC Berkeley.
Guest Column on UCSD: History is too easily forgotten
The following was submitted in response to a prior post on the recent controversy at UCSD, entitled “The UCSD Overreaction & the Death of Free Speech.” Mr. Schwartz responds to the italicized portions of that first article…
Guest Column
by Michael Schwartz
“The party was obviously meant to be funny although the theme was definitely in poor taste.”
That the theme was meant to be funny was not obvious to me. It sounded horrible offensive, racist, and threatening. It reminded me of growing up in the south not too long ago and some of the hateful things I saw happen there. Thank you for clarifying that they just were being funny. Racism is obviously hilarious to some.
Fair and open competition is a core American value
Chula Vistans will vote on the Fair and Open Competition Ordinance as part of the June 8, 2010 statewide primary election. For more on the ordinance, visit http://fairnessforchulavista.com/ The following was submitted to SD Rostra as a guest commentary…
Guest Column
by Hon. Larry Breitfelder
Fair and open competition is not a slogan or a political tactic. It is a core American value.
Brian Jones on the Race for the 77th Assembly District
Each of the currently announced four Republican candidates for AD 77 was invited to submit a guest column to SD Rostra. This is the fourth submission. Click here for all the 77th AD candidate statements and posts on the race.
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by Brian Jones
My name is Brian W. Jones and I am running for the Republican nomination for State Assembly in the 77th District to fight for real change in Sacramento.
As a member of the State Assembly, my priorities will be to encourage job creation, cut spending, and reduce employee costs.
Bill Wells on the Race for the 77th Assembly District
Each of the currently announced Republican candidates for AD 77 was invited to submit a guest column to SD Rostra. This is the third submission. Click here for all the 77th AD candidate statements and posts on the race.
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by Bill Wells
We gave California to the left a long time ago. We have watched in horror as the riches of California were squandered in just a generation. It was only a year ago that our country followed the path of California and gave unlimited power to the Liberal Progressives. You were not fooled. You saw “Hope and Change” as a hollow slogan; the reworked ideas of Socialism. But this nation and this state were founded on the idea that the power of government is given by the people and for the good of the people. It is for this reason that our way of life gives us, the people, the power to take our county and our state back. History is now; and there is a political revolution in the making. That’s why I’m running for the California State Assembly, 77th District.
Christine Rubin on the Race for the 77th Assembly District
Each of the currently announced Republican candidates for AD 77 was invited to submit a guest column to SD Rostra. This is the second submission. Click here for all the 77th AD candidate statements and posts on the race.
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by Christine Rubin
It is obvious that California is broken. It is also obvious to anyone that cares about our great state that practical solutions and the political will to make the hard choices should be brought to bear. At this moment in time, both those key elements are lacking.
Richard Bailey on the Race for the 77th Assembly District
Each of the currently announced Republican candidates for AD 77 was invited to submit a guest column to SD Rostra. This is the first of what we hope is four parts. Click here for all the 77th AD candidate statements and posts on the race.
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by Richard Bailey
The State Assembly District 77 race to replace Joel Anderson has prompted a frenzied competition to claim the title of “Most Conservative” amongst the Republican candidates. If you look at any of our campaign websites there are three common themes in each of them: taxes, guns, and some element of promoting pro-business policies. Our positions are so similar that it would be repetitious and wasteful to devote the brief space I have available to spelling out the intricacies of my positions on the host of “hot-button” issues facing our state. Instead, I’d like to share my convictions on government as a whole. For anyone can have a stance, but unless that stance is founded upon a set of unshakable beliefs and principles, there is little guarantee that stance will hold up to the unrelenting pressures facing state legislators.
Chula Vista Watch: A Special Endorsement
by Hon. Larry Breitfelder
Recently I shared with you two endorsements that are very special to me. Supervisor Ron Roberts for (among other things) his extraordinary accomplishments in governmental reform at the County and Former Chula Vista Police Chief Bill Winters for his legacy of personal integrity and always putting the public interest ahead of the selfish special interest agendas that are so influential today.
In addition, the endorsement of Congressman Brian Bilbray has a unique personal significance for me because he is why I became a Republican in the mid 90′s. I was brought up in a staunch Democrat household and until about the age of 30, I considered myself free market, strong defense JFK sort of Democrat. Over time that became a lonely and unpopular thing to be, but I guess I didn’t have the imagination to look further.
If I only had a brain…
A brilliant piece of commentary, in which San Diego News Room Founder David King quotes an Al Pacino character, knows that his dog Milhouse is more certain than the Labor Council , and asks, “With its only meaningful content coming from op-ed pieces, how is the U-T any different from a blog?” (SD Rostra will take that part as a compliment.)
Original article appeared 1/31/10 on San Diego News Room. Republished with permission of the author.
If I only had a brain…
Guest Column by DAVID KING
Guest Column by Veritas: Response to Jerry Sanders & the Defense of Gay Marriage
Readers are reminded that each blog posting is the opinion of the individual author, not necessarily shared by the other site authors or administrators. There is no predetermined or decided “SD Rostra Opinion” on any one subject. Rostra is open to considering guest column submissions and opposing viewpoints on this issue, as well as any other.
GUEST COLUMN by VERITAS
Jerry Sanders’ “expert” testimony on gay marriage this past week has sparked within me a deep rage, shared, I’m certain, by many other social conservatives who live in the area. His simplistic, emotional, morally neutral testimony bares all the marks of the intellectually lazy, dishonest, maudlin pablum that characterizes so much of what passes for thinking these days.
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