Below is a commentary from Rep. Duncan Hunter posted to FOX News regarding the Marine Corps photo sharing controversy. The U.S. Marine Corps is a fighting force at war, confronting adversaries in Afghanistan, Syria and other corners of the globe. Now a new battlefront has emerged for the Marine Corps following the revelation of nude photo sharing among Marines …
Jordan’s Law Would Discourage Lawful Video Recordings
California Assemblyman Matt Dababneh (D-Encino) has introduced a bill making it illegal to conspire to video record a violent felony. Simply stated, this law would—like the preexisting laws discussed below—incriminate the cameraman if he and the attacker were acting in cahoots, and it would also enhance the attacker’s sentence. This bill—introduced as AB 1542 and referred to as Jordan’s Law—is …
The real SANDAG scandal
The real SANDAG scandal by Councilmember Jerry Kern On February 24, SANDAG’s board of directors voted to initiate an “independent” investigation of false promises made to voters during last fall’s campaign to pass a sales tax increase. Those promises included a list of infrastructure projects throughout the region they said would be constructed if voters approved the tax increase. It …
Dianne Jacob’s Bait and Switch?
Guest Commentary by Louis Russo Is San Diego County Supervisor Dianne Jacob attempting to engage in a “bait and switch” with some back-country residents? It sure seems so. Back when Jacob and the County pushed for most back-country fire districts to dissolve, including Jamul-headquartered San Diego Rural Fire District (SDRF), her surrogates held a series of town halls touting the …
The “Trump Is Russian Puppet Meme” is a Lie, Republicans Should Point This Out
I’m no apologist for President Trump but let’s get this straight– Trump has never been in bed with Russia. If anything, this meme is a classic Alinsky-ite tactic by Barack Obama. Let’s start here: 1- The 2008 election was a signal that the American voters didn’t want ‘politics as usual”. President Obama promised to” fundamentally transform the United States …
A move to right the ship at SANDAG
After about two weeks of little more more than “shoulda-knowns” coming out of SANDAG, as well as Chairman Ron Roberts in essence telling his fellow board members during the organization’s recent annual retreat that there’s nothing more to see and he has things under control, a group of elected officials is stepping up and taking appropriate action on the organization’s …
Anti-Speech Movement on the March at Orange Coast College
Watching college professors bully conservative students over their political beliefs is one of my pet peeves, going back to my days as a College Republican. Watching college administrators punish a conservative student for blowing a whistle on a bullying professor is absolutely perverse. As we all know by now, that is exactly what occurred last week at Orange Coast College …
Faulconer, Cate, Zapf, and Kersey: Making San Diego Unsafe Again
In case you missed it, Scott Sherman was the only San Diego City Council member to vote against whack job City Attorney Mara Elliot’s request to sue to stop President Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration. Let’s start here: 1- President Trump issued an Executive Order to temporarily halt entry into this country from seven countries. 2- The seven countries were …
News That Will Always Be True
San Diego, February 14, 2017 And now the daily news from your ol’ pal Bob: In the news today: Trump said something and tweeted something. The mainstream media went ballistic and had a conniption fit. So did the Democrats in Congress. A handful of “balanced moderate” (i. e. establishment Republicans) also felt compelled to express their sensitive concern. That’s …
Hunter Announces He Will Not Submit Federal Funding Requests for Sanctuaries
Washington DC – Today, U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter announced that for Fiscal Year 2018, he will not submit any federal appropriations requests on behalf of states, cities, universities or other entities that have an ordinance, policy or practice in place that undermines the enforcement of federal immigration laws. “Sanctuaries that defy federal immigration laws should be held accountable,” said Representative …
San Diego County Gun Owners to Gore: Stop simply paying lip service to the civil rights of San Diegans
San Diego County Gun Owners (SDCGO) sent the following letter to Sheriff Bill Gore on January 23. The group is awaiting a response. “SDCGO has made attempts to work with Sheriff Gore on his CCW issuing policy,” said Michael Schwartz, the group’s executive director. “It has become clear to us that he has no interest in working with anyone to …
Do You Fit In With “Trump’s” America ?
Take this little test and give yourself a point for each positive answer: 1- have a family member who belongs to a private-sector labor union (add a point if you have an active, private-sector union membership card) 2- work (or worked) in a job where your muscles ached at the end of the day 3- played on a softball team …
PETITION – Get Republican-Controlled Counties in California to Audit the Voter Rolls
Here’s a legal way to audit the voter list in California to determine if fraud is really occurring. Best part about the proposal is California Democrats can’t stop this audit. Spread the word – give the grassroots and handful of GOP local elected officials in California something to fight for. SIGN THE PETITION – Demand an Independent Audit of the …
Sanctuary Cities issue misses the mark, while ignoring great ideas
On social media a friend has asked: “Is the City of San Francisco acting within the US Constitution when it refuses to turn over an illegal to the Feds? I’m not endorsing their actions… just pondering states rights.” I try to approach these difficult issues by asking two questions: 1. Is the law just? (“Everything Hitler did in Germany was …
Trump Is Doing Things Right
It’s been a busy time with much happening in the first two weeks of the Trump presidency. As such, I wanted to share this piece I recently wrote for USA Today. ‘Trump is doing things right’ No different than Obama, President’s first salvos have excluded Congress. By Duncan Hunter President Trump was elected by the American people on the promise …
Reps. Hunter and Kinzinger lead letter to President in support of Secretary Mattis’ exemption requests
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) and Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) sent a bipartisan letter to President Trump in support of the request by Secretary of Defense James Mattis to exempt Iraqis who served alongside our military. The letter expands on the need for a special review process for those who directly supported American personnel overseas. Upon sending the …
Greenhut: We love presidential edicts
Steve Greenhut on Facebook… “Yes, it’s now obvious (wasn’t it always?) that both Republicans and Democrats love executive orders. They just differ over which ones they love and which ones upset them. By loving executive orders, it means they relish the idea of the supreme leader issuing edicts. That dispenses with the slow, annoying and oftentimes corrupt system of legislation, …
Rep. Hunter to Calif. Governor: Nix illegal immigrants instead of cutting middle class scholarships
There has been significant positive interest in a recent Washington Times article regarding my letter to Governor Brown, so I wanted to share the letter in its entirety: January 25, 2017 Dear Governor Brown: In a recent Los Angeles Times article titled, “If Brown phases out college scholarships for middle class students, stressed parents wonder: ‘How are we going to make this work?’” …
Former Assemblyman Brian Jones appointed (back) to Santee City Council
After wading — or whittling — through 40 applicants, the Santee City Council reached a decision at 12:15 a.m. this morning, appointing former Councilman and recently termed-out State Assemblyman Brian Jones (R-71) to a vacant seat. The council voted 3-1 in favor of Jones, with newest Councilmember Stephen Houlahan in opposition. “I’m honored to be selected to fill the city …
Assemblymember Voepel Releases Annotated Response to Governor Brown’s State of the State Address
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Randy Voepel has released an annotated response to Governor Brown’s State of the State address from earlier today. To view the response on Asm. Voepel’s website, please click here.
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