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Comment by Ron Harders on November 23, 2009 at 4:46pm

Just an aside to Fred. I found the Pastor letters. I was looking for a brown folder. It is blue

Ron

Comment by Janet Contreras on November 23, 2009 at 4:22pm

That's right, Fred! This is our last meeting of the year. The December meeting will be the Christmas Party at headquarters and January is the big vote: Timothy Schwartz wrote to me:

"January 16th is the day when the Republican Party assembles all the precinct committeemen for the annual meeting.
This is the meeting in which we vote to decide leadership and policy for the direction of the party.
I have personally witnessed just how critical this vote is, and how important that each and every PC attend this meeting.
The liberals within the party want very badly to win, so they can rob us from the conservative majority that we now enjoy.
Recent votes have been very close!
In fact... just two months ago, Russell Pearce's referendum to take away Phoenix' sanctuary policy did not pass on first vote, which made it necessary to return the following month to get approval.
Putting conservative leaders in place within the party is critical to maintain the advantage that conservatives now enjoy."

Comment by Fred Streeter on November 23, 2009 at 4:13pm

Don't forget, tomorrow night:

Nov 23 - LD 16 (4th Tues) 6:30 pm dinner, 7 pm mtg, Jumbo Buffet, NE corner - 35th Ave & Southern. Dinner not required. Chairman Constantin Querard ld16@maricopagop.org

It's a really great group. Come join us. Become a Precinct Committeeman. Let's make a difference.

Comment by dvl on November 20, 2009 at 10:33pm

Comment by Charles L. Buttrum on November 16, 2009 at 8:33pm

HILLARY AND OBAMA, YOU CAN PASS ANY PROPASITION OR LAW THAT YOU WISH. WHEN IT COMES TO OUR FIREARMS YOU DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT OR THE POWER TO CONFISCATE THEM. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, DOES GIVE US THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS, WE INTEND TO KEEP OUR ARMS AND FIGHT FOR THAT RIGHT WITH THEM.

Comment by Charles L. Buttrum on November 13, 2009 at 7:04am

PATRIOTS, Again
EACH ONE OF THE SENATORS HAVE A STATE 2 TO EACH STATE, WE NEED TO WORK ON THE SENATORS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, EVERY RESIDENT OF EACH STATE NEEDS TO HAMMER THEIR SENATORS DAILY WITH CALLS, FAXES, LETTERS AND PERSONAL APPERANCES. DO NOT USE THEIR WASHINGTON NUMBERS.

Comment by Vern Zigler on November 9, 2009 at 11:12pm

Obama administration, Pentagon prepare for homeland military deployment
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Obama administration, Pentagon prepare for homeland military deployment

October 28, 6:25 AM_Law Enforcement Examiner_
(http://www.examiner.com/x-2684-Law-Enforcement-Examiner) Jim Kouri
In a report released to the US Congress recently, analysts assessed what
they termed "preparedness tests" between the US military and government
agencies at the federal, state and local levels.
U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) exercises to test preparedness to perform
its homeland defense and civil support missions. The Government
Accountability Office was asked to assess the extent to which NORTHCOM is consistent
with Department of Defense guidelines for training and exercise requirement
involving interagency partners and states in its exercises.

NORTHCOM’s exercise program is generally consistent with the requirements
of DOD’s Joint Training System, but its exercise reporting is inconsistent.
Since the command was established in 2002, NORTHCOM has conducted 13
large-scale exercises and generally completed exercise summary reports within the
required time frame.

However, those reports did not consistently include certain information,
such as areas needing improvement, because NORTHCOM lacks guidance that
specifies exercise reports’ content and format, potentially impacting its
ability to meet internal standards for planning and execution of joint
exercises, and to compare and share exercise results over time with interagency
partners and states.

"While the rationale for using the US military domestically had been
debated for years, President Barack Obama appears intent on using our military
at least until he can create his promised 'Civilian Security Force' which he
said would be as big and powerful as the military," said political
strategist Mike Baker.

"The fact that the military -- in this instance NORTHCOM -- is being
trained to operate with our borders should be setting off alarms throughout this
nation. But it's being ignored even by those who profess to be
conservatives," he said.

Nineteen federal agencies and organizations and 17 states and the District
of Columbia have participated in one or more of the seven large-scale
exercises that NORTHCOM has conducted since September 2005. However, NORTHCOM
faces challenges in involving states in the planning, conduct, and assessment
of its exercises, such as adapting its exercise system and practices to
involve other federal, state, local, and tribal agencies that do not have the
same practices or level of planning resources. <<br />
Inconsistencies with how NORTHCOM involves states in exercises are
occurring in part because NORTHCOM officials lack experience dealing with states
and do not have a consistent process for including states in exercises.
Without such a process, NORTHCOM increases the risk that its exercises will not
provide benefits for all participants, impact the seamless exercise of all
levels of government, and potentially affect NORTHCOM’s ability to provide
civil support capabilities.

"It is up to the residents of individual states to tell their governors
they do not want the federal government intruding on law enforcement and
public safety issues," said former NYPD detective and Marine intelligence
officer Sid Frances.

"This is especially true if their governors share the same political
philosophy as the President and his minions in Washington," he added.

NORTHCOM has a systematic lessons learned and corrective action program to
improve preparedness, but gaps remain with collecting and sharing lessons
with agency and state partners and managing corrective actions.

Access to the system NORTHCOM uses for managing exercise observations is
limited for non-DOD participants, and DOD believes that the Department of
Homeland Security’s system is not adequately protected from unauthorized
users. NORTHCOM’s mitigation steps have not resolved the issues. In addition,
about 20 percent of the corrective actions tracked by NORTHCOM were being
closed prematurely due to gaps in oversight. Closing issues prematurely
increases the risk that issues will reoccur and limits the knowledge gained and
value of the exercise.

The Government Accountability Office is making recommendations to DOD to
direct NORTHCOM to consistently involve the states in planning, executing,
and assessing exercises and improve oversight of corrective actions.

The GAO is also recommending that DOD define when NORTHCOM should use
planning and documentation requirements. DOD agreed or partially agreed with the
recommendations and cited ongoing and future efforts to satisfy the
recommendations’ intent. DOD did not fully address a recommendation on training
to NORTHCOM staff on specific state emergency management structures.

GAO believes such training would benefit NORTHCOM personnel in advance of a
crisis and for exercise planning.

The first active-duty unit dedicated to supporting US civilian authorities
in the event of a nuclear, biological or chemical attack is wrapping up
three days of intensive training in tactics to be used within the continental
United States, according to Armed Forces Press Service representative
Donna Miles.
Ms. Miles reported to news reporters, bloggers and Internet journalists
that troops from the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team are at
the Naval facility located in Indian Head, Maryland getting hands-on
training in skills they would depend on to provide support during a chemical,
biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive incident, known here
as a CBRNE.

However, not everyone is happy about this latest military development
coming so close to the transition from the Bush White House to the Obama
Administration. Some observers believe this plan is part of a deal between
President Obama and the current Secretary of Defense who remained in his current
position even after the Bush-Obama transition.

"While Obama and his team are making it sound as if they will use the
military in a non-combative roll, part of the training being conducted is in
urban warfare," claims Mike Baker.
"Obama appears oblivious to Posse Comitatus and to the US Constitution
when it comes to using the military against civilians within US borders," he
added.
While So-called military experts appear excited about this use of soldiers
within the borders of the United States, many police commanders and
officers are less enthusiastic.

"I cannot understand why the federal government is so intent on using such
military force within our borders. It reminds me of the Branch Davidian
massacre in Waco, Texas when the feds used excessive deadly force against
men, women and children. And they used that deadly physical force based on
false information," warns former Det. Frances."While I've served in the
military and continue as a reservist, as a [New Jersey] cop I'm troubled about
the use of federal troops coming into our communities during any
emergencies," said Detective Lieutenant Stephan Rodgers

Comment by Ron Harders on November 8, 2009 at 10:56pm

The new one works.

Ron

Comment by Fred Streeter on November 8, 2009 at 4:16pm

Sorry to keep adding info about Janet Contreras, but it is very important to me. I am so tired of Ed Pastor's crap, and watching him preside over the House last night just was the final blow for me. Here's the clip of Beck reading her letter:

Comment by Fred Streeter on November 8, 2009 at 4:02pm

Hey Ron. The link works for me. Anybody else having a problem? Here's a direct link to Part 1. Part 2 will be listed on the right side.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUPzDEliIi0

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