LD12 Republicans,

Notes from EGC meeting last night, 1 July:

1.  Election of EGC Secretary.  Margaret Weir, LD11 was elected as the new EGC Secretary replacing Kim Owens who resigned last week because of new responsibilities in public service to Water Board. 

2.  Really cool palm card for use in your precincts was presented by Tom Husband.  I grabbed a stack for distribution at out LD12 Meeting on 12 July.

3.  Also received PC Certificates that many of you have been asking about.  Will also have at LD12 on 12 July.

4.  Andy Thomas spoke to the EGC about his campaign for Arizona Attorney General.

5.  Tom Husband introduced a precinct neighbor from S. Africa who is now a US citizen.  Mr Clark spoke on parallels of what has happened in S. Africa since the ruling socialist party took power in 1994.   The S. African government is now the largest employer in the country.  National health care is a shambles (he said you wouldn't use the toilets in the hospital that gave us the first heart transplant).  Crime along the open borders is a national emergency.  S. African government welfare recipients out number taxpayers 3/1.  The obvious parallels of what is going on in the United States are clear.  His dramatic message is something we all know - we are at a turning point in our country - we decide to preserve our liberties or give them up to big government and welfare state status.  Serious scary stuff. 

6.  New Business. A resolution "Concerning the Maricopa County Attorney 2010 Republican Primary Election" was passed out at the beginning of the meeting.  The Resolution was an endorsement by the MCRC for Bill Montgomery in the upcoming Primary Election to be held August 24.  Pro points included;  charges against Romley for endorsement of Democrat candidates; need for the EGC to endorse the best Republican primary candidates; EGC must take the leadership role in endorsing Republican primary candidates.  Con points included; endorsing Republican candidates is divisive within the party especially in the primary; if the endorsed primary candidate loses the primary, the Democrats can use that against the Republican candidate; the Resolution made negative comments against Chandler Mayor Dunn that were disputed.  After a friendly amendment to remove the negative comments against Mayor Dunn the Resolution passed 18/8.  I was a "no" vote based on comments that none of these candidates or their campaigns were represented; party intervention in primary alienates (by definition and my view); the underlying issue was/is the Romley / Arpaio fight, not the suitability of Bill Montgomery (again my view).  Besides there may be one or more of you out there that wouldn't agree with an endorsement of Montgomery for the primary.  Be happy to discuss this at district meeting or individually.