As 2016 draws to a close, you have likely received many requests for donations. There are many worthy charities and organizations, including your local church! Gilbert Watch has some favorites for your consideration.
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Victor Petersen – Protecting Individual Rights
On 3/15/2011, Victor Petersen was asked this question: “What is your primary role as a Council Member?” Without hesitation, he answered “Protect individual rights.” (“LD22 Gilbert Council Candidate Forum, Minus the No-Shows”)
Read moreGoldwater Institute Enters Free Speech Fracas
In response to members of the public requesting assistance from the Goldwater Institute to intervene in the Gilbert Town Council’s decision to deny citizens the opportunity to discuss a proposed tax hike at council meetings, the Institute issued the following email to the Gilbert Town Council on February 18, 2010:
Read morePlain Logic: Constitutional Law and Executive Orders
by Rusdon Ray, president of The Defenders of Liberty
Recently, The President of the United States signed 23 Executive Actions. We were told by the media and thought and believed leading up to the signing, that it was all in relation to gun control or the Second Amendment. We were naive. The President and his cabinet not only violated the Second Amendment but also the First Amendment regarding additional requirements on religion, the Fourth Amendment regarding unwarranted and unreasonable searches and seizures, and the Fifth Amendment of right to remain silent and due process for self-incrimination etc. and the Tenth Amendment of states rights and "any law not specifically delegated to the federal government in the US Constitution is reserved to the states." All of these 23 mandates signed into law today blatantly violate the Constitution of the United States of America.
Read moreBible Study Ban Followup
The Gilbert Town Council held a Special Meeting Monday night (3/22/2010) to discuss the now infamous Land Development Code (LDC) and the need to revise a couple of land use provisions. This meeting took place because of a series of events that led to a major media dust-up that put Gilbert in a most troubling national spotlight. Gilbert, the “forward looking, family oriented community with a small town atmosphere,” had become “the City that forbids bible studies in homes.” This is not the reputation that Mayor John Lewis and the Council Members had in mind for the Town.
Read moreArizona Constitution Seminar: 11/23/2013
Did you know that the Arizona Constitution is comprised of only 108 pages? Here’s the link. The United States Constitution, including all 27 Amendments is comprised of only 21 pages. Here’s the link. Did you know that the Arizona Constitution provides more individual protections in some areas than the U.S. Constitution, but that it also contains some of the most destructive, progressive elements as well? Have you heard of the Black Robe Regiment, and its recent resurgence? Here’s the link. Did you know that more than ever in the history of America, our religious liberties are being assaulted, and Alliance Defending Freedom is doing all possible to help? Were you aware that when the IRS informs you that you must submit to an audit, they are violating the Fourth Amendment, unless they have obtained a search warrant and proved probable causethat you have broken a law? Here’s the link.
We learned this and much more at the 11/23/2013 seminar that was organized by Sue Goodchild and held at the Living Faith Center in Prescott Valley. The cost was a mere $20, and included a wonderful catered lunch.
The speakers were Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne, Arizona Senator Chester Crandell (LD6), former Arizona Senator and Justice of the Peace Lester Pearce, and Shane Krauser, the director of the American Academy for Constitutional Education.
It was eye opening.
Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne spoke about some of the more positive aspects of provisions found in the Arizona Constitution. He first noted the Preamble, which is similar to the U.S. Constitution as well as other states’ constitutions all across America:
Read moreThe Center for Self-Governance Comes to Arizona!
Please join this groundbreaking class, designed to instruct the average citizen to effectively influence lawmakers and policy, using the instructions outlined by our Founding Fathers in the Constitution.
Will you come join those who have already accepted the challenge to take back our Republic?
The first class of the Arizona Center for Self-Governance is Thursday, August 8, from 9:00 am – 5:30 pm., to be held in Mesa. The cost is $40. Register here. (Once you create a user name and password, you may have to log in a second time to click on "I’m attending." That takes you to PayPal. If the 8/8 class is full, you may be directed to the next scheduled class.)
It all started in Tennessee….
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Center for Self-Governance: Upcoming Classes
Several Level 2 classes, and one Level 4 class, will be held at various sites in Arizona during the first two weeks of December. To see all of them, please go to Center for Self-Governance is Coming to Arizona. If you are interested in starting classes in your town or city, please contact Tracy Langston at standfastinfreedom@gmail.com.
Go here for more information on where it all started: Center for Self-Governance
Find out what Benjamin Franklin meant when he said, "It’s a Republic, if you can keep it."
Here’s an Overview of the Five Level Classes in Self-Governance
LEVEL 1 is designed to introduce the concepts surrounding self-governance, civic authority and bring everyone up to a common level of knowledge regarding our role in exercising our civic responsibilities and authority. This course is foundational and will lay the ground work necessary to successfully implement the lessons learned in future courses.
Read moreALIS and RTS: Tools for the politically active
by Patrick O’Malley
Precinct Committeeman LD12
This year there are two applications on the Arizona State Legislature website (azleg.gov) that every Conservative should know about. They are the Arizona Legislative Information System (ALIS, pronounced like Alice) and the Request To Speak (RTS) applications. The Progressives are on board and using RTS to out comment Conservatives by two to one, and all of their comments are read as part of Legislative Committee hearings. We need to speak up or our Legislators will be overwhelmed with comments that don’t support our views.
Both applications deal with new bills under consideration by the Legislature. They both let you search for bills of interest to you and see what committees they have to go through to get to the floor. You can mark bills of interest to you and put them in a personal list so you can check on them quickly.
ALIS vs RTS
The disadvantage of the RTS application is you have to physically go to the State Capitol to create your account, or get somebody to do it for you. After that you can do everything with RTS online. With the ALIS application you can create an account online and track bills, but you can’t make comments. This article focuses on RTS because RTS does everything ALIS does and lets you make comments that will be read in committee meetings.
Read moreWhy is Independence so Frightening to Some People?
Freedom. Liberty. Independence. Many of us who fight for these God-given rights know full well the responsibility they carry. But not everyone can deal with it. Brandon Smith explains why, and what people can do to man and woman-up. According
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