PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

 

And now the rest of the story.  Our speaker Dr. Joseph McNamara stood and talked to us for three quarters of an hour.  He told Carol Greenfield an I that only six months ago he had a malignant mole removed from his leg.  It was serious enough that they took  a large section from the calf of his leg.  The doctor thinks he got it all.  He feels he is doing well!  It was  a pleasure for  me to see him again after so many years.  In 1986 I invited him to come to a community meeting in Almaden Valley to talk about crime in San Jose.  He was such a good speaker then and he gave us a good talk at our luncheon.  He was so right when he said our country is in denial!  The enemy we’re facing plans to kill us all.

 

Having written all of this, I thank God that thanks to our brave men and women in the armed forces all of us are able to live so well, feeling free, able to believe in democracy  and carry on our way of life.  I just wish our country could be united as we were in WWII.  Everyone was happy they could help defeating our enemies.  I hope and pray everyday that the hate and political destroying of people will stop. 

 

Our guest speaker is Pat Dando for May 3^rd.  She has been active in the Republican Party for quite a few years.  At present she is with the Chamber of Commerce in Santa Clara County.  I am looking forward to hearing her. 

 

Eleanor Patten and I are going to attend the Advocacy Workshop in Sacramento.  Maybe after I give a report on how interesting it is to be there you’ll decide to go next year.  I do hope all of you will be at our next meeting.  Remember  that we Republican Women have lots of power and we surely need to use it in times like these.  

 

Remember to mark your calendars for our June 6^th evening program.  George Marotta and his partner will give a presentation on the “30 Most Famous Women of the World”.   This will be a dinner meeting at the Ramada in Sunnyvale.  We have heard Mr. Marotta speak on World Economics recently, we are happy to have him return and enlighten us some more.  Come, bring a friend and enjoy an outstanding evening. 

 

Ellen Longworth,

President, SVRWF

 

 

UPCOMMING EVENTS

 

 

 

May 3              Regular Luncheon Meeting, 11:30 AM Social, 12 Noon Luncheon,

Ramada Inn Silicon Valley, Sunnyvale

 

May 10            Board Meeting at the home of Louise Kinney,  1478 Enderby Way, Sunnyvale, (408)739-4724

                                   

Sept. 27-30      NFRW Biennial Convention, Palm Springs, September 27-30, 2007

 

Oct. 19-21       CFRW Biennial Convention, Crowned Plaza, Foster City October 19 – 21^, 2007

 

Nov. 17-18      CFRW – Northern Division Conference, Monterey November 17-18, 2007

 

 

SILICON VALLEY REPUBLICAN WOMEN FEDERATED NEWSLETTER  –  MAY  2007

 

 

LEGISLATION

 

California Update from CRWF

 

AB 279, Huff (R-60) would make it a crime for people to protest at funerals of military personnel.

Existing law makes it a crime for a person to disturb, obstruct, detain, or interfere with any person carrying or accompanying human remains to a cemetery or funeral establishment, or engaged in a funeral service or an interment.

 

SB 752-- This bill proposes that all children born in California be given a 500 dollar savings account to be redeemed when they turn 18. Existing law establishes various programs to provide financial assistance to California children and their families. This bill would enact the California Kids Investment and Development Savings (KIDS) Account Act that would create in the State Treasury an investment account for every child born in California each year beginning on or after January 1, 2008, and would provide for a one-time deposit by the state to each account in the amount of $500 at the child's birth, as provided. This bill is currently in the Senate committee on revenue and taxation. Please call and write these committee members and let them know that you do not support this piece of legislation.

 

AB 107 -- This bill would ensure that companies who receive state contracts only hire employees legally allowed to work in the state of California. The State Contract Act authorizes the Department of General Services, or any other department with authority to enter into contracts, to require prospective bidders for state contracts to complete a questionnaire and financial statement regarding the prospective bidder's financial ability and experience in performing public contracts. SUPPORTED by the CFRW.

SB 236 -  This bill has Senator Aanestad (R-4), Senator Ackerman (R-33), and Senator Cox (R-1) as coauthors as the Republican response to all of the democrat introduced healthcare bills. This bill is currently in the rules committee awaiting assignment. SUPPORTED by the CFRW.

 

National Update from NFRW / Other

Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) is seeking original co-sponsors for the AMT Middle Class Fairness Act, which would index the insidious Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) for inflation and allow those who would still be subject to it to deduct their state and local taxes from the AMT.

Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) introduced the Fairness in Firearms Testing Act (H.R. 1791), which would give U.S. gun manufacturers access to video documentation of their products’ testing at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and ultimately improve consistency and accountability in firearm testing.

Did Nancy Pelosi Violate the Logan Act? 

Any citizen of the United States, wherever he may be, who, without authority of the United States, directly or indirectly commences or carries on any correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government or any officer or agent thereof, with intent to influence the measures or conduct of any foreign government or of any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. This section shall not abridge the right of a citizen to apply himself, or his agent, to any foreign government, or the agents thereof, for redress of any injury which he may have sustained from such government or any of its agents or subjects. -- That is the complete text of the Logan Act, passed by the U.S. Congress on January 30, 1799, and in force to this day.  Did Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (and others) violate that act during a much-publicized, self-authorized trip to Syria?

 

 

SILICON VALLEY REPUBLICAN WOMEN FEDERATED NEWSLETTER  –  MAY  2007

 

COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN

 

 

MEMBERSHIP

 

Regular Member:       $25.00

 

Patron:                        $40.00

 

Associate:                   $15.00

 

Membership dues may be sent to:

 

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NFRW / CFRW CLUB WEBSITES

 

Check out other federation websites:

 

National Federation of Republican Women

www.nfrw.org  

 

California Federation of Republican Women

www.cfrw.org

 

CFRW Northern Division:

www.cfrwnortherndivision.org

 

CFRW Advocates Office, Sacramento

Email: advocate@cfrw.org

 

Don’t have a computer?  Visit your local library for free internet access and assistance as needed.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLIMATE CHANGE – IS IT CAUSED BY MAN?

Speaking of seeking out real facts rather than mass media-backed dogma, I encourage you to go to visit this website:  www.clearlight.com/~mhieb/WVFossils/greenhouse_data.html

It shows how much of the so-called greenhouse effect is caused by man.  It concludes that only .28% is attributable to humans, if water vapor’s role is considered, or 5.53% if water vapor is ignored.  The insignificance of both 

those numbers ought to make everyone pause when facing the interventionist, expensive, Big Brother lifestyle changes that Gore and his cronies demand of us.

 

DINNER MEETING JUNE 7^TH

 

George Marotta will give a presentation on the “30 Most Famous Women of the World” June 7th.  Mark your calendars and come, bring a friend and enjoy an outstanding evening. 

 

POLITICAL QUIZ**

 

1.      How many stripes are on our flag? 

2.      What do we call changes to the Constitution?

3.      How many full terms can a president serve?

4.      What is the head executive of a city government called?

5.      Who said “Give me Liberty or Give me Death?

 

                Officer at periscope in control room

              of submarine keeping an eye out

                    for enemies during WWII

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101 at Lawrence Expressway, Sunnyvale, CA

“A great place for banquets, meetings, and weddings”