The Star ran a headline this morning that shows just how desperate the State legislature is to find things to do. They are passing reform legislation that requires the secretary of state to verify that federal nominees for office are in fact, US born. As if there weren’t more important issues to fret about.
Front page, big, bold letters depicting how they need to revisit their budget decisions on AHCCCS. It appears that if we carry through on our threat to reduce funding this program we will lose out on our “fair share” of federal funds. So the legislature is revisiting the issue and will try to come up with a plan that preserves our federal handout while still maintaining our option to drop the program. They are definitely catching on to Washingtonian politics.
We all know about the picketing recently over the new immigration measure, SB 1070. The “hue and cry” from the opponents seems to take up most of the medias time over the past few days. However, buried on page A7 in the Star today, I see that a recent poll tends to support the legislation. And yesterday, his holiness, Roger Mahoney, the cardinal of Los Angeles was front page in his denouncement of SB 1070’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Today, also buried on page A7, is the rebuttal from the bills architect, Sen. Russell Pierce, R-Mesa. Senator Pierce states that the cardinal has little room to criticize us in light of his involvement in the protection of child molesters.
Why is it the small majority seems to get all of the publicity while the silent majority is relegated to the back page?
Now for all of you out there that think now is the time to do something; “you are right”. Write your representative and let them know that you support or object to what they are doing. And most important of all, the ballot box is your way to express your inner most feelings.
I support SB 1070 and will VOTE NO ON PROPOSITION 100.
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