Friday, January 22, 2010

How to Submit Entries To LD15's Event Calendar

Please send LD15 related events to Al Jones at Admin@AZGOPLD15.org in the body of an email and using the following sample layout:

Event Title: BBQ for Bob and Carol
Date: February ##, 2010
Time: Noon-5pm
Address with City, State and Zip: 59999 N. Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85012


Come visit LD15 candidates Bob Thomas - Senate and Carol B. Condit - House of Representatives and fellowship with us at Regency Inn. Contact Jane Doe at 602.555.1212 to RSVP.

The details of each event should not be more than 210 characters in length. This includes characters and spaces. This does not include title, date, time and address.

Source: Al Jones, LD15 Web Page Administrator

Require the Prior" great work in the LD 15‏

Greetings,

I would like to suggest that everyone in the LD 15 become informed of the"Great" work that is being accomplished for us all by the group known as "Require the Prior".

I have had the privilege to be involved with this group for some time now,and have be very impressed with the Indian School Corridor - Citywide Coalition combined efforts for us all.

They are growing, hoping to soon double in size, including all neighborhood associations, churches and businesses in the City of Phoenix, especially the LD 15.

Please consider inviting Ann Malone to your next Association meeting as aspeaker and get the word out. I recently had the privilege of introducing her to the Pastor Staff at North Phoenix Baptist Church, where I attend.

Find below their follow up letter, as it was copied to me as well.

NPBC,

It was great meeting you last night. I appreciate you taking the time to assist in these important efforts. Included is the information you requested.

Require the Prior is a city-wide movement started by a mother of seven witha mission to increase safety and remove career criminals and repeat offenders from the city of Phoenix. The movement has grown to represent over 20,000 households and 700 businesses including neighborhoods, business associations, churches and schools. It represents by serving as an umbrella group fighting for safer streets leading to better economy at a local level.

The white paper on our website outlines in length systemic problems thatexist but here is the abridged version and what we're doing currently and plan to do and how. Currently there are city laws in the books that enable the proper apprehension, prosecution, and penalty of career criminals (those with significant prior convictions); however, because the police, prosecutors, and judges are not properly aligned nor coordinated, career criminals continue to roam Phoenix and decrease economic activity andendanger society through petty and serious crime. Improper alignment ofthese agencies perpetuates a problem of criminal activity by diminishing the incentive for each agency to properly enforce the laws as they relate to repeat offenders.

Currently we are educating and mobilizing community and neighborhood groupsin an effort to save the diminishing Phoenix police force during budgetcuts. We provide current information regarding the situation of the policingenvironment and suggest ways community members can let their voice be heard. We are also growing our organization so we have a stronger voice inpromoting safety. These actions deal with the short term budget issues.

Beyond the budget, we are working with Phoenix Law Enforcement Association drafting a resolution to take before the City Council before June providing solutions for the alignment of the law enforcement agencies. This resolution will allow the City Council to ensure that proper alignment is created andexecuted. The greater our voice when going before the City Council the better our chances of success. As mentioned, we already have great support but would greatly appreciate the support of North Phoenix Baptist Church inour efforts. Joining requires no membership fee, just a shared understanding of the responsibility we have to ensure our police force has what it needsto keep our streets safe.

Thanks again and please let me know what else you need. Check out thewebsite for more details if you like - www.requiretheprior.org. LD 15, you can also reach Ann Malone at 602 410-1449 or malone@requiretheprior.org

Thank you in advance for this consideration,

Bob Thomas
Senate Candidate - LD 15

2nd Amendment Legislation being considered that will effect the LD 15

Just wanting the LD 15 to be aware of current bills being considered concerning our rights to bear arms, which I strongly support.

Please let our elected officials hear you thoughts. Bob Thomas

Senate Canidate LD15 Bills are already starting to move!

The Senate Judiciary Committee has the5 following pro-rights bills scheduled for a hearing on Monday, January 25, 2010 (
http://tinyurl.com/SJUD20100125):

SB 1021 – Incorporates defensive display into the justification for deadly force statutes.

(Bill text:
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/sb1021p.pdf).

SB 1098 – Arizona’s version of the “Firearms Freedom Act.” If passed and signed into law, any firearm manufactured in Arizona and that remains in thestate, “is not subject to Federal law or Federal regulation, including registration, under the authority of Congress to regulate interstate commerce and it not considered to have traveled in interstate commerce.”


(Bill text: http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/sb1098p.pdf).

SB 1101 – Allows certain detention officers and retired law enforcement topossess a concealed firearm without a CCW permit. (Bill text:
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/sb1101p.pdf).

SB 1102 – The AzCDL-requested Constitutional Carry bill that eliminates the prohibition and penalties for adults carrying a concealed weapon without a permit.


(Bill text: http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/sb1102p.pdf).

SB 1153 – A knife preemption law being championed by the national Knife Rights organization (
http://www.kniferights.org/).

(Bill text: http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/sb1153p.pdf).

It’s time to remind the committee members that you are keenly interested in what they are doing, and that you want these bills to favorably pass out ofthe Senate Judiciary committee.

We urge everyone to contact the Senate Judiciary Committee members and politely ask them to support SB 1021, 1098, 1101, 1102 and 1153 when they meet on Monday, January 25, 2010.

The following is a sample letter you can use.

Following the sample are the email addresses of committee members.

Please be sure to include your name, address, and phone number in all correspondence. If you are a subscriber to the RTS (Request To Speak) system at the Capitol, log on and express your support to the committee. If you want more information about how to set up an account on RTS, send an email to
President@AzCDL.org.

Subject: Support Senate Bills 1021, 1098, 1101, 1102, and 1153

Dear Senator,


The Arizona Citizens Defense League (AzCDL) has informed me that SB 1021,1098, 1101, 1102, and 1153 are being considered in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday, January 25, 2010. The passage of these bills is very important to me, and I urge you to vote them all out of committee with are commendation for passage by the full Senate.

Sincerely,

Your Name
Street Address
City, AZ zip-code
telephone number

When addressing multiple members of the Legislature, we recommend using the BCC (blind copy) feature of your email software. Each recipient will onlysee their email address.

The following are email lists of the committee members in both semi-colon and comma separated formats. Use the one that is compatible with your email software.

Committee members list with semi-colon separation:

jpaton@azleg.gov;

jhuppenthal@azleg.gov;
mburtoncahill@azleg.gov;
kcheuvront@azleg.gov;
cgray@azleg.gov;
rmiranda@azleg.gov;
rpearce@azleg.gov

Committee members list with comma separation:

jpaton@azleg.gov,
jhuppenthal@azleg.gov,
mburtoncahill@azleg.gov,
kcheuvront@azleg.gov,
cgray@azleg.gov,
rmiranda@azleg.gov,
rpearce@azleg.gov

Individual listing of committee members’ email addresses:

jpaton@azleg.gov
jhuppenthal@azleg.gov
mburtoncahill@azleg.gov
kcheuvront@azleg.gov
cgray@azleg.gov
rmiranda@azleg.gov
rpearce@azleg.gov

Source: Bob Thomas, Senate Candidate LD15

Visit www.VoteBobThomas.org

LD15 Precincts Without An Assigned Committeeman

Effective January 22, 2010, email addresses for precincts without an assigned committeeman will generate, upon receipt of an incoming email, an auto-response stating:

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This precinct does not currently have a committeeman. If you are interested in being a committeeman, please send an email to Chairman@AZGOPLD15.org.

Thank you.

Ed Hedges, LD15 Chairman


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A list of precincts without an assigned committeeman can be downloaded here.

Source: Al Jones, LD15 Web Site Administrator