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March 2020 ORANGE REPUBLICAN WOMEN, FEDERATED

THE REPUBLICATION

Published by Orange Republican Women, Federated

Serving the cities of Orange, Villa Park, Anaheim , Santa Ana Affiliated with the National Federation of Republican Women,

California Federation of Republican Women, Region 8 Founded 1944 - Chartered 1952 14-308844.

Volume LXXVI Issue 3 2017–2019 NFRW DIAMOND AWARD WINNER March 2020 Website: www.orangerwf.org

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2020 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President Andrea Krupka 714-349–0681 [email protected]

Vice President-Membership Bee Thompson 714-313-5735 [email protected] Vice President-Ways & Means Martha Ming 714-538-0560 [email protected] Recording Secretary Christine Flynn 714-309-5552 [email protected]

Treasurer Nancy Tucker 714-812-5842 [email protected] Membership Secretary Betts Rivet 714-833-0773 [email protected] Parliamentarian Christine Flynn 714-309-5552 [email protected] Editor Carol Bowen 714-281-1335 [email protected]

DISCLAIMER

All information transmitted through the ORWF newsletter is for information only. Nothing is to be considered a position or endorsement by ORWF, its board, or its membership.

Some articles in this newsletter are the opinions of the writer and should not be construed as those of ORWF.

“All Aboard the Trump Train for 2020 elections!”

Orange Republican Women, Federated

Friday, March 20, 2020

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President’s Message Dear Republican Sisters, Voting has never been more important than it is this year. When you listen to the Democratic candidates, it is evident that our free market economy and Democracy are being threatened. It is imperative that you vote. The CA GOP and the OC GOP are strongly recommending that you vote "NO" on Proposition 13 and Measure L which are both on the March ballot. THEY ARE SCHOOL BONDS which will be administered by the state not counties or cities! Orange County Schools may never benefit from these bonds. Due to the illness of Judge Steven Bailey, Kris Murray from the OC Taxpayers Association spoke to us at the February 21 general meeting. She reiterated that the March ballot Prop 13 has nothing to do with the Prop 13 that was passed in 1978. She also warned us about the dire

consequences of the Prop 13 split roll property tax proposal that is coming in November. If this passes, rents will sky-rocket. I am thankful that ORWF provided the funds for me to attend the CFRW conference in San Diego in February. It was

a productive weekend. Membership in the Federation is a focus this year. It is imperative that we increase our numbers

so that the voices of women are loud and powerful. The 2020 TRUMP TRAIN has left the station and we all have a seat

on it! Think about what you can do to help the Republican campaign this year. The OC GOP office is looking for vol-

unteers. Call Randall or Johnny at 714-453-0900 or email [email protected] to discover what you can do to assure a

Red Wave in November.

*Where is all the voter- approved school bond money going? Over the last 22 years, taxpayers have approved 5 state-wide school bonds: 1998 Prop 1A ($9.2 billion) 2002 Prop 47 ($13.5 billion) 2004 Prop 55 ($12.3 billion) 2006 Prop 1D ($10.4 billion) 2016 Prop 51 ($9 billion) What about the lottery money? It was sold to voters as a big step toward fully funding education. And what about Prop 98 (1988) which mandates that at least 40% of the state's general fund be spent on education? Do schools really need more money? Or do special interests want more money? *Source: Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Andrea Krupka

“I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That's where the fun is.” “I’m not a Politician. My only special interest is you the American People”

- President Donald Trump


2020 ORWF MEMBERSHIP Thank you to all who have renewed their 2020 member-ship to support the objectives of the CFRW and the Re-publican Party

Dues for 2020 must be collected by March 1st

to be counted as a voting member in 2020.

Have you renewed your membership?

LEADERS ARE READERS Three simple words, yet these words embody a deeper mean-ing when we consider them.

The NFRW (National Federation of Republican Women) Literacy Committee is encouraging Federated clubs in each state to support MELP (Mamie Eisenhower Literacy Project). ORWF has supported MELP for many years. Last year books were donated to Orange Lutheran High School and St. John’s Lutheran School libraries.

A list of recommended books is supplied to each school librarian to select books their students will utilize.

NFRW supplies bookplates for the donated books. Both schools have allowed these bookplates to be inserted in the books. We are proud to be allowed to demonstrate our sup-port for their schools. ORWF would like to expand our donations to other schools in the area. If you would like to recommend a school, please call me at 714-633-1384 or email [email protected] and I will contact each school to determine an interest in MELP and who will allow us to insert the bookplates. The 2020 ORWF has allotted funds in the budget for MELP.

Read, Sing, Talk. We have all seen this advertisement on television. You are encouraged to read, sing, talk to your own children, grandchildren, great grandchildren Promote read-ing in a fun way. Take a moment in our busy lives to reflect on the gift of literacy, the wealth of knowledge it provides, how it enriches our lives. I am pleased to be selected to chair the Orange Republican

Women, Federated Literacy Chairman for 2020.

Jill A. McCauley

LITERACY 2020

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Legislative Report Betty Robinson, Legislation Chairman

RECALL Newsom Petition Update Petitions from all counties were turned in to their respec-tive Registrar of Voters offices (ROVs) on February 13th…now the waiting game begins, and it could take a month be-fore we hear the results. If the required 1.5 million signature goal is met, then the process to register candidates for gover-nor and schedule a special election (or add to the general election) proceeds. It took three recalls before the Gray Davis recall was suc-cessful. If the required number is not met, the Secretary of State will send out a notice of “insufficiency”, then the re-call organizers will have 21 days to go to their ROVs and examine all the “rejected” signatures. In the meantime, there is a movement afoot to “learn from (the recall) experience” and “develop new strategies.” This would include but not be limited to: better timing (season of the year), forms, communication, and website. Some observations made while collecting signatures: as a rule, signers were very enthusiastic and many sent neigh-bors, friends and family to the location for them to sign the petition, too. Lots of people wanted to chat/vent as they are very concerned about our state; sadly, far too many had defi-nite plans to move out of California-good people, who will be sorely missed! A number of signers revealed they were Democrats and a few actually wanted to discuss some is-sues. Very hopeful: pictures on the Recall Facebook sites showed stacks of petitions-many a foot high-being submit-ted to the ROVs on that last day in counties all over the state!

Update on “Angel Mom” Agnes Gibboney Agnes was a speaker at one of our meetings last year tell-ing us about the anguish she and her family have suffered-and will forever suffer since her son was murdered by an illegal alien. From 1994, her son’s killer had four criminal convictions (probation given each time) and had been de-ported once but returned and then in 2002, he killed Agnes’ son. Agnes has been interviewed by many media outlets over the years, has testified at Congressional hearings and attend-ed many events and rallies in Washington, D.C. She has met and had personal conversations with President Trump and former I.C.E. Director Tom Homan. She has relentlessly spoken out against SB54, the bill that turned us into a Sanctuary State. All this Agnes does in the hopes of preventing yet another family losing a loved one in this horrific manner! The illegal alien who killed her son was due to be released from prison last November. Agnes was fearful that he might come after her and/or her family. She could not find out exactly when he was to be released or if I.C.E. would be apprehending him for deportation. He had been moved many times during his incarceration to several prisons in California, two in Arizona and one in Florida (where he was ,

able to activate a Facebook page that once sent out a mes-sage that said, “Hey California, I will be coming back to California!”) She held a press conference around the date of his possible release in front of the Pomona Courthouse, where the illegal alien had been sentenced. Many of us attended to show our support and raise awareness. Shortly after the conference, I.C.E. called to inform her that the release had taken place from a prison in California and he was immediately deport-ed to Mexico. This is not a usual transition; it seems several steps might have been skipped. President Trump sent out a tweet saying, “Agnes, your great boy Ronald is looking down, very proud of you”. Agnes Gibboney has decided to run for office this year. She’s a candidate opposing far Left, open borders, incum-bent Democrat Congressman, Pete Aguilar, in the 31st Dis-trict. The Democrats say this is the ‘year of the woman’ and so it seems with the Republicans, too. Not only has Agnes thrown her hat into the ring but also Cynthia Thacker, our past County President, is running for the 65th Assembly Dis-trict against incumbent Democrat Sharon Quirk-Silva. Exec-utive Director of We the People Rising, Robin Hvidston, is running for the 41st Assembly District against incumbent Democrat Chris Holden. All three of these gallant ladies stepped up because there were NO Republicans running for those seats. The very best of luck to all three candidates! New Way Forward Act You may have been hearing about HR 5383, the New Way Forward Act authored by Illinois Democrat Congress-man Jesus Garcia, which would radically change our immi-gration policies and confer sanctuary status on our entire country. This 4,400 (!) page bill would, among so many other ele-ments, decriminalize illegal immigration, forbid local law enforcement to assist I.C.E. or Border Patrol agents in any way, and severely restrict actions of those agents in dealing with illegal aliens. Once an illegal alien had been in our country for over five years, he could not be deported. Tax-payers’ funds would be used to transport criminals, who had been deported with in the last 24 years, back to the U.S. for further court hearings. It would prohibit deportation, if the criminal illegal alien’s sentence for a crime was less than five years. Of course, this bill will NEVER pass the Senate, should it possibly pass the House, and absolutely President Trump would NEVER sign it. But hopefully, this bill will come to the attention of EVERY American, as it illustrates the sheer brazenness of the author and the 44 all-Democrat co-sponsors! It also acts as a warning of what could hap-pen if more Democrats win seats in the next election. Of the 44 co-sponsors, twelve are from California, nine from Southern California, and one, Congressman Luis Correa

(C.D. 46), is from Orange County. Spread the word about this horrendous bill!


Suffragettes Looked to Republicans for Women’s Right to Vote Susan B. Anthony

(From American Heritage) Shortly before the Republicans convened in Philadelphia in 1872 to re-nominate Ulysses S. Grant for President, Susan Brownell Anthony visited him at the White House. She told the President that her National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) wanted him to make votes for women a plank in his platform. Grant replied that he had “already done more for women than any other president.” He recognized the “right of women to be postmasters,” he said, and had named five thou-sand to the post, but he would make no promises about the par-ty platform. Anthony had never been comfortable playing the role of suppli-cant. The NWSA’s mottoes avoided any pleading tone: “Men—their rights and nothing more. Women—their rights and noth-ing less”; “Principle, not Policy. Justice, not favors.” But the suffragists believed that Republicans were their best bet in the upcoming election; Henry Wilson, who was to be Grant’s vice-presidential running mate, was less equivocal about women’s suffrage than Grant, while Horace Greeley, the probable Demo-cratic candidate, was outspokenly against it. Anthony had asked for Greeley’s support five years earlier. “The bullet and the ballot go together, madam,” he had replied. “If you vote, are you prepared to fight?” “Yes, Mr. Greeley. Just as you fought in the late war—at the point of a goose quill.” The answer hardly endeared her cause to him, and Gree-ley had not changed his position in the intervening years; he had stated publicly that “the best women I know do not want to vote.” She knew better than to expect much progress, however, when she arrived in Philadelphia for the Republican convention on Friday, June 7. The NWSA delegation was met, as often before, with gallant words and the excuse of “party expedien-cy.” Anthony was told that the chief objective of the convention was to ensure full citizenship and voting rights for the “colored male citizen.” Distractions would have to be postponed. Antho-ny had fought against slavery for years, but she rejected an ap-plication of the Thirteenth Amendment that left black and white women alike laved to male relatives. In the end, Anthony’s delegation had to accept a campaign plank that soothingly cited Republican “obligations to the loyal women of America for their noble devotion to the cause of free-dom” and the hope for “their admis-sion to wider fields of use-fulness.” Nevertheless, the plank ended with the statement, “The honest demands of any class of citizens for equal rights should be treated with respectful consideration.” No national party had said even that much before. Having decided to throw her organization’s support to the Republicans, Anthony started a speaking tour on Septem-ber 20. She was convinced “without a particle of doubt” that, in fact, the Constitution already guaranteed women’s right to vote. The new Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments assured it. The Fourteenth, just four years old, decreed that “all persons born or

naturalized in the United States...are citizens” and “no State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citi-zens.” The Fifteenth, added in 1870, prohibited any state from withholding the right to vote from any citizen “on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” The suffragists had lobbied to include the word sex, but again, the excuse of “party expediency” had prevailed. Nonetheless there could be no justifiable doubt because the Fourteenth also included the caveat that no state could deny “to any per-son… the equal protection of the laws.” Totally con-vinced of women’s constitutional right to vote, Anthony decided to present herself to the board of registry on the designated date; on Election Day, she would cast her ballot. Two territories had already recognized women’s vot-ing rights: Wyoming in 1869 and Utah in 1870. Nor would Anthony be the first woman to attempt to vote in one of the states. Marilla M. Ricker of Dover, New Hampshire, had been rebuffed in 1870, but in April of 1871 Nanette B. Gardner voted in Detroit and got away with it. That same month seven-ty-two women had tried to register in the District of Columbia but had been de-nied. When they had appealed to the supreme court of the district, the judges proclaimed that the granting of citi-zenship did not necessarily confer the right to vote, thereby ignoring several law dictionaries that defined citizenship as including the “right to vote… for public officers.” The United States Supreme Court saw no rea-son to overturn the lower court’s decision. Several other voting attempts had been frustrated at one level or another, but Mrs. L. D. Mansfield and “three other ladies” had registered and succeeded in voting in Nyack, New York, in 1871. “No evil results followed,” The New York Times concluded in an editorial. Anthony sought substantiation for her decision to vote from lawyers in her hometown of Rochester, New York, but none was interest-ed until she called upon Henry R. Selden, a former judge of the New York Court of Ap-peals and of the state supreme court. Like the others, Selden had never considered the issue, but he agreed to review it. After doing so, he told Anthony the amend-ments did guar-antee voting rights to women. He prom-ised to support her claim. Anthony was pleased, but she had already decided to proceed whatever his opinion. On Friday, November 1, when the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle urged all citizens to “Register NOW,” Anthony gathered fifteen other women, including her three sisters, and appeared that very day before a startled board of registry in a bar-bershop in Rochester’s Eighth Ward.

Women in History

ORWF Chair Appointments Jill McCauly appointed Literacy Program Chair Pat Reas appointed Chair for the Military Out Reach Program.


California Federation of Republican Women

Charting our Course 2020 Winter Conference

The California Federation of Republican Women met at the Sheraton Hotel in San Diego on February 7, 2020. The conference focused on the changes in the structure of the federation and the activities and programs we will be fo-cusing on in 2020. The goal is to energize our members to be more focal in the community to educate our members and support the Republican Party. How better can we support the party than by growing the number of members who can speak to the conservative values of the organization? Programs for 2020 are as follows:

The CAFRW logo and website has been changed to better fit the times and attract more members.

Clubs have been asked to support the education of high school students by sending them to the Ronald Reagan Ranch where they will be learn conservative values not currently taught in public high schools.

The CAFRW will support the Gary Senise Foundation which serves our nation by honoring our veterans, first re-sponders, their families and those in need. Their programs include smart homes modifications for the most severely wounded heroes, entertainment outreach, and mentorship and hope to those who have experienced trauma, illness, in-jury or loss.

CAFRW will continue the Mami Eisenhower Literacy Program by delivering books to schools, senior homes and li-braries that tell the stories of this great nation.

Community programs that highlight the contributions Republican women give to the community.

Business cards for our members to encourage others to join the federation. The well informed make better decisions at election time and encourage people to become more involved in the federation. Most important for 2020 is to get everyone on the Trump Train. More information will follow in the months to come.

SPRING IS IN THE AIR AND THAT MEANS EASTER IS AROUND THE CORNER!

At the ORWF general meeting Friday, March 20, we will be collecting Easter Baskets for the chil-

dren of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Every year we assist in celebrating and honoring the

children of our military heroes. Please consider bringing a basket filled with toys, games, stuffed ani-

mals, etc. (NO CANDY). You may also donate $20 gift cards (Starbucks, Target, WalMart, etc.) for the teens. You can also

write a check payable to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Our Military Outreach Chair Pat Reas will happily take all your

donations and deliver them to Carolyn Walters, President of the 13th MEU, in time for the Easter Celebration.

Joy Villa, Singer/Songwriter A member of Donald Trump’s Campaign Advisers

Bee Thompson, Carol Bowen, Andrea Krupka and Patricia Burnes attend-ed.

Congressman Darrell Issa

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The Stamp Act of 1765 By Betts Rivét

The Stamp Act was originally called Duties in American Colonies Act 1765. In March 1765 this Act of the Parliament of Great Britain required the British Colonies in America to print materials in the colo-nies on stamped paper produced in Lon-don. This paper had an embossed revenue stamp on it that, when used, had to be paid for, in British currency, not in colonial

paper money. Printed material included legal documents, mag-azines, newspapers and even playing cards……all being print-ed on stamped paper produced in London. There is a little background history that led up to what the colonists called a tax. The British victory in the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763) had been won at a great financial cost. By the way, that war is generally known in America as the French and Indian War. Even though the British national debt nearly doubled during the war, post war expenses would be high also because Britain decided to keep ten thousand British soldiers in the American colonies. Why? The primary reason was that demobilizing the army would put 1500 officers out of work many of whom were well-connected to Parliament. How po-litically prudent was it to retain a peacetime establishment? And who was expected to pay for maintaining a standing Brit-ish army? Now we see the real reason for The Stamp Tax……..to pay for British military troops stationed in the American colonies after the French and Indian War. The colonists never feared a French invasion to begin with, plus, they contended that they already paid their share of the war expenses. Plus since the British made the decision to keep troops in America, their salaries should be paid by London/Parliament. Well, that did-n’t happen! The Stamp Act was a violation of the colonist’s rights to be

taxed without their consent. The colonial legislatures came up

with the slogan: “No taxation without representation.” Histo-

ry speaks: The Stamp Act Congress held in New York City

was a collaborated colonial response to a very unpopular tax.

They had to do something because rioting and widespread

boycotting blocked the entry of British items which avoided

using stamped paper produced in London. Therefore, a four-

teen-point Declaration of Rights and Grievances was formu-

lated and sent as a petition to Parliament and the King. Appar-

ently, everything worked in the colonists favor because The

Stamp Act was repealed in early 1766……one year after it all

started. Taxation ultimately became a part of life but that is

another story all together.

Americanism

Capital Connection

No on Prop 13 Talking Points This is not the same Prop 13 that protects our property taxes, but this Prop 13 could RAISE your property taxes if passed. This $15 bil-lion school facilities bond has language buried deep within the measure that allows school districts to borrow more money from the state- almost double what they can bor-row currently by law. This debt increase will raise YOUR property taxes, because these types of local school bonds must be paid back by local property taxes. It shows up on your property tax bill as “Voted Indebtedness”.

This is a general obligation bond. That means that Cali-fornia taxpayers pay it back over 30 years. With the $27 billion in interest this bond will generate, Prop 13 will cost the taxpayers $740 million a year from the General Fund. Bond debt must be paid back before other General Fund programs get funded, meaning there is less money for law enforcement, social services, and other government fund-ed programs. If passed, Prop 13 gives funding priority to school dis-tricts who use Project Labor Agreements, or PLAs. Union construction bids are often, if not always, higher and more costly than non-union bids. Yet Prop 13 would give them an edge up, which is an inefficient use of taxpayer dollars. The state already has $7.8 billion in unsold, unused school facilities bond monies, already allocated for the construction, upgrades, and retrofitting of California schools. Shouldn’t we use that bond money first? California has $90 billion in bond debt. We pay back $6 billion a year to settle our debt from our General Fund. Do we really need to add to that? Have all other options or solutions been exhausted? We think not.

Propositions

Kris Murray from the Orange County Taxpayers Associ-ation spoke at our February meet-ing.. Explaining in detail the negative affects on our economy if Propo-sition 13 passes.

May you have the hindsight to know where you've been,

the foresight to know where you are going,

and the insight to know when you have gone too far.

Kim Hostler from the Registrar of Voters described the new voting system for Orange County residents. Join us at the March 20th meet-ing. Men are always welcome to attend.

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President Donald J. Trump (R) The White House Comments 202-456-1111 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Switch broad 202-456-1414 Washington, D.C. 20500

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) 317 Russell Senate Office Building 202-224-2541 Washington, D.C. 20510

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) 31 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-3841 Washington, D. C. 20510

Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) 112 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-3553 Washington, D.C. 20510

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca) 253 Cannon House Office Building 202-225-4965 Washington, D.C 20515

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) 2412 Rayburn House Office Building 202-225-2915 Washington, DC 20515

Honorable Linda Sanchez (D-38th C.D.) 2329 Rayburn House Office Building 202-225-6678 Washington, D.C.

Honorable Katie Porter (45th C.D.) 1117 Longworth HOB 202-225-5611 ` Washington, D,C. 20515

Honorable J. Luis Correa (D-46th C.D.) 1039 Longworth House Office Building 202-225-2965 Washington, D.C. 20215

Governor Gavin Newsom (D) State Capitol Suite1173 916-445-2841 Sacramento, CA 95814 www.gov.ca.gov Honorable John Moorlach (R-37th S.D.)

State Capitol, Room #2048 916-651-4037 Sacramento, CA 95814

Honorable Steven S. Choi, PhD (R-68th A.D.) Capitol Office Building, Room # 2016 916-319-2068 POB 942844 Sacramento, CA 942844-0068

Honorable Tom Daly (D-69th A.D.) Capitol Office Building, Room # 3120 916-319-2069 P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0069

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