Representative democracy means that those elected represent not only those who vote for them, but all citizens, voters or not. Legislators today believe only one way is right and vote consistently along party lines. This is not good government. It leads to the majority Party playing offense and the minority Party playing defense and meanwhile, important issues that matter to real people remain unaddressed.
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I oppose the 1/4 of 1 percent sales tax increase to build a new Sacramento downtown arena.

My questions are:

1. Why should billionaires be subsidized by the public — especially by the poor who are caught up in a tax structure that will affect them more so than those who are wealthy or middle class?
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March 30, 2009

Dear Preachers:

We are moving closer and closer to Marxist Socialism with our “lying President’s” Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner’s proposed sweeping reform of our nation’s financial system which puts the nation’s banks, insurers, and hedge funds under direct government control — where they least need to be.
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The community needs to draw upon the skills and sagacity (perception or judgment – maybe even wisdom) of seniors

The community needs to provide the respect and recognition seniors have earned (dignity)

Over the next 40 years the senior population will grow at a disproportionately high rate when compared to other age groups.

Assumed an extended lifespan, quality of life is a major concern for seniors.

Numbers are increasing.

Life expectancy is increasing.

The life expectancy of one who reaches 65 years old is an additional 19.3 years to 84.3 years, nearly two years more than the life expectancy in 1990.

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Following a recommendation by the Sacramento County Director of Parks and Recreation to close Gibson Ranch, I wrote an article entitled “Is Use of Gibson Ranch Worth an Extra 25 Cents a Month to You?” in March of 2004. The sentiments of the article, along with community political feedback, in-person meetings with county leadership and unforeseen revenue increases to the county parks budget resulted in Gibson Ranch being saved for a time.
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Act NOW to define the scope of work that will maximize our return on investment and provide the greatest protection. Flood preparedness not only is shoring up the levees though that is the heart and soul of any effort to protect the public. But we also should take steps to prevent local jurisdictions from approving construction in high risk areas without accepting responsibility for those decisions along with any developer or home buyer who, with proper knowledge, chooses to build and live in such locations.
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Most Sacramento residents are concerned about the environment in which they daily live. They are concerned about the cleanliness of their air and water. They are concerned that their work places and their homes are free from contamination that may harm them and their loved ones. And they want known environmental problem areas to quickly be restored to their former status so those who may wish to take advantage of them for home, work or recreation can do so without worry.
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Church leaders often are under pressure from the government (Attorney’s General or IRS, to name a few departments) to not involve themselves in providing parishioners access to information to make up their own minds about candidates or ballot issues.

They claim that pastors, by doing so, are in violation of what has become known as “separation of church and state.” Typically this is done whenever someone does not want a person who professes Christ as their Lord and Savior to use the doctrine of the faith as foundation for their choosing between competing points of view or candidates.
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Highlands High School and Don Julio Junior High School are no more. They have been replaced with one integrated curriculum high school named Highlands Academy of Arts and Design.

Accoding to information received, its purpose is to “achieves excellence by providing a nurturing community to stimulate motivation and creativity in an environment that builds integrity, independence, and productive citizens.”

Private property has been and remains the foundation of the freedoms we have in the United States. But it now is under attack from the very government we elected to protect our constitutional rights in the form of eminent domain. Read the rest of this entry »