Potomac Women's Republican Club News

Shady Grove Pregnancy Center

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 15:57:42 GMT

PWRC won NFRW's Diamond award in Year 2023

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 01:11:46 GMT

PWRC won NFRW's Diamond award in Year 2023.

New rights for child sex abuse victims, tougher gun laws to take effect in Md.

Sun, 01 Oct 2023 04:04:21 GMT

A wave of civil lawsuits is expected to hit Maryland courthouses Monday, as a law takes effect that gives child sex abuse victims expanded rights to sue institutions that harbored their attackers.

Under Maryland’s Child Victims Act, which eliminates previous time constraints on the filing of civil lawsuits, victims may seek up to $1.5 million from private institutions or individuals, and $890,000 from public institutions.

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Already, lawyers representing victims brutalized decades ago by Catholic clergy or staff at an Annapolis private school had pledged to digitally file their complaints the moment the law takes effect Sunday.

The act takes effect Oct. 1 along with several others across the region, including tougher gun laws in Maryland and a ban on cashless businesses in the District of Columbia. (Most new laws in Virginia take effect in July.)

House GOP’s impeachment witnesses say there's no evidence yet that Biden committed a crime

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 03:01:47 GMT

WASHINGTON — The House Oversight Committee on Thursday convened its first hearing in the GOP's impeachment inquiry, presenting a panel of Republican-picked witnesses who said while there is no evidence of a crime by President Joe Biden, more bank records are needed from him and his son Hunter Biden to determine if there might be.

Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said the hearing would focus on whether the president "engaged in impeachable offenses under the U.S. Constitution," and earlier this week said House Republicans would present evidence they say they've uncovered about "Biden’s knowledge of and role in his family’s domestic and international business practices."

House GOP's impeachment witnesses say no evidence of Biden committing a crime (nbcnews.com)

Montgomery Co. Council votes to ban right turns on red at some intersections

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 02:46:58 GMT

The Montgomery County Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to ban “right turns on red” at some intersections as part of an overhaul of the county’s traffic safety laws.

The “Safe Streets Act of 2023” prohibits drivers from making right turns on a red traffic light at busy intersections in downtown and town center areas of the county. These designated intersections would be marked with “No Right Turn on Red” signs. The bill also lengthens walk times for pedestrians at crosswalks.

Downtown areas in Montgomery County are defined as those areas with the highest intensity of development and include Bethesda, Friendship Heights, Silver Spring and Wheaton.

Montgomery County Executive Elrich to Hold the First of 10 ‘Community Conversations’ to Seek Input on Fiscal Year 2025 Operating Budget on Thursday, Sept. 14

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 02:38:49 GMT

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, along with the County’s regional services offices and community partners will host 10 Community Conversations from September through December to seek input on the Fiscal Year 2025 Operating Budget. The first conversation will be from 7-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14, at the Mid-County Recreation Center in Layhill.

The official address of the Mid-County Recreation center is 2004 Queensguard Road in Silver Spring.

Parents, et al...need to stand up!

Sun, 09 Jul 2023 15:07:08 GMT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Al0Rc_zrM4

Updates from July 6

Fri, 07 Jul 2023 10:24:23 GMT

COUNTY NEWS

Economic storm clouds are gathering but the Montgomery County Council seems pre-occupied with other national topics, CleanSlateMoCo, July 6, 2023

https://www.cleanslatemoco.com/economic-storm-clouds-are-gathering-but-the-montgomery-county-council-seems-pre-occupied-with-other-national-topics/1550?fbclid=IwAR1nEM_EVqKWKIvyigfmHuDrONPS4zCJFFRuNegUX8_09eCTj83YgYLua3w

Friedson and Stewart speak on the budget and taxes, Montgomery Perspective, July 6, 2023

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2023/07/06/friedson-and-stewart-speak-on-the-budget-and-taxes/

Kate Stewart's public campaign funding (and do we abbreviate Board of Elections as ATM?), CleanSlateMoCo, July 5, 2023

https://www.cleanslatemoco.com/kate-stewarts-public-campaign-funding-and-do-we-abbreviate-board-of-elections-atm/1555?fbclid=IwAR148pVryKoJ6TlSstsI2ZuYBXDvZmuOyJCea3ymb-vZnqhyWblCbxIxznI

Takoma Park sets annual rent increase at 3.7 percent, Source of the Spring, July 6, 2023

https://www.sourceofthespring.com/takoma-park-news/2807834/takoma-park-sets-annual-rent-increase-at-3-7-percent/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SourceOfTheSpring_Email

Purple Line construction leads to long-term closure of Arliss Street, MYMCMedia, July 6, 2023

https://www.mymcmedia.org/purple-line-construction-leads-to-long-term-closure-of-arliss-street/?mc_cid=8acd5ff643&mc_eid=554bf4e96c

MCPS holds 24th annual drive for supplies, MYMCMedia, July 6, 2023 (So why $3 billion MCPS budget?)

https://www.mymcmedia.org/mcps-holds-24th-annual-drive-for-supplies/?mc_cid=8acd5ff643&mc_eid=554bf4e96c

Action Committee for Transit meeting on "Future of Road Safety in MoCo" with Councilmember Andrew Friedson, March 11 at 7:30 pm at Silver Spring Civic Center. See upcoming events, meetings: http://www.actfortransit.org/

STATE NEWS

Maryland leaders under fire after lack of action following Brooklyn mass shooting, Fox Baltimore, July 5, 2023

https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/maryland-leaders-under-fire-after-lack-of-action-following-the-brooklyn-mass-shooting

Cox alleges congressional campaign filing fraud, MoCo360, July 5, 2023

https://moco360.media/2023/07/05/cox-alleges-congressional-campaign-filing-fraud/?utm_source=MoCo360&utm_campaign=a4517508d5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_070623&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-01d2cd1fa5-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&mc_cid=a4517508d5&mc_eid=34bc7d0667

Alsobrooks' Senate campaign says she raised $1.7 million in first seven weeks, Maryland Matters, July 5, 2023

https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/07/05/alsobrooks-campaign-says-she-raised-1-7-million-in-first-seven-weeks/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=3e2abb86-a84f-4f0b-903a-8e19cedfad22

Maryland Forward Party works to get 2024 ballot access, WYPR, July 5, 2023

https://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2023-07-05/maryland-forward-party-works-to-get-2024-ballot-access

State panel settles multi-million dollar wage theft case, wrongful conviction claim, Maryland Matters, July 5, 2023

https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/07/05/state-panel-settles-multi-million-dollar-wage-theft-case-wrongful-conviction-claim/

Maryland Medicaid expands benefits to include community violence prevention, pregnancy care for non-US citizens, Center Maryland, July 6, 2023

https://centermaryland.org/2023/maryland-medicaid-expands-benefits-to-include-community-violence-prevention-pregnancy-care-for-non-u-s-citizens/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=morning-rundown-jul-6-2023-679

New PSC chair vows to 'leave no Marylander behind' as Moore looks to remake agency, Maryland Matters, July 6, 2023

https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/07/06/new-psc-chair-vows-to-leave-no-marylander-behind-as-moore-looks-to-remake-agency/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=3e2abb86-a84f-4f0b-903a-8e19cedfad22

Anne Arundel legislation exempts affordable housing from school capacity restrictions, Baltimore Sun, July 6, 2023

https://centermaryland.org/2023/anne-arundel-legislation-exempts-affordable-housing-from-school-capacity-restrictions-health-officer-appointed/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=morning-rundown-jul-6-2023-679

RELEVANT OTHER NEWS

Hunter Biden plea: Judge pressured to reject 'sweetheart' deal after IRS whistleblower claims, Washington Examiner, July 6, 2023

Kudos to MoCo Republican and PWRC member Eileen O'Connor!

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/hunter-biden-plea-judge-pressured-reject-sweetheart-deal?utm_source=Alert_Brief%20-%202023-07-06%209:03%20AM_07/06/2023&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_News%20Brief&rid=103348&env=13c72f408de984c4512cdcaeb6f38f3106e18833dfd96a11864e531f452d7fb4

Ballots returned after election day shouldn't be counted, lawsuit says, Washington Times, July 6, 2023 (North Dakota)

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jul/6/ballots-returned-after-election-day-shouldnt-be-co/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=subscriber&utm_campaign=evening&utm_term=evening&utm_content=evening&bt_ee=HNkrC7mjqtUcMdJLWAxSPELfnem5ZzfkwyeIS1L4cM7nvPewJejV9Co7BJ4h0y9F&bt_ts=1688676054101

It's useful to remember how little many Americans know about politics, Washington Post, July 5, 2023

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/05/americans-polling-supreme-court/

Joe Biden changes rules to dodge scrutiny of new regulations, Washington Times, July 5, 2023

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jul/5/joe-biden-changes-rules-dodge-scrutiny-new-regulat/

House committee claims cybersecurity agency engaged in censorship, Washington Examiner, July 6, 2023

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/house-committee-claims-cybersecurity-agency-engaged-in-censorship?utm_source=Examiner%20Today%20(07062023)_07/06/2023&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_Examiner%20Today&rid=103348&env=13c72f408de984c4512cdcaeb6f38f3106e18833dfd96a11864e531f452d7fb4

Biden met with Southern Poverty Law Center at least 6 times foreshadowing attacks on parent groups, White House records reveal, Daily Signal, July 5, 2023

https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/07/05/white-house-records-biden-personally-met-splc-staff-6-times-foreshadowing-renewed-attacks-parent-groups/?utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBell&mkt_tok=ODI0LU1IVC0zMDQAAAGMya-128gMChXif6GPzpTM0c6cI3wIz5CIugftrbjd4CKKhC1VlvTecKSpPt9bKIalOOXVWYyELPMhdFJ_8vtrCENuS1UiSRVvxHe07a1GaPSLGHP_

Child trafficking thriller scores No.1 spot after CPAC promotion, Washington Examiner, July 6, 2023

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/child-trafficking-thriller-scores-no-1-spot-after-cpac-promotion?utm_source=Examiner%20Today%20(07062023)_07/06/2023&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_Examiner%20Today&rid=103348&env=13c72f408de984c4512cdcaeb6f38f3106e18833dfd96a11864e531f452d7fb4

Fake reviews are illegal and subject to big fines under new FTC rules, Washington Post, June 30, 2023

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/06/30/fake-reviews-online-ftc/?utm_campaign=wp_the7&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_the7

Movr important updates!

Thu, 06 Jul 2023 12:21:30 GMT

COUNTY NEWS

How the fight against LGBTQ+ books in Montgomery County became a national issue, Washington Post, July 5, 2023

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/how-the-fight-against-lgbtq-books-in-montgomery-county-became-a-national-issue/ar-AA1dsebo?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=93aa86c9f52242878a00bbf47c7e9e9f&ei=14

Gaithersburg revolts against rent control, Montgomery Perspective, July 5, 2023

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2023/07/05/gaithersburg-revolts-against-rent-control/

Friedson and Stewart speak, Introduction, Montgomery Perspective, July 5, 2023

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2023/07/05/friedson-and-stewart-speak-introduction/

Local leaders show their support for the Jewish community, MoCo360, July 5, 2023 https://moco360.media/2023/07/05/local-leaders-show-their-support-for-the-jewish-community/?utm_source=MoCo360&utm_campaign=07463bec8f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_070523&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-01d2cd1fa5-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&mc_cid=07463bec8f&mc_eid=34bc7d0667

A line of defense against mail-in ballot fraud, American Thinker, July 4, 2023

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/07/a_line_of_defense_against_mailin_ballot_fraud.html

WSSC water bill catch up program expires today, MYMCMedia, July 5, 2023

https://www.mymcmedia.org/wssc-extends-temporary-water-bill-catch-up-program/

New 6th District Police Station in Gaithersburg will be Montgomery County's first renewal energy designed public building, MoCo Show, July 3, 2023

https://mocoshow.com/blog/new-6th-district-police-station-in-gaithersburg-will-be-montgomery-countys-first-renewable-energy-designed-public-building/

STATE NEWS

We're older than we used to be, especially in these states, Maryland Matters, July 5, 2023, 2022 Median age for Maryland: 39.6 yrs

https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/07/05/were-older-than-we-used-to-be-especially-in-these-states/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=3681e4c1-ef59-422b-9938-2d278a5df9bf

RELEVANT OTHER NEWS

FBI: Gun sales over 1 million 47 months straight, Washington Examiner, July 4, 2023

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/fbi-gun-sales-over-1-million-47-months-straight?utm_source=Washington%20Secrets_07/05/2023&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_Washington%20Secrets&rid=103348&env=13c72f408de984c4512cdcaeb6f38f3106e18833dfd96a11864e531f452d7fb4

Michael Barone: Supreme Court rejects liberal arguments based on lies, Washington Examiner, July 5, 2023

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/supreme-court-rejects-liberal-arguments-based-on-lies?utm_source=Alert_Brief%20-%202023-07-05%203:00%20PM_07/05/2023&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_News%20Brief&rid=103348&env=13c72f408de984c4512cdcaeb6f38f3106e18833dfd96a11864e531f452d7fb4

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Housing Crisis?

Tue, 27 Jun 2023 10:39:52 GMT

21 this week with Laurie Halverson

More great county updates!

Tue, 27 Jun 2023 10:38:45 GMT

Tonight at 7 pm: MCGOP presents via zoom the MC Taxpayers League's discussion of MCPS operations and budget. Join Zoom Meeting at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86028023411?pwd=cDMwMmxZNDk4MmFLL09vbzdNVDlrdz09
Meeting ID: 860 2802 3411
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COUNTY NEWS

State Inspector General says MCPS reports incorrect Enrollment numbers, Montgomery Perspective, June 26, 2023

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2023/06/26/state-inspector-general-mcps-reports-incorrect-enrollment/

How are we spending housing money? Part One, Montgomery Perspective, June 26, 2023

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2023/06/26/how-are-we-spending-housing-money-part-one/

Parents Coalition: Woodward HS to have plastic playing field, June 23, 2023

https://parentscoalitionmc.blogspot.com/2023/06/board-of-education-and-county-council.html?fbclid=IwAR1VpIq8A-JLyBlZAld_XbOq3rbjVBs8DwIHOlGqO14Ain1k8FSYhV1psR8&m=1

MCM wins 5 Emmys, MYMCMedia, June 26, 2023

https://www.mymcmedia.org/mcm-wins-5-emmys/?mc_cid=58c4772160&mc_eid=554bf4e96c

To Our LGBTQIA+ students: It's not about you, CleanSlateMoCo, June 23, 2023 https://www.cleanslatemoco.com/to-our-lgbtqia-students-its-not-about-you/1492

STATE NEWS

Nonprofits, business leaders discuss ways to help nearly 900,000 MD households struggling to meet basic needs, Maryland Matters, June 26, 2023

https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/06/26/nonprofits-business-leaders-discuss-ways-to-help-nearly-900000-md-households-struggling-to-meet-basic-needs/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=4119284d-09a6-4ecc-8838-f281fad31e66

Kalman Hettleman: In teaching children to read, Mississippi puts MD to shame, Maryland Matters, June 26, 2023

https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/06/26/kalman-hettleman-in-teaching-children-to-read-mississippi-puts-maryland-to-shame/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=4119284d-09a6-4ecc-8838-f281fad31e66

MD launching grant program to hire tutors, WBaltv, June 26, 2023

https://www.wbaltv.com/article/maryland-tutoring-corps-grant-program-funding/44321892

RELEVANT OTHER NEWS

Schools focusing on equity report record-low reading scores, Daily Signal, June 22, 2023

https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/06/22/reading-math-scores-plummet-racial-sexual-activism-replace-academics/

Biden will announce how billions of dollars for expanding broadband internet are being distributed, News Talk 105.9 WMAL, June 26, 2023

https://www.wmal.com/2023/06/26/biden-will-announce-how-billions-of-dollars-for-expanding-broadband-internet-are-being-distributed/

Supreme Court dismisses clash over Trump hotel documents, AOL, June 26, 2023

https://www.aol.com/us-supreme-court-dismisses-clash-145756277.html

The ACLU sides with bureaucrats against the little guy, Washington Examiner, June 26, 2023

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/the-aclu-sides-with-bureaucrats-against-the-little-guy?utm_source=deployer&utm_medium=email&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Beltway+Confidential&utm_term=Postup

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County news

Fri, 23 Jun 2023 11:48:57 GMT

COUNTY NEWS

Is MoCo building enough housing? Montgomery Perspective, June 22, 2023

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2023/06/22/is-moco-building-enough-housing/

WSSC: Update on water's taste and smell, MYMCMedia, June 22, 2023

https://www.mymcmedia.org/wssc-update-on-waters-taste-and-smell/?mc_cid=ff490a60e4&mc_eid=554bf4e96c

County paved way to keep apartments in Aspen Hill as affordable housing, MyMCMedia, June 21, 2023

https://www.mymcmedia.org/county-paved-way-to-keep-apartments-in-aspen-hill-as-affordable-housing/?mc_cid=ff490a60e4&mc_eid=554bf4e96c

MCPS joins federal lawsuit against social media giants, MoCo360, June 21, 2023

https://moco360.media/2023/06/21/mcps-joins-federal-lawsuit-against-social-media-giants/?utm_source=MoCo360&utm_campaign=6783023a20-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_062223&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-01d2cd1fa5-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&mc_cid=6783023a20&mc_eid=34bc7d0667

Metro's looming budget gap could lead to service caps, MyMCMedia, June 22, 2023

https://www.mymcmedia.org/possible-metro-service-cuts/?mc_cid=ff490a60e4&mc_eid=554bf4e96c

MCPS: Montgomery Virtual Academy is reopening waitlist applications, MoCoShow, June 22, 2023

https://mocoshow.com/blog/mcps-montgomery-virtual-academy-mva-is-reopening-waitlist-applications-for-2023-2024/

UPCOMING EVENTS

June 24, 6 PM: MCGOP Summer Soiree with speakers Gene Schaerr and Nancy Schulze at the Schaerr's in Derwood. Ticket price is $85 per person; $125 for couple. Purchase at: https://www.mcgop.com/mcgop_summer_soiree_2023_20230624 or send a check to 15833 Crabbs Branch Way, Rockville 20855. RSVP at Brigitta Mullican gopcc0527@gmail.com

June 24: Caribbean American Heritage celebration and resource fair in Wheaton, Patch, June 22, 2023

https://patch.com/maryland/bethesda-chevychase/calendar/event/20230624/28ec19ff-7852-4136-8b16-b33840b5b67a/caribbean-american-heritage-celebration-and-resource-fair

June 26 at 7 pm: MCGOP and the Montgomery County Taxpayers League present Inside MCPS: budget, leadership, challenges. Virtual discussion with MCTLPresident Esther Wells and Treasurer Gordie Breene. https://www.mcgop.com/mc_taxpayers_league_presentation

June 27, 2 pm: Family Rights' Rally and March with the Interfaith Coalition of Virtue, ' to protest MD school stripping parents of OPT-OUT rights, imposing curricula that infringe on students' religious freedom, outside the MC Board of Education, 850 Hungerford Dr, Rockville. For more information email INFO@COALITIONOFVIRTUE.ORG

June 29 at 7 pm: Council member Luedtke (D-7) holds Town Hall on Community public safety with MCPD representatives: Sherwood High School, 300 Olney Sandy Spring Road

July 13: MC Youth Town Hall with MC Delegation, on Eventbrite, June 22, 2023

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/montgomery-county-youth-town-hall-tickets-656707569017

STATE NEWS

On eve of a big party in his honor, Congressman Hoyer's political plans remain unknown, Maryland Matters, June 21, 2023

https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/06/21/on-eve-of-big-party-in-his-honor-hoyers-political-plans-remain-unknown/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=5bcc9655-783f-486c-8d5e-516d00d6228c

Poll: Voters don't like higher taxes to fund the Kirwan Commission's education plan, MD Public Policy Institute, June 22, 2023

https://www.mdpolicy.org/research/detail/poll-voters-dont-like-higher-taxes-to-fund-the-kirwan-commissions-education-plan

Wes Moore and Aruna Miller going national: Today Gov Moore addressed the National Press Club and spoke on responding to violence and promoting public safety.Tonight Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller is a guest at the White House state dinner for India's Prime Minister Modi.

Maryland's highest court limits use of ballistics evidence at trials, WTOP, June 21, 2023

https://wtop.com/maryland/2023/06/marylands-highest-court-limits-use-of-ballistics-evidence-at-trials/

MD Attorney General urges White House to strengthen HIPAA for people getting abortions, WYPRNews, June 21, 2023

https://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2023-06-21/maryland-ag-urges-white-house-to-strengthen-hippa-for-people-getting-abortions

Political Notes: Impallaria sentenced in misconduct case, Jawando to meet with PG's Latinos, and more, Maryland Matters, June 22, 2023

https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/06/21/political-notes-impallaria-sentenced-in-misconduct-case-another-alsobrooks-foe-to-meet-with-prince-georges-latinos/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=5bcc9655-783f-486c-8d5e-516d00d6228c

Randallstown NAACP president speaks out on education crisis for African American students in Maryland, FoxBaltimore, June 21, 2023

https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/randallstown-naacp-president-speaks-out-on-education-crisis-for-african-american-students-in-maryland#

Nearly 40% of Marylanders can't afford basic needs, says study by United Way of Central MD, WTOP, June 22, 2023

The study identified households that are above the federal poverty line but below a survival budget, defined as about $91,000 a year to support a family of four in Maryland.

https://wtop.com/maryland/2023/06/nearly-40-of-marylanders-cant-afford-basic-needs-thats-according-to-united-way-study/

New reports highlight climate, public health benefits of stricter MD emissions goals for cars and trucks, Maryland Matters, June 22, 2023

https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/06/22/new-reports-highlight-climate-public-health-benefits-of-stricter-md-emissions-goals-for-cars-and-trucks/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=5bcc9655-783f-486c-8d5e-516d00d6228c

RELEVANT OTHER NEWS

Republicans find key issues to peel away Latino voters from Democrats, Washington Examiner, June 22, 2023

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/republicans-key-issue-peel-away-latino-voters-democrats?utm_source=Alert_Brief%20-%202023-06-22%201:29%20PM_06/22/2023&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_News%20Brief&rid=103348&env=13c72f408de984c4512cdcaeb6f38f3106e18833dfd96a11864e531f452d7fb4

Teachers Union President Randi Weingarten appointed to DHS School Safety Advisory Council, National Review, June 22, 2023

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/randi-weingarten-appointed-to-dhs-school-safety-advisory-council/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=breaking&utm_campaign=newstrack&utm_term=31869993

GOP Congresswomen introduce National Women's Sports Week resolution, Daily Signal, June 21, 2023

https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/06/21/exclusive-gop-women-national-womens-sports-week-resolution-riley-gaines/?utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBell&mkt_tok=ODI0LU1IVC0zMDQAAAGMgZiL_Ejq8qxF-5Enyb5hbo59QOh53WiYPTlOnGvOyizKDCo5gI9MguzZeiq8l0QbUq8usTzM3DsLubpb1UxwMl7GuJZsG8KljkWVQOZTaf7cR8jX

Flunking the Equity Test: Surveys reveal that most Americans who support teaching critical race theory in schools don’t understand its principles, City Journal, Spring 2023

https://www.city-journal.org/article/flunking-the-equity-test

MD Congressmen introduce heat related bill honoring the late MD university football player, Maryland Matters, June 21, 2023

https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/06/21/heat-related-illness-bill-honoring-late-md-university-football-player-introduced-in-congress/

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new news

Sat, 17 Jun 2023 14:10:11 GMT

COUNTY NEWS

Juneteenth is a county holiday: Closings. MYMCMedia, June 15, 2023

https://www.mymcmedia.org/holiday-schedule-for-juneteenth/?mc_cid=0e1ce35aff&mc_eid=554bf4e96c

MCDOT announces new Saturday parking rates, MYMCMedia, June 15, 2023

https://www.mymcmedia.org/mcdot-announces-new-saturday-parking-rates/?mc_cid=0e1ce35aff&mc_eid=554bf4e96c

WSSC: Tap water remains safe to drink despite taste, odor issues, MYMCMedia, June 15, 2023

https://www.mymcmedia.org/wssc-tap-water-remains-safe-to-drink-despite-taste-odor-issues/?mc_cid=0e1ce35aff&mc_eid=554bf4e96c

'We are in a fight', Elrich says as drought, fires make impact, MYMCMedia, June 15, 2023

https://www.mymcmedia.org/we-are-in-a-fight-elrich-says-as-drought-fires-make-impact/?mc_cid=0e1ce35aff&mc_eid=554bf4e96c

Re: County Government: Census building permit data is wrong, Montgomery Perspective, June 15, 2023

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2023/06/15/county-government-census-building-permit-data-is-wrong/

Stewart takes position on rent control, Montgomery Perspective, June 15, 2023

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2023/06/15/stewart-takes-position-on-rent-control/

Federal Reserve Bank, inflation and local rent control, CleanSlateMoco, June 14, 2023

https://www.cleanslatemoco.com/the-federal-reserve-bank-inflation-and-local-rent-control/1404?fbclid=IwAR1CXN36SiFBY_GEmuVSv7S_tfc4b7GE_girXqWkYQZBTSjYGsG3A06egAc

MC Public Listening sessions on County's development process on June 22, July 18 and August 2, 2023, press release, June 15, 2023

https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=43540

What is the Development Review Process in Montgomery County? https://montgomeryplanning.org/development/development-review-process/

Kirwan tax hikes have arrived in Montgomery County, MD Public Policy Institute, June 15, 2023

https://www.mdpolicy.org/policyblog/detail/kirwan-tax-hikes-have-arrived-in-montgomery-county

Black cemetery advocates call for boycott of MC Juneteenth events over missing remains, Rockville Nights, June 14, 2023

http://www.rockvillenights.com/2023/06/black-cemetery-advocates-call-for.html?m=1

Looking for Input, Rockville asks residents to 'propose a project,' MYMCMedia, June 15, 2023

https://www.mymcmedia.org/looking-for-input-rockville-asks-residents-to-propose-a-project/?mc_cid=0e1ce35aff&mc_eid=554bf4e96c

MoCo Schools join mental health lawsuit against social media companies, Patch, June 15, 2023

https://patch.com/maryland/rockville/s/ipf57/moco-schools-join-mental-health-lawsuit-against-social-media-companies?utm_source=local-update&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alert

MC Inspector General: County has "Poor Enforcement" of Bag Tax, Montgomery Perspective, June 15, 2023

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2023/06/15/inspector-general-county-has-poor-enforcement-of-bag-tax/

Silence about Kristin Mink is agreement, CleanSlateMoCo, June 14, 2023

https://www.cleanslatemoco.com/silence-is-agreement/1416?fbclid=IwAR1gKLIDFWHX5iNIys8sgNcHKwOMmnAQL7j1MiQGZhx_XPvQcD4azo7vJ1g

CM Kristin Mink's staff: A "Democratic Socialist," a "BDS" supporter & plenty of social 'activism,' CleanSlateMoco, June 14, 2023

https://www.cleanslatemoco.com/cm-kristin-minks-staff-a-democratic-socialist-a-bds-supporter-and-plenty-of-social-activism/1393?fbclid=IwAR1sgxb5xbnUSPw40WvEvXhk8rjfPcSPHnm4TsqjUcBj5TKwapt1SeP0lQw

Hispanic moms of children with autism empowered by Zoom group, MoCO360, June 15, 2023

https://moco360.media/2023/06/15/hispanic-moms-of-children-with-autism-empowered-by-zoom-group/?utm_source=MoCo360&utm_campaign=314acc4f7b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_061523&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-01d2cd1fa5-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&mc_cid=314acc4f7b&mc_eid=34bc7d0667

Ethics Commissioner Bruce Romer dies, MYMCMedia, June 14, 2023

https://www.mymcmedia.org/ethics-commissioner-bruce-romer-dies/?mc_cid=0e1ce35aff&mc_eid=554bf4e96c

STATE NEWS

DOJ filing says Jenkins 'regretted' signing a machine gun letter, Frederick News Post, June 15, 2023

https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/crime_and_justice/courts/doj-filing-says-jenkins-regretted-signing-a-machine-gun-letter/article_b3e1cedd-ba10-5a31-a835-22a2ea03892b.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share

Moore nominates three -- including outgoing Prince George's school chief -- to state board of education, Maryland Matters, June 14, 2023

https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/06/14/moore-nominates-three-including-outgoing-prince-georges-schools-chief-to-state-board-of-education/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=597a3d88-496c-448f-a878-17528be52de0

Governor makes third appointment to Public Service Commission, Maryland Matters, June 14, 2023

https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/06/14/governor-makes-third-appointment-to-public-service-commission-marylands-utility-regulator/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=597a3d88-496c-448f-a878-17528be52de0

On TV or serving as Democratic surrogate, Wes Moore finds the national spotlight, The Daily Record, June 14, 2023

https://thedailyrecord.com/2023/06/14/on-tv-or-serving-as-democratic-surrogate-moore-finds-the-national-spotlight/?utm_term=On%20TV%20or%20a%20Democratic%20surrogate%2C%20Moore%20finds%20national%20stage&utm_campaign=Moore%20finding%20space%20on%20Democratic%20national%20stage&utm_content=Editorial&utm_source=Act-On+Software&utm_medium=MDDR&Email=annhingston@gmail.com

Maryland's broken juvenile justice system abets crime, Washington Examiner, June 15, 2023

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/marylands-broken-juvenile-justice-system-abets-crime?utm_source=deployer&utm_medium=email&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Beltway+Confidential&utm_term=Postup

Archdiocese of Washington tiptoes around 'Pride Mass,' Daily Signal, June 14, 2023

https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/06/14/archdiocese-of-washington-tiptoes-around-pride-mass-at-bidens-parish/?utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBell&mkt_tok=ODI0LU1IVC0zMDQAAAGMXYw-UTR_QaHSD3UMFtRe0sP-7WqHK3_9NDHG4sqHrIIyzghQfd8CIEA8aPBOkWiAT4xlI8ycVbEmU-xP6mslQH1OzX4HyW4OlFa9hQDvARMS9udv

RELEVANT OTHER NEWS

Sketching a new conservative education agenda, AEI, June 15, 2023

https://www.aei.org/sketching-a-new-conservative-education-agenda/?mkt_tok=NDc1LVBCUS05NzEAAAGMXm-VoH-Uf_YS_e-w4quq5x-ay8ybfoY-HxeoutGy_HZWtNARyNWYaHXFL33cgynDW7BB_3eCZOX7nWbDGC2jMP5J-YNtMsfKwcRFV5jmRknIag

Voters see 'cheating' everywhere, 54% expect it in 2024 election, Washington Examiner, June 15, 2023

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/voters-see-cheating-everywhere-54-expect-in-2024-election?utm_source=Washington%20Secrets_06/15/2023&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_Washington%20Secrets&rid=103348&env=13c72f408de984c4512cdcaeb6f38f3106e18833dfd96a11864e531f452d7fb4

Gallup poll shows most Americans would vote for a 15-week abortion ban, Washington Examiner, June 15, 2023

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/gallup-poll-shows-most-americans-would-vote-for-a-15-week-abortion-ban?utm_source=deployer&utm_medium=email&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Beltway+Confidential&utm_term=Postup

Federal bureaucrats tout equity while championing burdensome regulations that harm minorities, Washington Examiner, June 15, 2023

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/federal-bureaucrats-tout-equity-while-championing-burdensome-regulations-that-harm-minorities?utm_source=deployer&utm_medium=email&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Beltway+Confidential&utm_term=Postup

AI gets political: How do we keep fake news out of campaign ads, The Hill, June 13, 2023

https://ai-gets-political.tiiny.site/?mkt_tok=NDc1LVBCUS05NzEAAAGMXXh7E3eMcEPeQnwN6hpdujn5m-SnY8exvMuRJ1AHEGhnBTIIPsicUEHVr1JiosUAaM7FItzy4WpcA1ZaddvIIuhSk1UJmmuBjDzBj9IUs2PEeA

Republicans can't afford to ignore the culture wars, Washington Examiner, June 15, 2023

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/republicans-cant-afford-to-ignore-the-culture-wars?utm_source=deployer&utm_medium=email&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Beltway+Confidential&utm_term=Postup

Kids and the power of the spoken word: New standards for schools in Georgia and Arkansas, Wall Street Journal, June 15, 2023

https://www.wsj.com/articles/kids-and-the-power-of-the-spoken-word-georgia-arkansas-memory-classics-c55366e4

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Updates you should know!

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 14:00:15 GMT

COUNTY NEWS

Mink's comments on white women and Zionist Jews make national news, Montgomery Perspective, June 12, 2023

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2023/06/12/minks-comments-on-white-women-and-zionist-jews-make-national-news/

Muslim community still waiting on apology from Lynne Harris; Mink apologizes to Muslim community, MOCO360, June 12, 2023

https://moco360.media/2023/06/12/councilmember-mink-apologizes-to-muslim-community-for-comments-on-lgbtq-inclusive-books/?utm_source=MoCo360&utm_campaign=025f5b7847-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_061223_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-01d2cd1fa5-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&mc_cid=025f5b7847&mc_eid=34bc7d0667

Employment, establishments and wages, Part One, Montgomery Perspective, June 12, 2023

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2023/06/12/employment-establishments-and-wages-part-one/

County will begin charging for Saturday parking, MYMCMedia, June 12, 2023

https://www.mymcmedia.org/county-will-begin-charging-for-saturday-parking/?mc_cid=50e067742a&mc_eid=554bf4e96c

New director nominated for MC Dept of Environmental Protection, MYMCMedia, June 12, 2023

https://www.mymcmedia.org/new-director-nominated-for-department-of-environmental-protection/?mc_cid=50e067742a&mc_eid=554bf4e96c

STATE NEWS

Court rules government can't strip gun rights of nonviolent offenders, Daily Signal, June 8, 2023

https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/06/08/court-rules-government-strip-second-amendment-rights-convicted-minor-nonviolent-offenses/?utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBell&mkt_tok=ODI0LU1IVC0zMDQAAAGMThkc74dIVx_v1vgwYLy-Wh9mlppI8tb3y0wUh95IK5LMNKaI_QoQWxICg2w-K5KHyYLz3I1z9Dezm1tMhY3Muni39xtaUpLMoBKRBPhwBwwAYK18

Ocean City bans marijuana consumption ahead of Maryland legalization, Delmaranow.com, June 12, 2023

https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2023/06/12/ocean-city-moves-forward-with-ban-of-on-site-cannabis-consumption/70281392007/

Poll: About 60% of Marylanders oppose plan to mandate electric car sales by 2035, Maryland Matters, June 12, 2023

https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/06/12/poll-about-60-of-marylanders-oppose-plan-to-mandate-electric-car-sales-by-2035/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=33e8ecbc-7f4b-49f9-b570-b2749ff45874

Who will guide the future of horse racing in MD? Members of new authority named, Maryland Matters, June 9, 2023

https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/06/09/who-will-guide-the-future-of-horse-racing-in-md-members-of-new-authority-named/

RELEVANT OTHER NEWS

Tom Perez to join White House as senior advisor, The Washington Post, June 12, 2023

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/06/07/tom-perez-joins-white-house/

Shock: America turns right, conservatives top liberals 40%-26%, Washington Examiner, June 12, 2023

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/shock-america-turns-right-conservatives-top-liberals-40-26?utm_source=Washington%20Secrets_06/12/2023&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WEX_Washington%20Secrets&rid=103348&env=13c72f408de984c4512cdcaeb6f38f3106e18833dfd96a11864e531f452d7fb4

Urbanism's Newest controversy, City Journal, June 12, 2023 (Thrive 2050 is based on the 15 minute city concept.)

https://www.city-journal.org/article/urbanisms-newest-controversy

Important 2nd Amendment!

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 21:43:55 GMT

Maryland Shall Issue® (MSI) is an all-volunteer, non-partisan organization dedicated to the preservation and advancement of gun owners' rights in Maryland. It seeks to educate the community about the right of self-protection, the safe handling of firearms, and the responsibility that goes with carrying a firearm in public. MSI is recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization.

https://www.marylandshallissue.org/jmain/legislation-tracker/bill-tracker

Marc King blog

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 23:01:34 GMT

https://open.substack.com/pub/marcking/p/election-22-lessons-learned?r=1fiyjd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Schoolchildren Are Not ‘Mere Creatures of the State’ Schoolchildren Are Not ‘Mere Creatures of the State’ by Robert Pondiscio

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 15:39:10 GMT

Schoolchildren Are Not ‘Mere Creatures of the State’ Schoolchildren Are Not ‘Mere Creatures of the State’ by Robert Pondiscio

Marc King blog

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 11:05:59 GMT

https://marcking.substack.com/p/yes-it-is-happening-in-america?r=1fiyjd&s=r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Reagan last words of Presidency

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 13:38:13 GMT

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JOE BIDEN --- WILL HE EVER STOP LYING TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC?

Wed, 11 May 2022 16:18:25 GMT

JOE BIDEN --- WILL HE EVER STOP LYING TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC?

My View From Inside The Turret

Marc King

17 hr ago

Today, May 10, 2022, Joe Biden took to the stage, in his fake White House,

nypost - The “FAKE” White House

to read us a statement about the causes for our current round of inflation and what he plans to do to solve it. At least that is what he said he intended to talk about. Instead what we got was more gaslighting … blaming inflation on the pandemic and Putin! This man is the President of the United States, the economy of the country is in free fall, and he takes no responsibility for this situation. After making his remarks, he was asked directly by a reporter whether he has any responsibility for the current state of inflation and his response … “I think our policies help, not hurt.”

This speech was a clear and, dare I say, unsuccessful attempt to place the blame on Republicans for the current dilemma. After blaming COVID and Putin, Biden went on to tell us that inflation is his highest priority --- clearly empty words written in a teleprompter for him to repeat. He told us again about the oil that is being released from the strategic oil reserve, but failed to mention that this is having no effect on the price of fuel at the pump.

foxbusiness - $6.89 for a gallon of Diesel

What he is doing is placing a burden on those who will follow him in the White House to replace that oil at who knows what cost.

The supply chain is still not functioning correctly … although Joe thinks he solved the container handling problem at the ports. He told us there are not enough trucks to move the containers --- but that is a lie. There are plenty of trucks.

depositphotos - There are plenty of trucks…

Many are owned by independent owner-operators who are finding that they can no longer afford to fill the tanks on their trucks with diesel fuel averaging well over $5 dollars a gallon. Where a trip to the west coast used to require, on average, $600 out and $600 back, it is now costing, on average, $2,000 - $3,000 to make the same trip and the small businessman cannot absorb that kind of cost and have their business survive. This causes the trucker community to alter their normal patterns and take shorter distance hauls to stay in business.

Once again, Biden told us about the cost savings to middle Americans based on his efforts to reduce drug prices. Coming back to the old story of getting the price of insulin for diabetes reduced.

medicine eu

A move that would certainly benefit those Americans who need to take insulin in their daily life --- but there are approximately 7.4 million Americans with diabetes who use one or more formulations of insulin. This is in a country of some 300,000,000 Americans.

Rising costs are patently obvious to us when we go to the grocery store or the gas pump --- yet Joe looks straight into the camera and says rising costs are the Republicans fault using his poll tested phraseology --- “It’s the Republican Ultra MAGA Plan.” So, let’s break that down for those who might not be familiar with the Ultra MAGA Plan. This is a proposal that was put forward by Senator Rick Scott of Florida. Biden tells us that this Ultra MAGA Plan will raise taxes on all Americans. Sen. Scott takes the time in his proposal to remind us that only about 50% of all Americans actually pay income tax to the government. That by definition means that the other 50% pay nothing into the system.

marketwatch - Not everyone has “Skin in the Game”

Consequently, when the government proposes yet another wild or hairbrained spending spree, fully 50% of the country simply does not care. After all, they have “No Skin in the Game.” And this is the point that Sen. Scott makes in his Ultra MAGA Plan --- every American should pay something, even a marginally small amount, so that they care and recognize when and on what the government is spending their money.

After telling us about the corporations that do not “pay their fair share” or the billionaires that “do not pay their fair share,” Biden still has not put forth a single policy proposal that might result in positive change. He is grousing about those corporations that are paying the Trump era corporate tax of 21%. It is important to remember that prior to Trump reducing the corporate tax from 32% to 21%, many of the corporations were “inverted,” meaning they did their business in the US while holding their corporate headquarters offshore in an effort to avoid paying the 32% tax --- the highest corporate tax rate in the entire world at the time.

edgersynder - American corporations belong in America

When Congress lowered the rate, corporations that had moved offshore or were inverted returned to the US and brought, with them, jobs and well over a trillion dollars in tax payments. But Joe does not like to talk about that.

Not quite done yet … Joe takes one more stab at trying to convince us that the Ultra MAGA Plan IS the GOP’s proposal for solving inflation. LIE! The Ultra MAGA Plan is not the Republican position on this matter. It is simply one idea among others. It is being used by Senator Scott to collect data and ideas from fellow lawmakers and the American public about the best solutions for implementation when Republicans take back the House and Senate in ’22. Currently, the Democrats control the House, Senate and White House and they are the party that needs to have a plan --- and they have none! But clearly, Ultra MAGA Plan was poll tested along with the phrase MAGA REPUBLICANS --- it tested well with the base, so Joe is going to go with it.

Americans can see what is happening every day … prices keep rising and this Administration has nothing but gaslighting for the public. No real solutions when we all know there are some that will work. Joe needs to uncouple from his Green Agenda, turn on the fracking, stop spending, keep the corporate tax rates low so companies don’t start inverting themselves again and above all --- stop lying to the American public. Biden has dropped $33 billion on Ukraine’s Sovereign Border and he is about to repeal Title 42 and the US will suffer the biggest wave of illegal immigrants coming across our Sovereign Southern Border. Now, how is that fair and just for the people of this country? WE ALL PAY FOR IT --- one way or another.

So maybe the Party of MAGA --- MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN --- is not an identification to be shunned --- but rather a concept to be embraced --- It worked before and it can work again.

ideventos - MAGA

Now, in closing, let me say … I’m not in the business of assigning Pinocchio’s … but today’s speech should get nothing less than four Pinocchio’s --- anything less would be another lie!

facebook - Stop the Lying

America's Divider-in-Chief

Fri, 06 May 2022 16:44:43 GMT

AMERICA’S DIVIDER-IN-CHIEF

My View From Inside The Turret

Marc King

May 6

May 4th, 2022 will be marked as a special day in history for conservatives – that is the day we heard the President of the United States utter these words: The Americans that support the MAGA agenda are “the most extreme political group in US history.”

The Divider-in-Chief

The 79 million Americans who voted for Donald Trump, the Trump agenda, Make America Great Again – MAGA – have been classified by Joe Biden as the most extreme political group in history. If there ever was a statement that would divide America more, it pales in comparison to this doozey! “Clinging to their guns and bibles” and “Basket of Deplorables” are close, but not on the same level as this … this sets an entirely new level of discourse … one in which fully one half of the American electorate are now labeled “EXTREME”!

Think about that! Joe Biden has been pulled so far to the left by his political party that he has disparaged American citizens far more than even King George III before, during, and after the American Revolution.

King George III

But perhaps the words that matter the most, in response to this egregious sentiment, are the words of Abraham Lincoln, a president faced with a real insurrection … not simply a bunch of pissed off citizens who mobbed Capitol Hill.

On Peace: Let us at all times remember that all American citizens are brothers of a common country and should dwell together in the bonds of fraternal feeling.

--November 20, 1860 Remarks at Springfield, Illinois

On War: Let your military measures be strong enough to repel the invader and keep the peace, and not so strong as to unnecessarily harass and persecute the people.

--May 27, 1863 Letter to John M. Schofield

On Democratic Government: Of our political revolution of '76, we all are justly proud. It has given us a degree of political freedom, far exceeding that of any other nation of the earth. In it the world has found a solution of the long mooted problem, as to the capability of man to govern himself. In it was the germ which has vegetated, and still is to grow and expand into the universal liberty of mankind.

--February 22, 1842 Temperance Address

On the Rebellion: This is essentially a People's contest. On the side of the Union, it is a struggle for maintaining in the world, that form, and substance of government, whose leading object is, to elevate the condition of men -- to lift artificial weights from all shoulders -- to clear the paths of laudable pursuit for all -- to afford all, an unfettered start, and a fair chance, in the race of life.

--July 4, 1861 Message to Congress

These are the words of a President and Commander-in- Chief who was faced with a genuine rebellion of his citizens and yet … take note … he did not denigrate his adversaries. He certainly had many opportunities to do it --- talk down his antagonists, those who opposed his ideas and actions --- but he did not.

The Atlantic - Abraham Lincoln
Our current President has FAILED the most important test for any President of the United States and this test is TO BE THE PRESIDENT TO ALL CITIZENS. And we are diminished as a culture and a country because of Joe Biden’s failure.

May 4, 2022 – Marked by Conservatives, Republicans and many Independents as the date that Joe Biden threw down the gauntlet! That gauntlet has been picked up and will make itself known on November 8, 2022, with the largest vote to repudiate Biden’s comments, with the biggest vote in mid-term history. The Divider-in-Chief days are numbered. VOTE … like your country depended on it … VOTE!

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Marc King...An Open Letter to Greg Abbott, Governor Texas

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 19:17:39 GMT

AN OPEN LETTER TO GREG ABBOTT, GOVERNOR OF TEXAS

My View From Inside The Turret

Marc King

Apr 8

Dear Governor Abbott:

I am a resident of Germantown, Maryland, a DC suburb. The county that I live in, Montgomery, is a “Sanctuary County” … never stated, but clearly actioned. The State of Maryland is also a Sanctuary State. You know how the mantra goes … “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses … Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me” …. and we will ensure that they are provided EBT Cards, legal services, housing and schools, all at the Maryland taxpayers’ expense.

Please understand that the actions you have recently announced to bus illegal border crossers on chartered busses is exactly the kind of action that needs to be taken and I for one stand with you. The inaction by the Biden Administration is frustrating enough to make one’s hair hurt and it does not appear that Biden or his Vice President is going to hear the voices of a majority of Americans not to turn off Title 42 and get the rest of the border crisis under control. The plight of the small towns along the border has been heard loud and clear by those who understand what is happening to these communities. We get it!

Bringing the problem to DC will be a media event for sure … a media event that will be short lived and when all the cameras are gone and all the media outlets have excoriated you for such bold action, guess who will be left with the problem!! Not the politicians on Capitol Hill: Not the Mayor of DC and most certainly, NOT JOE BIDEN. No, the problem will migrate to the counties surrounding DC and Montgomery County, Maryland will be the first target when DC says “not here” – of that, I am sure.

Information provided to us in a report: The Cost of Illegal Immigration to Marylanders, by Jack Martin, Director of Special Projects, Federation for American Immigration Reform spells out our situation currently:

Maryland’s policy towards illegal aliens has resulted in a fast growing illegal alien population and a rapidly increasing fiscal burden on the state’s taxpayers. Unsatisfied with the accommodations already in place for illegal aliens, the state legislature adopted a measure in 2011 (SB 167) that allows illegal aliens to extend their taxpayer funded education beyond public elementary and secondary schooling to higher education.

·         The state’s taxpayers currently pay nearly $1.9 billion in taxes because of the presence of an estimated 295,000 illegal aliens plus nearly 68,000 children born in the United States to illegal aliens.

·         In-state tuition for illegal aliens in post-secondary schools will cost the state’s taxpayers more than $28 million annually under the 2011 legislation if approved by the voters. This cost to taxpayers will increase as more illegal aliens move to Maryland.

·         The average Maryland household headed by an American or legal resident shares an annual burden of about $910 to cover the costs of the state’s illegal alien population.

·         Because more than two-thirds of the cost of illegal immigration in Maryland is for education (see chart), and much of that cost is funded locally, the fiscal cost burden is heavier where the illegal alien population is greatest. Montgomery and Prince George’s county taxpayers have a greater than average annual burden ($1,420 and $1,025 respectively).

Maryland has a fast growing foreign-born population not only in absolute numbers but also in the share of the overall population. In 1980, the foreign-born population numbered 195,581 (4.6% of the total population). In 2010, the foreign-born population was 803,695 (13.9% of the overall population). That rapid surge in the foreign-born population includes both legal and illegal immigrants, although it is generally accepted that the illegal alien population is underestimated in the Census numbers.

The solution to this dilemma is as apparent as the nose on one’s face --- Charter busses are just as able to get to the State Capitals in Delaware and New York. I don’t think we should deny Chuck Schumer or Sandy Cortez the opportunity to play. And let’s not forget California (San Francisco and Sacramento, perhaps), New Jersey and Connecticut, Massachusetts and Michigan and New Hampshire. It’s just not good enough to say every state is a border state! YOU have the power to make it a living reality for those who do not have to deal with the problem except in the abstract!

So, in closing, I would ask you to rethink this bussing policy before you enact it. Spread the pain across those members of Congress who support this open border policy while sending billions of dollars to Ukraine to “defend their sovereign border!”

We both know that, in the end, bussing illegal border crossers to DC is not going to come anywhere near the White House. It will only impact my house and those of my neighbors here in the State of Maryland.

Very Respectfully,

Marc A. King

Germantown, Maryland

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Governor Hogan Press Release- Rescind School Mask Policy

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 18:57:16 GMT

Governor Hogan Statement on State
Board of Education Vote to Rescind School Mask Policy

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today issued the following statement after the State Board of Education voted to rescind its school mask policy:

“I want to thank the State Board of Education for heeding our call to rescind its school mask policy. This action aligns with the data and the science, the recommendation of the State Superintendent of Schools, and the guidance of medical professionals across the country.

“I also want to express my sincere appreciation to all the parents who have spoken out in recent weeks. At a time when Maryland has the lowest COVID-19 metrics in the country, this is a major step for normalcy and the well-being of our students.

“The General Assembly must now act swiftly to ratify the State Board’s decision.”

Be "heard", or be a victim of their toxic leftism.

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 14:39:04 GMT

Your choice!

If you are unable to testify at the meeting, consider emailing a letter that you also post via your social media as an “open letter to the BOE.” You can also send it to the editor of the Bethesda Beat, The Washington Post, or any other local news venue that you like.

They need to hear from you if you want things to change!

SIGN UP TODAY AT 6:00 FOR THURS FEB 24 BOE MEETING

PLEASE CONSIDER SIGNING-UP TO SPEAK AT ONE OF THE NEXT BOE MEETINGS TO DEFEND OUR HISTORY AND BATTLE CRITICAL RACE THEORY, HARMFUL BOOKS, AND LACK OF CHALLENGING CURRICULUM.

THE NEXT BUSINESS MEETING OF THE BOE IS ON TUES FEBRUARY 24 AT 3:30 PM

Here is a link to the agenda: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/boe/meetings/agenda/2022/20220224%20agenda%20DRAFT%20v4.pdf

The Policy Management Committee Meeting on Tuesday February 22 seems important but does not appear to be open to the public. Here is the agenda. https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/boe/meetings/agenda/2022/20220222%20PMC%20agenda%20DRAFT.pdf

If anyone can tune in for that and report, that would be great. Here is a link for tuning in:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/boe/meetings/live.aspx

Here is the link for BOTH speakers and attendees for Feb 24:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1x2ueQf1NtpqK2nSc-2hRnTODUVCSNtEmr-XnqpVGTFw/closedform#responses

The public comment part of the meeting ON Thursday Feb 24 starts at 3:45 pm.

Window for signing up to testify: THURSDAY, February 17, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. Sign-ups will close on TUESDAY, February 22, 2022, at 9:00 a.m..

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1x2ueQf1NtpqK2nSc-2hRnTODUVCSNtEmr-XnqpVGTFw/closedform#responses

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TO TESTIFY

Sign up as early as possible. If the website is not “live” right at 6 pm, KEEP TRYING every 30 seconds.

Practice your speech and speak slowly, with emphasis, and time yourself to be under TWO MINUTES. If you use statistics, double check them for accuracy. Allow time to thank the Board and the Superintendent (Dr. McKnight) for allowing you to testify; say your name, how long you have lived in MC, and if you had/have kids in MCPS.

The Window for signing up to attend is :. Thursday, Feb 17 at 6:00 pm until seats are filled or until Tuesday Feb 22 at 9:00 am. Here is the link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1a4x0RB6qjAyPiShdBI7r30Opo8jImaVbei329G-gY5w/edit#responses

If that one doesn’t work, try this one:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/boe/community/participation.aspx

If you are going with a friend, one person can reserve two seats. Confirmation that you have been chosen to speak or attend will come from someone with the last name of Hernandez. Monitor your emails carefully. You might hear as early as the next day.

Attendees can bring a sign — 8.5 x 11. Clapping for speakers is allowed; standing is not. After public comments the Board discusses some of the testimony and then we meet outside; you cannot congregate inside. At the Carver building, the entrance for visitors is on the right, parallel to Mannakee, the road you drove on to get into the parking lot.

Carver Educational Services Center (CESC)

850 Hungerford Drive

Rockville, MD 20850

Come in by the side (North entrance). (Your GPS will tell you to enter at the back entrance; that is WRONG.)

Testifiers: We will send out a link to the agenda once it comes out. It will have the written testimonies (due at noon the day before the meeting) so it’s a good idea to skim them to see what others are speaking about and to see where you come in the lineup.

Attendees: If the website says it’s too late to get a seat, try calling the BOE office: 240-740-3030.

You can also just come without signing up; both of the meetings so far have had plenty of space.

Can’t go but want to watch live or taped? https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/boe/meetings/live.aspx

RALLY FOR AN HOUR BEFORE THE MEETING 2:45 pm

They are often running behind. Testifiers are asked to be there by 11:00 pm.

Large signs must go back in cars before entering the building.

Ideas for Signs, which need to be short, i.e. easy to read from far away:

· “Teach ABC’s; Not CRT”

· “Teach ABC’s and 1-2-3’s; [second line]: NOT CRT! (Critical Racist Theory)” (Note:

· “Racist” not “Race” Theory)

· “CRT is Racist”

· “Stop teaching Racism”; on side, perpendicular — “No CRT”

· “Teach the 3 R’s, Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic, not the fourth R — Racism”

· “The Three R’s Don’t Include Racism,” and then a big CRT with a red circle around it

· and a red line through it (the “NO symbol”). Underline the “R” in “Racism."

· “Education not Indoctrination”

· “CRT = Creating Racist Teachers”

· The “NO symbol”: CRT in big letters with a red circle around it and a red line slashed

· through.

· “Teach Academics; NOT; Marxist Propaganda” (use three lines as indicated)

· First line: "Character NOT Color;" Second line: "Love NOT Hate"

Please pass this along to anyone else who might be interested

UPCOMING MEETINGS:

Tue, March 08 09:00 AM Closed Session / 11:00 AM Board Business Meeting

Thu, March 17 03:00 PM Strategic Planning Committee

Mon, March 21 1:00 PM Fiscal Management Committee

Thu, March 24 1:00 PM Closed Session / 03:30 PM Board Business Meeting

Tue, March 29 10:00 AM Committee on Special Populations

Sign-Up Confirmations

Up to 20 speakers, will be accepted to provide public comments. These speakers will be accepted as follows:

1) Agenda - The first ten (10) individual speakers who sign up to speak to an agenda item will be accepted to provide testimony.

2) Non-Agenda - The first five (5) individual speakers who sign up to speak to a non-agenda item, will be accepted to provide comments.

3) Associations/Organizations – Five (5) speaking slots are reserved for associations and organizations and may be used to speak to an agenda item. Upon registration, three of these slots will be reserved for the following associations: Montgomery County Association of Administrators and Principals/Montgomery County Business and Operations Administrators (MCAAP/MCBOA); 2) Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA); and 3) Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 500. Please note: If associations do not register, slots may be offered to other individuals/organizations who signed up to testify. The other two reserved slots are for any community or school organizations or associations and will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.

4) Exceptions - The Board reserves the right to limit the number of speakers and/or similar perspectives on a particular agenda topic. When the Board receives more requests than the allotted number of testimony slots available, registrations from individuals who have testified at a regular board business meeting within the last 30 calendar days may be declined, so that others may have an opportunity to testify.

In the event that the slots reserved for associations/organizations are not filled, those speaking slots will be offered to those individuals who have signed up to speak on an agenda topic on a first-come, first-served basis.

C. Public Comment Format & Content

Each individual speaker, association and organization will receive two (2) minutes to provide testimony.

Once the slots for public comment are filled, speakers will receive a confirmation email with instructions about how to prepare video/audio comments for submission. Please adhere to the submission deadline and instructions which will be included in the confirmation email. All written, video and audio, comments for the meeting should be submitted toBOETestimony@mcpsmd.org.

This is not the proper avenue to address specific student or employee matters, especially those matters on appeal to the Board. Comments about the actions or statements of individual staff members are not appropriate for Public Comment and should be referred to the Superintendent of Schools or processed through available channels.

Those who are not able to sign up or not selected to provide comments during the meeting, may email comments to BOE@mcpsmd.org. Emails sent to this address are automatically distributed to all Board members and leadership staff.

NFRW Training

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 14:07:45 GMT

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February's Menu:

On your mark... Get set... GROW!!!

For the opening program of 2022, NFRW Program Chair Glynis Chester serves up timely tips for ramping up membership in your club and state federation.

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

1 PM Eastern

(Noon Central, 11 AM Mountain, 10 AM Pacific)

Via Zoom

Classes are free, but registration is required.

MCGOP Lunar New Year!

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 20:16:52 GMT

Montgomery Republicans Celebrate Lunar New Year

Send the $50 check payable "MCRCC" to 1947 Lewis Ave, Rockville, MD 20851.

Clean up the MOCO voter rolls

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 19:58:58 GMT

Montgomery County Republican Central Committee

Press Release

For Immediate Release

Date: February 9, 2022

Email: press@mcgop.com

Contact: Dennis Melby

Phone: 301-417-9256

Montgomery County Republican Central Committee

Demands the Montgomery County Board of Elections

Clean-up County Voter Rolls.

There are concerning issues with the voter rolls in Montgomery County, Maryland (MD). This week, the county Republican Central Committee (MCGOP.com), has reached out to the Montgomery County Board of Elections asking them to clean up the County’s voter rolls, prior to the primary elections. Following MCGOP’s recent review of potential voter irregularities, the time to put things on the right track is now - before the June primary elections. One example shared with the BOE is a list of registered county voters who may have voted in both Montgomery County, Maryland and as well as in North Carolina; that is illegal. Another example MCGOP shared with the Board of Elections is a list of voters in Montgomery County, MD that may be inactive, as prepared by the Maryland Voter Integrity Group.

Robyn Sachs of the Maryland Voter Integrity Group states. “It is imperative that the Maryland Board of Elections clean up our Maryland voter rolls. We have 106,000 “inactive voters” who voted in 2020, over 559 over 100-year-olds, and people voting from commercial locations from pharmacies to football fields.”

The MCGOP noted that the Board of Elections could compare, reconcile, and purge voter rolls of individuals who have submitted "change of address" requests to the USPS indicating they have moved to a different location outside of the County or outside of the State. This data is from the "National Change of Address" (NCOA) system and Federal election law "allows" state Board of Elections to use NCOA data to update voter rolls although states are NOT required to use this key data set.

Reardon Sullivan, Chairman of the MCGOP notes “Although the irregularities in Montgomery County may not be large enough to swing a national election, they could be a factor in local and municipal races.”

The MCGOP offers a 10 point plan for cleaning up the Montgomery County voter rolls and requests that the Board of Elections implement same:

Purge voters that do not reside in Montgomery County.
Remove duplicate voters.
Investigate voters that have addresses at USPS, UPS, storage lockers and other questionable residences.
Identify non-citizens in the database. Update databases to include a data field to distinguish between those authorized to vote in Federal and State elections versus only local elections.
Investigate voters who have more than one registration. A failure to respond by providing proof of identity and current address should result in removal.
Purge ghosts registrations.
Compare, reconcile, and purge voter rolls using deaths reported at the Register of Wills and with SSA death records.
Compare, reconcile, and purge voter rolls using both criminal conviction and mental incompetence records.
Compare, reconcile, and purge voter rolls using the county's tax records and primary residences against County/State tax filings.
Make provisional ballots a different size or color, so they are handled separately and NOT scanned with all ballots that are NOT provisional.

We implore the leaders in the local Democrat party to join us in keeping our voter rolls beyond reproach and make Montgomery County Maryland a national model of voter roll integrity.

If you would like to support our efforts to clean up the County’s voter rolls, please click HERE.

MCGOP Press
http://www.mcgop.com/

Legislative Update 2.14.22

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 15:14:18 GMT

Hello MFRW Officers, Club Presidents and Legislative Committee,

The deadline for submission of bills is past. All bills being introduced late must go to the Rules Committee for approval. Bills are being voted on during floor sessions. See the 2nd column from the right margin of the attached Weekly Update for action and status of bills. Bills with hearings this week are highlighted in red and those for Monday and Tuesday of next week are highlighted in blue in 3rd column from right.

Beginning today, ALL SENATE HEARINGS will be IN-PERSON. The window to sign up to testify on Senate bills has been changed as well. Sign-ups will take place through the MyMGA account, from 4 p.m. the day prior to the hearing until 10 a.m. on the day of the hearing.

House hearings remain VIRTUAL at this time. Sign-ups must still take place two business days prior to the hearing.

This week there are hearings on several important bills dealing with Immigration. If you have not signed up to testify in support of HB 756 - Correctional Services - transfers to Federal Authority of Undocumented Immigrants convicted of crimes or who are active members of criminal gangs or who are suspected of espionage, please call or e-mail the members of the Ways and Means Committee today or tomorrow morning and request a FAVORABLE Report for HB 756. See MFRW testimony attached.

On February 22, HB 928 will be heard in the Environment & Transportation Committee. HB 928 will prohibit a person from disclosing information regarding a person's actual or perceived citizenship or immigration status WITHOUT a Federal Court order to any other person, including an immigration authority or a law enforcement agency. From my ordinary citizen viewpoint, this appears to be a violation of every citizen's 1st Amendment right of free speech.

SB 550 on transgender rights to allow biological males, who identify as female, to be housed in women's corrections facilities is being heard in the Judicial Proceedings Committee on February 17. Testimony must be submitted today. It is the companion bill to HB 453 that was heard last week. The safety of women inmates in correctional facilities need to be protected. Transgender inmates should be housed in separate facilities. MFRW testimony on SB 550 is attached.

Please review the full Weekly Update. There are many bills of concern under consideration by the General Assembly.

Sincerely,

Ella

Ella Ennis

Legislative Chairman

Maryland Federation of Republican Women

SB 550 gender ID - correctional facilities - MFRW OPPOSED -final.pdf

MFRW 2022 Legislative Update 2-13-22.docx

HB 756 - Transfers to Fed. Auth. - MFRW - SUPPORT - final.pdf

introducing our website

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 18:26:06 GMT

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Be "heard", or be a victim of their toxic leftism.

NFRW Training

MCGOP Lunar New Year!

Montgomery Republicans Celebrate Lunar New Year

Sponsored by Brigitta Mullican, former candidate for Rockville City Council and MCGOP Treasurer

Send the $50 check payable "MCRCC" to 1947 Lewis Ave, Rockville, MD 20851.

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