Monday, May 16, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Concealed Carry Part II
When calling your Legislators please also tell them to sign on to LRB 2007/1 the Constitutional Right to Carry Bill!
Concealed Carry FINALLY Introduced!
Contact your Legislators immediately and tell them to cosponsor the Personal Protection Act: LRB 2071 and LRB 2033 introduced by Sen. Galloway & Rep. Mursau.
Monday, May 2, 2011
VOTER REFORM! ACTION NEEDED!
If you value fair elections, I need your help now.
Representative Jeff Stone is working on the final draft of the Voter ID bill. Even though this bill accomplishes a lot of necessary reforms it is still lacking in IMPORTANT REFORMS that must be included:
1) MAKE THIS BILL MANDATORY FOR THE RECALL ELECTIONS ESPECIALLY VOTER ID AND 28 DAY RESIDENCY.
2) People assisting voters at the polls should be required to show their IDs, sign the ballot and poll book.
3) The clerk should have the right to hire qualified poll workers from their county not just their municipality.
4) The sharing of our personal information should only be with border states, not every state, to help stop "border jumping."
5) The request for an absentee ballot should be for each election not for an entire year.
PLEASE CALL REP. STONE'S OFFICE AT 608-266-8590 AND LEAVE HIM A MESSAGE OR EMAIL Rep.Stone@legis.wisconsin.gov
Alert From Founder's Compass
Representative Jeff Stone is working on the final draft of the Voter ID bill. Even though this bill accomplishes a lot of necessary reforms it is still lacking in IMPORTANT REFORMS that must be included:
1) MAKE THIS BILL MANDATORY FOR THE RECALL ELECTIONS ESPECIALLY VOTER ID AND 28 DAY RESIDENCY.
2) People assisting voters at the polls should be required to show their IDs, sign the ballot and poll book.
3) The clerk should have the right to hire qualified poll workers from their county not just their municipality.
4) The sharing of our personal information should only be with border states, not every state, to help stop "border jumping."
5) The request for an absentee ballot should be for each election not for an entire year.
PLEASE CALL REP. STONE'S OFFICE AT 608-266-8590 AND LEAVE HIM A MESSAGE OR EMAIL Rep.Stone@legis.wisconsin.gov
Alert From Founder's Compass
Help Repeal the RTA
The Joint committee on Finance ( Budget) Committee meets tomorrow (5/3/11) 11 am on Rm 412 East State Cap Exec. session, . One of the items under "Transportation" will be Repeal the RTA statewide. Please call and leave a message supporting the Repeal the RTA state wide at the Republican Senators and Representatives listed below:
Senator Alberta Darling,(R) Co-Chair 266 5830
Representative Robin Vos,( R), Co-Chair 266 9171
Senator Luther Olsen ( R) 266 0751
Representative Dan Meyer ( R) 266 7141
Senator Sheila Harsdorf ( R) 266 7745
Representative Dan LeMahieu ( R) 266 9175
Senator Joe Leibham ( R) 266 2056
Representative John Nygren (R) 266 2343
Senator Glenn Grothman (R) 266 7513
Representative Pat Strachota (R) 264-8486
Senator Randy Hopper (R) 266 5300
Representative Joel Kleefisch (R) 266 8551
Senator Lena Taylor ( D)
Representative Tamara Grigsby (D)
Senator Robert Jauch ( D)
Representative Jennifer Shilling (D)
Committee Clerk: Joe Malkasian
(608) 264-8314
BCC (Please send blind copy (BCC) to:
Rep.Nass@legis.wisconsin.gov 266 5715 and
Sen.Grothman@legis.wisconsin.gov 266 7513
Rep.Ripp@legis.wi.gov 266 3404
This is likely the last chance to express your opinion, as the Transportation committee has not moved on AB 36 and its joint bill in Senate SB -25. Please call/Email the R's today/tomorrow morning.
Use your own words and ideas here's a few also:
Budget Bill - History and action
The RTA bill was pulled into the 2009 Budget Bill and passed with little discussion- it is a poorly written bill and should be Repealed the same way it was created- in the 2011 Budget bill. Repeal now and let those that favor RTA's use the normal legislative process for the future. Prove via referendum there is local support for specific types of Transit and taxing themselves to pay for it before making a new statewide law allowing it.
Dane county- Unelected, appointed pro-train RTA Board still has taxing power to raise up to ½ % sales tax to pay for commuter rail- still in their Phase two plan. Also has condemnation and bonding ( borrowing) power at this time. This would raise taxes in Dane county approx. $32-36 million a year forever and increasing each year the economy grows. No new taxes, no new borrowing, no new taxing authority is needed in Dane county or the state.
New County Exec. of Dane Cty, Parisi is on record strongly in favor of commuter and "Car speed Rail. County Board on record in favor of commuter rail. OPPOSITION to Comm. rail shown in county board hearings, on Nov 2, 2010 44 or 45 Dane municipalities rejected commuter rail- voting no 72% and higher with a specific referendum on commuter rail for Madison. Most of the Madison MPO area has still not had a referendum on commuter rail for Madison.
Budget- The Kenosha-Racine- Milwaukee (KRM) RTA for commuter rail has $100 million in bonding authority now and would jack car rental fees to outrageous levels hoping to cover the subsidy levels needed for rail. The state is $3.6 billion in debt, no need to borrow for a train that duplicates the existing Chicago- Mil Amtrak, the bus and highway system at a much higher cost per passenger mile.
Senator Alberta Darling,(R) Co-Chair 266 5830
Representative Robin Vos,( R), Co-Chair 266 9171
Senator Luther Olsen ( R) 266 0751
Representative Dan Meyer ( R) 266 7141
Senator Sheila Harsdorf ( R) 266 7745
Representative Dan LeMahieu ( R) 266 9175
Senator Joe Leibham ( R) 266 2056
Representative John Nygren (R) 266 2343
Senator Glenn Grothman (R) 266 7513
Representative Pat Strachota (R) 264-8486
Senator Randy Hopper (R) 266 5300
Representative Joel Kleefisch (R) 266 8551
Senator Lena Taylor ( D)
Representative Tamara Grigsby (D)
Senator Robert Jauch ( D)
Representative Jennifer Shilling (D)
Committee Clerk: Joe Malkasian
(608) 264-8314
BCC (Please send blind copy (BCC) to:
Rep.Nass@legis.wisconsin.gov 266 5715 and
Sen.Grothman@legis.wisconsin.gov 266 7513
Rep.Ripp@legis.wi.gov 266 3404
This is likely the last chance to express your opinion, as the Transportation committee has not moved on AB 36 and its joint bill in Senate SB -25. Please call/Email the R's today/tomorrow morning.
Use your own words and ideas here's a few also:
Budget Bill - History and action
The RTA bill was pulled into the 2009 Budget Bill and passed with little discussion- it is a poorly written bill and should be Repealed the same way it was created- in the 2011 Budget bill. Repeal now and let those that favor RTA's use the normal legislative process for the future. Prove via referendum there is local support for specific types of Transit and taxing themselves to pay for it before making a new statewide law allowing it.
Dane county- Unelected, appointed pro-train RTA Board still has taxing power to raise up to ½ % sales tax to pay for commuter rail- still in their Phase two plan. Also has condemnation and bonding ( borrowing) power at this time. This would raise taxes in Dane county approx. $32-36 million a year forever and increasing each year the economy grows. No new taxes, no new borrowing, no new taxing authority is needed in Dane county or the state.
New County Exec. of Dane Cty, Parisi is on record strongly in favor of commuter and "Car speed Rail. County Board on record in favor of commuter rail. OPPOSITION to Comm. rail shown in county board hearings, on Nov 2, 2010 44 or 45 Dane municipalities rejected commuter rail- voting no 72% and higher with a specific referendum on commuter rail for Madison. Most of the Madison MPO area has still not had a referendum on commuter rail for Madison.
Budget- The Kenosha-Racine- Milwaukee (KRM) RTA for commuter rail has $100 million in bonding authority now and would jack car rental fees to outrageous levels hoping to cover the subsidy levels needed for rail. The state is $3.6 billion in debt, no need to borrow for a train that duplicates the existing Chicago- Mil Amtrak, the bus and highway system at a much higher cost per passenger mile.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Your Action is Needed
The Joint Finance Committee is currently touring WI holding public hearings on the proposed BUDGET (not the repair bill). Hundreds of people are showing up to oppose Walker's budget proposal, testifiying that no programs should be cut, that taxes should be raised, etc. We NEED citizens to go on public record IN SUPPORT of Gov. Scott Walker and his attempt to close the $3 BILLION+ budget hole that we have in our WI state budget. These hearing go on all day so even if you can't (don't want to) sit there all day, come after work and fill out a hearing slip. You don't even have to testify you can just register IN FAVOR. You can also write out testimony, bring copies and hand it to the committee members. Be sure to also give a copy to your state Legislators. Now is your chance to support the Republicans, let them know that you are the silent majority and you want the budget fixed without raising taxes!!! Remember the left NEVER sleeps and they will continue to bully the Legislature and Gov. Walker. Please stand with them NOW!
Dear Wisconsin Taxpayers, I am writing to let you know that important State Budget hearings are taking place in various locations throughout Wisconsin. (Details below.) Members of the public are welcome to attend these hearings to learn more about how their hard-earned tax dollars are being spent. This is an important opportunity for taxpayers to share their views about Wisconsin's ever expanding government, excessive spending, and overreaching bureaucracy with the members of the Joint Finance Committee. Based on past committee records, big government groups, liberal community organizers, etc., turn out en masse for these hearings. During yesterday's hearing in Stevens Point, Senator Grothman told reporters, "The spenders always show up at these things. That's why finance usually does a bad job." Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, said there's a lack of balance in the testimony the committee members are getting. Full Article If Wisconsin's taxpayers are tired of Madison Progressive elites setting public policies and controlling the statewide discussion, Now is the time for the folks paying the bills in our state to stand up and speak up. Should taxpayers fail to make their views known, they will continue paying up for a lot of frivolous state spending. Even if you do not have time to wait and speak at the hearings, at the very least, taxpayers can attend the hearings and fill out hearing slips expressing their support or opposition for the new State Budget that is striving to get Wisconsin back on sound financial footing and stop the deficit spending. We realize many of you have to work, however, many of these hearings will last long after the scheduled cut-off time, so feel free to stop in during your lunch hour or after work. If you have written testimony to enter into the public record, be sure to bring along 16 copies for each committee member. Helpful Taxpayer Resources: Wisconsin State Budget: Assembly Bill 40 The Budget in Brief is available here Senate Members of the Joint Finance Committee Assembly Members of the Joint Finance Committee Full Hearing Schedule
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
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