The Arizona Constitution bans giving subsidies to benefit a private business under the "Gift Clause." The Equal Protection and Special Laws Clauses of the Arizona Constitution also prohibit these types of subsidy deals. In addition, the Arizona Legislature recently passed a statute prohibiting all retail sales tax subsidies in Maricopa and Pinal Counties, and another restricting sales tax subsidies throughout the state. The Sea Life subsidy runs afoul of both the Arizona Constitution and the state laws.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Goldwater Institute Sues Tempe Over Handouts for Indoor Aquarium
The Arizona Constitution bans giving subsidies to benefit a private business under the "Gift Clause." The Equal Protection and Special Laws Clauses of the Arizona Constitution also prohibit these types of subsidy deals. In addition, the Arizona Legislature recently passed a statute prohibiting all retail sales tax subsidies in Maricopa and Pinal Counties, and another restricting sales tax subsidies throughout the state. The Sea Life subsidy runs afoul of both the Arizona Constitution and the state laws.
Goldwater Institute: Tuition tax credit saves at least twice what it costs state

ATRA: K-12 Cash Balances Could Help Close FY 2010 Deficit
Center for Arizona Policy: State Saving Millions Because of Scholarship Tax Credits!
Ron Paul Coming to Arizona - Fri/Sat Dec 4th and 5th
November 19, 2009
Ron Paul says:
SAVE THE DATE!!! Friday/Saturday, December 4th and 5th!
Congressman Ron Paul will be in Phoenix, December 4th and 5th. He will deliver the keynote speech at the 1st Annual Arizona Campaign for Liberty State Convention. There are several other events of interest surrounding the convention. Please find details below.
Arizona Campaign for Liberty 1st Annual Convention
Ron Paul Keynote Speaker
Saturday, December 5th, 8am-3pm
The Arizona chapter of Ron Paul's Campaign for Liberty is pleased to announce and invite you to its first annual Arizona Campaign for Liberty convention. We are also pleased to announce that Ron Paul will be the headline speaker!
The 1st Annual Arizona Campaign for Liberty State Convention will take place on:
Saturday, December 5th from 8-3pm at:
Arizona State University
Memorial Union ballroom
Tempe, Arizona
Dr. Paul will give the headline speech at 9am on Saturday, December 5th at the convention.
While the convention is open to all, only dues paying members of the Arizona C4L chapter are able to vote at the convention. To become a dues paying voting member, please join the Arizona Campaign for Liberty by purchasing a $15 ticket for the event here:
https://www. campaignforliber ty.com/event/ tickets-states. php?eventid= 17&number=1&mode=order
The convention will be preceded by........
A Public Rally at ASU - Ron Paul Keynote Speaker!
Friday, December 4th, 11am-1pm
The Arizona State University chapter of Young Americans for Liberty is pleased to announce a public rally and speech byDr. Ron Paul on
Friday, December 4th
11-1 pm
Hayden Lawn
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona
The rally will be followed by.......
End the Fed - Book Signing with Ron Paul
Friday, December 4th, 1:30-2:30pm
Dr. Paul will be available after the rally on Friday from 1:30-2:30pm to sign copies of his new book End the Fed.
The ASU bookstore will have copies of the book available for sale at the rally. Pick one up and get it signed by Ron Paul!
Arizona Campaign for Liberty Fundraiser Reception with Dr. Ron Paul
Friday, December 4th, 6-8pm
Please support the Arizona Campaign for Liberty by joining us at a private reception with Ron Paul on Friday, December 4th, 6-8pm.
Tickets are $250 per person and may be purchased here
https://www. campaignforliber ty.com/event/ tickets-states. php?eventid= 18&number=1&mode=order
Attendees will receive reception details upon ticket purchase.
Special Hotel Rates Available
For our members and guests travelling to Phoenix, special hotel rates have been secured at two hotels within walking distance of the event. These rates are available through Monday, November 23rd.
Twin Palms Hotel (480) 347-0263 Tempe, AZ
$72/night + tax. Across the street from the event. Less than a 3 block walk.
Best Western Inn of Tempe (480) 784-2233 Tempe, AZ
$69/night + tax, continental breakfast incl. A little further away, longer walk or taxi/car.
Thank you. We look forward to seeing you at the 1st Annual Arizona Campaign for Liberty Convention on Saturday, December 5th, and at the public rally and book signing on Friday, December 4th, at Arizona State University.
Please do not hesitate to contact me at any time regarding any questions you might have. Please also look for additional communications from us as we get closer to these events.
Best Regards,
Jeff Greenspan
Arizona Campaign for Liberty
Interim State Coordinator
602-690-4288
jeff.greenspan@ campaignforliber ty.com
http://www.campaign forliberty. com
Monday, November 23, 2009
AZ State Senator Verschoor's Says No To Tax Increase
SB1003 was written with enacting language to give unchecked authority for unelected appointees of the governor to raise taxes in the form of fees across a broad spectrum of our everyday lives.
It has never been good policy to give the governor and her appointees this absolute unchecked authority. Our Constitution is clear that taxing and appropriation authority rests solely with the legislature. SB1003 would not even have given the legislature minimal oversight over the increases OR the use of the funds raised.
I have made my position known for many weeks IN WRITING to the Senate leadership that I would not support any legislation that ceded this constitutional authority to the governor and her appointees. For example, if the governor wants to give 1 million dollars to his /her favorite cause, all he /she would have to do is raise the price of a duplicate driver's license by "only" one dollar. The legislature could do little more than complain about it.
It is important to emphasize that once this authority is granted, it would be nearly impossible to return the authority to its proper place. All the Governor would have to do is veto the legislation.
Senate leadership complains about the Governor having authority to appropriate twenty BILLION DOLLARS in federal funds that come to the state without any legislative over sight and they complain about the abuse of Executive orders. Now, they have decided through SB1003 to expand the power of the Governor to raise and distribute funds without approval or oversight of the legislature. Their actions beg the question whether they have the will to either pass the increases themselves or cut the spending to deal with this budget deficit.
Finally, President Burns knows that SB1003 skirts around the intent of Proposition 108 which was passed by the voters. He knows that Prop 108 requires the legislature to get 2/3rd of the vote in both houses of the legislature to increase taxes and fees.
I find it disheartening that the President feels the need to attack me personally by misrepresenting the facts and timetables of what happened on this occasion.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio's First Annual Holiday Party
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You are cordially invited Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Featuring J.D. & Mary Hayworth & Major Surprise Special Guest To Benefit The Freedom In Truth Trust: a J.D. Hayworth Organization Hosted By And the Host Committee
Saturday, December 5, 2009 VIP/Photo Reception - 4:00pm General Reception - 4:30pm Please make checks payable to: "The F.I.T. Trust" Personal, corporate or partnership checks welcome. There is no limit for this entity. RSVP to Julia Diament at (480) 423-1414 or jdiament@roseandallynpr.com | ||||
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Please print out and complete the RSVP form and mail it to:
The F.I.T. Trust
c/o Rose & Allyn PR
7144 East Stetson Drive, Suite 400
Scottsdale, Arizona 85251
AZRTL: 14th Victim in Fort Hood Shootings Identified as baby boy due May 2010
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Republicans Demand Answers from FBI Director Robert Mueller in Halted Investigation of Ft. Hood Terror Suspect Nidal Malik Hasan

Shadegg: “By not pursuing an investigation of Maj. Hasan months ago, the FBI was negligent at best and criminal at worst.”
WASHINGTON , D.C. – Congressman John Shadegg (AZ-03) issued the following comments after sending a letter signed by 25 other Members of Congress demanding that FBI Director Robert Mueller provide answers to questions about the halted investigation of Nidal Malik Hasan:
“While there are many facts still unfolding about what led Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan to carry out a mass murder at Ft. Hood just two weeks ago, there are some bold and alarming details that we must not ignore, and in fact, must address immediately.
“By not pursuing an investigation of Maj. Hasan months ago, the FBI was negligent at best and criminal at worst. According to reports, Maj. Hasan may have been psychotic, and he had allegedly been in contact with Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical Yemeni-American cleric accused by the U.S. of having ties to al-Qaeda.
“Congress must find out why the FBI did not go further in its investigation as well as define whether or not this was in fact an act of terror.”
November 19, 2009
Director Robert Mueller
FBI Headquarters in Washington , D.C.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington , DC 20535
Dear Director Mueller:
We thank you for your hard work over the past several months in disrupting terrorist cells. However, it only takes one mistake to allow a terrorist cell to succeed in its plans to kill Americans. We would like to know why media reports state that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) stopped investigating Nidal Malik Hasan despite his comments, postings, and contact with radical Islamist groups. American soldiers paid the price for this negligence, and that is unacceptable.
It is now known that the shooter, Major Nidal Hasan, attempted to contact radical Islamists with ties to al-Qaeda. Intelligence agencies intercepted communications last year and this year between the military psychiatrist accused of shooting to death 13 people at Fort Hood , Texas , and a radical cleric in Yemen known for his incendiary anti-American teachings.
We also want to note that the attack at Fort Hood is not an isolated incident. Over the past several weeks we have seen law enforcement successfully disrupt terrorist cells inside the United States . The cases are not materially connected. However, they are all connected by a radical global ideology that is self-identified by its believers as jihadist, or “jihadiyya”. Examples of this are:
· In a September 24, 2009 FBI release titled “FBI Arrests Jordanian Citizen for Attempting to Bomb Skyscraper in Downtown Dallas,” the FBI stated, “Smadi made clear his intention to serve as a soldier for Usama Bin Laden and al-Qaeda, and to conduct violent jihad.”
· In a September 24, 2009 FBI release titled “Illinois Man Arrested in Plot to Bomb Courthouse and Murder Federal Employees,” the FBI stated, “…Finton expressed his desire to receive military training and to travel to Gaza or other overseas locations to become a jihadist fighter.”
· In a September 24, 2009 FBI release on the North Carolina terrorist cell lead by Daniel Boyd titled “Superseding Indictment in Boyd Matter Charges Defendants with Conspiring to Murder U.S. Military Personnel, Weapons Violations,” the FBI release stated, “According to the indictment, during the period from 1989 through 1992, Daniel Boyd traveled to Pakistanand Afghanistan where he received military-style training in terrorist training camps for the purpose of engaging in violent jihad.”
· In a September 24, 2009 FBI release titled “New York Terror Case- Indictment Announced,” the FBI states that Zazi told FBI investigators that he "attended courses at an al-Qaeda training facility" while in Pakistan .
· In a September 24, 2009 FBI release titled “Brooklyn Resident Indicted for Conspiracy to Commit Murder Overseas and Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to Terrorists,” the FBI states that, “According to the indictment and other documents filed by the government, in early January 2009, Kaziu devised a plan to travel abroad for the purpose of joining a radical foreign fighter group and to take up arms against perceived enemies of Islam.”
We can no longer ignore that this radical ideology exists inside the United States . As the above examples point out, this jihadist trend has continued and will continue until we begin to address it.
In addition to knowing why you stopped the investigation of Nidal Malik Hasan, we would like to know what you are doing to address the radical ideology so that we can prevent attacks from taking place. It poses a grave threat to our national security as well as the safety of Americans.
We also bring to your attention that mainstream, moderate Muslim organizations such as World Organization for Resource Development and Education (WORDE) are calling for the “marshalling of community resources for counter-radicalization programs in the mosque and working proactively with law enforcement to identify persons we believe post a threat to the security of Americans.” Are you working with groups like WORDE in this effort, or other local groups who do not have ties to radical Islamists? We would like to know who you are working with and what is being done.
We look forward to your response regarding the investigation of Nidal Malik Hasan and what actions are being taken to address this radical ideology, “jihadiyya,” so that we can prevent homegrown terrorism and protect the public.
Sincerely,
Rep. John Shadegg Rep. Roscoe Bartlett
Rep. Jean Schmidt Rep. John Boozman
Rep. John Abney Culberson Rep. Steve King
Rep. Trent Franks Rep. John Kline
Rep. Kay Granger Rep. Ralph Hall
Rep. Joe Barton Rep. Phil Roe
Dr. Paul Broun Rep. Mary Fallin
Rep. Virginia Foxx Rep. Louie Gohmert
Rep. Tom Cole Rep. Jo Bonner
Rep. Glenn Thompson Rep. Steve Scalise
Rep. John Carter Rep. W. Todd Akin
Rep. Paul Ryan Rep. Jeb Hensarling
Rep. K. Michael Conaway Rep. Jeff Fortenberry
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AZRTL: Harry Reid adds abortion-on-demand to healthcare bill, ignores will of the people
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