Thursday, February 28, 2013

The coolest Republican blogger car in the state

No, it's not my Mustang GT

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Churches Under Assault/Catholic Diocese Objects/Mayor Stanton Proposes Radical Agenda

A Message from Councilman Sal DiCiccio
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Churches Under Assault/Catholic Diocese Objects
Mayor Stanton Proposes Radical Agenda
Mayor Stanton's proposal is a radical left turn for Phoenix. Labeled the "Bathroom Bill" it allows grown men in the girls' bathrooms at our parks, businesses and restaurants and it imposes criminal sanctions on our business community. Furthermore, we now have uncovered that it opens the door for criminal penalties against churches.

Should our priests, pastors, rabbis and bishops and stake presidents be made criminals by the City of Phoenix?

Do you think it is the role of our city to impose criminal penalties against churches?

I don't. I also believe the proposal is clearly unconstitutional. Please read the comments and the full release from the Diocese of Phoenix below.

"By failing to provide a clear means by which individuals may, in good conscience and without malice, practice their faith and live their values without fear of prosecution and punishment, the proposed "non-discrimination" ordinance actually could be used as a means to codify and mandate unjust discrimination against people of faith."
Mayor Stanton has put this ordinance on a fast track, greatly diminishing the transparency and opportunity for public evaluation that we value in the City of Phoenix. Every day we are finding new and dramatic changes his proposal demands. Mayor Stanton has dug his heels in on his proposal and he needs to be pressured to reasonably amend it. I am calling on the city to slow this down and give everyone an opportunity to evaluate all the consequences of this proposal.

I do believe there is a chance something reasonable can be attained, but it must not allow grown men in the girls' bathroom nor impose criminal sanctions on our business owners, and it must specifically exclude religious institutions. This can only be achieved by allowing the faith-based community, which has been excluded from this discussion, at the table. The vote is tomorrow, February 26 at 2:30 pm at the Orpheum Theater (203 W. Adams). Please pass this email to your contact lists and reach out to your City Councilmember, asking that this be slowed down and given proper vetting and transparency.Here is the full release from the Diocese:

To contact the Phoenix City Council:
Mayor Greg Stanton: mayor.stanton@phoenix.gov
Councilwoman Thelda Williams: council.district.1@phoenix.gov
Councilman Jim Waring: council.district.2@phoenix.gov
Vice Mayor Bill Gates: council.district.3@phoenix.gov
Councilman Tom Simplot: council.district.4@phoenix.gov
Councilman Daniel Valenzuela: council.district.5@phoenix.gov
Councilman Michael Nowakowski: council.district.7@phoenix.gov
Councilman Michael Johnson: council.district.8@phoenix.gov
My best to you and your family,
Sal DiCiccio

Monday, February 25, 2013

Filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Arizona? Beware: Zombie Foreclosures Haunting Homeowners

It’s a problem now affecting thousands of people who’ve lost their homes. WWJ’s Sandra McNeill reports on the phenomenon known as the ‘zombie foreclosure.’ Mark Gilman from Decus Consulting says a zombie foreclosure is when a homeowner walks away from their home but the tax debt isn’t dead. “The banks are not starting the process immediately and what happens is a year later they get a tax bill and they can’t understand why? The reason is because the house was never actually put into the foreclosure process,” notes Gilman. Gilman says because the markets are so bad the banks are holding on to a lot of these foreclosed homes.

Read the rest of the article at CBS Detroit

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Friday, February 22, 2013

Follow Western Shooting Journal on Pinterest for cool gun photos

Western Shooting Journal is now on Pinterest, and we're pinning the coolest gun related photos out there. Pinterest only takes a couple of minutes to join and it's free. Due to copyright, we can't post a lot of these neat photos on the blog, but it's acceptable to "pin" them on Pinterest so come find us there and join in the fun.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Former Secret Service Agent Speaks Up About Gun Control

I wanted to share this passionate speech Dan Bongino gave at a Guns Across America Rally in Annapolis, Maryland earlier this month. He says that it’s not gun control, it’s really “people control,” so call it what it is. He pointed out the hypocrisy, saying the entire time he was in the Secret Service protecting the president, they never complied with the gun laws of the areas they traveled; when they went to Chicago they didn’t disarm like the rest of us are required to. When he was a New York City police officer, he never once arrested someone who had possession of a gun legally – every single person he arrested for a gun crime had obtained it illegally. “We live in a society of wolves, you do not fight back by creating more sheep.” He concludes his speech by urging people to vote in order to preserve our Second Amendment rights, “If you felt that your vote didn’t count, you’re the problem.”

AFP Scorecard Grades AZ Delegation for 112th Congress

 
NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Febuary 20, 2013
CONTACT: Tom Jenney, (602) 478-0146 or tjenney@afphq.org

 
                              
AFP Releases 112th Congress Scorecard, Barber Receives an F
AFP ranks members of Congress on their votes regarding economic freedom
PHOENIX, Arizona—Americans for Prosperity-Arizona (AFP-AZ), the state’s premier free market grassroots organization committed to smaller government and economic freedom, today released its scorecard for the 112th Congress.  AFP also launched an interactive online version of its congressional key vote scorecard, which includes AFP key votes from the past three congresses and will be the scorecard’s online home moving forward.  AFP ranks members of Congress on their votes for economic freedom.  A copy of scores is below.
U.S. Representatives
Ron Barber
F
 
Jeff Flake
A+
 
Trent Franks
A+
 
Gabrielle Giffords
F
 
Paul A, Gosar
A
 
Raul M. Grijalva
D
 
Ed Pastor
D-
 
Benjamin Quayle
A+
 
David Schweikert
A+
U.S. Senate
Jon Kyl
B
 
John McCain
A
 
“In order to hold their elected officials accountable, Arizona constituents need to know how their Representative or Senator voted,” said AFP-AZ State Director Tom Jenney. “The AFP Scorecard is the best way for our activists to keep a close eye on Washington, and confront them when they don’t vote responsibly.”
The 112th Congress Scorecard includes critical votes on such issues as the repeal of President Obama’s new health care law, preempting EPA’s purported authority to regulate greenhouse gases, Chairman Paul Ryan’s budget, ending ethanol subsidies, several Congressional Review Act resolutions to overturn new regulations, and the fiscal year 2012 appropriations bills.
AFP’s new scorecard website is online at: http://www.americansforprosperity.org/scorecard.
For further comments, contact State Director Tom Jenney directly at (602) 478-0146 or tjenney@afphq.org.
Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is a nationwide organization of citizen-leaders committed to advancing every individual’s right to economic freedom and opportunity. AFP believes reducing the size and intrusiveness of government is the best way to promote individual productivity and prosperity for all Americans. For more information, visit www.americansforprosperity.org
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Shooting the Biggest Guns Money Can Buy | The Big Sandy Shoot in Arizona

This is a well-down little 13-minute documentary of shooting humongous guns in northwestern Arizona on the Big Sandy range near Wikieup. It is the largest machine gun shoot in the U.S., and it's all for fun. There are anti-aircraft artillery which shoot 1200-1300 rounds per minute - the shells literally fall on top of each other flying out. Model airplanes fly around as targets, and at night they put glowsticks on them. The founder of this annual event recently passed away, and his wish was to have his ashes blown up, so his ashes are put inside a big neon green paper mache dinosaur with dynamite and blown up. The video is so well put together I could not hit pause.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

I will be on the Austin Hill Show at 6:30am PST on Wednesday to discuss proposed changes to state gun laws

If you're up early Wednesday morning, and want to hear about what kinds of gun laws are being proposed in state legislatures right now, check out my interview as editor of Western Shooting Journal on Austin Hill's Idaho show. 5:35am PST (8:35am EST) ......click here to listen to NewsRadio KINF 99.1 FM live. Click here to check out Western Shooting Journal and subscribe (only $1.89/mth online). While there are plenty of gun control laws being introduced, there are also some gunowner-friendly laws surfacing.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

I will be on the Austin Hill Show at 5:35am PST to discuss whether the 2nd Amendment is losing ground

If you're up early Thursday morning, and want to hear about where this country is going regarding the Second Amendment's right to keep and bear arms vs. gun control, check out my interview as editor of Western Shooting Journal on Austin Hill's Idaho show. 5:35am PST (8:35am EST) Until I did the research on this recently, I thought the country was going in the opposite direction. You'll have to listen to the show to hear where I think we're headed now......click here to listen to NewsRadio KINF 99.1 FM live. Click here to check out Western Shooting Journal and subscribe (only $1.89/mth online).

Monday, February 11, 2013

Where is the Left's Uproar Over Obama's Secret Warmongering Drone Policy?

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Arizona: Gilbert legislator Farnsworth works to update state’s bankruptcy laws

The head of the House Judiciary Committee wants to update Arizona's dated and sometimes anachronistic bankruptcy laws. Nothing in the proposal by Rep. Eddie Farnsworth, R-Gilbert, alters the process that allows individuals to seek protection from creditors. Those are set in federal law. But that same federal law allows each state to decide what those declaring bankruptcy can keep. And Farnsworth said that list for Arizona is long overdue for an overhaul. The big problem, he said, is that it is far too specific. Consider: The Arizona law allows debtors to keep one kitchen table and one dining room table with four chairs each. They can keep additional chairs if there are more than four in the house. The list of permissible items also includes three living room lamps, one radio alarm clock, one vacuum cleaner and a choice of one television set, radio or stereo. And the total value of all that cannot exceed $4,000. HB 2325 would keep that $4,000 limit for household items. But it strikes the specifics of what can be included to give those in bankruptcy some individual choices in deciding what's important to them.

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Thursday, February 7, 2013

Filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Arizona - is flood of bankruptcies good for America?

I found this interesting article which argues that it IS good for the country! Click here to read it.