City of Cleveland Passes Resolution Opposing AZ Immigration Bill

From our friends at Grass Roots Rally Team --

CALL AND VOICE YOUR OPINION! THEY DO NOT SPEAK FOR GREATER CLEVELAND AND PROBABLY NOT FOR MANY OF THEIR OWN CLEVELAND

RESIDENTS!!!

Why was this passed as an Emergency Resolution?

Cleveland City Council Opposes AZ SB 2070 and Supports Immigration Reform

On May 17, 2010, Cleveland City Council passed Emergency Resolution 675, a resolution opposing Arizona 's SB1070, supporting CIR, and affirming the contributions of all immigrants. Latino community members who were present have reported that the testimony advanced was overwhelmingly positive and empowering.

Ward 1
Terrell H. Pruitt
Council Phone: (216) 664-4944
council1@clevelandcitycouncil.org

Ward 2

Zachary Reed

Council Phone: (216) 664-4945

council2@clevelandcitycouncil.org

Ward 3

Joe Cimperman

Council Phone: (216) 664-2691

council3@clevelandcitycouncil.org

Ward 4

Kenneth L. Johnson

Council Phone: (216) 664-4941 Ward Office: (216) 421-8639

council4@clevelandcitycouncil.org

Ward 5

Phyllis Cleveland -Majority Leader

Council Phone: (216) 664-2309

council5@clevelandcitycouncil.org

Ward 6

Mamie J. Mitchell

Council Phone: (216) 664-4234 Ward Office: (216) 791-8683

council6@clevelandcitycouncil.org

Ward 7

TJ Dow

Council Phone: (216) 664-2908

council7@clevelandcitycouncil.org

Ward 8

Jeffrey Johnson

Council Phone: (216) 664-4231

council8@clevelandcitycouncil.org

Ward 9

Kevin Conwell

Council Office: (216) 664-4252 Ward Office: (216) 791-6642

council9@clevelandcitycouncil.org

Ward 10

Eugene R. Miller

Council Phone: (216) 664-4743

council10@clevelandcitycouncil.org

Ward 11

Michael D. Polensek

Council Phone: (216) 664-4236

Home: (216) 531-7648

council11@clevelandcitycouncil.org

Ward 12

Anthony Brancatelli

Council Phone: (216) 664-4233

council12@clevelandcitycouncil.org

Ward 13

Kevin J. Kelley - Majority Whip

Council Phone: (216) 664-2943 Ward Office: (216) 351-7077

council13@clevelandcitycouncil.org

Ward 14

Brian J. Cummins

Council Phone: (216) 664-4238 Ward Office: (216) 459-8400

council14@clevelandcitycouncil.org

Ward 15

Matt Zone

Council Phone: (216) 664-4235 Ward Office: (216) 939-1717

council15@clevelandcitycouncil.org

Ward 16

Jay Westbrook
Council Phone: (216) 664-4230Ward Office: (216) 664-4230
council16@clevelandcitycouncil.org

Ward 17
Dona Brady
Council Phone: (216) 664-3708Ward Office: (216) 961-4999
council17@clevelandcitycouncil.org

Ward 18
Martin J. Sweeney - Council PresidentCouncil
Phone: (216) 664-2942
council18@clevelandcitycouncil.org

Ward 19
Martin J. Keane
Council Phone: (216) 664-4239
council19@clevelandcitycouncil.org

President Obama; Another one who has not read the AZ Immigration Bill

There comes a point in time where political spin turns into flat out lies and a purposeful misrepresentation of the truth....

From the Washington Times -- (Picture & emphasis added)

President Obama on Wednesday took another shot at Arizona's new immigration law, saying even last-minute changes leave open the "possibility" of racial profiling, and urged Congress to pass an immigration legalization proposal drafted by Senate Democrats.

In a joint appearance in the Rose Garden, Mr. Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon offered little in the way of specific solutions to several thorny topics of discussion that ranged from the Arizona law to the violent smuggling of drugs and weapons across the border to ongoing trade disputes.

But in pointed remarks, Mr. Obama said he sympathized with Arizona's frustration over federal inaction on immigration but agreed with Mr. Calderon the state's new law could lead to discrimination. He also said Republicans are holding up efforts to reform immigration policies.

"I think a fair reading of the language of the statute indicates that it gives the possibility of individuals who are deemed suspicious of being illegal immigrants from being harassed or arrested. And the judgments that are going to be made in applying this law are troublesome," Mr. Obama told reporters.

For his part Mr. Calderon, speaking at an earlier arrival ceremony with Mr. Obama, said the law shows that Mexican migrants "face discrimination" in Arizona. More...

So instead of just slamming the country he is supposed to lead, President Obama, another one who has not read the AZ Bill, will use his bully pulpit in a hell-bent & politically feeble attempt to castigate AZ for standing up for their states rights with nothing more than amnesty-loving lies!

President Obama, what is troublesome is that, in your role as POTUS, you would willingly misrepresent the truth about a sovereign state of this nation in the presence of the leader of another country.

Help the Ohio Valley Tea Party Welcome Obama in Youngstown Visit

From the Ohio Valley Tea Party --

Barack Obama will be in Youngstown on Tuesday at V&M Star Steel according to a Business Journal article.

http://business-journal.com/clients/business-journal/obama-to-speak-tuesday-at-vm-star-p16473.htm?twindow=Default&smenu=1&mad=No

According to the article, he will be speaking at approximately 1:30pm. So if you are available, it would be great to give him a Tea Party welcome. Bring plenty of signs and please remember to keep them clean and civil. I have also been informed that the workers at the plant have been encouraged to stay home from work that day. (For whatever that is worth)
Please remember this is intended to be a peaceful demonstration / protest of agenda, policy and performance not the person.

“Love the sinner, hate the sin” if you will. News crews will be on hand so please be careful what you say or do.

Here is a link to a Yahoo Map to help you find the place. Hope to see you there!http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=41.12637&lon=-80.679804&zoom=14&tt=V%26M%20Star&tp=1&ioride=us&q1=2669%20Martin%20Luther%20King%20Jr.%20Blvd.%20Youngstown%2C%20oh

www.ovteaparty.com

AG Holder uses MSM to draw legal conclusions

Amazing! It appears Holder would rather draw his looney legal conclusions from the liberal fish wraps and the MSM instead of reading the actual Bill itself!

Contact your OH Rep about HB 489

Patriots,

HB 489 has been assigned to the OH House Health Committee. HB 489 will prohibit requiring an OH resident to obtain or maintain a policy of health insurance. Please contact members of the OH House Health Committee (See Contact Info Below). Click Here to Read HB 489

We are requesting everyone contact their OH House Rep and ask them to publicly declare their support for this bill. When you contact them please share your feelings on why you believe OH residents should not be forced into purchasing government mandated health insurance. To find your OH House member click here for their contact information.

Contact OH House Speaker Armond Budish. Please inform Speaker Budish that as an OH resident you support this proposed legislation and ask that he do the same.

Speaker Armond Budish
77 S. High St 14th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
Phone: (614) 466-5441 Fax: (614) 719-0008
Email: district08@ohr.state.oh.us

OH House Health Committee

Chair
Barbara Boyd D District 9
district09@ohr.state.oh.us
77 S. High St., 11th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
614-644-5079 / Fx 614-719-0009

Vice Chair
John Patrick Carney D District 22
district22@ohr.state.oh.us
77 S. High St. , 13th Floor
Columbus , OH 43215-6111
614-466-2473 / Fx 614-719-6961

Ranking member
Lynn R. Wachtmann R District 75
district75@ohr.state.oh.us
77 S. High St. , 10th Floor
Columbus , OH 43215-6111
614-466-3760 / Fx 614-719-3975

Edna Brown D District 48
district48@ohr.state.oh.us
77 S. High St. , 11th Floor
Columbus , OH 43215-6111
614-466-1401 / Fx 614-719-6948

Robert F. Hagan D District 60
district60@ohr.state.oh.us
77 S. High St. , 11th Floor
Columbus , OH 43215-6111
614-466-9435 / Fx 614-719-3960

Tom Letson D District 64
district64@ohr.state.oh.us
77 S. High St. , 11th Floor
Columbus , OH 43215-6111
614-466-5358 / Fx 614-719-3964

Deborah Newcomb D District 99
district99@ohr.state.oh.us
77 S. High St. , 13th Floor
Columbus , OH 43215-6111
614-466-1405 / Fx 614-719-6999

Debbie Phillips D District 92
district92@ohr.state.oh.us
77 S. High St. , 11th Floor
Columbus , OH 43215-6111
614-466-2158 / Fx 614-719-6992

Stephen Slesnick D District 52
district52@ohr.state.oh.us
77 S. High St. , 13th Floor
Columbus , OH 43215-6111
614-466-8030 / Fx 614-719-6952

Roland Winburn D District 40
district40@ohr.state.oh.us
77 S. High St. , 13th Floor
Columbus , OH 43215-6111
614-466-2960 / Fx 614-719-6940

Kenny Yuko D District 7
district07@ohr.state.oh.us
77 S. High St. , 11th Floor
Columbus , OH 43215-6111
614-466-8012 / Fx 614-719-0007

Troy Balderson R District 94
district94@ohr.state.oh.us
77 S. High St. , 11th Floor
Columbus , OH 43215-6111
614-644-6014 / Fx 614-719-6994

Dave Burke R District 83
District83@ohr.state.oh.us
77 S. High St. , 10th Floor
Columbus , OH 43215-6111
614-466-8147 / Fx 614-719-6983

Randy Gardner R District 6
district06@ohr.state.oh.us
77 S. High St. , 10th Floor
Columbus , OH 43215-6111
614-466-8104 / Fx 614-719-0006

Bruce W. Goodwin R District 74
district74@ohr.state.oh.us
77 S. High St. , 10th Floor
Columbus , OH 43215-6111
614-644-5091 / Fx 614-719-3974

Matt Huffman R District 4
district04@ohr.state.oh.us
77 S. High St. , 10th Floor
Columbus , OH 43215-6111
614-466-9624 / Fx 614-719-0004

Robert Mecklenborg R District 30
district30@ohr.state.oh.us
77 S. High St. , 11th Floor
Columbus , OH 43215-6111
614-466-8258 / Fx 614-719-3584

W. Scott Oelslager R District 51
district51@ohr.state.oh.us
77 S. High St. , 10th Floor
Columbus , OH 43215-6111
(614) 752-2438 / Fx 614-719-6951

Courtney Eric Combs R District 54
district54@ohr.state.oh.us
77 S. High St. , 10th Floor
Columbus , OH 43215-6111
614-644-6721 / Fx 614-719-6954

GOP moderation hobbles Portman in Ohio

From the Washington Times --

Despite a favorable electoral climate for Republicans and former Rep. Rob Portman's huge funding advantage over his Democratic opponent in the contest for Ohio's U.S. Senate seat, polls show the race in a dead heat.

Conservatives and "tea party" activists say Mr. Portman's record as a moderate Republican has failed to fire up not only core GOP voters but also what may prove just as important to victory - the "tea party" movement. Complicating the picture is the failure of that movement to meet expectations in some of the May 4 Ohio GOP primary elections.

Mr. Portman's resume, though extensive, has elements that raise red flags for conservatives - his service in the White House of President George H.W. Bush, who raised taxes and enlarged government; his election to six terms in the U.S. House, where he voted for the kind of spending that tea party supporters oppose; and his service as U.S. trade representative and then budget director in the big-spending George W. Bush administration.

"The tea party sees Portman as the establishment's guy, so the GOP establishment now is saying, 'Don't dismiss him just because he's a party guy,' " Ralph King, a coordinator for the Ohio Tea Party Patriots, told The Washington Times. "But that's asking us to look past his record - giving money to the United Nations and opposing [Colorado Republican] Tom Tancredo's try for a border measure in Congress."

That resume may explain why Mr. Portman, 54, is in a close race with the Democratic candidate, Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, 58, to fill the Senate seat being vacated by retiring Republican Sen. George V. Voinovich, offering Democrats one of their few chances nationwide to "pick up" a Senate seat.

Real Clear Politics lists the race as a tossup, and its average of the four latest polls in Ohio shows Mr. Fisher leading Mr. Portman by 0.7 percentage point. The Democrat also holds a modest lead in all three of the most recent polls, with Mr. Portman favored only in a Public Policy Polling survey taken March 20-21. None of the polls has given a big edge to either man, but they are surprising for an election year not particularly congenial to Democrats. More....

Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) introduces the European Bailout Protection Act

From the Tea Party Patriots "New Patriot Journal" Blog --

After a week of preemptive attacks on a possible IMF bailout of Greece, Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) introduces the European Bailout Protection Act, aimed at preventing taxpayer dollars from going to a rescue plan.

"This legislation would require that countries like Greece cut spending and put their own fiscal house in order," says Pence, backed up by other members of the House GOP, "instead of looking to the United States for a bailout. We face record unemployment and a debt crisis of our own, and American taxpayers should not be forced to bear the risk for nations that have avoided making tough choices."

The full release is below the fold, with the detail that the bill "does not permanently prohibit the IMF from lending" to the troubled counties. Nevertheless, Ezra Klein is not a fan of this proposal.

(Thanks to my colleague Ben Pershing.)

U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, joined Conference Vice-Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee Rep. Jerry Lewis, Rep. Jeb Hensarling, and Rep. Kay Granger in introducing legislation today to stop U.S. tax dollars from being used by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for bailouts for European countries. Rep. Pence released the following statement today as the European Bailout Protection Act was introduced:

“The American people are fed up with taxpayer-funded bailouts and deserve to know we are bailing out Greece and possibly other European countries. If the Obama Administration has its way, the U.S. will contribute to a nearly trillion dollar bailout of European countries with economic crises that are a direct result of wasteful government spending.

“This legislation would require that countries like Greece cut spending and put their own fiscal house in order, instead of looking to the United States for a bailout. We face record unemployment and a debt crisis of our own, and American taxpayers should not be forced to bear the risk for nations that have avoided making tough choices.

Background

The European Bailout Protection Act would:

1) Prohibit any funds that have yet to be drawn by the IMF from being used to provide financing to any EU countries until all EU nations are in compliance with the debt to GDP ratio requirement in their own collective growth pact.

2) Require the Treasury Secretary to oppose any IMF loans to EU nations until all EU countries are in compliance with their debt to GDP ratio requirement.

The bill does not permanently prohibit the IMF from lending to these nations; it simply prohibits the U.S. from participating in the proposed European bailout.