10-06-2008:  The Lewisville Council Meeting tonight will have several important items on the agenda.  Two items concern what documents to translate and should Lewisville make English the Official language for doing business.  Click here to see the latest information.

09-30-2008:  The Mortgage Bail Out of 2008?  Click Here for more...

09-16-2008: The Second American Revolution?  Well, maybe so.  We need some common sense and this video below is worth the time to watch it.  In any case,  I could not say it better.
     Thomas Paine (well, an actor portraying him), author of "Common Sense," returns to modern times to plea for a second revolution to take back America.

09-06-2008:  Our local Texas State Candidates Debate on 09-25-08
On September 25, 2008, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Flower Mound Town Hall – 2121 Cross Timbers Road, Flower Mound.
     Incumbent: Senator Chris Harris - Challenger: Melvin Willms
     Incumbent: Rep. Tan Parker - Challenger: Jesus Carillo
     Incumbent: Rep. Myra Crownover - Challenger: John McClelland
- Bob Weir – Executive editor of The News Connection, The Corinth Times and The Lewisville News, will be the moderator.
- The debate will be of 90 minutes duration – The first 45 minutes will consist of a one minute opening from each candidate, followed by questions from the moderator, with each candidate allowed one minute to answer.
- The second 45 minutes will consist of questions from the audience and a one minute answer, followed by a one minute closing statement from each candidate.

09-06-2008: 2008 TEXAS IMMIGRATION REFORM LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT.  The Federation for American Immigration Reform will be holding an important meeting in Austin, Texas that you do not want to miss. The conference will help citizens develop strategies to deal with illegal immigration in their state and city.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

09-05-2008:  Dear Obama -  A powerful short video (2 minutes). Don't miss the end - watch him walk away - it drives home his message. Pass it on…

08-30-2008:  Here's a funny little animated music video about the 2008 presidential campaign from the folks at www.jibjab.com .  It's worth a viewing (make it full screen after it starts).  The video is called, "IT'S TIME FOR SOME CAMPAIGNING!"

08-23-2008: Lewisville Translating Documents Discussion.

       There were three of us that showed up to the City Council meeting on 08-18-2008 to oppose translating into other languages. 
 ....  READ MORE AND VOTE

08-18-2008: Important Council Meeting tonight - Translating City Documents.

     Sorry for the late notice but be at Lewisville City Hall tonight if you can. Item 10 on the Agenda is about translating City Publications. Come and say something about it Be there by 7:00 PM and fill out a card.

10. Discussion of Policy Related to Translations of City Publications and Communications (Requested by Councilman Watts).
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS:
The City does not currently have a policy that would guide staff regarding which of its many publications and communications should be translated into other languages. Decisions about translations are generally made by the various departments with City Manager review unless they are required by some other law (for example, ballot language, disabled persons, etc.). A formal policy could provide direction to staff on when translations should be performed.

See the agenda for 08-18-2008.

07-22-2008:  Parade rules and policy discussed.

     In the Workshop before the City Council meeting (yes, it is open to you)

07-18-2008:  Discussion for Ordnance to prohibit the throwing of Candy from parade floats.

     What?  No candy at parades?  The scuttlebutt is that this topic will be discussed at the Workshop before the Council meeting on 07-21-2008 in the Parade Management section.  Please see the 07-21-2008 Agenda for other items too.
     I am interested in hearing why this is even a topic of discussion.  Throwing candy in parades is a tradition.  I am not one for traditions but this is a good one to keep.  I know that some parade watchers do bad things like running in the street to get candy that did not make it to the crowd but I also have not heard of any injuries or problems.  I admin that the potential is there for a problem but everyone is aware that some child may jump in front of a float or marching band to get a piece of candy.  I guess getting stomped to death by a marching band is also possible like getting run over by a float.
     I believe parade watchers are careful.  When I google on this subject, the stories are about a parade participant or a rogue vehicle, etc...   The titles of the stories lead one to believe that people run out and get killed chasing candy.  All the articles that I read were not about kids being killed.
     Parade organizers can only do so much with crowd control. It is really up to parents to keep their kids back at a safe distance.

07-13-2008:  City Elections are held yearly in Lewisville and many other Cities across the Country.

     ARE YOU READY TO RUN FOR LOCAL OFFICE?  If not be active anyway.  If so, then you should be getting ready because the time to start is now.  In Lewisville, there are six positions on the Council (one Mayor and Five Places on the Council).  Two of these positions are up for a three year term every year.  The Election is usually held on the first Saturday in May - EVERY YEAR.  In 2009, it will be the Mayor and one of the Council positions.  You can learn more about the City Council election Rules and Procedures by reading the City Charter (See PART 1, Article 3).  You will be able to sign up in lat January or early February.

• Here is what you need to do before you decide to run and CONTINUE doing these things before, during, and after the election:  That is, "BE AN ACTIVE CITIZEN!"  To be a really active citizen, you really should do the following.
  • Start attending the the workshops and council meetings which are usually held on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month.  See the City website for the Agenda to determine the starting time of the workshop.
    • The OPEN workshops are held in the smaller room to the west of the main council chamber.  In the center of the room is the table where the Council, City Manager, Attorney and maybe few department heads. Everyone else sits in the chairs around the exterior part of the room and attend as observers.
    • The City Council meeting usually starts promptly at 7:00 PM.  If late, walk in quietly and take a seat.  People do it all the time.  These are usually televised on LVTV on cable as a replay the next morning - not always.
    • After the Council meeting is the Closed Session which is attending by the Council. No public is allowed.  It is closed because some issues are not meant to be public like employee hearings, details of negotiations, etc...
  • Be active.  If you have something to say then there is the open forum during the Council meeting.  Be sure to fill out the card before the meeting so that you can give your thoughts.  This is a great way to communicate directly to all the Council.  There is usually no questioning but they do seem to listen.
  • For Lewisville residents.... When you decide that you are going to run, then contact me ASAP.  I ran last year (at the last minute) because I did not want to see these council members to run uncontested.  OK, OK, OK...  I had another reason which was that they voted to build a Day Labor Site and still have not publicly stated that it was a bad thing to do.  I am still waiting for them to do an about face on the subject and publicly say that they want to enforce the laws of this Country (see their oath of office).

07-01-2008:  Inspection program starts July 1, 2007 for single-family rent houses.
     Lewisville City Council recently passed an ordinance establishing a Single Family Rental Inspection Program that will become effective July 1. The program will encompass basic inspections of existing single family homes.  No fee or registration for the program is currently required.  See more here.

06-23-2008:  Another Reason why YOU should be going to your City Council Meetings!

     As most of you know, I attend the Lewisville City Council meetings as often as I can since I found out that they had voted to build a Day Labor Site back in 2006.  Yes, it is true - people are still surprised that it happened.  Most meetings are non-eventful, however, last week on 06-16-2008, during to the open forum portion....  Well, watch for yourself..... {Click the play button in the controls}.

You need the WAV pluggin to hear sound.

     It was tough for me to sit there and hear this utter nonsense.  There are several things about his speech that bother me - not just that he starts with a lie. 

• The first is to act like God does not care about law.  Read the Bible - God is very strict about his laws.  I am not perfect (I am a flawed human being like everyone else) but I am not going out and saying it's OK to break the law either. 
       "Give unto Caesar what is Caesars..."   Follow the laws of the land.  They currently do not conflict with God's law as far as I can tell. 
• Then the complaining that illegal aliens do not get paid enough. Really?  Shouldn't this be that lower wage earning American Citizens do not get paid enough because they have to compete with illegal aliens?  Should we not be demanding that employers be reported who are cheating the system by breaking the law and hiring illegal aliens?  Shouldn't we be taking care of our own Citizens first?
• I do not know if this person is an American Citizen or not but I do know that he is not on the side of Americans.  His concern does not seem to be about ALL illegal aliens either, just Mexicans as he mentions this nationality in his speech.  Please remember that Illegal Alien is not a particular race or nationality (see Watch your Language).  Illegal is Illegal!

You need to attend the City Council Meetings in your City and be vocal.

-  That's the way I see it, John Gorena

06-19-2008 - Gas Prices - #1 concern in America?  Crying over spilled milk.

     Well, gas is currently my #1 concern.  I only drive when it is necessary and it is costing me over $50 a week to fill my tank. That's $2,600 at today's rate.  In Texas, there are cows around every corner and milk is also about $4 a gallon on average depending if you want the watered down stuff or not.  Just driving to the store to get milk is making the price go up.  At this rate beer will be cheaper to drink.  To bad I do not drink.  When I was a kid, I remember my father complaining that gas was so expensive at 35 cents a gallon (and it was not self serve) as I sat in the back seat drinking my pint of chocolate milk which cost 5 cents.  I say drill for Oil Everywhere and buy the cow - the kind that makes chocolate milk.  Hmmm, I have some Nestlé's Nesquik in the cabinet - LATER!

06-09-2008: Book / Cornyn in Español / Bush requires E-Verify

• I have started reading a new book called, “Joe’s Law: America’s toughest Sherriff”. It is about Joe Arpaio who is the Elected Sherriff of Maricopa County in Arizona.  I am about a third through it and so far I recommend it.  This is a book that every concerned Citizen and Law Enforcement person should read.  It is not a literary work of art but a good quick easy read that kept my interest.
  • UPDATE:  I completed reading this book.  I do recommend it highly for you to read - especially for those elected as Sherriff or any elected official and those not elected but hired for Law Enforcement.  The first fifth of the book is about the problems of Illegal Aliens and Drug Enforcement.  Most of the book is about his 48+ years in drug enforcement.  The Book starts out in 2007 on his 75th birthday and goes back through his life.  It's very interesting what he has done.  He ties it altogether at the end which is about the third qtr of 2007.
  • ANOTHER UPDATE:  CSPAN2 had Joe Arpaio's first book signing event and speech on cable.  This is online to watch and is about 33 minutes long.  WATCH IT BEFORE THEY REMOVE IT.  Click the flash video icon to watch at C-SPAN Video Library [Joe's Law] [206253-1] or if you like here is the direct link to watch.  It is kind of funny to see a straight shooter (pardon the pun) talking about his job.  All I know is that we need to go to the "Joe Arpaio store" and get a lot more Joes to run for office.
• So I get an update from Senator John Cornyn and it is mainly about the high gas prices. I go to his website to ask about the issues with all the illegal aliens since it has not been mentioned on his updates for some time. His website has a link that says, “En Espanol” like it is even spelled correctly which should be “En Español”. OK, OK it should be “IN ENGLISH ONLY”. He is one of our two Texas Senators at the Federal Level. Maybe Americans are not complaining enough.
• Bush requires subcontractors to check Legal Status using E-Verify.  See the online yahoo news story or the PDF Version.  This was done in Executive Order: Amending Executive Order 12989, as Amended or see the PDF version.  Let your City Council and Manager know about this and ask them to follow suit.
       A few months ago, I had stopped and asked a person on a street crew why they were tearing up Edmonds and the worker did not speak English. It does bring up suspicion that he may have been an illegal alien. When I asked about this, I was told that they may have been subcontractors – like that is a viable excuse. The City does background checks on actual City Employees. 
  • WASHINGTON - President Bush has signed an executive order requiring contractors and others who do business with the federal government to make sure their employees can legally work in the U.S.   Bush signed the order Friday and the White House announced the order Monday.  The order says federal departments and agencies must require contractors to use an electronic system to verify that the workers are eligible to work in the U.S.

05-19-2008:  I Spoke about two issues at the City Council Meeting tonight:  Items 13 and 16 on the May 19, 2008 Agenda. I wanted to also talk in the open forum part about other things but I was over looked - probably my fault for wanting to talk at all three areas. The form may have been confusing the way I filled it out.

• Item 13: Consideration of an Ordinance Amending the Lewisville City Code, Section 15-35, Maximum Speed Limits on Specific Streets, Establishing the Posted Speed Limit on Round Grove Road (FM 3040) From Old Orchard Lane to Interstate Highway 35E of 50 MPH Within the City of Lewisville.
  Two of us on the transportation board were opposed to this increase from the 121 to I35 which is basically Wal-Mart to the Mall. They had originally introduced it as two pieces where hwy 121 was the break point. They tabled it to our last transportation board meeting where they brought it up as one piece. I spoke to the council as a citizen that the portion (Hwy 121 to I35) was fast enough as it was. Councilman Thornhill voted against it and the rest of the Council approved the ordinance change. The staff sighted that the state speed study that recommends the 85% speed of travelers is the way to change it. Hmmm, so why isn't the hwy at 75 MPH???  My point was that there should be more tickets written instead of making the speed limit faster in this area.  I say we should you look at more than the speed of drivers in a relatively unenforced traffic area. Also, the paper had a picture of one of the two memorials along the road.  I believe speed will be a contributing facture to the dangers in that busy area.
• Item 16. Discussion of the City of Lewisville Sign Ordinance as it Relates to Political Signs, as Requested by Councilman Tierney.

I admit that I was very surprised to see this on the agenda since it was one of my points that I discussed with the newspaper and people who voted for me. I do not really know why Tierney had it put on the agenda but I am glad that he did.  It was one of the things I wanted to talk about in the open forum part of the Council meeting.  With nearly a hundred signs left over, I could have played the same sign war game but I felt that would have been wrong or hypocritical if I did it. I gave my suggestions and they listened. However, they all agreed that things are fine the way they are. Therefore, nothing will be done about the political sign issue.  See the current Lewisville sign ordinance and the State of Texas version of the Rules.

05-10-2008:  Congratulations to Greg Tierney for winning the City Council Place 1 Election.

Here are the results that were given to me tonight.  I believe that these were the final official numbers.

Total voters: 1398

Place 1:

  Greg Tierney: 796 (61.14 %)

  John Gorena: 506 (38.86 %)

Place 3:

   Lathan Watts: 811 (62.76 %)

   David Fogle: 461 (36.24 %)

THANK YOU to everyone who spread the word and got me votes. It was only 2 months and 5 days before the election that I decided to run. After reading everything and finding out what I needed to do, we worked the campaign for about six weeks. We received $600 in donations and I contributed $485.81. Just imagine if 11% of the voters voted for me instead of my opponent, then we would have won. A campaign for $1,085.81 in six weeks and did not win by 11% of the voters is Not Bad - not bad at all.

Thank you for your support.
John D. Gorena

See the campaign site at http://www.gorena.org/campaign

04-6-2008:  Things to see

Since I have been busy working on my business and working on the campaign, I will not be updating as often as I have been.  However, many of you have been sending me very interesting information that I want to share.  I will be putting these links to see here.

The Immigration Reform law Institute (http://www.irli.org) puts out a bulletin and the last one has a tip of the month at http://www.irli.org/bulletin02_0308.html#irlitip has some great information.  You can get the bulletin in PDF Format if you ask to get on their email list.

IRLI TIP OF THE MONTH:
Common Claim that Illegal Immigration is a Federal Dilemma
     An "urban legend" that has unfortunately been widely disseminated holds that states and local jurisdictions cannot tackle the problem of illegal immigration, since it is solely under federal control. Legislators and members of the public cling to this legend when confronted with the enormous consequences of unchecked illegal immigration. This allegation is entirely false.
     Undeniably, the United States Congress has ultimate and prevailing authority over immigration. U.S. Const., Art. 1, §8, Cl. 4. Furthermore, it is accurate that any state legislation or local ordinance that conflicts with or contradicts federal statutes is preempted by the Supremacy Clause. U.S. Const., Art IV, §2, Cl. 2. However, the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), enacted by Congress in 1986, expressly delineates aspects of illegal immigration that can be targeted. Pursuant to 8 U.S.C. §1324a(h)(2), states and localities are not preempted from enforcing "licensing or other similar laws" targeting the rampant illegal immigration crisis.
     IRLI has been advocating that states and local jurisdictions are not preempted in the above-mentioned areas and this reasoning was affirmed by two federal judges discussed above (Arizona and Missouri federal victories). These findings should further embolden states and local jurisdictions that they have viable options to target the illegal immigration problem since the federal government is choosing not to enforce its law. States and localities can and should take matters into their own hands.

Spread the word!

03-16-2008:  An update to the friends of this blog site.
I have been asked when I will update more topics.  The answer is that I do not know.  I have been very busy with my business and starting this Political Campaign takes a lot of time to read all the information to run.  It has only been 10 days since I decided to run and I have been swamped with work.

    I have been answering campaign questions for the newspaper and other groups.  I will be posting what I submit to them on my Campaign website as they are published.

     Please be sure to sign up to get notified of changes - thanks.

03-06-2008:  Day Laborers Nabbed in Sting - Read more...

03-05-2008:  John Gorena for City Council Place 1

Not much of a press release but then what do I really know about running a campaign?  Here is the news...  After trying to get someone to run for the City Council for the last few months and not getting a firm commitment from anyone.  I did it, I filed my paperwork today with the City of Lewisville to Run for City Council for Place 1.  I really understand why those of you say it is not the right time for you at this time in your life.  I feel the same way but I cannot shake this feeling that it must be done now.  I need to continue working on my business (my job) to make a living as you do.  Therefore, I need your help desperately – every little effort will be appreciated.  Please contact me if you want to help.

03-04-2008:  Please attend CFIR's next meeting (Click here for Map)

• Thursday, March 13th, 2008
  at 7:00 p.m.
  • Meeting place: Farmers Branch Recreation Center - Pecan Room
    14050 Heartside Pl; Dallas, TX 75234-3544; MAPSCO 13K
• Speaker: Tina Tucker, Acting Field Director from ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement).  Ms. Tucker will speak to us about ICE's function as a government agency including how ICE interfaces with the local law enforcement agencies (CAPS, 287g etc.) and what problems are encountered by ICE agents in performing their jobs.
• Visit www.CFIRUSA.org for more information

02-26-2008: "What do YOU think the important LOCAL issues are in your city?" Is the question I asked to the Gorena.org email list - Click here for more...

02-25-2008:  Anyone running for Council?

I would like to put a shout out to any of you Lewisville Citizens to run for Lewisville Council Place 1. March 10,2008 is the last day for filing application for place on ballot. (Must be received by 5:00 p.m.). Lewisville Election day is May 10, 2008.
For all the dates and details, please see http://www.cityoflewisville.com/main/citysec/electioninfo.pdf

I have been asked to Run for City Council. I have given it serious thought. If I had a regular 8-5 job it would be easy and I would do it. I own my own business which is taking a lot of my time. PLUS the following:
- I am a precinct chair
- I am election judge for my precinct
- I am on the board for Citizens for Immigration Reform where I think I can most help with the fight against illegal aliens which is impacting every facet of our community in a bad way.
- I have been speaking at various hearings on the subject of Illegal Aliens. (Last one was at the Texas House Corrections Committee and the Texas House County Affairs Committee hearing on illegal immigration on February 1, 2008 in Richardson.)
- I am on the City of Lewisville Transportation Board.
- AND, I have been attending almost all of the City Council Meetings for some time and I do speak when I feel I need to speak).
If I run for council, I will have to give up a few of these. So for now, the answer is no. You will have to step up to the plate.

If you are remotely thinking about running for City Council, please give me a call. Even if you lose, Running against Greg Tierney is a good thing so that the issue is raised. Do you want Lewisville to make it tougher for illegal aliens? Do you want the laws enforced? If we can replace enough council members this election and next, then we might be able to save Lewisville from having the same problems as other cities have had with illegal aliens (like Irving, Farmers Branch, Dallas).

If you have not voted in the primaries yet... The republican primary has a three referendums on the ballot that asked for your opinion, here are the first two:
1) "Federal, State, and local officials should be required to enforce U.S. Immigration Laws to Secure Our Borders? Yes/ No"
2) "The Texas Legislature should make it a priority to protect the integrity of our election process by enacting legislation that requires voters to provide valid photo identification to cast a ballot in any and all elections conducted by the State of Texas? Yes/No"

THE LEWISVILLE COUNCIL ELECTION May 10, 2008:
There are two positions that are up for re-election: Place 1 and Place 3.

Place 1 is held by Greg Tierney and he is still uncontested. This is the place where we need someone to run. (On a personal note, I like Greg Tierney. He is not a bad guy.) The main reason that we need to replace him and the others is that his politics are slightly different than ours. For Example, He was one of the council members that wanted to build a Day Labor Site. Instead of enforcing the law, his decision to build a day labor site would have encouraged more illegal aliens to come here. To me this is a no brainer decision and one that he should not have made. By the way, the Day Labor Site is not completely dead. It is stopped but the Council has not publicly stated an about face on the issue - at least until they state they are going to start enforcing the laws. They endorse it if they do not enforce it. I know Greg Tierney does not want local officials to enforce U.S. Immigration laws. Tierney along with the rest of the City Council and Mayor (Except Lathan Watts) has shown from past actions that they do not want to control the illegal alien problem in Lewisville.

Place 3 is held by Lathan Watts and he has a person running against him. As you may recall, Lathan Watts did not support the Day Labor Site Issue. I believe it was one of the reasons why he got elected. As far as I know, the other person running against Lathan is sympathetic to illegal aliens and I want to note that I have not heard it from him directly - I will ask the next time I see him.

02-24-2008:  Is this what you want?  Watch the video...

02-22-2008:  Cross voting?
      Why in the world would you do that?  Click here for more...

02-21-2008:  Texas Primaries 101
     What is it?  How does it work? What is the impact?  Most likely you can be a delegate.  Yes, you can be a delegate!  What it all means is ...

02-20-2008:  Stop with the whitehouse.com petitions.  It is not whitehouse.gov!

     I must have received fifty of these in the last two months..  From what I know, the REAL Whitehouse does not accept petitions by email. These email petitions that have been circulated like a chain letter were most likely started by the ex-porn site. It is nothing but a waste of time.

     The email address listed in this scam petition is to the domain called Whitehouse.com which used to be a porn site that is now a political website that IS NOT affiliated with the actual government website called www.whitehouse.gov (the real one).
     Whitehouse.com was founded in 1997 by Dan Parisi as a porn site. They boast having over 100,000,000 people to have visited their site over the years.  I remember hearing about it in the News (seriously) that the site was visited by so many people trying to reach the real Whitehouse.  The news was trying to get the message out that the top level domain is "gov" and not "com" for the government website. In January 2008, Dan Parisi rebranded and relaunched the site as a Political/News/ Entertainment site. Now that Dan Parisi has become very rich from the porn industry, it doesn’t mean that we have any use for him.  Please spread the word.

02-19-2008: From a visitor to this site - Once in a while someone says it so well, I cannot improve it.

Hi John,
McCain for Presidente'? What is happening to our country? The primaries have made me feel rather like a vegetarian at a butcher's convention. Who will you vote for on March 4? I'm muy confusa! I feel as if my country is sifting through my fingers. Obama's church refers to Louis Farrakhan as "honorable minister." Farrakhan is a racist anti-Semite who has referred to the Holy Spirit as "the friendly ghost." That is quite offensive. If Obama shares Farrakhan's hatred of Israel, I wonder if "O" will withdraw American support of Israel. That would put us on a fast-track to God's intervention in protecting His chosen people. So, I suppose instead of fretting we should be praying. America's political state is inconsequential since America is not our [heavenly] "home." 

I am very proud to be of Mexican descent. I am not proud of the corruption on both sides of the border that would take away my country's sovereignty and diminish the goals, aspirations and American ideals that I grew up with. Perhaps McCain is of Hispanic descent. He certainly performs the "McCain-rena" every time he dances around reporter's questions.

- Bea Pena-Reames

Hi Bea,
     Thanks for writing.  At this point, I say vote for Mike Huckabee.  He is the only one run running that is against killing babies, wants to build a border fence, wants to abolish the IRS and have a fair tax system, wants to enforce the law, etc...  As for Obama, according to the media, he is grabbing the nation.  So I guess you can say it is an "Obama-nation"? (say that out loud - it is really funny - I wish I thought of it first.)  Yep, I am still laughing - Funny stuff. 

     We are told to pray without ceasing.  Continue to pray.  This world may not be our final home but I always have believed that home is where you hang your hat.  We need to continue the fight.  Our founding fathers were all about God being a part of our daily lives.  It is the Secular Progressives that have perverted the term "Separation of Church and State" which really means that the State cannot tell you that you had to worship the King of England.  It was the religious sect that lead the charge against England.  It was the preachers in the pulpits that gave Americans the sense of patriotism and the courage to fight for freedom.

- John Gorena

02-07-2008: Chicken Little may have been right. - The Sky is falling!  - The Sky is falling!
     Romney withdrew today.  The Speech was absolutely awesome.  If he had been speaking this way from the beginning, he would have done a whole lot better.  What a speech! That is a president!  Well, not anymore...
     Funny thing about the speech... He did not quite endorse the McCain but he stated that he agreed with the way he wants to handle the war.  We will see who he actually endorses.  I just have a hard time even considering McCain.

02-03-2008:  Are you angry yet?  Do you have to be totally pissed off to get really involved?  It is way past the point for Law Abiding American Citizens to speak up constantly!  You really need to commit and get active.  Hopefully, something that I say here will get you motivated to get more involved without getting uncontrollably angry.  Click here for more...

01-30-2008:  Online Grassfire.org Straw Poll -- Post Florida Primary Survey
    Please complete an online Presidential Straw Poll. Please go here to take part:
http://www.grassfire.org/94/survey.asp

01-28-2008:  City Council to consider residency restrictions for registered sex offenders
  The Lewisville City Council on Monday will consider a proposed ordinance that would restrict where within the city registered sex offenders could live. The draft regulation would prohibit registered offenders from living within a fixed distance of schools, daycares, playgrounds and other public places where children routinely gather.  Read more....
 

MY THOUGHTS and COMMENTS:  If they cannot be trusted, why do we let them out in the first place?  Anyway....  the Council members seem to have two points of view on this - some are for it and some are against it.  If you think about it, both sides have valid points which I will talk about soon.  What it comes down to is that surrounding cities have passed similar ordinances and since Lewisville does not have one for Sexual Offenders then LOGICALLY...  Lewisville will become the depot for these offenders since there are currently no restrictions on where they can live in Lewisville. COME TO THE MEETING TONIGHT!

01-23-2008:  Public Hearing on Immigration scheduled for February 1, 2008
     The Texas House Corrections Committee and the Texas House County Affairs Committee announced a public hearing on immigration scheduled for February 1, 2008 in Richardson, Texas. The hearing is a result of a joint charge issued by Texas Speaker Tom Craddick (Midland) to be studied during the legislative interim which ends January 2009. The Corrections Committee’s chairman, Rep. Jerry Madden (Plano), had requested the charge to address the growing immigration crisis.

     The immigration hearing will take place in the University Theatre at The University of Texas at Dallas, located at 800 West Campbell in Richardson, Texas. The hearing is scheduled to start at 10:30 am and signs will direct hearing participants and the public to appropriate parking.

For more information see the http://www.cfirusa.org/comingevents.htm.

MY THOUGHTS and COMMENTS:  If you can go then please do so.  Let them know how you feel by being there.  You know those who are not citizens will be there voicing their opinions.  Let's fill the place with REAL LAW ABIDING AMERICAN CITIZENS.

Contact: Lesley French
Committee Clerk/General Counsel
Texas House Committee on Financial Institutions
lesley.french_hc@house.state.tx.us
(512) 463-0778 / (512) 463-2089 fax

I say that we do not need to bail out bad mortgage companies and those who cannot manage their finances.  They are responsible for their debts.  I encourage those who can attend to do so and voice your opinion.

 - That's the way I see it - John

• 09-12-2007: Question: Which candidates do you like and why?
• 01-05-2008:  The media chooses who will run for President...
• 01-06-2008:  Question: What determines how they get on the ballot?
• 01-16-2008:  Duncan Hunter says he will stay in to the end.
• 01-18-2008:  You say you do not like polls?  What about these?

• 01-19-2009: Duncan Hunter Ends his Campaign.

 12-31-2007:  Happy new Year & DMN Texan of the year?
     I have been extremely busy with my business and have not had time to write about the subjects that you have submitted.  We have been trying to wrap up the end of year finances so that we can pay taxes and get out the forms for others to do their taxes.  Therefore,

• Happy new Year!
• The Dallas Morning News Chooses the Illegal Alien as the Texan of the Year. (PDF Version.)  Truly Unbelievable!  The DMN should have picked somebody that was here in Texas legally who could actually be called a Texan. With these standards that the Dallas Morning News has used, the Texas Most Wanted has many people on the list. A quick check could determine if they are here legally. I am just saying – at least they are wanted. ;-)

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