From his past

 

Have you voted?

If not, please vote today.  Your ballot needs to be postmarked by Tuesday, August 7^th. 

You can drop off your ballot at the nearest ballot collection box; locations are listed on the Pierce County Auditor’s Web site.

Bottom line:  Primary voters are important since only the top two candidates in each race will advance to the November General Election.  Besides casting our vote let’s make sure our friends and neighbors also vote. 

We all need to ask ourselves how we can help and then make it happen! 

When you write-in Sharon Hanek for State Treasurer also fill in the line next to her name.

See ‘Candidate’ attachment for our Republican Incumbents up for re-election as well as the other Republican and endorsed non-partisan candidates.

 1   DAY   until the Aug 7, 2012 Primary Election

92 DAYS until the Nov 6, 2012 General Election

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GOD'S Rosebud A new minister was walking with an older, more seasoned minister in the garden one day. Feeling a bit insecure about what God had for him to do, he was asking the older preacher for some advice. The older preacher walked up to a rosebush and handed the young preacher a rosebud and told him to open it without tearing off any petals. The young preacher looked in disbelief at the older preacher and was trying to figure out what a rosebud could possibly have to do with his wanting to know the will of God for his life and ministry. But because of his great respect for the older preacher, he proceeded to try to unfold the rose, while keeping every petal intact. It wasn't long before he realized how impossible this was to do. Noticing the younger preacher's inability to unfold the rosebud without tearing it, the older preacher began to recite the following poem... "It is only a tiny rosebud, A flower of God's design; But I cannot unfold the petals With these clumsy hands of mine." "The secret of unfolding flowers Is not known to such as I. GOD opens this flower so easily, But in my hands they die." "If I cannot unfold a rosebud, This flower of God's design, Then how can I have the wisdom To unfold this life of mine?" "So I'll trust in God for leading Each moment of my day. I will look to God for guidance In each step of the way." "The path that lies before me, Only my Lord knows. I'll trust God to unfold the moments, Just as He unfolds the rose." Please share this poem with a friend.

Another Reason

Another Reason to Defeat Barack Obama: 
The cries of the unborn

Just blocks from the White House, unborn babies capable of feeling great pain are brutally dismembered.

It’s completely legal.  And the silence from Barack Obama about this brutality is deafening. 

Look at the numbers.

Obama says his economic plan is working. Let’s look at the numbers.

·       $105 billion of new deficit spending each month

·       500,000 fewer workers today than when he took office,

·       11 million added to the workforce since he took office yet he can only claim 4.3 million new workers during his administration

·       Millions who gave up are not counted in unemployment rate

·       Over 8.1% unemployed for 43 months, norm 4.1%

·       GDP for last 3 quarters 4.1%, 2% and the latest 1.5%

The number of Obama’s fund raising events is record setting, 111 this year. His campaigning hours and events go up while our nation’s economic well being goes down.  It appears the only numbers he is looking at is his campaign.

Bottom line:  

 Please keep your fellow voters informed. 

 

 As of Tuesday only 11% of our base has voted, please make sure your fellow conservatives vote.

Be sure to vote in our top two-primary so your candidate is on the ballot in November. When you write-in Sharon Hanek for State Treasurer also fill in the line next to her name.

 6 DAYS   until the Aug 7, 2012 Primary Election

97 DAYS until the Nov 6, 2012 General Election

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Should Christians VOTE?

One man's point of view (speaking to Calvary Chapel in Olympia, WA) regarding Christians being active in politics. Recorded back in 2009 but still appropriate today. You probably will not agree with every point that he makes but it would not be good to totally ignore the subject and think you have considered the thing properly. http://vimeo.com/45806400

WA Leg. Dist. 29.

Good services again today in God's House at TLBC.  Sunday School Lesson was on the gift of LOVE.  Morning Sermon was on "What Christians get out of life."  Afternoon message was a study of Galatians chapter four.  See the sermon outlines on the front page of our website and hear the mp3 audio of each message.  
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Here is an article from the News Tribune on the local race in my Legislative District and my comment on it.

http://www.thenewstribune.com//2012/07/18/2218382/democrat-expected-to-win-in-29th.html?storylink=fb

WA State 29th Leg. Dist. 

Ben Lawver Age: 34.
Total raised/spent*: $45,381 (including $900 in personal funds)/ $30,544.

David Sawyer Age: 29.
Total raised/spent*: $34,864.25/ $22,819.15.

Terry Harder Age: 61.
Total raised/spent*: $151/$147.

I am going with the frugal poor old guy. Seriously, I spent two hours talking to Terry today (7-28-12) at the "Celebrate Spanaway" event. He is the kind of new blood that is needed in Olympia. He is not bought and paid for by Big Labor or the elite of the party of the status quo. Our Reps in Oly recently ignored the will of the people and crossed the line by passing a bill to change God's definition of marriage. Both Ben and David have taken a position against R-74. Terry is glad that our State lets the voters tell the politicians that we REJECT what they have tried to do. Me too. Vote REJECT on R-74. I told Terry I will volunteer to doorbell or wave signs for him and he has my vote. He has a solid connection small businesses and understands what they need to succeed.  ALL the economy pundits say it is small businesses that will get us out of the present financial doldrums if government will get out of the way and let them do what they do. It is time to put people in office that are for limited government, fiscal responsibility, free trade and traditional family values. I asked Terry if he would be out campaigning tomorrow and he said, "No, I plan to spend Sunday in church and with my family." I like him.

Larry Killion
Running for 29-619 GOP PCO

Write In Sharon Hanek

Sharon Hanek is known as "Research Mom" and she deserves your vote.  There was only one candidate running for WA State Treasurer and several friends of Sharon, including myself,  signed a petition for her to be a "Write In" candidate.  Sharon is a friend.  She is keenly aware of the important issues in our State.  She is also the present Treasurer of the Pierce County Republican Party.  She is NOT endorsed by the County or State GOP but I served with her on the Pierce County Platform Committee and can tell you from my personal observations that she is worthy of the vote of every voter in the State who wants to see Washington get it's Fiscal House back in order again.   http://researchmom.homestead.com/Legislation.html 

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Audio clips of my sermons yesterday are accessible if you are inclined to listen at TLBC.

Silent Sermon

Where there are no blossoms there will be no fruit. 

Attendance was down again a little last Lord's Day but there was a good Spirit there and all in all, it was a great day.  It was good to be in the house of the Lord.  Please visit our church website at TLBC and see and hear the latest news.  

   THE SILENT SERMON
 
 A member of a certain church, who previously had
 been attending services regularly, stopped going. After a few weeks, the  pastor decided to visit him.

 It was a chilly evening.. The pastor found the
 man at home alone, sitting before a blazing fire. Guessing the reason for  his pastor's visit, the man welcomed him, led him to a comfortable chair  near the fireplace and waited.

 The pastor made himself at home but said nothing.
 In the grave silence, he contemplated the dance of the flames around the  burning logs. After some minutes, the pastor took the fire tongs,  carefully picked up a brightly burning ember and placed it to one side of  the hearth all alone then he sat back in his chair, still silent.

 The host watched all this in quiet  contemplation. As the one lone ember's flame flickered and diminished,  there was a momentary glow and then its fire was no more. Soon it was cold  and dead.

 Not a word had been spoken since the initial  greeting. The pastor glanced at his watch and realized it was time to  leave. He slowly stood up, picked up the cold, dead ember and placed it  back in the middle of the fire. Immediately it began to glow, once more  with the light and warmth of the burning coals around it.

 As the pastor reached the door to leave, his host  said with a tear running down his cheek, 'Thank you so much for your visit  and especially for the firey sermon. I will be back in church next Sunday'.

 We live in a world today, which tries to say too  much with too little. Consequently, few listen. Sometimes the best  sermons are the ones left unspoken. Such as:

 The Lord is my Shepherd ---- that's a
 Relationship!

 I shall not want ---- that's Supply!

 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures
 ----that's Rest!

 He leadeth me beside the still waters
 ---that's Refreshment!

 He restoreth my soul ---- that's Healing!

 He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness
 ----that's Guidance!

 For His name sake ---- that's Purpose!

 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the
 shadow of death----that's Testing!

 I will fear no evil ---- that's Protection!

 For Thou art with me ---- that's Faithfulness!

 Thy rod and Thy staff comfort me
 ----that'sDiscipline!

 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence
 of mine enemies---- that's Hope!

 Thou annointest my head with oil ----
 that'sConsecration!

 My cup runneth over ---- that's Abundance!

 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the
 days of my life---- that's Blessing!

 And I will dwell in the house of the Lord
 ----that'sSecurity!

 Forever ---- that's Eternity!

 Face it, God is crazy about me!
 

Happy Friday the 13th.

We all know now ObamaCare will result in the biggest tax increase in US history.

74% of that tax increase will fall on those making $120,000 or less per year.

Lets just look at Obama’s Medicaid mandate and how it will affect Washingtonians.

Background (Sourced from Government and Washington Policy Center data)

Washington State impact

• Washington State will pay 50% of Medicaid costs
• Potential  of 400,000 new Medicaid participants
• Potential budget increase for Washington State $1.8 billion due to new Medicaid participants
• Additionally Washington State has already taken a federal grant of $137 million to start ObamaCare, employing 200 new state employees
• Washington State is on the hook for paying for all these new 200 administrators which will represent an additional state cost of $20 million annually

Bottom line:  If Obama-Care prevails, Washingtonians are looking at radically more state spending which will result in less funding for education and all other services; more pressure to increase taxes and less access for those who truly need help for medical care.

 Please keep your fellow voters informed.  We all need to ask ourselves how we can help and then make it happen!

 25 DAYS   until the Aug 7, 2012 Primary Election

116 DAYS until the Nov 6, 2012 General Election

New Study

You and I constantly hear pro-abortion extremists scream that the supposed mental health of the mother is somehow more important than the life of an unborn baby. Psychological mumbo jumbo vs. death? Frankly, this shows there must be something wrong with their minds. But now there's a new study that shows even this rationalization excusing abortion-on-demand is false. The fact is, not only do parental intervention laws save the lives of unborn babies and give parents back the right to stop an abortion from being performed on their minor daughter. . . . . . but they also reduce suicide rates among teen girls by as much as 11 to 21 percent. These findings, released in the spring journal of Economic Inquiry demonstrate the fact that abortion decisions by pregnant teens lead to feelings of overwhelming guilt. If you have time to take a look at this study on the dual life-saving results of parental intervention laws, I encourage you to click on this link to read the article. But the bottom line is that hundreds of thousands of unborn babies die as a result of wrongheaded decisions, and one out of five abortions is performed on a minor. And it's evident that a parent's intervention to stop an abortion can save not only the unborn baby's life but in many cases save two lives -- both the unborn baby and the teenage mother. For Life, Martin Fox, President       National Pro-Life Alliance P.S. If you haven't already done so, please click here to sign your petition in support of our NPLA-drafted Federal Parental Notification and Intervention Act. And if you can, please chip in with a contribution to help us mobilize grass roots pressure for the Parental Notification and Intervention Act by clicking here. Your National Pro-Life Alliance is entirely dependent on voluntary contributions to keep our vital programs running. We receive no government funding.

You Judge the Judges

WA State Supreme Court Candidates face off in debate.

By Larry Killion, Citizen Journalist

The Freedom Foundation’s “Theodore L Stiles Center for Liberty” presented a Forum for the Candidates running for the Washington State Supreme Court at 7PM, July 10^th 2012.  A co-sponsor for the event was Washington Coalition for Open Government in cooperation with TVW and Tacoma News Tribune.  The setting was the beautiful grounds of Lakewold Gardens at 12317 Gravely Lake Drive in Lakewood. 

Michael J. Reitz introduced the four candidates and gave them a few minutes for an opening statement and words of introduction. 

Richard Sanders began by stating his qualifications and experience as a former Supreme Court Justice endorsed by the retiring Justice from this opening.  Sanders heard over 600 cases from the Washington Supreme Court Bench.  He has many conservative endorsements.  He emphasized the need for the court to defend the rights of the individual citizen rather than putting the government powers in priority. He pointed out the partisan positions of career politicians trying to break into the judicial branch of government now. 

Sheryl McCloud spoke of her 25 years of experience arguing for constitutional rights and promised to maintain a track record favoring the constitution.  She defended the 2^nd amendment and spoke against the death penalty.  She is endorsed by King County and Pierce County Bar Associations, Women’s Rights Groups and the NAACP.  She stressed her skills at assessing strengths and weaknesses. 

John Ladenburg called himself an outsider.  He insisted that the judicial system needs to be more open and he wanted to change it from a “good old boys” club to something more transparent.  He is endorsed by the Tacoma News Tribune. He spoke of his 12 years of experience as a defense lawyer and 14 years of experience as a prosecuting attorney. He felt that he has the broadest range of experience of all the candidates having served as a criminal defense lawyer, Pierce County prosecutor, Tacoma City Councilman, and Pierce County Executive.

Bruce Hilyer told of his 12 years of experience on the King County Superior Court as a judge with the support from 145 other judges on the bench.  He claimed the highest ratings as a non-partisan candidate endorsed by labor unions, teachers and police.  He insisted that he had no ax to grind and that he desired to see the judicial branch of our government become more modern and efficient in it’s administrative activities. 

Here are some of the questions asked of the candidates and their answers. 

What case has the court ruled on that you would have ruled differently?

Sanders- The people voted down the Mariners Tax but the court passed it anyway.  I would not have done that.

McCloud- The court ruled against public access to trials.  I would not have.

Ladenburg- The court’s ruling on the Anderson Case caused hundreds of cases to be retried.  I would not have done that.

Hilyer- said he agreed with what Ladenburg said about the Anderson Case. 

How would you make decisions on cases being heard?

McCloud- I would use the constitution for guidance.

Ladenburg- I would take into consideration the possible unintended consequences of it.

Hilyer- I would pay attention to the specific details and not decide with a broad brush.

Sanders- I agree with McCloud that the rule of law is the important thing. 

Name the US Supreme Court Justice that you admire the most.

Ladenburg- Kennedy.

Hilyer- I go way back to John Marshall.

Sander- George Southerland in the 30’s.

McCloud- I’m surprised John chose Kennedy but he is my choice too because he is a constitutionalist. 

Discuss campaign contributions and the legislator ability to use them.

Hilyer- We shouldn’t turn Washington into something like Texas where big money runs everything.

Sanders-The State constitution gives this right and we should go by it or change the law.

McCloud- This is an evolving issue.  The US Supreme court has not overturned it or justified it.  It is a 1^st amendment issue. 

Ladenburg- We must be careful about Barons buying up everything in politics. 

31A gives more access to court records.  Do your favor or not?

Sanders- We can lawfully seal records but it should be the exception not the rule.

McCloud- There must be a balance between an open court and the right to privacy.

Ladenburg- We need more openness.

Hilyer- 31A is OK as it is. 

Discuss the Initiative and Referendum rights of the people.

McCloud- The Constitution gives this right.  I’m for it.

Ladenburg- The court should give their advice before the process can start.

Hilyer- No opinion, but agree somewhat with Ladenburg.

Sanders- Courts are to decide issues on individual rights and defend them.  There should be no wasting time giving advice on issues that may not make it to the ballot. 

Should cameras be in the courtroom?

Ladenburg- Yes.

Hilyer- Yes.

Sanders- Yes.

McCloud- Yes.

What do you want to accomplish by your term on the bench?

Hilyer- Bring the system up to date with computerized paperless technology and replace the 30 year old paper system. 

Sanders- Be impartial and defend the constitutional rights of the individual against government abuse.

McCloud- I want people to be proud of their court decisions whether they agree or disagree with them.

Ladenburg- Open up the court and bring it back to the people.

What is the most important judicial issue today?

Sanders- The court must be unbiased and impartial.  Case law should not trump the constitution.

McCloud- The court must be independent and decide on the rule of law not popular opinion.

Ladenburg- The court needs to get more organized.

Hilyer- Judicial independence, separation of powers and individual rights should not trump the “common good.”