| The ATP Board and Tapia family appreciate all who came to celebrate Marge's life at her memorial service. For those of you who were unable to attend, the Tapia family has shared the video tribute her sons created for her. A heartfelt thank-you to Stino and family for sharing this with us. | |
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Tuesday, May 15th 6:30 - 8:30 UNM Continuing Education Building 1634 University Blvd NE ATP President Graham Bartlett -- This is a very critical year for New Mexico and the Albuquerque TEA Party is in the thick of it. There are lots of important decisions for our state to make and we will be addressing them at our May meeting. In the April Meeting, the participants started identifying and defining the key issues important for selecting candidates in November. It was a great start and given more time, would have finished the job. The defined issues will allow us to evaluate the candidates on their standing on the issues instead of their TV ads or how they fix their hair. This is important work and we need to finish it, so please come and lend your expertise and your opinions. In addition, the Constitution Day Dinner Committee has come up with an innovative twist to our usual program and will provide a report on what will be a truly exciting event. The Education Team will report on their work on an alternative proposal for early childhood education that will be more effective than the current plan going around the legislature and will not require increasing the draw from the permanent fund. Come and join us and share your commitment to Unleashing New Mexico. Tuesday, May 15th 6:30 - 8:30
UNM Continuing Education Building 1634 University Blvd NE Our City Council is doubling down on their efforts to declare openly that Albuquerque is to be a Sanctuary City. It is unclear to me if the council is ignorant of the related cost data of illegal immigration or if, in their efforts to ensure a growing pool of democratic voters, that they will risk destroying a once vibrant city to maintain a base of dependent voters.
City Councilors Klarissa Peña and Pat Davis introduced a resolution declaring that Albuquerque will not support ICE and will protect “immigrants” (Note the absence of the word illegal) from any federal official’s attempt to arrest and/or deport them, even if they are known felons. The mayor and all the city councilors support this resolution. The United States has laws on legal immigration, which is the only way someone can enter this country and become a citizen. Coming to the U.S. as an immigrant without going through the system is AGAINST THE LAW, pure and simple. The mayor and the city councilors take an oath to “uphold the Constitution and the Laws of the United States of America and the Constitution and the Laws of the State of New Mexico.” By openly declaring Albuquerque as a Sanctuary City they are breaking the law and their oath of office. People who break the law are referred to as criminals. A society that does not follow its own laws is nothing more than a third world country. When its elected officials openly break the law, society will descend into anarchy. The increased level of crime and the rising percentage of illegal immigrants in our prisons is well documented. Our councilors want to educate, house, provide medical care, and welfare to these immigrants--even after they said they had to raise our GRT because they didn’t have enough money to pay for police protection and welfare programs. And who foots the bill? Of course, the tax payers, who also have to live in a city with one of the highest crime rates in the country. It has been suggested that this action is a part of the progressive wing of the National Democratic Party agenda and that New Mexico is a testing ground for progressive ideas. To think that a group would willingly destroy an entire state just to run experiments on progressive ideas is repulsive. We as citizens need to communicate our disdain for our city officials' behavior. There is only one conclusion – our mayor and city councilors are criminals and only represent the illegal immigrant special interest groups and do not represent the citizens of this city. Their actions disqualify them as our city’s representatives and, as such, we the citizens should have a recall on every one of them. GUEST SPEAKER: Rio Grande Foundation's Dowd Muska!
Come and join us for Dowd's amazing report on the Rio Grande Foundation's recommendations for how to remake the City of Albuquerque's fiscal/operations policy into a business-like, efficient and effective model for sustainable governance. The Albuquerque TEA Party and the Rio Grande Foundation believe there is no reason why this city can't become the beacon of good governance, creating a welcoming business environment and jobs for its citizens. Learn the facts and how you can participate in unleashing Albuquerque's greatness. ATP Meetup Tuesday March 20th 6:30 to 8:30 PM UNM Continuing Education Bldg (Southeast corner Indian School and University) Please join us Tuesday and help Unleash NM in 2018! The ATP Tax Day Rally is Back!! Sunday, April 15:
The ATP is preparing a great Tax Day Rally for April 15. To make an effective impact, we need as many volunteers and participants as possible. Attend the next Tea Party meeting to get more information on getting involved. Everyone is welcome. Please invite as many friends as possible to volunteer as staff for the upcoming Tax Day Rally. Our new Board member, Edward Glenn, is coordinating the Tax Day event. Contact him for more details or to volunteer. Edward can be reached at eglenn@abqteaparty.com. ACTION ITEM: Sign the COS Petition! The Convention of States is working to restore the federal government to constitutional governance by proposing amendments that will 1) impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, 2) limit its power and jurisdiction, and 3) impose term limits on its officials and members of Congress. Return the power to the people through Article V.
The Albuquerque TEA Party has a new board and has lots of new and exciting plans on how to bring sanity back to New Mexico governance.
We have two primary goals for 2018 - first is to get as many conservative, constitution-based candidates elected at the school board, city council, county commission, state legislature and governor and our representatives in the federal government as possible. Second, we will work on Unleashing New Mexico's greatness through education and action. The two goals are linked based on the premise that the current leadership at all levels of New Mexico Government have done everything possible to reduce individual and economic freedom. The February General Meeting will feature two speakers, Eddie Aragon and Ed Glenn, both very active in our community and strong supporters of conservatism. They will discuss, from their point of view, the needs of our state and city and how the ATP family can be most effective in shifting the political spectrum more towards conservatism. Questions and feedback from the audience are encouraged. Come and listen to some new ideas about how to stop the move toward socialism and share your ideas with them. Join Us Tuesday February 20th 6:30 to 8:30 UNM Continuing Education Bldg (Southeast corner Indian School and University) Please join us Tuesday and help Unleash NM in 2018! ATP Board of Directors: It is with deep sadness that we share with you that fellow Board member Marge Tapia has passed away.
Marge was a dear friend to us all. A true patriot. Her tireless dedication to promoting the values that made America great was, and continues to be, an inspiration to our whole community. She has passed on to us the torch she carried so valiantly for so long. Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with Marge's husband Stino and family in this time of sorrow. A celebration and memorial service for our dear friend will be announced in the coming days. By now, everyone knows that on November 2, 2017, the Sandoval County commission voted to publish the Right-to-Work (RTW) Ordinance. The next step in the process is to allow two weeks for public comment then vote to pass the ordinance.
I attended the meeting and wish to pass on some observations and personal opinions of what happened that evening. There were several union members that spoke out against the ordinance plus representatives from ATP, NMBC, RGF, AFP and several from economic development departments that spoke in favor. The comment section of the meeting was orderly and civil. Those who spoke for the unions were mostly rank and file long time members and all spoke passionately of all the benefits they received from their union. But here is the odd part – everyone who spoke for the union communicated a fear that this ordinance would kill their union and they would lose their pensions, benefits and health care. This in spite of the fact that there is significant evidence that in some states, union membership actually increased. The Unions need to understand that times are changing and the old paradigm is not working anymore. The brainwashing of the membership that RTW will take away their high wages, benefits and pensions doesn’t jive with today’s facts. Suing every state or county that implements RTW only costs the tax payers and the union members and enriches the lawyers. Since they almost always lose those court battles, what is the point? I truly believe that, if unions make their organizations worker-focused and add value to their members post RTW, it will not cause a decline in membership. It makes sense to me that in those states where RTW has been initiated and memberships have grown that the unions have gotten it right and their members see value in their dues. Where memberships have dropped and unions have gone under, my guess is the members saw no value for their dues. Unions need to consider themselves as businesses and know who their “customers” are and how to meet their needs. RTW is not a threat but an opportunity. Graham Bartlett President, ATP |
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