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Message From
The President
I wish to welcome one and all
to the Southern California Republican Club (SCRC)!
We are the premiere Republic organization for
Republicans in the Greater Los Angeles area.
Many of you feel that there aren't too many
of us Republicans in Los Angeles. Actually,
there are far more Republicans in Southern California
than you think.
The main problem with the Republican Party
is one of perception. Lies, distortions and
exaggerations are what many people "know"
of the Republican Party. Perception becomes
reality. And a perception no matter how false
still becomes a reality.
Firstly, the Republican Party has been branded
as racist, sexist, mean-spirited, uncaring,
intolerant, for the rich, and every other negative
stereotype in the book. The Democrat Party has
been more successful at defining Republicans
(lies) to Los Angelenos, California and Americans
as a whole than we have been at defining ourselves
(the truth).
But how many know that it was the Democratic
Party that started out as the pro-slavery Party
in America. Even today, I would argue, it still
holds that title as evidenced by their total
control of every inner-city community of Blacks,
Latinos and the poor. High crime, dismal public
schools and inadequate infrastructure are the
hallmarks of them all. As with Blacks and Latinos,
women too have been reduced to 'things' by the
Democrats. They claim they want women too be
independent and strong but really want women
to be dependent on government as the center
of their life rather than family or even their
own talents. As for the "only for the rich"
allegation: in the 2004 presidential election,
the top five donors to the Republican Party
totaled $20 million. The top 5 to the Democratic
Party totaled $78 million! The majority of donors
to the Republican Party are average Americans
giving checks of $20, $50, etc. It is the Democratic
Party that has super-wealthy donors as their
primary donor base. The overwhelming majority
in Beverly Hills are Democrats!
Secondly, there is the perception that California
is a Democratic stronghold. I often hear from
fellow Republicans: "why bother with Southern
California?" or "we live on the Left
Coast" or "we live in liberal Los
Angeles". Well if any of that were true
I would be the first to say "let's just
move!" But it is truly a myth. There are
in fact many liberal cities, counties and states
in America. But Los Angeles is not one of those
cities and California is not one of those states.
Consider the following list of "controversial"
statewide propositions in California:
- 1994 Proposition 187 End state benefits
to illegal immigrants.
- 1996 Proposition 209 - End affirmative action
(race-based preferences) in hiring, contracts
and higher education.
- 2000 Proposition 22 - Marriage is between
one man and one woman.
- 2000 Proposition 227 - End bilingual education
in public schools.
These propositions were overwhelmingly voted
for by majority of Republicans and Democrats!
Add to this the 2001 Governor's race. Conservative
Republican challenger Bill Simon came within
5% of beating the liberal Democratic incumbent
Governor Gray Davis!
How liberal could California really be to have
its citizens vote in this manner?
Political parties serve a very important function
in our democracy. Like-minded voters come together
within an organization - a political party -
and pool their resources of money, volunteer
time and support at the ballot box to move an
agenda forward. Everyone in this political party
doesn't agree on every single issue. That would
be impossible in a country of over 300 million
Americans, a state of 33 million citizens or
a city of 10 million Los Angelenos. But there
are basic principles that the majority of those
in the Party support. This is the "glue"
that keeps the Party unified.
The leaders of the Democratic Party were vehemently
opposed to all the propositions listed above
that passed overwhelmingly by Democratic voters.
The majority of Democrats support school choice;
their leaders do not. The majority of Democrats
are religious; their leaders are hostile towards
people of faith. The majority of Democrats feel
government programs haven't done a damn thing
to solve the problems of the community; their
leaders feel those programs are great successes.
The majority of Democrats feel we pay too much
in taxes; their leaders feel we aren't taxed
enough. The majority of Democrats blame criminals
and gang members for crime; their leaders blame
law enforcement and poverty.
There is a simple reality here in Los Angeles,
we have a majority of citizens voting Democrat
when their values actually match the Republican
Party.
Blaming the Democratic political machine, the
liberal media, the public schools, and Hollywood
is simply not a valid excuse. Yes, the Democrats
and the Left are excellent at getting their
propaganda out and have been doing so for the
last 40 years. But we aren't a totalitarian
state -- yet. We have freedom too and there
is nothing stopping us from getting our message
out.
The success of Democrats in tricking people
who aren't really Democrats to vote Democrat
isn't an indication of Democratic Party brilliance
but Republican Party ineffectiveness. In American
politics there are two teams. However, the Republican
team isn't even on the field but stands their
scratching their heads wondering why the Democratic
team on the field is able to score touchdown
after touchdown with such ease. I am speaking
specifically of our major cities and urban centers
-- the stronghold of the Democratic Party.
How on earth could 80% of Blacks be voting
Democrat when it was the Democratic Party that
violently supported the enslavement of Blacks,
started the Ku Klux Klan, and created segregation
throughout the South? How many women know that
if it were not for the Republican Party that
women wouldn't even have the right to vote because
the Democratic Party felt women were inferior?
What good is for us Republicans to have a great
history - civil rights, women's rights, economic
freedom, fighting evil around the world -- if
no one knows about it? What good is it for us
Republicans to know our principles are right
if we don't bother to go into the community
where we live and prove it!
Well there is a "new sheriff in town"
-- SCRC. For Republicans, the organization that
you've been waiting for to come into existence
is here. For those Democrats who realize that
the Democratic Party neither shares your values
nor has done anything for our communities in
decades but talk, I encourage you to do continue
doing your "homework". A JFK or FDR
Democrat means that you are a Republican! I
am a solid conservative Republican now but I
started out as a liberal Democrat. For those
like-minded independents, I encourage you to
make a decision and pick a Party to become a
part of - you can only change things from inside
the "house" sitting at the table not
on the outside standing around on the sidewalk.
Join SCRC in our mission to make Los Angeles
and California into a Republican majority.
We have much to do. So let's get busy!
Sincerely,
Austin Dragon
President
The Southern California Republican Club
February 12, 2007
(The Birthday Month of Three Great American
Leaders: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln
and Ronald Reagan)
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