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E UREKA R EPUBLICAN W OMEN F EDERATED , SINCE 1938

Serving the Republican Women of Humboldt County

V OLUME 33, I SSUE 9 O CTOBER 2008

Joy Finley, President · Margaret Stafford, Program Chair

P RESIDENT ’ S
Eureka Republican Women Federated M ESSAGE
BY J OY F INLEY
welcomes
Tina Christensen Ladies and gentlemen, we are in the
final stretch of the race and I need your
help. The national election is critical
and so are our local races. If you can
walk precincts, make phone calls, or
volunteer at Republican headquarters,
please let me know. I need all of you to
make the commitment or face the
consequences later.
On a lighter note, our speaker this
month is the hardest working woman I
know. She is in just about every local
committee fighting for our rights. Not
October 16, 2008 only is she a full time Realtor, she is a
Red Lion, Eureka wife, mother and a grandmother. Her
roots run deep in Humboldt County.
Her family was in the fishing industry
and that was decimated due to
Buffet Lunch-$14.50 Beverage Only-$6.00 regulatory decisions made by politicians.
Fishing went the way of timber
The Buffet lunch begins at 11:30 and the meeting opens at noon. If you are production.
not contacted by our Telephone Committee, please call Joy at 845-2575 for That’s right! I am talking about Tina
your reservation. Members' guests and interested community members will Christensen. She is One of Humboldt
County’s strongest advocates and ace
be welcomed. Cheerleader’s. Eureka’s own Sarah
Palin.

Eureka Republican Women Federated

70th Anniversary
1938-2008
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A MERICANISM R EPORT
WHY I'M VOTING
DEMOCRAT...
I'm voting Democrat because I
believe the government will do a
better job of spending the money
I earn than I could.
I'm voting Democrat because I
believe three or four pointy-
headed elitist liberals need to
rewrite the Constitution every
few days to suit some fringe
kooks who would NEVER get
their agendas past the voters.
I'm voting Democrat because I
believe oil companies' profits of
4% on a gallon of gas are
obscene, but the government
taxing the same gallon of
gas at 15% isn't.
I'm voting Democrat because I
believe that paying $4.00 a
gallon or more for gas is no
reason to drill for the mountain
of oil we are sitting on in
THIS country. We wouldn't
want to inconvenience a couple
of polar bears now,
would we?
I'm voting Democrat because
when we pull out of Iraq, I trust
that the bad guys will just stop
what they're doing because they
now think we're
good people.
I'm voting Democrat because I
like it when planes fly into
buildings full of civilians. I want
C HAPLAIN ’ S C ORNER
Nicodemus, we read about in
the bible, was a Jewish leader
who was well versed in matters
of the law, but he had clearly
devoted little effort to
developing a genuine
relationship with God. Does
that sound like some of the
lawyers who are in places of
leadership in our country
today? Nicodemus knew the
laws of that day backward and
BY C HRIS W ENNERHOLM
to see more of that.
I'm voting Democrat because I
don't want a stimulus check to
spend. Let the government
spend it for me.
I'm voting Democrat because
freedom of speech is fine as long
as nobody is offended by it.
I'm voting Democrat because I
love the fact that I can now
marry whatever I want. I think
I'll marry my TV.
I'm voting Democrat because I'm
not concerned about the
slaughter of millions of babies so
long as we keep all death row
inmates alive
I'm voting Democrat because I
don' t want to eat poisoned food
and drink dirty water. We all
know Republicans love that
stuff. (Ever wonder why
China, the most left-wing
country in the World, is the
most polluted?)
I'm voting Democrat because I
believe that when the terrorists
don't have to hide from us over
there, and come over here, I
don't want to have any guns in
the house to fight them off.
I'm voting Democrat because I
believe that churches should only
be allowed for political speeches.
I'm voting Democrat because I
believe that business should not
BY V EE S ORENSON
forward, but was naive about the
mind of God. We can read how
Jesus introduced him to spiritual
matters but it was as though he
never let it penetrate his heart.
We are told to not judge,
but when we see learned lawyers
and legislators purposely deceive
the public, try to extinguish God
from our society and thwart
appointments and elections of
those who claim to be Christian,
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be allowed to make profits for
themselves. They need to break
even and give the rest away to
the employees, illegals and
politicians.
I'm voting Democrat because I
believe that I don't want doctors
who were at the top of their
classes to operate on me. I want
a government employee who
makes $50k a year and couldn't
make it as a contractor or
engineer.
I'm voting Democrat because I
believe that people who can't tell
us if it will rain on Friday CAN
tell us that the polar ice caps will
melt away in ten years if I don't
start driving a Prius.
I'm voting Democrat because I
know the same crooked liberal
politicians who allowed the
current financial crisis to develop
will now 'fix' the problem.
I'm voting Democrat because I
really believe there is no bias in
the media.
And, finally, I'm voting
Democrat because the politician
with only 143 days of experience
in the Senate, with the most
liberal record in the Senate's
history, who wants to solve
every problem with failed
socialistic methods, who
won't salute the flag, sing the
national anthem or even wear a
flag pin, is the obvious choice to
restore America to greatness.
it should make us more
determined to work to elect
those who adhere to the
Constitution of our blessed land.
We need to examine and
support those who understand
and let the mind of God rule
their hearts.
Pray that those who see a
deeper meaning to life as well as
respect for the laws our land be
chosen to lead us.
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2008 B OARD OF D IRECTORS T REASURER ’ S

POSITION NAME PHONE EMAIL
R EPORT
BY C INDY L EWIS
President Joy Finley 845-2575 joyfinley@suddenlink.net Balance 8/31/08 $362745
1st V- President Margaret Stafford 822-3255 tom-marg@suddenlink.net Income +344.00
2nd V-President Barbara Hecathorn 442-7124 hecathorn@aol.com
Expenses --415.27
Rec. Secretary Terry Roberts 599-3255 terryroberts@coldwellbanker.com
Balance 9/30/08 =$3556.18
Treasurer Cindy Lewis 442-1187 liberty741776@sbcglobal.net
Director-at Large Margaret Stafford 822-3255 tom-marg@suddenlink.net
Auditor JoAnn Stanhope 822-4776 jstanhope@suddenlink.net
Parliamentarian Lynda Pozel 443-1283 lyndahopkins@portraits.com
Americanism Chris Wennerholm 725-2020 chrisw500@suddenlink.net
Bulletin-Notices Scrappers Edge 445-9686 scrappersedge@sbcglobal.net
Advertising Joy Finley 845-2575 joyfinley@suddenlink.net W AYS & M EANS
Mailing Haline Sundet 442-2623 BY J OY F INLEY
Chaplain Vee Sorenson 822-2359 veesign@aol.com
This month we have a special treat for
Commentary Colleen Hedrick 268-0101 colleen1516@sbcglobal.net you. Sheryl is donating a Praline
Education Sheryl Fearrien 725-6200 schoolmarm50@sbcglobal.net Cheesecake! Colleen has generously
Hospitality Haline Sundet 442-2623 offered the book on Sarah Palin for our
Opportunity Drawing. Last month
Legislation Barbara /Vee 442-7124 hecathorn@aol.com Susan Stump won the Curley’s Grill gift
Luncheons Joy Finley 845-2575 joyfinley@suddenlink.net Certificate. We made $144.00 and we
Membership Barbara Hecathorn 442-7124 hecathorn@aol.com are continuing with our ongoing drawing
for the beautiful Afghan made by Chris
Name Tags Delores Theuerkauf 822-5090 erniet@suddenlink.net
Wennerholm. Thanks to Kay Peake for
Program Margaret Stafford 822-3522 tom-marg@suddenlink.net all her work. Remember, when women
Publicity Paula Cunningham 443-9685 nooage@pacbell.net work, we win.
Telephone Chair Bernice Huston 822-0997 bhuston21@att.net
Committee Jeannette Cruz 442-1852 jeannettelcruz@yahoo.com
Connie Mortenson 725-5837
Terry Roberts 599-3255 terryroberts@coldwellbanker.com
Ruth Schnell 444-8579 eurekaruthe@sbcglobal.net
Irene Schultz 822-9056 ischultz@suddenlink.net
Pat Stolte 725-4031 patstolte@prodigy.net
Haline Sundet 442-2623
Debbie Walker 441-1126 walktalk@suddenlink.net
Ways & Means Joy Finley 845-2575 joyfinley@suddenlink.net
Website Master Bill Odonnell 442-4117 ERWF@odonnell.ws

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CFRW M INI V OTER G UIDE

Proposition 1
Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century (AKA High Speed Rail)
Proposition 1 is on hold do to legal troubles. The Proposition is not in the voter guide at this time and may or may not
be on ballot as Proposition 1a.
Proposition 2
Treatment of Farm Animals –CFRW Opposes
Analysis by Angela Thompson: Proposition 2 literally threatens the safety of California’s egg industry. If Prop 2
passes, it will set back years of research and legislation which developed the current safety standards on the housing of
California chickens.
Proposition 3
Children's Hospital Bond Act –CFRW Opposes
Analysis by Amy Lyons: Authorizes $980,000,000 in general obligation bonds for construction, expansion,
remodeling, renovation, furnishing, and equipping of eligible children’s hospitals, including University of California
general acute care hospitals. An almost identical initiative, Proposition 61, which authorized the sale of $750 million
in general obligation bonds to fund children’s hospitals, passed in 2004. Unspent funds from Proposition 61 are still
available, as only $403 million has been awarded to eligible hospitals
Proposition 4
Waiting Period and Parental Notification before Termination of Minor’s Pregnancy–CFRW Supports
Analysis by Camille Giglio: Sarah’s Law is a constitutional amendment. Sarah’s Law requires a doctor to notify a
parent, or, in case of parental abuse, another adult family member of an unemancipated minor 48 hours before
performing an abortion on her. It also requires a doctor to obtain the personal consent of a minor before performing
the abortion and allows for court intervention if a minor is being coerced to have an abortion. California’s parental
consent law, Health and Safety Code Section 12345, (passed by the California Legislature and signed by the Governor
in 1987) was upheld by the California Supreme Court in 1996, but that decision was reversed in 1997, thus blocking
the implementation of California’s parental consent law. Sarah’s Law is a constitutional amendment, so that its
implementation cannot be blocked by California state courts.
Proposition 5
Nonviolent Offenders. Sentencing, Parole and Rehabilitation – CFRW Opposes
Analysis by Margaret Brown: It is impossible to distill every aspect of it into a discussion brief enough for our
purposes. However, the most important aspects are as follows:
It expands and increases funding and oversight for individualized treatment and rehabilitation programs for nonviolent
drug offenders and parolees. It reduces criminal consequences of nonviolent drug offenses by mandating three-tiered
probation with treatment and by providing for case dismissal and/or sealing of records after probation. It limits
somewhat the court’s authority in dealing with offenders who violate probation or parole. It shortens parole for most
drug offenses, including sales, and for nonviolent property crimes. It creates new divisions, boards, commissions, and
reporting requirements regarding drug treatment and rehabilitation. It changes certain marijuana misdemeanors to
infractions. Estimates of costs/savings vary so widely as to be almost meaningless, given the magnitude of the
proposal. Costs could run over $1 billion dollars for setting up the various treatment and rehabilitation programs.
These costs should be less after the initial start-up. Savings are estimated to be in the $1 billion dollar range, primarily
due to the reduction of prison population and costs of incarceration.
Proposition 6
Criminal Penalties and Laws. Public Safety Funding.–CFRW Supports
Analysis by Gwat Bhattacharjie: This initiative would require new state spending on various criminal justice programs
and increased costs for prison and parole operations. Funding would come from the General Fund, reallocating funds
currently spent on Education, Health and Human Services etc. It would try juveniles 14 years and older convicted of
“gang related” felonies as adults, penalize recipients of public housing with eviction if they do not submit or pass
annual criminal background checks, increase penalties for several crimes – violating gang injunctions, using or
possessing to sell meth, carrying loaded or concealed firearms by certain felons, eliminate bail for illegal aliens
charged with violent or gang related felonies, change evidence rules to allow certain hearsay statements as evidence
when witnesses are unavailable. (It requires a ¾ vote to amend, and only a majority vote to add.)
Proposition 7
Renewable Energy. - Analysis currently pending.
Proposition 8
Limits on Marriage (AKA Protect Marriage) - CFRW Supports
Analysis by Camille Giglio: Amends the California Constitution to provide that only marriage between a man and a
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woman is valid or recognized in California. The measure would have no fiscal effect on state or local governments. This is because there
would be no change to the manner in which marriages are currently recognized by the state.
Proposition 9
Criminal Justice System. Victims’ Rights. Parole - CFRW Supports
Analysis by Margaret Brown: This measure changes some of the provisions of Proposition 8 in several major areas relating to victim’s
rights, and it also addresses changes in parole consideration for lifers. (1) It requires restitution in every case, without exception, where
the victim has suffered a loss and the restitution must be made before any other fines or penalties are assessed. (2) The right to notification
has been expanded. Under Proposition 9, those rights would be expanded to notify victims of all criminal proceedings, including the right
to notice of a criminal’s release after arrest but before a trial. Victims would also be permitted to discuss charges with prosecutors and
participate in other parts of the criminal justice process. The limit on the number of the victim’s family who could attend or testify at
hearings would be removed, and a representative of the victim could attend and testify even in the victim’s absence. (3) This measure
would place restrictions on the early release of criminals. It requires that prison and jail overcrowding not be a consideration in release
and that the full term be served, except that constitutionally authorized “credits” (earned for good behavior or participation in certain
programs) would still be accrued to reduce a sentence. In the matter of parole consideration, Proposition 9 would extend the time
between parole hearings to between 3 and 15 years (instead of the current 1 and 5 years), but inmates would be able to request that the
hearing date be moved up. On a somewhat unrelated subject, the definition of “safe, secure, and peaceful” schools would be expanded to
include junior colleges and colleges.
Proposition 10
Bonds Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Renewable Energy - CFRW Opposes
Analysis by Edelweiss Geary: This initiative authorizes $5 Billion in bonds paid from the state’s General Fund, allocated approximately as
follows: • 58% in cash payments of between $2K and $50K to purchasers of certain high fuel economy and alternative fuel vehicles • 20%
in incentives for research, development and production of renewable energy technology • 11% in incentives for research and
development of alternative fuel vehicle technology • 5% in incentives for purchase of renewable energy technology • 4% in grants to eight
cities for education about these technologies • 3% in grants to colleges to train students in these technologies. Fiscal Impact: • State costs
of about $9.8 billion over 30 years to pay both the principal $5B in addition to the interest ($4.8B) costs on the bond • Potential state
costs of up to about $10M annually, through about 2018-19 for state agency administrative costs not funded by the measure.
Proposition 11
Redistricting, Constitutional Amendment-CFRW Supports
Analysis by Joan Clendenin: This reform takes away from politicians the power to draw their own districts and places the responsibility in
the hands of a 14-person citizens commission comprised of five Democrats, 5 Republicans and 4 “independents.” The initiative also
requires that district lines respect
the geographic integrity of cities,
counties, neighborhoods, and of
communities of interest.
Proposition 12
Veterans’ Bond Act of 2008 -
CFRW Supports
Analysis by Joan Clendenin: This
measure authorizes the
Department of Veterans Affairs to
sell $900,000,000.00 in General
Obligation Bonds and allows the
Cal Vet Home Loan Program to
continue to fund the purchase of
homes, farms and mobile homes
for California Veterans who served
at least one day of active duty
prior to 1977 and applied for the
loan within 30 years.

(Note: The Attorney

General’s office has made so
many name changes to the
proposition titles that the
safe way to vote will be going
by the Proposition numbers
and not the titles.)
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M ARK Y OUR C ALENDAR

October 16 ERWF Luncheon
Red Lion, Eureka
October 17-19 CFRW Fall Conference
LAX Marriot, Los Angeles

November 4 Nationwide Election

November 14 NFRW Regional Meeting

Las Vegas
(tentative date)

November 21-23 Northern Division Fall Conference, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Foster City

May 3-5 CFRW 34th Advocacy Workshop and

Spring 2009 Board of Directors' Meeting
Hyatt Regency at Capitol Park, Sacramento

You’re Invited!
Meet & Greet
Barbara Hecathorn
running for Director of Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District

October 19th, 2:00-5:00pm

at the home of Joy Finley, 4552 Walnut Drive, Eureka

N OMINATING C OMMITTEE R EPORT

The Nominating Committee has chosen the people below for 2009:
President: Colleen Hedrick
1st Vice President: Debbie Walker
2nd Vice President: Joy Finley
Recording. Secretary: Terry Roberts
Treasurer: Cindy Lewis
Director at Large: Jeannette Cruz

M EMBERSHIP BY B ARBARA H ECATHORN

September’s ERWF meeting
was a full house turnout for
our Guest Speaker, Hiader
Ajina as he shared his
positive message based on
personal reports from his
family in Baghdad,
information we do not get
from the media. McCain/
Palin ticket is showing strong
gains in many polls, bringing
life back to their campaign
and bringing in new members
to our club. We have nine
new members for September,
seven signed up at our
September meeting ( a record
since I have been
Membership Chair) Please
welcome: Barbara Hill,
JoAnn Bonner, Karen
Wasson, Marcia Mills, Sheri
Katz, Phyllis Graves, Marcia
Mills, Leola Santsche, and
Kathy Rodriguez. Also
include in your welcome:
Santa Finney, Irene Stidson
and Marlene Giffen new
members who were not
mentioned in last month’s
bulletin. Let’s keep on
growing…….
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