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Republican Executive Committee
PO Box 410153
Melbourne FL 32941-0153

Updated July 30, 2010
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Stories of the Week

 

Tea Party Racist?

What's New in the Brevard Republican Party
Largest Tax Hike In History
Bill Mick's Micktionary
Precinct Changes
Candidates That Won't Go Away

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Story of the Week:

Statewide Scott-McCollum TV debate in GOP governor's race
looking doubtful

By Steve Bousquet, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau
In Print: Thursday, July 29, 2010

TALLAHASSEE — Rick Scott is all over TV, spending his millions on ads promoting himself as an outsider candidate for governor against "career politician" Bill McCollum.

And Scott has agreed to two limited TV debates with McCollum, but balked at going on live TV statewide for one hour — free of charge — to debate his Republican opponent, unless the location was moved away from McCollum's Orlando base to one of Scott's choosing: Jacksonville.

McCollum agreed to the move Wednesday, but Scott insists on a public venue that organizers say they can't provide.

Read the STORY HERE

See more Rants and Ramblings at Let's Be Frank

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 - July 29, 2010

Arizona's Altered Immigration Law Takes Effect,
State Heads Back to Court

Arizona's court-altered illegal immigration law went into effect just after midnight Wednesday, hours after a federal judge blocked its most controversial provisions -- including on-the-spot police checks of suspected illegal immigrants.

Arizona's court-altered illegal immigration law went into effect just after midnight Wednesday, hours after a federal judge blocked its most controversial provisions -- including on-the-spot police checks of suspected illegal immigrants.

Soon after Judge Susan Bolton's decision was announced, a spokesman for Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said the state will appeal the ruling to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Thursday, asking the appellate court for a swift decision to lift the injunction and allow the blocked provisions to take effect.

Read the STORY HERE

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Panel Begins Hearings on Rangel

Democrat's Lawyers Set Tentative Deal, but GOP Lawmakers May Balk;
Ethics-Case Trial Is Possible

WASHINGTON—The House ethics committee charged Rep. Charles Rangel (D., N.Y.) on Thursday with 13 counts of breaking House rules, launching disciplinary proceedings that could put one of the Democratic Party's prominent figures on public trial just before voters go to the polls this fall.

Mr. Rangel was charged during a rare public hearing by the ethics panel, a major blow to his 40-year legacy as a congressman.

The hearing began a few hours after lawyers for Mr. Rangel and ethics investigators struck a tentative deal that could lead to a quick settlement and bypass a public trial.

The details of that proposed settlement of the case, including Mr. Rangel's potential punishment, weren't known. Any agreement would need to win approval from a majority on the 10-member ethics panel. Membership on the committee is divided evenly between the two parties, giving Republicans the ability to block any plea agreement and force a trial.

Read the STORY HERE
Statement of Alleged Violations

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The Tea Party is not racist,
but the New Black Panther Party surely is

 

July 14, 9:24 PMLaw and Politics ExaminerD. Christian Moore

We live in strange time indeed when, in the middle of a scandal involving voter intimidation charges being dropped against the New Black Panther Party, Michele Obama attends an NAACP convention where the grass roots "citizen activists" of the “Tea Party” movement are declared racists.

Voter intimidation charges were filed against members of the Philadelphia chapter of the New Black Panther Party following an incident during the 2008 election. Members of the New Black Panther party were standing outside a polling station brandishing weapons, hurling racial epithets and threatening white voters. The New Black Panther Party referred to these as “security patrols”, but they clearly meet the definition of voter intimidation and are not just federal offenses, but civil rights violations. The case, brought by the Bush Justice Department was a slam dunk and prosecutors were completing some procedural issues prior to sentencing when Eric Holder, President Obama’s freshly appointed Attorney General announced he was dropping all charges. This decision ran counter to the opinions of several career prosecutors and AG Holder has thus far refused to comment regarding why the case was dropped.

Videos and the rest of the Story HERE

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There will be a new meeting location for the Executive Committee Meetings.  Temple Israel, 7350 Lake Andrew Drive
Melbourne, FL 32940-6613
(321) 631-9494
Click the below map for directions

What's New in the Brevard Republican Party

Six Months to Go Until The Largest Tax Hikes in History

July 1, 2010

Contact: Ryan Ellis, ATR Tax Policy Director: rellis@atr.org

In just six months, the largest tax hikes in the history of America will take effect. They will hit families and small businesses in three great waves on January 1, 2011. Read what we have to look forward to HERE

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The books closed on Friday, June 18th.  There are some familiar names on the list, the same names that were rejected two years ago. 

You can find the list of candidates for 2010 at the Supervisor of Elections Website.

Some Candidates who won't go away:
Mitch Needelman for Clerk of the Court 3rd time, I guess he doesn't take the hint

Ilene Davis For County Commission District 2 - I lost count of how many elections she's been in

Mark Cook - It's an even year

Randy O'Brien - Where did I hear that name before?

Dean Paterakis and not even in a "Perp Walk"

Is this the best we can come up with?  Where are the touted "new blood" candidates???

Precinct Changes and Polling Place Changes
Recently in an effort to be more fiscally responsible the Supervisor of Elections, Lori Scott, has had to combine some precincts.  Some polling places have opted out and some have been added.

To see if your precinct or polling place has change check HERE.

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Our own Bill Mick has published a book and the "Insiders" will recognize many stories and personalities described in this book.  Many of us listen to Bill, some actually "hear" what he says but most know nothing about Bill's biography and family.
"...The 'Micktionary is entertaining, enlightening and perhaps most importantly at this critical time - encouraging!  Bill's right when he says getting invovlved is the best way to make a difference..." Glenn Beck

 

For now the book "The Micktionary" can be purchased for $15 at the office, 1388 S Babcock- inside the Florida Marketplace, corner of Babcock and Hibiscus Streets
Monday to Friday 8:30 to 5:00

 

 

Straw Poll Results from Free Republican Family Picnic

 

The Golf Tournament unfortunately must be postponed.
Keep your eye on this site for the future date, tentavely sometime in Octover

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Transparencyflorida.gov

The Florida Legislature created Transparency Florida to provide the public with unprecedented access to state government spending information by posting Florida’s operating budget and associated expenditure records online. 

 

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The next meeting of the Brevard Republican Executive Committee will be Thursday, July 8, 2010 at: 
Temple Israel, 7350 Lake Andrew Drive, Melbourne, FL 32940-6613

(321) 631-9494

Social and Sign In - 6:30pm

Meeting Begins Promptly at 7:00pm

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Keep in mind that 3 unexcused absences can result in your removal from the Committee.  If you cannot make this meeting please contact Barbara Davis by email or leave a message at Headquarters, 321-254-0073.

Barbara Davis
Chair, BREC

2525 Aurora Rd. Suite 105
Melbourne, Florida 32935
Brevard Republican Party
 

 

 

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"The Brevard Republican" will continue to bring you the latest and most up to date information on
the Brevard Republican Executive Committee. This site is owned and edited by
Frank Montelione, dubbed "Leader of the Old Guard" by Florida Today.
 

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