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Why Vote in the School Get Politically Active has information on all of the
Board Election: An legislative activities.
The 2011 New Mexico Legislative The Albuquerque Public School
overview of APS, the
election, and candidates. p2 Session began on January 18th with (APS) Board of Education elections
the swearing in of our elected are over Tuesday, February 1.
Why We Should Abolish Representatives followed by the
the Federal Reserve Everyone that lives in the APS
election of Representative Ben Lujan Districts 1, 2, and 4 can vote for a
System and How to Do It: as the Speaker of the House. We
A brief history and a link to board candidate. The next article
elected eight new conservative (p2-4) contains information about
the the complete article. p5
members and the House now has 36 APS and the candidates.
State Patriot Action Team Democrats, 33 Republicans, and 1
Sets Its Agenda for 2011: The ATP and the Concerned
Independent. Citizens for APS Reform have
An introduction to the State Our next job is keeping track of all
Action Team Park Parties. p6 compiled a Candidate Comparison
the bills and making sure that we Guide to inform voters. This guide
Eye on the Valencia have a presence in the Roundhouse can be downloaded off the Internet
County Commission: About during the session. If you would like at: http://atppat.com/localexposure/
their actions. p7 to volunteer to help with this process issue2number1/VotersGuide.pdf.
Valencia County please contact us at: Additional voting information is
Commission Public getactive@abqteaparty.com included at the bottom of this page.
Comments: What the people Major Tea Party issues that we will There is also a CNM Bond Issue.
are saying in Valencia County. follow include bills in the
p8 We recommend that everyone vote
Appropriation & Finance Committee against the new $70,000,000 bond
Letters to the Editor: p9 as well as bills related to voter ID issue. New Mexico is number one in
Freedom is Not Free: p10 and drivers licenses for illegal aliens. higher education funding and we
The http://www.nmlegis.gov/ website clearly do not have the best
Universities in our Nation.
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Please contact the editor Albuquerque School Board
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getactive@abqteaparty.com Early Voting Locations: Early In Person
expenditures. Candidates for Albuquerque School Existing and previous Board Members are civic-
Board pay attention to groups (Stakeholders) that minded individuals and are usually motivated by
pay attention to what is happening in APS. altruistic reasons. Although there is no question
Historically that has been teacher's unions, that their intentions are good, their effectiveness
teachers, and, to a lesser extent, parents. in being part of the process that produces
Usually these groups have to be organized students able to compete well on both the nation
enough to impact an election before candidates and international level might be questioned.
listen to them.
By many measurements New Mexico Schools candidate if you live in the same district as the
do not do well. Although Census Information candidate.
indicates New Mexico ranks about 24th in per District 1: Seat is currently held by Dolores
student expenditures, we rank in the bottom ten Griego the Board Secretary. District 1 contains
percent (the best we do is a tie for 46th in the Rio Grande High School and Washington, Ernie
nation) in having students that are at or above Pyle, Harrison and Polk Middle Schools.
proficient in reading and math.
District 2: Seat is currently held by Robert
Lucero who is not running for re-election. District
2 contains West Mesa High School and Monroe,
LBJ, John Adams, Jimmy Carter, and Truman
Middle Schools.
District 4: Seat is currently held by Martin
Esquivel who is the Board President. It contains
Highland High School and Cleveland, McKinley,
Jefferson, and Wilson Middle Schools.
APS Candidates
The Albuquerque Tea Party (ATP) does not
endorse individual candidates running for public
office. A goal of the ATP is to educate the public
about the views of candidates, not to endorse
individual candidates. Although individuals that
belong to the ATP can work for individual
Winston Brooks, candidates, they do not do so as representatives
APS Superintendent of the ATP.
Although I am the ATP Local Action Team
Some educators question the validity of these Leader covering the Albuquerque School Board,
measurements, but seem to be unable or at least this reflects my personal views and not the views
reluctant to supply a measurement whereby we of the ATP. Some of the information presented
can compare New Mexico's ranking and here has been gathered from other individuals not
effectiveness in educating our children to other named for privacy reasons.
states. In other words, these measurements are
what are available and we don't do well compared This information only covers what I consider to
with other states. be viable conservative candidates running for the
Albuquerque Public School Board and some of
Taxpayers in New Mexico don't seem to be their more serious opponents. For a list of all
getting their money's worth. Given how much is candidates running for Albuquerque School Board
already spent per student, the argument that positions see the January 18th, 19th and 20th
spending more money will produce a better (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) 2011
education for our children doesn't seem to be editions of the Albuquerque Journal. Again, this
valid. The following links to a pdf file that contains reflects my personal views of School Board
education tables from the Census Bureau. Candidates and does not reflect the views of the
http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/11statab/ Albuquerque Tea Party. Many of the candidates
educ.pdf not specifically mentioned here are good people
that are not discussed in this description of
Districts Holding Elections conservative candidates for reasons of brevity.
Three School Districts are electing School Again, for a complete description of candidates
Board Members and you can only vote for a see the Journal articles.
Why We Should Abolish the upper hand. The Conservativeʼs plan should be
to abolish the Fed as soon as possible.
Federal Reserve System and Congress created the Fed they can abolish it.
How To Do It This would place the creation of money and credit
back into the hands of the Congress. The U.S.
America has tried creeping socialism and Constitution says the Congress shall, “coin money
incremental inflation for 98 years. It does not and regulate the value thereof”. Federal, state
work. It has converted the United States of and private debt are the most pressing problems
America from the largest in the U.S. today. If the Fed
creditor nation in the world is abolished and the
to the largest debtor nation inflation of U.S. currency is
in history. No other nation to be stopped the U.S. will
has ever turned economic need to go back to gold and
success into debt-ridden silver money. Under the
failure on this order of free market there will be
magnitude in this short of enough gold and silver to
time. back the money.
In 1913, under U.S. The U.S. owns 2 billion
President Woodrow Wilson, ounces of silver and 250
the U.S. Congress million ounces of gold. By
abdicated their issuing gold and silver
constitutional mandate to backed money the U.S. will have adequate
“coin money and regulate the value thereof”. With backing for their currency. When the Fed
the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 the power, not to becomes history their fiat money will disappear
coin money, but to print money was handed over with them.
to the Federal Reserve System. The Federal
Reserve System, “The Fed”, is neither federal nor In 1913 the Fed and the Congress formed a
reserve but a private corporation, incorporated in cartel whereby the U.S. Treasury Bonds are used
the state of Delaware, that has successfully by the Fed to create fiat money. Each
resisted every attempt at audit by members of the government bond adds to the U.S. debt, which is
Congress of the United $14 trillion; state debt is $2
States. Karl Marx, in the trillion; private debt is $15
Communist Manifesto, trillion and stock derivative
made a central bank and debt $30 trillion. This totals
the graduated income tax to $61 trillion. These debts
two planks in the are unsustainable. There is
Communist Platform. Since no coherent plan to repay
1913 the U. S has both. them. The U.S. economy is
on the verge of collapse. If
The Federal Reserve the U.S. economy
System is an extension of collapses that will push the
the people who offer U.S. U.S. into the “New World
socialism (government Order”, which is a socialist,
control of the economy). global government directed
These people are called progressives. The Fed by world bankers. This will be the end of freedom
and the Progressives have a plan to socialize the in the U.S.
U.S. Those who believe the U.S. should be under
a rule of law (the Constitution) are called Access the complete article at:
Conservatives. As long as the Fed creates the http://atppat.com/localexposure/issue2number1/
money in the U.S. the Progressives will have the AbolishTheFed.pdf
State Patriot Action Team Sets Park Party schedule will require 20 volunteers.
With four teams, each team would only have to
Its Agenda for 2011 put on one event per month for six months.
The Albuquerque State PAT has set its agenda In addition to this long term goal, the State PAT
for 2011. The long term focus will be on will undertake several short term projects:
increasing participation in the Tea Party through 1. Promoting the APS School Board Election on
the use of Park Parties: weekly weekend picnics February 1 through Roving Rallies.
in parks around
2. Tracking activity at the
Albuquerque for 25
Legislature starting
weeks starting in
January 18 and
mid-May. To make
participating in the January
these successful, we
18 rally at the Round
want to distribute
House.
“palm cards” to
people within three 3. Encouraging
blocks surrounding conservative candidates to
the park of the week run for election to the
about three days Albuquerque City Council
prior to the party to next fall.
invite people to the 4. Starting late in 2011 to
event. The party analyze what State-level
would be managed positions will be up for
by 3-5 people and election in 2012.
would last for People interested in participating with the State
approximately two hours. We would talk with Political Action Team can call Rick Harbaugh at
guests, pass out literature about the Tea Party, 505-268-4731 or email us at:
register new participants in the Tea Party, and
collect donations. getactive@abqteaparty.com
Ideally, we would have four teams of 5 people State Action Team
to distribute the invitations to neighborhoods and
administer the event on the next Saturday. The
Valencia County Commission approved in the Nov. election. She wants the
commission to pass a resolution in opposition to
December 1, 2010 HB54.
This was the initial run on the new meeting time Item 5c: Paul Vuchetich and Ed Rivera
schedule. The meeting started promptly at 0930 complemented county employees for their
with all commissioners in attendance. The generous donations to United Way. I think he
meeting was well attended in spite of the new said it was around $14,000. Because VC is part
time. After all the agenda shuffle, we went by the of the Central NM United Way, there are no
original agenda I sent you all to begin with so the administrative fees deducted because it is a
item numbers will match that agenda. “Corporate Cornerstone” organization where
Item 5a: Ron Marcus and another fellow, whoʼs businesses pay all the overhead expenses.
name I did not catch, presented information on Item 5d: Eric covered a number of topics. A
the upcoming Belen School District bond issue for few of the most significant are the following:
the Feb. 1 election. In one ballot question they He has been working with the Middle Rio
are seeking an extension of the present 2.0 mil Grande Council of Governments on getting rail
levy which generates about $1 million a year road signals at 3 crossings to create more quiet
which is used for building maintenance, computer zones. Apparently about $600,000 is available
equipment, and purchasing activity vehicles for but the costs may have ballooned to over a
extracurricular activities. In the second ballot couple million so more planning will have to be
question they are seeking to issue general done.
obligation bonds in the amount of $23,750,000.
The LL corridor study is moving along but now
The amount includes building renovations or
US Fish and Wildlife has gotten into the act with
improvements but also $8 million for a swimming
some concerns on some of the crossings. The
pool at the high school and $4 million for
Silvery Minnow will swim free while all the
technology, safety, security and miscellaneous.
commuters are jammed like sardines on SH6!
These bonds are supposed be replacing
outstanding bonds that are being retired and There was a metro area animal control meeting
therefore will not affect taxes. They handed out where it was proposed to go to a “no kill” model
some brochures containing the details so if you based on the Colorado model. A new facility
are interested contact the district and get one. would be built to serve the metro area. It looks
505-966-1000. like there is a chance this may go forward.
Item 5b: Shirley Valdez was not present and There will be a workshop to review the county
Eric gave a summary. Shirley came in later and audit. Apparently there are no major problems
gave more detail. HB54, but there are a number of persistent smaller
problems that need to be worked out. There will
http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/_session.aspx?
also be a workshop to review the budget.
chamber=H&legtype=B&legno=54&year=11
The NM Finance Authority has told VC that our
is a bill just introduced in the legislature as part
finances are sound enough that we can borrow
of massive government restructuring proposals.
the funds to build the new admin building that was
This one combines a number of functions into the
rejected in Nov. Paper work has started and this
Department of Public Safety and would include
issue will be coming up in future meetings.
the E911 system. Shirleyʼs concern is that if that
happens DPS will do some fund sweeping and Jim Crawford
take away the local E911 funds that we just
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handling and shipping. Buy both for $10.00 and shipping
is free. Bumper stickers, $3.00, two for $5.00. Send order,
including number and type (Flag or Patriot) of pins or
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Albuquerque, New Mexico 87125