Hanger says we're "extremists" ...?

Emmett Hanger has been heard more than once calling those who oppose his tax-hiking policies "anti-tax, anti-government extremists."

Extremists?

Those "extremists" are members of the community who work hard for their money and don't like to have taxes raised.

Those "extremists" are ...

... military members, pastors, stay-at-home moms, truck drivers ...

... insurance agents, school teachers, company owners, retail employees, farmers, college students ...

... home builders, house painters, realtors, community volunteers, hospital employees, restaurant workers, factory workers...

Extremists, Mr. Hanger?

These are your neighbors ... these are your constituents.

Mr. Hanger has lost touch with the grassroots....

Sen. Hanger -- raising taxes on citizens to pay for illegals

I have one question for Senator Hanger--just who are you representing? Obviously not the voters in the 24th.

Here's a prime example: SB 1204. On the surface it looks innocuous enough, saying that in-state tuition is prohibited for illegal immigrants. But when reading further you notice these caveats:

"any person shall be eligible for in-state tuition who: (i) has resided in Virginia while attending high school; (ii) has graduated from a public or private high school in Virginia or has received a General Education Development (GED) certificate in Virginia; (iii) has resided in the Commonwealth for at least three years on the date of high school graduation; (iv) has registered in an institution of higher education; (v) has provided an affidavit stating that he has filed an application to become a permanent resident of the United States and is actively pursuing such permanent residency or will do so as soon as he is eligible; and (vi) has submitted evidence that he or, in the case of a dependent student, at least one parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis, filed, unless exempted by state law, Virginia income tax returns for at least three years prior to the date of enrollment."

I notice that he puts in the bit about requiring them to pay state taxes for three years. But that won't even come close to covering the costs of a four year education. Illegal immigrants should not be rewarded financially for their illegal status. Illegal immigrants are openly breaking the law. They have no regard for the rules that govern our country. So why does Hanger want to reward them?

Thankfully, the House had enough sense to delete most of this nonsense. The bill as it stands now reads:

"An alien who is unlawfully present in the United States, and therefore ineligible to establish domicile pursuant to § 23-7.4, shall not be eligible on the basis of residency within Virginia for any post-secondary educational benefit, including in-state tuition, unless citizensor nationals of the United States are eligible for such benefits in no less an amount, duration, and scope, without regard to whether such citizens or nationals are Virginia residents."

Hey Senator, I thought we had a transportation crisis--isn't that why you consistently vote to raise our taxes? Tell you what--let's save some money by NOT rewarding illegal behavior and put it towards this so-called crisis.

[Reprinted from In-Politically Correct, February 16, 2007]

HQs Buzzing on a Saturday....

Busy at Sayre headquarters....

Jarrett Ray, President of the College Republicans, is working the phones, and other CRs are walking the neighborhoods.

Other volunteers are going out into neighborhoods, making phone calls, putting signs together, and doing everything necessary to get this win. The grassroots are rolling.

Heading out to walk.... More later.

Elle in 24th: "Are Breeden's, Pyles' Hands Tied?"

Are Breeden's, Pyles Hands Tied?
By Elle at In-Politically Correct (5/18/07)

The 24th District Senate race is heating up. In Rockingham County, Mr. William Hrovat of Churchville, announced last night his intention to seek the Democratic nomination. According to the Daily News Record, Hrovat is a retired power plant operator for Dominion Power. The addition of Mr. Hrovat, adds more spark into an already tense race.

As has been widely reported, the Republican primary took an interesting turn in April, when Emmett Hanger sought the endorsements of local elected officials. We are all aware of the comments made by Hanger at that event which prompted the endorsements of grassroots party leaders for Scott Sayre.

However, just when the dust began to settle, a Democrat enters the race. The obvious question people are asking is, which Republican do the Democrats have a better shot of winning against?

I think that Jeff Mellott with the Daily News Record raises an even more interesting question--who will Rockingham Democratic Board of Supervisor Mike Breeden ultimately endorse? Back in April, Breeden had stood side by side with his fellow supervisors in their endorsement of Senator Emmett Hanger.

Breeden is not the only Democratic elected official caught in this bind. As SWAC Girl discusses on her blog, Augusta County Board of Supervisor Tracy Pyles has endorsed Hanger as well. Will Breeden and Pyles break with their party and continue to stand by Hanger, or will they rescind their endorsement and walk lock step with their party faithful?