St. Clair GOP in Pell City November 19, 2009

Dr. Robert Bentley

The St. Clair County Republican Party will hold their regular meeting on November 19, 2009 @ 7:00 pm at the St. Clair County Courthouse in Pell City.  The meeting will be held in the large courtroom upstairs.  The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.

According to St. Clair County Republican Party Chairman Joey Stevens, gubernatorial candidate Robert Bentley is scheduled to speak to the group.  In addition, Joel Lonergann, a candidate for Alabama House of Representatives District 30 will also speak to the membership.

Bradley Byrne in Springville

 

                                                                                                                                                          

Bradley Byrne speaking at forum

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bradley Byrne will be the guest speaker at the September 17, 2009 meeting of the St. Clair County Republican Party.  According to St. Clair County Republican Party Chairman Joey Stevens, “the Springville meeting will be an excellent opportunity for the voters in St. Clair County to meet Mr. Byrne and learn about his platform for our great state.”

The meeting will be held at the Springville VFW, located at 587 Village Spring Road, Springville, Alabama.  The meeting will begin at 7:00 pm.

Byrne Wins St. Clair County Straw Poll

Results of the St. Clair County Republican Party Straw Poll were released earlier tonight at the St. Clair County Republican Party meeting in Moody, Alabama.  Joey Stevens, Chairman of the St. Clair County Republican Party, released the results to those in attendance at the meeting.  Bradley Byrne took first place with 40% of the vote, followed by Tim James 21%, Roy Moore 21%, Robert Bentley 14%, Bill Johnson 3% and Kay Ivey 1%.

The Winner is….

Straw poll results will be announced Thursday, August 20, 2009 at the St. Clair County Republican Party meeting.  The meeting will begin at 6:00 pm in Moody, Alabama.  The Red Diamond Coffee and Tea company graciously agreed to allow us to use their new facility for this meeting.  Join us and see who the front-runner is in the 2010 Republican gubernatorial race.  See you at the meeting.

Joey Stevens, Chairman

St. Clair County Republican Party

Packed House in Odenville for Gubernatorial Forum

 

Approximately 750 people showed in Odenville to see the 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidates.  All the candidates did an outstanding job.  The success of the evening was the result of a lot of hard work and dedication of many people.  Thank you to the St. Clair County Republican Party Executive Committee , the Republican Road Crews, Principal Brian Terry of St. Clair County High School, Jenny Seals and the St. Clair County Board of Education and State Representative Jim McClendon.

The ballot counting will begin on August 17th  to determine the winner of the straw poll that was conducted at the conclusion of the event.  The results will be announced on August 20, 2009 at the next St. Clair County Republican Party meeting.  The next meeting will be in Moody, Alabama, on the Red Diamond Campus.  Meeting begins at 6pm.   

Joey Stevens, Chairman

St. Clair County Republican Party

St. Clair GOP Fills Committee Positions

Circuit Clerk Annette Manning Hall

Chairman Joey Stevens

At a special meeting called for July 23, 2009, the St. Clair County Republican Party held an election to fill three vacancies on the State Executive Committee.  Jesse Bishop, Jane Bishop and State Representative Jim McClendon were elected to fill the three vacancies.  These three individuals will serve our county and State Committee with distinction.  Congratulations to all!  A special thanks to St. Clair County Circuit Clerk Annette Manning Hall for acting as Chairman Stevens’ official time keeper. 

Millions of Illegals to Receive Free Healthcare on Our Dime

Last week, the House Ways and Means Committee voted down an amendment proposed by Representative Dean Heller, Republican from Nevada.  The proposed amendment to the Obamacare Healthcare Plan would have prevented millions of illegal aliens from being covered under the healthcare plan.  The Democratic / Obama plan calls for blanket coverage for 15% of the population not currently covered under some type health insurance plan.  Yes, this would include illegal aliens.   

The Congressional Budget Office concluded that the Democratic plan would cause an additional $1,000,000,000,000.00 (that’s a trillion) in federal tax spending over the next 10 years.  This is Washington’s idea of lowering cost.  Who is going to pay for this?  The American taxpayer, i.e., people who are responsible enough to have a job and pay for their own healthcare plan. 

Thank you, Representative Heller, for attempting to inject some logic into this healthcare debate.  Why should we pay for services for people who are here illegally?  It does not make sense.  Hopefully, members of Congress will ultimately see that this healthcare reform bill is a bad deal for those who will be required to pay for it, the American bill /tax payer.  Let your voice be heard.  Call your elected Representative and Senator’s office to voice your opposition to this healthcare bill.

Are We On “Notice”?

Recently, President B. Hussein Obama returned to the United States from his most recent apology tour and put us “on notice” of his intention to get his massive healthcare reform package through Congress.  Mr. President, thank you for putting us on “notice” of your intention to confiscate more money from hard working American men and women to build your utopian health care system.  Hey, socialized medicine has worked wonders for the Canadians and the Europeans. 

Where is the voice of common sense in this healthcare debate?  Who is going to stand up for middle class Americans who are going to be stuck with the bill for this mess and every other feel good, warm and fuzzy big government program that the B. Hussein Obama administration is advocating?  What’s the deal?  Mr. President, with all due respect, we are putting you on notice of the following:

1.  We are Americans and we do not apologize for being American.

2.  The United States is a Christian nation.

3.  We believe in the equality of opportunity, not equality of outcome.

4.  We believe in lower taxes and less government.

5.  We believe in free market economics, not taxpayer bailouts.

6.  We believe in hard work, not the narcotic of welfare.

7.  We believe in a strong national defense capable of defending our homeland and American interest around the world.

8.  We believe in fighting terrorist, not negotiating with them.

9.  We believe in protecting unborn children, not partial birth abortion.

10.  We believe marriage is between a man and a woman.  (Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve)

11.  We believe in punishing criminals.

12.  We believe in the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.

13.  We believe in border security, not amnesty for illegal aliens.

14.  We are Republicans by choice, Americans by the grace of Almighty God.

Warmest regards,

Joey Stevens

St. Clair County Republican Party, Chairman

 

Rep. Blaine Galliher Receives Award

Recently, State Representative Blaine Galliher received the Principled Conservative Award from the Republican Caucus of the Alabama House of Representatives.  The resolution, HR 1037, congratulated and commended Representative Galliher for consistently upholding the fundamental tenants and values of conservative philosophy by providing invaluable leadership on the Republican Steering Committee, authorizing and carrying to enactment the Open Meeting Law, defending Alabamians Second Amendment Rights, sponsoring and co-sponsoring legislation relating to the issue of immigration reform, adopting a pro-life and pro-family stance by supporting legislation such as the Unborn Victim’s Act and the Woman’s Right to Know Act, supporting faith based values and virtues and adopting a pro-business position on multiple issues.  

Joey Stevens, Chairman of the St. Clair County Republican Party, stated “Representative Galliher is an invaluable member of the St. Clair County House delegation.  He provides consistent, fundamental conservative leadership on issues that are important to our county and state.  We are proud to call him one of our own”.

Republican Gubernatorial Forum in St. Clair County

 

On August 11, 2009, the St. Clair County Republican Party will host a republican gubernatorial forum.  Bradley Byrne, Tim James, Bill Johnson, Kay Ivey and Robert Bentley are scheduled to appear.  This event will be the first of its type this election cycle.  St. Clair County Republican Party Chairman Joey Stevens stated “this is a unique opportunity for the candidates to come to St. Clair County and meet our voters.  At the same time, the format of the forum will allow voters to get to know the candidates and their respective agenda for our great state.  At the end of the question and answer session, we are going to conduct a straw poll and announce the results at our next party meeting on August 20, 2009.” 

The 2009 St. Clair County Republican Party Gubernatorial Forum will be held at St. Clair County High School in Odenville.  The candidates will participate in a reception line beginning at 6:00 pm and the forum will begin promptly begin at 7:00 pm.

“We want a large crowd.  The more people we can engage in the conversation, the better.  I would encourage residents of our county and surrounding counties to attend the event”, stated Chairman Stevens, “the well being of our state is at stake in this election”.