This Wednesday, August 12, 2015 we are very proud to have with us Andrew Thomas, Former County Attorney now working diligently with the Selous Foundation on a special project – Empower the States Act.

Andrew Thomas is a graduate of the University of Missouri and Harvard Law School. He was elected Maricopa County Attorney in 2004 and reelected in 2008. During his time as County Attorney, he earned national recognition for his efforts to curb plea bargaining, illegal immigration and identity theft, among other issues.

Mr. Thomas has been a professional author for the past twenty years. He is the author of four books and numerous articles in conservative publications, and is currently working on his fifth book.

In recent months, Mr. Thomas has helped organize grassroots opposition to the proposed Obamacare Medicaid expansion in Arizona. He also has written articles denouncing the proposed Senate immigration plan, which would grant amnesty to illegal immigrants.

Andrew Thomas is a fellow at the Selous Foundation for Public Policy Research, a conservative think tank in Washington, D.C.   As director of the Selous Foundation’s Empower the States program, Andrew is organizing grassroots support across the country to end abuses by activist liberal judges. The Selous Foundation supports reforms that would allow the states and the people to pass their own laws to fight illegal immigration and crime, and to decide for themselves issues as abortion and marriage.   You can read Andrew’s white paper and a recent article about these efforts in Townhall.com. Andrew and his family live in Phoenix, Arizona.

Location:

Denny’s Restaurant
Banquet Room
2717 W Bell Rd
Phoenix, Az

This is a project and subject you definitely want to know more about and how to get involved and help Empower our State and all States in our Country.

Here is the actual website to check out. It’s also a link on our Home page.

http://sfppr.org

Doors open 6 pm to order dinner, desert, whichever suits your fancy; meeting starts 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.

Donations are Welcome!  We the GRTPA function strictly on donations received from generous people like you.

Here is a copy of the Resolution from the Selous Foundation:

Resolution to End Abuses by Liberal Federal Judges

and Empower the States

Whereas unelected liberal judges have shown themselves to be a threat to American democracy and our right to self-government; and

Whereas unelected liberal judges have abused their power for many years to promote their own agenda and values regardless of the text and history of the U.S. Constitution; and

Whereas our elected officials, despite various efforts, have failed to rein in the abuses of liberal judges; and

Whereas the Constitution reserves for the states and the people the right to decide how to define, preserve and protect our basic liberties and quality of life; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, that Congress should vote to invoke its power under Article III, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution to strip the federal courts of jurisdiction over any and all state laws that:

1. prohibit illegal aliens, as defined by Federal immigration laws, from entering a state;
2. pertain to marriage;
3. pertain to capital punishment insofar as a state (a) sets a reasonable time limit for federal appeals of state death-penalty cases to be completed (within two years) or (b) allows the death penalty for child rapists or other types of criminals as determined by state law; and
4. pertain to the regulation or prohibition of abortion.

Organization Approving Resolution to End Abuses by Liberal Federal Judges and Empower the States:

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Name and Title of Official Presiding at Organization’s Meeting:

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Signature of Official Presiding at Organization’s Meeting:

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Date of Approval of Resolution:

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