This speach is just as relevent today as it was then. Televised Campaign Address for Goldwater Presidential Campaign - 10/27/64.

The Oath of Office of our elected officials is simple; to protect your Constitutional Rights. Can you name the last time your elected officials folowed their Oath of Office?

Here’s an interesting video on the Constitutional Duties of our local ELECTED Sheriff.

Author unknown) – As the holidays approach, the giant Asian factories are kicking into high gear to provide Americans with monstrous piles of cheaply produced goods — merchandise that has been produced at the expense of American labor. This year will be different. This year Americans will give the gift of genuine concern for other Americans. There is no longer an excuse that, at gift giving time, nothing can be found that is produced by American hands. Yes there is!

It’s time to think outside the box, people. Who says a gift needs to fit in a shirt box, wrapped in Chinese produced wrapping paper? Everyone — yes EVERYONE gets their hair cut. How about gift certificates from your local American hair salon or barber?

Gym membership? It’s appropriate for all ages who are thinking about some health improvement.

Who wouldn’t appreciate getting their car detailed? Small, American owned detail shops and car washes would love to sell you a gift certificate or a book of gift certificates.

Are you one of those extravagant givers who think nothing of plonking down the Benjamines on a Chinese made flat-screen? Perhaps that grateful gift receiver would like his driveway sealed, or lawn mowed for the summer, or driveway plowed all winter, or games at the local golf course.

There are a bazillion owner-run restaurants — all offering gift certificates. And, if your intended isn’t the fancy eatery sort, what about a half dozen breakfasts at the local breakfast joint. Remember, folks this isn’t about big National chains — this is about supporting your home town Americans with their financial lives on the line to keep their doors open.

How many people couldn’t use an oil change for their car, truck or motorcycle, done at a shop run by the American working guy?

Thinking about a heartfelt gift for mom? Mom would LOVE the services of a local cleaning lady for a day.

My computer could use a tune-up, and I KNOW I can find some young guy who is struggling to get his repair business up and running.

OK, you were looking for something more personal. Local crafts people spin their own wool and knit them into scarves. They make jewelry, and pottery and beautiful wooden boxes.

Plan your holiday outings at local, owner operated restaurants and leave your server a nice tip. And, how about going out to see a play or ballet at your hometown theatre.

Musicians need love too, so find a venue showcasing local bands. Honestly, people, do you REALLY need to buy another ten thousand Chinese lights for the house? When you buy a five dollar string of light, about fifty cents stays in the community. If you have those kinds of bucks to burn, leave the mailman, trash guy or babysitter a nice BIG tip.

You see, Christmas is no longer about draining American pockets so that China can build another glittering city. Christmas is now about caring about US, encouraging American small businesses to keep plugging away to follow their dreams. And, when we care about other Americans, we care about our  communities, and the benefits come back to us in ways we couldn’t imagine.

THIS is the new American Christmas tradition. Forward this to everyone on your mailing list — post it to discussion groups — throw up a post on Craigslist in the Rants and Raves section in your city — send it to the editor of your local paper and radio stations, and TV news departments. This is a revolution of caring about each other, and isn’t that what Christmas is about?

Why am I running for Nevada Assembly? Because you can’t even have a BBQ without Nevada bureaucrats stepping in and telling you that you can’t.

What kind of a Nanny State do we live in when you can’t even raise and cook your own food anymore?

Monte and Laura Bledsoe, the owners of Quail Hollow Farm, a small organic farm in Overton, thought they would host a gathering to bring community together and celebrate local farmers. Instead they ran headlong into a bureaucratic buzzsaw.

The Bledsoes had planned what is called a Farm-to-Fork dinner, one featuring all locally grown food. Hoping for a large turnout they advertised in the local paper and spread the word around their small community.

A couple days before the dinner they got a call telling them they needed to pull a permit from the Southern Nevada Health District. Even though it was on their private property, since they had advertised it, the dinner was considered a public event requiring a permit.

Read Full Story Here

What happens next is a complete nightmare. After driving to Las Vegas to get the “permit”, the Bledsoes thought everything was OK….until the Health Inspector showed up.

The Bledsoes were told that the food had to be thrown away as it wasn’t “USDA Inspected”. That’s right, since the animals had been raised and slaughtered on Quail Hollow Farm the Bledsoes were not allowed to serve the meat to their guests.

Before you start thinking that this was just some rogue inspector taking out her frustrations on an unfortunate business, this outrage was sanctioned by higher-ups in the department. Bledsoe indicated the inspector was communicating with and receiving approval from her supervisor throughout the inspection and destruction of the meal.

Yes, the American Dream is getting closer to existing only when you’re sleeping. With endless rules and regulations, we’re not allowed to have a farm and invite friends over for a BBQ anymore without Nanny State Bureaucrats sticking their nose into our business and telling us what we can, and can’t, do.

This is why I am running for Nevada Assembly. To follow the Oath of Office and protect YOUR Constitutional Rights.