The Unofficial California Border Police News Report

Imposters!

Thu, 26 May 2005 21:01:51 GMT

Did I call it or didn't I? The California Border Police Committee is being copied by the CRA, widely considered to be whacko nut jobs. They have made a shamefull copy of the real initiative's website in an attempt to dupe voters. Rest assured this is not a benign attempt to help the Border Police Act, it is actually an attempt to extort money from California voters.

Do the right thing if you support this act and visit the official website at http://www.calborderpolice.com/, endorsed by the fine folks who brought you the recall. They've got my vote!

Supporters

Thu, 26 May 2005 20:56:15 GMT

There are getting to be a large list of supporters, endorsers and co-chairs for this initiative. The California Border Police Initiative is a really good idea and these people support it. We should probably support them, too!

The man behind the maddness

Thu, 26 May 2005 20:53:36 GMT

This proponent of the California Border Police is Assemblyman Ray Haynes from Southern California.

The following is his biography contained by his website:

Assemblyman Ray Haynes, a native Californian, is a 1972 graduate of Elk Grove High School -- and graduated in 1976 from California Lutheran College (now California Lutheran University) with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. He received a Masters Degree in Public Administration in 1981 from Eastern Kentucky University, completing his education with a Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California in 1980. He was admitted to the California State Bar in 1980, to practice law.

After graduating from USC Law School, Ray moved to Moreno Valley, becoming an associate at the law firm of Best, Best and Krieger in Riverside, California -- leaving in 1983 to begin his own practice in Redlands, California. Ray later joined Lawson and Hartnell as a partner in 1984. He began a sole law practice in Moreno Valley in 1988.

Assemblyman Haynes is a former member of the Board of Directors for the Riverside Youth Service Center, and is past Chairman of the Moreno Valley Community Assistance Program -- an organization dedicated to providing food and gifts to the community’s underprivileged families and children at Christmas. Ray was a member of Rotary Club, has served as a Planning Commissioner, organized the Riverside based Committee for No New Taxes -- dedicated to fighting tax increases, served as treasurer for Citizens for Property Rights -- to protect fifth amendment constitutional guarantees, and served as a delegate to the California Republican Party, where he serves as Chairman of the Resolutions Committee.

Ray Haynes was elected as the Assemblyman for the 66th Assembly District in 1992, representing Western Riverside and Northern San Diego Counties. In 1994, Haynes made it clear he was prepared to take on the popular incumbent Democrat state Assemblyman from the 36th district. Consequently, the incumbent opted to not run for re-election, and Haynes captured the seat with 55% of the vote.

In 1997, Haynes was elected by the Senate Republican Caucus to serve as Republican Whip. In that position, he was responsible for generating Republican analyses for the thousands of bills that reach the Senate Floor. He also served as Vice Chair of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee and the Public Employment and Retirement Committee, along with being a member of the Budget, Education, Judiciary and Industrial Relations Committees. Haynes served as the National Chairman of the 2500 member American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a national bi-partisan association of state legislators from throughout the nation.

Assemblyman Haynes was re-elected to the Assembly in December of 2002, where he serves as Vice Chair of Human Services. In addition, he sits on the Health, Budget, Natural Resources, and Appropriation Committees.

Assemblyman Haynes is routinely quoted in newspapers throughout California and is a frequent guest on television and radio news programs. He has appeared on the Today Show, World News Tonight, Fox News, and National Public Radio.

Ray’s wife’s name is Pam and he has three daughters -- Jennifer, Caitlin, and Sarah, 9.

Assemblyman Haynes and family attend church services at Calvary Chapel.

How this works

Thu, 26 May 2005 20:51:11 GMT

Well things are progressing nicely for this initiative now in the early process of moving towards the ballot. For now, I am going to take a moment to educate the curious masses on how the process works.

First, language for the initiative is drafted. This has already happened and the language is available on the California Border Police Official Website.

Second, the language is submitted to the California Attorney General for "Title and Summary". This process involves the AG condensing the meaning of the proposed initiative into a short summary (which will appear on the petitions) and of course a title. This process takes 60 days.

Third, after it receives Title and Summary it is turned over to the Secretary of State as an "Initiative in Circulation". At this point, petitions will be circulated. The initiative needs ~600,000 signatures to make it onto the ballot. This process can take up to 150 days.

Fourth, after the signatures are submitted to the counties and verified and reported to the Secretary of State, the initiative is placed on the next statewide election ballot. This will likely be either the June 2006 Primary Election or the November 2006 General Election.

Finally, if more than 50% of the people vote YES on the proposition (which by now will have a number), the initiative becomes law.

Border Police Announced

Thu, 26 May 2005 20:36:25 GMT

It looks like the Gray Davis Recall folks have started an initiative to secure our border.

The initiative is just for California. It would create a state police force to enforce US Immigration laws within the state of California. It goes without saying that this is a really good idea.

I'll be updating here as needed to keep the news focused on the facts of what they are doing. We don't need a lot of spin and politics mucking this up. A state border patrol is a good idea but this issue is bound to be clouded and muddied and probably even copied. Stay tuned for more on this as it develops...