Memo for Our Montgomery County and Maryland Citizens, Prepared by Peter Huessy, President of Geo-Strategic Analysis of Potomac, Maryland

Labor Day Weekend Report

California Dreamin’

Nothing California Democrats do makes any sense unless we understand their primary motive. In short, as woke liberals, they will do nearly anything to feel morally superior. And that feeling has fueled their otherwise inexplicable defense of the indefensible. The latest example of this terrible woke pathology occurred Tuesday in California, where, according to KCRA-TV in Sacramento, the State Senate voted to include illegal immigrants in California’s first-time homebuyer’s program, and it did so despite the fact that the program has no money.

EPIC CONVERSATIONS THE GROWTH AND INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY (GIP).

SHOULD WE INCENTIVIZING DEVELOPERS AND OTHER PLANNING RECOMMENDATIONS?

The County’s GIP is another piece of the puzzle that will move Thrive 2050 from a vision to reality. The GIP is the Planning Board’s guide to ensuring the County has adequate infrastructure, such as schools, transportation and storm water management, to support growth, but are those needs being met? And with Planning acknowledging there’s "insufficient funding to implement infrastructure recommendations in master plans" what does this mean to you and your community?

Join us for an in-depth conversation with Planners: Darcy Buckley and Lisa Govoni. Thursday, September 5,2024 7-8:30pm

Click on link to register: https://bit.ly/GrowthandInfrastructurePolicy

By Ann Guthrie Hingston

The movie "Reagan" is a reminder of how principled and determined leaders - Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and Pope John Paul II - brought an end to the Cold War and freed the peoples of Eastern Europe from communism.  I recommend the movie especially to younger generations unaware of the dangers of Communism and how the tactics used by today's radical Left in politics, on campuses and on our streets are not new. They are the same Communist tactics we fought against in the Cold War.

Ann Guthrie Hingston hosted an LD16 meeting last week to start organizing Bethesda Republicans for the upcoming election. Doreen Rubin of United Against Racism in Education and John Logan of the MoCo Hogan for Senate Campaign were the guest speakers.

The Montgomery County Government, and programs that impact County residents, will have holiday schedule and program changes for the observance of Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2. 

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MCGOP Central Committee Member Josephine Wang passed away last week following a long illness. The MCGOP recently cited Ms. Wang for her service to the Country, the County and the Republican Party. Read this thoughtful remembrance by Dwight Patel, her friend and Vice Chair of the Maryland Republican Party.

The Montgomery County Republican community mourns the loss of a remarkable leader, Josephine Wang. A long-standing member of the Montgomery County Republican Club and the Chevy Chase Women’s Republican Club, Josephine’s legacy is marked by her unwavering dedication to public service, her advocacy for education and transportation, and her lifelong commitment to the Republican cause.

Jim Shalleck, former President of the Montgomery County Board of Elections, has been named Vice Chairman of the Maryland State Board of Elections. A practicing Attorney, Shalleck previously was a candidate for both MD Attorney General and Montgomery County Executive as well as former Chair of the Montgomery County Republican Central Committee.

WE'RE SWEET ON POLL WORKERS!

Contact Vice Chair Stacey Sauter to let her know you'll be there.

Congressional nominee Neil Parrott, April Parrott and supporters knocked on many doors in Urbana on Super Saturday (August 31). You can donate and volunteer at the website below.

Maryland "Right to Reproductive Freedom" Amendment

In 2023, the Maryland General Assembly passed a law (SB 798) placing the Maryland Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment on the November 2024 ballot. This amendment to the Maryland Constitution would go much further than the 1991 state law that gives women an unlimited statutory right to abortion for any reason through birth.

Many Marylanders believe this is just an attempt to bring voters from the far-left to the polls, as a charade that abortion rights are threatened. But it can be used to further degrade the ability of parents and guardians to do what's best for their kids.

The proposed amendment says: “That every person, as a central component of an individual’s right to liberty and equality, has the fundamental right to reproductive freedom, including but not limited to the ability to make and effectuate decisions to prevent, continue, or end one’s own pregnancy. The State may not, directly or indirectly, deny, burden, or abridge the right unless justified by a compelling state interest achieved by the least restrictive means.”