| Pat Schwind Presents: Strategic Edge this Thursday, 2/14/8 Scrap the Income Tax! Then What? MINUTES of 1/31/2008 I. Attended: Mark Sordahl, Rich Woods, Pat Schwind, Dennis Gutenkauf, Frank Rickey, Howard Crowe, Olga Strickland, Andy Trotti, Bill & Barbara Blewster, Thala Rolnick, Steve Pressler, John Gettel, Sean & Jenifer & Taylor Larkin, Rick Reid, Jim Shabazian, Nellie Cochran, & our speaker, Mary Mackenzie of Az. NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. II. I met my friend Mary McKenzie, of Arizona NORML, 7 years ago. Her topic, 1/31, was "How's that "WAR ON DRUGS" Workin' Out?" 2 weeks earlier at the S/E, my good libertarian friend & local defense attorney Marc Victor claimed emphatically, "Prohibition of drugs causes way more problems than it solves....The War on Drugs is one of the greatest crimes ever foisted on the American People!" Mary provided an historical perspective to show that vice crimes in general, & drug laws specifically, are simply a result of long held racist & sexist attitudes, based in strong religious convictions. Such evil attitudes were eventually manifested in the legal frameworks of many nations, going back to the Papal imprimatur of the "Malleus Maleficarum" (Hammer of Witches), originally published by Dominican Inquisitor Jakob Sprenger in 1487; this proclamation was adopted by German protestants to later conduct "...100,000 executions for witchcraft, in Germany in the 17th century," (per Will & Ariel Durant, "The Age of Reason Begins", p. 578). Why did these "good Christians" murder so many innocent souls? Hmmm? Because women were empowered by the practice of 'midwifing', which saved countless lives in childbirth. But the religious hierarchy of the time would not hear of anything that could free anyone, especially WOMEN, those lowly wretches, from the grueling burdens of serfdom & religious superstition. So the Church declared midwives to be "witches", & subject to death by some hideous method. And the "faithful" bought this B/S; and they still do! III. Future speakers: 2/28- Colonel William Negron, USMC Retired: a Warrior reflects on Life, Immigration, War & US Foreign Policy 3/13- Art O'Hagan, Friends of Sinn Fein 3/27- Rick Fowlkes, "Goldwater Republican" & Candidate for Az. Corporation Commission 4/10- Religious Studies Professor Blair Gatsby: WAS 9-11 an "INSIDE JOB"? 4/24- Local Water Resources expert, Brad Vander Mark: Does Az. have an impending water shortage? 5/22- David Bitan, Israeli Representative at the Israel Center of the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix, re: "What's Really Happening in the Middle East". 6/5- Dr. Joel Olson, author of "Abolition of White Democracy", re: Why Race Still Matters in America Today. IV. Special Event Alert: Phoenix 9/11 Truth presents: Dr. David Ray Griffin; perhaps the foremost leader in the movement calling for a new investigation into the events of 9/11. The author of more than 2 dozen books, Dr. Griffin's presentation will be based on his forthcoming book, " 9/11 Contradictions: An Open Message to Congress & the Press", in which he avoids any theory of what really happened to result in the tragedy, but instead, simply shows the official gov't account to be riddled with internal contradictions. If you love America, please try to attend or at least help 'spread the word' about this event, & the gov't cover-up. Dr. Griffin will speak at University Presbyterian Church, 139 E. Alameda, (just off Mill Ave), Tempe; Friday, February 22, 7 pm. Thank you!! V. Our next meeting is this Thursday, (2/14/08). Please arrive before 7:30 Am at “JIM’s CONEY ISLAND CAFE”, 1750 No. Scottsdale Rd., Tempe, at the southwest corner of Scottsdale & Cavalier, 1 block south of McKellips, ~ 1mile north of the 202 Freeway. Our speaker will be local Tax Attorney Ilene McCauley, re: "Scrap the Income Tax! Then What?" Please BRING A GUEST! Sincerely, Pat Schwind, MBA ; The "Mortgage Guy"; where rates & service are great! 480-250-8182; fx: 655-0219
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