Republican Club
by Brian Harmon
LW contributor
Justin Chang, one of Congresswoman Michelle Steel’s aides, will speak at the next Republican Club meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 19, followed by a discussion of basic Republican Club principles. Chang will discuss the legislative efforts of the congresswoman, along with the services and assistance available at her district office. The congresswoman serves on the Education Committee, where she advocates for school and parental rights. She is also deeply involved in environmental issues, especially dealing with protection of the coastline.
Steel recently held a senior services fair with representatives from the Seal Beach Police Department, a Medicare/Medicaid expert, health care insurance groups, and senior care specialists. Her office also provides tickets to the U.S. Capitol, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the White House.
••• Every Monday from 11 a.m. -2 p.m., volunteers collect signatures for the School Choice petition. This initiative would give parents a voucher for $14,000 per year to send their children to the school of their choice whether it is a private, religious or charter school. There is also a provision for homeschoolers to receive financial assistance.
On Monday, Jan. 17, the club will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This is a national holiday celebrated on the third Monday in January to honor a great man who led a great effort to bring about equal rights for all. This effort resulted in the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act which prohibits racial discrimination in all public services, such as stores, restaurants, theaters, motels, hotels, restrooms and drinking fountains.
A meeting was held on Jan. 7 to plan club strategies for the coming year. Members agreed that the club should focus on the basic principles the club has approved. These principles include limited government, equal rights for all, a strong defense, free enterprise, secure borders, low taxes, School Choice, support for the military and police, honest elections, and God and the Bible.
