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Chairman’s Corner: Thoughts on New Session

Dear Friend, The Alabama Legislature began its 2012 session this past Tuesday with the traditional State of the State address by the Governor. Governor Robert Bentley laid out the agenda that he would like for the Legislature to follow. Fortunately, we now have a Republican Governor and a Republican Legislature, therefore, for the first time … Continued
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February 13, 2012

Armistead speaks on unemployment drop

By Bill Armistead Alabama led the nation with the largest decrease in unemployment for the month of December with a decrease of .6% from 8.7% to 8.1%. This is the 6th month in a row that the unemployment rate has declined in Alabama. It has dropped from a high of 10% to the December rate … Continued
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January 30, 2012

Armistead: Looking Forward to March 13 Decision

From the Office of the GOP Chairman Bill Armistead On Saturday, the ‘First in the South’ Presidential primary took place in South Carolina.  Newt Gingrich was the big winner in what is a wide open nomination contest.  One thing is certain – this race is far from won and I’m looking forward to March 13, … Continued
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January 24, 2012

Time is Running Out!!!

From the Office of Alabama Republican Chairman Bill Armistead Time is running out for you to become a delegate to the Republican National Convention  in Tampa, Florida in August! Qualifying closes at 5:00 p.m., Friday, January 13th. Once that deadline has passed the dye will be cast. If you have any interest in attending what is … Continued
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January 10, 2012

Tea party activists: Don’t confuse them with independents

Dear Editor, “Tea partiers are disgruntled social conservatives aiming to take control of the Republican Party. Independents are the antiparty force, trying to restructure the partisan political system.” This is the title of an article written by Jackie Salit is the president of IndependentVoting.org, a national association of independent voters and these sentiments are held by … Continued
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December 20, 2011

Why America Critically Needs the Conservative Party. NOW.

Dear Editor, Suboptimal. That’s a heavy-duty word being used by some political pundits these days to describe the “less than optimal” performance of the two major political parties. But suboptimal is what average Americans call “less than satisfactory” and it describes how we feel about Republi-Dem performance during the past 25 years. “We basically have … Continued
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December 20, 2011

Alabama Ballot Access Fight Gets Hot

Dear Editor, On June 1, 2011 Alabama House Bill 425 was signed into law by Governor Robert Bentley. This Bill moved the Alabama Primary date from June to the second Tuesday in March. This also moved the petition deadline for newly qualifying parties and nonpresidential independent candidates to the same date. The Bill effectively makes … Continued
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December 20, 2011

Immigration is not a victimless crime

Dear Editor, Republicans were given a majority in Montgomery in November 2010.  They were put there by the citizens of Alabama to do the job of addressing the Socialist policies of the current federal administration. One of those policies was ignoring the illegal immigration of millions of foreign citizens into our state. They did their … Continued
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December 20, 2011