I have served on regulatory boards where people with criminal histories, including DUIs, were summarily rejected for a professional license. They had served their time, but not enough time had gone by since the crime.

We are being asked to allow Trish Groe to continue serving the state and making our laws…a major responsibility and one that requires the public trust.

If we allow her to to this and we can forgive her, the she should, and we should, at least give the same second chance to those who serve THEIR time, allow them access to jobs, and to at the VERY least, allow them to vote without filing an application with the court.

Trish, if you are reading this, would you sponsor such a bill? Would you support it?

If not, then why should the people of the State of Arizona treat you any differently?

http://www.620ktar.com/index.php?nid=6&sid=677115

Groe served 10 days in jail and go off light most say. Especially considering that she had a conviction in California for it also. She has made a total mockery over every tough on crime law she ever signed, supported, or proposed.

Even though she is still on probation, you want her back in the house.

The real mockery here is that you all could endorse her. I Hope that you will be that forgiving to others who are convicted of making that “mistake”. But I suspect that you will continue to push for tough penalities and long sentences that all but the likes of your pals will have to serve.

What principals of law and order could you possibily have?

At the very least, what on earth does this say to the legions of others convicted of drinking and driving, to those hurt or even killed by them?

It doesn’t only say that the laws are worthless, but it also says that you can make our laws as well.

Knuckles there also doesn’t distinguish between user fees and taxes, while conservatives do. Its why we like a national sales tax versus an income tax. Don’t want to pay it? Don’t buy stuff.

A hunting tag costs money, and the fees you pay go to support specific programs related to hunting. Knuckles there probably thinks of it as a tax instead of a fee. Most folks wouldn’t.

Think of the national parks. We can tax everyone’s income and then have the Feds subsidize the national parks in their entirety, but that sucks for those folks who don’t want or care about national parks. OR, we can charge folks to get into the parks, so that the people who USE the parks, pay the FEES to keep up the parks. Thus, “User Fees”. Same thing with the OHV bill. Only those who ride pay the fees, and since the fees go to making the riding possible, it all works out.

The off-highway bill was fine. Freedom has limits and tearing up public lands with your quad is not an absolute right. Buy your own 40 acres of desert and tear it up all you want. If you want to go onto public land you now pay a small fee. Get over it. Jerry Weiers is a good legislator and we are lucky to have him in the house.

ho hum, you are one sick pup!

(Not a compliment.)

While we are on LD 12, why Montenegro and not Blendu?

Groe should give up drinking or else hire a chauffeur. We recommend the former.