Got My Ballot!

Jan Brewer is a Failure

Today, I got my absentee ballot for the November 2, Arizona general election. I am very excited to vote and have been trying to keep up with all of the issues. It is very apparent how I will vote on some issues and positions; however, others are less clear and will require me to do a bit more fact-finding before I make a decision. One thing for sure is I will NOT vote for Jan Brewer.

Time and again I have confirmed my belief that Jan Brewer is an absolute abomination as a governor.

Ok...so you have heard the liberal media painting Brewer as a monster even before she became the unelected governor of Arizona. However, as a moderate I have difficulty seeing how anyone can be persuaded to elect Jan Brewer and maintain her has the current Arizona governor. First of all, she does not know what she stands for. She has no plan on the economy so she has adopted Terry Goddard's proposals and even worse she claims them as her own. The obvious question is that if this is the case then how come Brewer as governor has not signed off or even advocated any plans while in office boost our economy? Her biggest qualm is that the people in Washington are not doing anything...but that does not mean the AZ governor who is one of the most important state political figures should not do anything to help the Arizona economy.

This SB1070 issue is ridiculous. She has attempted to mitigate the reasons why it "isn't bad" without giving a single concrete reason why it is good. Her biggest claim is that it is merely enforcing federal law. Congratulations Jan Brewer, but even if you are right you have still not told me why it is good to enforce this particular federal law. If a particular federal law is bad and not being enforced should a state still pass legislation to ensure it is enforced? I mean there are plenty of examples of federal case law and legislation that is still on the books but surely most would agree should not be actively enforced, most notably the US v. Korematsu. You can find the entire decision online but basically it held that detaining people based on race (particularly referring to housing Japanese in relocation camps) is constitutional. Surely, even though this decision has yet to be overturned we should not attempt to reinvigorate it.

One thing that really frustrated me was that today, I called Brewer's governor office to ask about Gun Control. All I asked was, "What is Jan Brewer's position on gun rights?" This was it, I put it plainly and simply and said it as friendly and inquisitive as I could. Instead my response was, "I am not in a position to answer for Jan Brewer." Really??? I call Jan Brewer's office that specifically indicates on the website that it is the place to call for learning about her issues and my response is that you cannot clarify an issue as broad as gun control? Either Jan Brewer hires idiot employees who do not know her views or Brewer refuse to answer questions of voters. Regardless, Brewer is ignorant to the people.

Do voters really want a governor who refuses to answer to the concerns of Arizonans? Even if you agree with Jan Brewer's stances the fact that she refuses to listen to Arizona citizens should be reason enough not to vote for her. She does not represent the people and is someone who does not deserve to hold office of governor.

My vote is for Terry Goddard so far I have liked everything I have heard from him. This is one decision I can be 100% sure of.