Republican Club
by Brian Harmon
LW contributor
LW Republican Club members were appalled by a June 15 Los Angeles Times article about a gunman who killed two El Monte police officers was facing a probation violation charge at the time.
The article explained that the suspect had previously been charged with having an illegal firearm, ammunition and methamphetamines. The district attorney (DA) chose to prosecute him only for the firearm charge, which holds a sentence of three years in prison. Prosecutors instead asked that he be given two years probation. When he violated his probation after being caught with a firearm, he was released by the probation department to await a hearing. Instead, he murdered two police officers.
The progressive Los Angeles County DA, Democrat George Gascon, ran as an opponent of “mass incarcerations,” which he said means sending people to prison for non-violent crimes. Gascon has also sought shorter sentences for violent criminals.
The campaign to recall Gascon is close to having the required signatures. The due date is July 6. Any registered voter in LA County can sign the petition at www.recallgeorgegascon.com/ signthepetition.
••• At the June 15 meeting Club President David Harlow announced that he would be resigning his position after the November election for family reasons. He issued an official statement which said in part, “From time to time I like to look back over my 75 years and 50 years of marriage and it has been very rewarding, but not easy. My greatest accomplishments include becoming a believer in my faith, my long life with my wife, Laurie, and my 29 years serving my country in the United States Air Force. Many of you may have had a similar past.
“We have witnessed some great leaders in this country we call America. We take pride in our forefathers and the one group of people who have given us our country. As you may have heard, it is not the journalists, it is not the protesters, and it was not the politicians who gave us our great country; our soldiers gave us our freedom. Our national cemeteries are full of these heroes.”
The LW Republican Club wants all LWers to know that they can receive a free publication called “Imprimis.” It is a publication of Hillsdale College, a four-year conservative liberal arts college in Hillsdale, Michigan. The May/June issue has an article called “Laying Siege to the Institutions,” by Christopher F. Rufo. He advocates a bottomup approach against left-wing dogma and that individual citizens should ban together to challenge school boards and other institutions, including Disney. People can receive a free subscription at https://imprimis. hillsdale.edu/free-lifetimesubscription- to-imprimis, or by writing to Hillsdale College, 33 E. College St., Hillsdale, Michigan, 49242-9989.
The club booth will be closed during July and August.
