Yesterday I blogged that I heard Lee Lowery, who is a Co-Chairman of the Committee to Recall Adams, on the John and Ken Show on KFI Radio. I reached out to Lee, whom I have known for a very long time — he is a prominent businessman, and hardly a "radical" — to ask him to make his case for a recall to our readers. He penned this piece last night, and sent it over early this morning…
Why Recall Anthony Adams?
By Lee Lowery
As our legal team finishes the final paperwork to initiate the formal recall campaign of Assemblyman Anthony Adams, many Republican friends and elected officials up and down the state are asking me why would I begin an earnest recall campaign against a fellow Republican? There are many good answers to this question, but my answer is simply enough is enough. No longer am I going to stand by and watch our Party give up one of the last winning issues we have in advocating lower taxes for the people of California. As Republicans, we can disagree on many issues. Not every Republican sees eye to eye on abortion, gay marriage, and certain environmental issues. But as Republicans, if we can’t agree on the principal that lower taxes are a cornerstone to a successful economy, our Party is doomed to failure.
For over twenty years, I have walked countless precincts, spent more hours than I could possibly count in the leadership of various Republican organizations, and gave tens of thousands of dollars and assisted in raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for our candidates and the Party. All of this and not taking one dollar for personal gain, but only for what I thought was the Republican cause and the ideals the Party of Lincoln and Reagan advocated. I bet this rings true to so many fellow Republican activists and donors across the State who have given their time and money to the cause, asking only that our candidates live up to their promises in return. How can we spend so much of our time, give our hard earned money away, and yet year after year when push comes to shove our Republicans in the California Legislature cannot stand together as one and reject tax hikes?
Assemblyman Adams has betrayed his pledge not to raise taxes. Assemblyman Adams has betrayed his constituents by raising their taxes in one of the worst economic times in the history of California. Assemblyman Adams (as well as the Republican “leadership” of the Assembly and the former Leader of Republicans in the State Senate) has betrayed the Republican Party by giving away its credibility on tax issues. How can we as Party activists and donors stand by and let our elected candidates violate one of the most basic tenants of our Party without any repercussions? For me, enough is enough.
We at the Committee To Recall Adams will not stand by and let Anthony Adams’ betrayal go by without a fight. We with the support of the constituents from the 59th Assembly District and the grassroots of our party up and down the State, will succeed in removing Adams from office and send the message to all Republican legislators that we will no longer accept higher taxes as the answer to California’s economic problems. Our supporters are growing day by day as we expand our ranks. People who have never been active in a political campaign, tax-fighting organizations, donor groups up and down the State, current and former legislators who believe instinctively that raising taxes hurt California families are joining our cause. The tide is with us. Not with the advocates of higher taxes which bleed California of its productive citizens and business as they seek greater opportunity in the deserts of Nevada and plains of Texas.
In a matter of days, the Committee to Recall Adams will begin signature gathering to qualify the recall for a vote. Anthony Adams’ future will soon be at the will of his constituents. Is his vote for looting more money from California families the right vote for his district? We believe that the voters will whole heartily disagree with his decision and vote to remove him from office. In addition, we believe we are taking a stand against those Republicans in the State Senate and Assembly and a Republican governor that supported tax increases in the State that already has the greatest tax burden of all 50 states. We ask that you join us in this fight. If you believe that taxes are already too high, there is something fundamentally wrong with the way Sacramento does business. Send those in Sacramento who advocate raising taxes a message by joining our fight. Enough is enough.
Please visit our website at www.recalladams.org.
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