Arthur Schaper - California is Still Very Much America (Video Montage)

                     

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Another Reason I Don't Trust "Make Cali Great"

In my first report on MakeCaliGreat.org, I wrote that their website and upcoming event registered more suspicion than opportunity.

Make Cali Great -- for whom? Yourselves?

Rachel Gunther sent out this eblast a few weeks ago.

This message coincided with American Children First Founder Joseph Turner's efforts to defend sanctuary city Cudahy.

Arthur,

This is a long email, but it’s important for every conservative activist in California to read.

Sanctuary cities cost our cities and communities millions of dollars. And in some cases, they cost lives when violent criminals aren’t deported.

No longer will we let California become a haven for illegal immigrants.

Make Cali Great is spearheading a new initiative — defund sanctuary cities. We're starting with cities in Los Angeles County.

>>Click here to help defund sanctuary cities<<

We are partnering with American Children First to defund cities in California who refuse to enforce federal immigration law.

If city governments are going to spend our tax dollars defending illegal immigrants, then we’re going to defund them. We are going to force them to choose between critical government functions or defending criminal behavior.

We will be filing a ballot initiative to remove the utility tax of the city Torrance in Los Angeles county.

Politicians need to know there will be consequences for refusing to enforce America’s immigration laws.

While we appreciate Attorney General Jeff Sessions' announcement to withhold federal funds from sanctuary cities, we cannot wait for the slow bureaucracies in Washington, D.C. before we hold our local politicians accountable.

That’s why we’re moving to file an initiative on Wednesday, July 14th.

Arthur, we must raise $600 before our filing date to cover the cost of our ballot initiative. Can you donate now and help us defund sanctuary cities?

Select an amount below to help our initiative.

Thank you very much for your support.

Rachel Gunther
Chairman of Make Cali Great

Hey, it's all well and good that other organizations want to do stuff to help the cause.

But there is one BIG problem.

Joseph Turner never gave them permission to use his name or his organization.

In a statement, Turner told me:

"I am not interested in attacking anybody. Simply put, we had been discussing some ideas about working together and they jumped the gun. I expressed my concerns in a personal meeting and they agreed to remove any references to my organization. They also agreed to focus on other projects. All I can say is that I am open to working with them in the future, but not right now. I genuinely wish them and every other patriot organization the best moving forward."

Many sources have confirmed for me that Turner is a team player willing to work with anyone who cares about this state and stopping illegal immigration.

For me, the fact that Make Cali Great hastily sent out an e-blast with Turner's "endorsement"--without actually getting it--is highly suspect.

Also, it is troubling to see Make Cali Great use Turner’s initiative as a fundraising tool. Joseph started American Children First in April. I have observed his actions and worked closely with him. He has already made a huge impact in our movement. Check out all the work and publicity his efforts have received, and all of this before asking for one dime from anyone! Click here.
The first time I ever saw him ask for any money was after Breitbart News put his initiative to defund Cudahy on the front page of their website and the traffic crashed his server. He has filed all his initiatives out of his own pocket.

Sorry, Make Cali Great, but I do not trust you one bit.

Victor Tu, who are you?

Valentina Bankhead and Rachel Gunther
I do not trust either of you!

I have heard nothing but bad about Rachel Gunther, Valentina Bankhead, and Victor Tu. I advise Trump supporters all over the state of California to shun "Make Cali Great" and just focus on Making California Great Again in every way they can.

More information to follow.

The Resistance to the Resistance: Californians for Trump

The resistance to the resistance: The best way to describe Arthur Christopher Schaper is that he represents the resistance to the resistance, a Californian who delights in upending city council meetings in so-called sanctuary cities and shouting down Democratic politicians. The unemployed 36-year-old from Torrance can be easily spotted. He’s the loud guy in the sweat-stained Make America Great Again hat. Los Angeles Times

Feel the love.

I have to adjust another statement from this unjust paragraph above.

Many people are leading the Resistance to the Resistance.

It's not just me.

There are many people who are working hard to Make California Great Again and stop the corrupt
"Democracy".

"Sweat-stained": It's called "Working".

I don't know what the Los Angeles Times was hoping to accomplish with this profile/hit piece.

Whatever bad they intended, it has all worked for Good!

But for everyone who wants to see the Resistance to the Resistance ...

Look no further than these teams of Trump supporters!

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New Challenges for California Re-Trump-Licans

For Trump supporters, in even Democratic California, it’s Christmas every day.

Jobs are back. The economy is booming. Last I read, the price of oil is going down—again—and that means lower gas prices.

We have a President who is not afraid to say “Islamic” when talking about global terrorism.

He is also a staunch opponent of illegal immigration—and he acts like it.

Republicans across the country have plenty of reasons to rejoice, too. They have complete control over 25 state governments, and have at least partial control in 21 more.

Except California, of course.

Election 2016 was a dud for Golden State Republicans.

But the biggest blow? Active and effective Assemblyman David Hadley’s re-election loss. His vision for long-term GOP restoration in California hit a very big blue wall.

Republicans in California are like the black sheep of the national conference. Two Republican Presidents came from California, and even though Democrats have held majorities in the state legislature, Republicans won governorships and other statewide offices in the past.

Now? We wander in the political wilderness with a tarnished blue hue, and even Democratic voters should worry. The progressive strain of Democrat infecting Sacramento does not care about citizens, but panders to illegal aliens while pushing corporate cronyism and rabid environmentalism, all of which hurt middle and working class voters of all backgrounds.

But what has the Republican party leadership of Los Angeles County and other counties chosen to do about? Nothing. Regressive Republican leaders in the South Bay and throughout the state are not interesting in fighting. They settle for settling, and embrace a slow decline like a hopeless hospice patient. The current RPLAC leadership has not even listed endorsements for local offices!

While the California Republican Party accepts failure, and conservative activists are tired of flailing. Instead of working together, leaders silence or marginalize conservatives such as myself and the Beach Cities Republicans.

Despite official statements from the Republican Party of Los Angeles County Central Committee (RPLAC) claims that my club and I violated by-laws, the truth is that previous Presidents had “violated” those same by-laws, without consequence.  I blew the whistle on abusive, subversive attempts to remove me from the Beach Cities Republicans and to hinder our members. Their unjust and unwise decision to revoke the charter of the largest volunteer Republican club in Los Angeles County was motivated by fear and elitist arrogance, a false belief that for the opposition to win, they need to stop fighting and start caving to the money and power-hungry Democratic machines.

Since the revocation of our charter, membership and influence have grown. Members of our club have even been featured on the local news stumping for Trump, too. Sadly, the purging of political activists is not a new trend in politics. The Democratic National Committee hustled to rob Bernie Sanders of the nomination, only to watch progressive reforms and activists quit while staging boos and protests at the Philadelphia convention.

Bernie supporters have since then fought back and taken over the California Democratic Party apparatus. Perhaps conservatives need to work on doing the same thing.

Outside of the wealthy enclaves of San Francisco and within Los Angeles County, the rest of us in California—oppressed by high taxes, regulatory burdens, rising, crime, outstanding corruption, and illegal immigration—have had enough.

Donald Trump did not just disrupt the statist status quo of government insiders wasting our tax dollars and pushing policies to benefit themselves at the expense of the rest of us. Trump upended the liberal media phalanx and exposed a narrative of left-leaning talking points, corporation collusion, and outright lies. He is also a culmination of individual populist influence, power pushing this country in the right direction, both political and morally.

Trump definitely resonated with the vast majority of Americans. For the first time in 30 years, Republicans won unreachable Rust Belt states like Pennsylvania and Wisconsin—a real victory, since the Dairy State had not gone Republican since Reagan’s 1984 re-election bid.

We can have the same MAGA magic here in California, but it starts with the grassroots standing up the feckless political establishment and holding our own members accountable. Because I was committed to those goals, RPLAC revoked our charter, but they did not depress our spirit to fight.

You will see more of the Beach Cities Republican at work and making a difference in the South Bay and elsewhere in Los Angeles County. Bet on it!