Thread: VERY IMPORTANT, Russell Pearce now heads Az senate

Sen. Russell Pearce will lead the Arizona Senate next year after colleagues elected him to be president of the chamber during a closed-door meeting Nov. 3.

Pearce defeated Sen. Steve Pierce and Senators-elect Steve Yarbrough and John McComish. All four had been rounding up votes for months in anticipation of the leadership elections. Until now, it wasn’t clear which candidate had the edge, although many sources were saying Yarbrough appeared to have the most support prior to the Nov. 2 elections.

Republicans gained new seats in nearly every facet of Arizona government, sweeping the statewide positions and amassing what appears to be a veto-proof supermajority in the state House and Senate.

Many legislators have said they want fixing the budget and jumpstarting the economy to be the primary focus next year, and they have indicated that going through another contentious round of immigration legislation might be a distraction.

The incoming set of senators also chose Scott Bundgaard, a former legislator, as Majority Leader. Meanwhile, Sen. Steve Pierce remains as the Majority Whip.

Senate President Bob Burns presided over the meeting and left when the incoming president was chosen.

Burns said they went through three or four rounds of voting before a majority settled on Pearce.

Pearce and his leadership team will have their hands full next year.

They will have to fix a budget deficit that grew substantially after the Nov. 2 general election.

Voters rejected two ballot proposals that would have swept money from voter approved programs into the state’s general fund. The failure of the measures punched a $450 million hole in this year’s budget.

Lawmakers will have to decide whether to fix that deficit this year or wait for the new set of lawmakers to take their oath next year before tackling the problem.

Another challenge will be to jumpstart a struggling economy, as revenue collections remain sluggish and economists warn of a slow recovery.

Lawmakers are considering passing a “jobsâ€

Look here first for a state law against anchor babys

He knows , he fully expects it to go all the way to the SC court

This guy could be a hero

We just needed to start the wheels turning to get it there

I wish these guys luck.

Yay!!!!!!! Happppppppyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

Every few bucks I could spare I want to send to Senator Pearce...Best of luck Senator. Most Americans are behind you and your efforts to preserve our Republic from the NWO and Global Marxism.

Can he make it a REQUIREMENT that in order to receive State welfare benefits and assistance you must be over the age of 21 and a LEGAL resident of the U.S.?

This would work well for any federal government assistance also but "Dumbama" would veto it!

Originally Posted by American-ized

Can he make it a REQUIREMENT that in order to receive State welfare benefits and assistance you must be over the age of 21 and a LEGAL resident of the U.S.?

This would work well for any federal government assistance also but "Dumbama" would veto it!

A lot of welfare programs are geared toward children

Justthefacts wrote: "A lot of welfare programs are geared toward children."

EXACTLY! Gear it toward adults -- without or with children -- put the OWNUS on the Adults; not the children!!!!!

Good news about Russell Pearce. I too hope that something goes forward on birthright citizenship and better screening and verification of those seeking entitlements.

2 Chronicles 7:14