Mesa Senator Rich Crandall Beat Your Wife In Your Home

City of Mesa's Senator Rich Crandall last week told Senator Bungaard that if he is going to beat his wife, he should do it in his own home. How stupid can you be?

These are the words coming from a man or should I say a weasel, and sits on the boards of New Leaf, and Arizona Brain Food. New Leaf is an organization that helps those with domestic violence. If I was one of the other board members at New Leaf, I would be asking for him to step down.

Senator Crandall also sits on a board called Arizona Brain Food, which is run by women and provides food to school kids on the weekends. I would ask this board, is this really the kind of a man representing them before the public and children? What kind of example is he to the young people of this community?

These kinds of comments are totally unbecoming of an elected official as were the actions of Senator Bungaard. This is comparable to what Anthony Wiener did with his photo on Twitter and which was his demise as an elected official.

If I was Senator Crandall's wife and kids I would be totally embarrassed by these actions. If this is the kind of thing he says in public, what does he say about people in private?

I would ask you to call Senator Crandall's office and ask him to resign from the legislature. He can be reached at: (602) 926-3020

Principle of Freedom #15

The Highest Level of Prosperity Occurs when there is Free-market Economy and a Minimum of Government Regulation. - 15th Principle of Freedom

There is some politicking going in Downtown Mesa, that is being supported by the Downtown Mesa Association and councilman Chris Glover to remove competition in the market place.

Sam Clark who opened Lo Fi Coffee in downtown Mesa this year is complaining that he doesn't like a certain kind of completion, street vendors. So instead of bucking up and making his store more attractive and desirable he is going after what he calls his competition, the guy selling hot dogs on the corner.

The part that make this political is that he is using the city government to wipe out his competition.

There are four laws to economic freedom:

1. The Freedom to try.
2. The Freedom to buy.
3. The Freedom to sell.
4. The Freedom to fail.

It seems that David Short of the Downtown Mesa Association, Councilman Chris Glover and Sam Clark don't understand this four laws because they are pushing ahead to have street vendors banded from the downtown except when invited.

The City of Mesa role in this economic battle should be as the Founding Fathers viewed it. The greatest threat to economic prosperity is the arbitrary intervention of the government into the economic affairs of private business and the buying public.

There are four areas that are legitimate responsibility for the City of Mesa to be involved in:

1. Illegal force
2. Fraud
3. Monopoly
4. Debauchery

Historically the City of Mesa has done a really poor job of supporting the four laws of Economic Freedom. Now the have have a chance to do the right thing and stay out of the economic battle.
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Can Mesa Police Handle A Gun?

Can the president of one of Mesa's police unions handle a gun?

The answer is obviously yes, expect when it comes to talking with and about the residents of Mesa or the City.

Ryan Russell who is the president of one Mesa's two police unions, shouldn't be allowed to speak on behalf of the City of Mesa's police or at least he shouldn't be given a gun to carry on their behalf. Ryan's comments to the Mesa Tribune may just have cost him a couple of toes and the toes of a few other officers. Well maybe not literally.

Ryan, in his comments to the Meas Tribune, said that he was surprised that Mesa was ranked 7th as one of the safest cities to live in.  He said that he is seeing just the opposite and that Mesa residents should be concerned with the direction the city's crimes are going.