“The Minority Maker,” as the Wall Street Journal dubbed him in a 2006 story, has been a controversial figure in San Bernardino County since his election to the House of Representatives in 1978.  From the affair with his secretary whom he eventually married after divorcing his wife to an ongoing federal probe, this moderate politician in conservative clothing has done more to run up the national debt than his Democratic counterparts in the adjoining district, George Brown and Joe Baca, combined.

Currently hailing from the Republican old money city of Redlands, Congressman Jerry Lewis has pulled the wool over many an eye with his “conservative” mantra but his voting record on fiscal matters has exposed his true agenda.  As a member and former chair of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, Lewis has become known as Capitol Hill’s King of Payoffs.

The Wall Street Journal reported on September 24, 2010:

House Republicans agreed to a one-year moratorium on all earmarks in March, on the same day that House Democrats, who have been more circumscribed in their approach, agreed to ban earmarks that would benefit for-profit companies. A Senate bill to impose a similar one-year moratorium failed by a large margin, when 15 Republicans voted against it.

Among those in the pro-earmark camp is California Rep. Jerry Lewis, who would likely take over as chairman of the Appropriations Committee if the Republicans regain a House majority. In 2009, Mr. Lewis secured 50 earmarks for his district, worth $82 million, according to the nonpartisan Taxpayers for Common Sense.

In all, Congress last year approved 9,499 earmarks for local projects worth nearly $16 billion, about 1.2% of the $1.36 trillion the government spent on all discretionary programs.

Mr. Lewis defends the earmark practice as a direct form of democracy, and is among a sizable number of GOP lawmakers who want the party’s self-imposed ban to end.

“I think that members have the right to represent their constituents, and know better than the bureaucracy does on what the real priorities are for taxpayers’ money,” Mr. Lewis said in an interview.

Lewis was first appointed to the House Appropriations Committee in 1980, less than two years after being elected to Congress.  Between 1984 and 1988 he won three leadership positions, the House Republican Conference, the House Republican Research Committee, and the House Republican Policy Committee.

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1)  Today I joined dozens of American Patriots outside of Joe Baca’s office showing our support for Arizona’s law 1070.  The fact that 1 activist judge can overthrow the will of the people shows the need for major judicial reform!!  Our Founding Father’s never wanted the Judicial Branch to legislate from the Bench.  And for Judge Bolton to even pretend that Arizona’s law is unconstitutional gives evidence as to why the Founders believed that Congress should have the power of impeachment over judges who obviously are trampling on the will of the people.

I am running for the 43rd Dist. (Baca’s Seat) and would love to get your support.

As a strong Republican, I believe our Constitutional Principles, are being threatened by the factions of a Socialist mind and trying to bring balance to a divided House is difficult; however, with conviction of values fixed deep within my soul, I have been “on a mission”, to exalt this position, as set forth by the Oath everyone takes when signing in for the Office.

Why am I interested in such an office, you might ask?

1. The convergence of interest and morality, has brought an enormous disadvantage to Congress, as our Economic Infrastructure wanes in the balance of a once, wealthy nation.

2. The moral and virtuous framework of our freedoms with respect to liberty, justice and the over-all respect of property seems to be by the demand of the current administration and not by the Bill of Rights, Constitution, and the Declaration of Independence.

3. I would like to implement the ethical traditions of our Constitution, which once was the driving force of “EXCELLENCE” in the US.

4. The lack of commonality for the seriousness of these problems, has given way for the BREACH in our system and has lowered our “Standard of Living”, while the general provisions of human values
are inadequate to sustain our citizens in their general welfare of Employment.

WE MUST WIN THE AMERICAN PEOPLE BY REASON OF AN ETHICAL APPROACH, least we be taken over by a third world mind. We have policies, laws, and procedures, as set forth by our coveted freedoms, and third world minds trying make “changes, when they don’t have enough potable water to flush a toilet. I find this to be an ignorant mindset, and how long will it take before it’s too late???

Indonesia, is a THIRD WORLD Country and “ONE WANTED CHANGE”

May I please have your Prayers and Support? PAMELA ZANDER 760) 244-6248; Oak Hills, CA 92344