Contributed by Mike Coons, President Greater Alaska Chapter AMAC
The Greater Alaska Chapter of the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC) held a governor candidates forum at the Chugiak Senior Center on Jun 23rd. Attending the forum were Mike Dunleavy, Mike Sheldon and Mead Treadwell. In addition, due to very poor telecommunications during the Lt. Gov. candidate forum, Senator Kevin Meyer was also on the forum. Lt. Gov. candidates, Lynn Gattis, Edie Grunwald and Stephen Wright, all gave a presentation at the end of the forum, in fairness.
This was a well-attended forum with 85 people present. All questions came from the audience for an hour and a half. All candidates presented themselves well. As the reader may notice, I am not getting into too much; the reason being that AMAC is a non-affiliated organization and cannot endorse a candidate and that the purpose of the forum was informational to the voters of conservative candidates for governor.
Our chapter is working on a debate/forum for the winner of the Republican Primary, Governor Bill Walker (Independent) and Mark Begich (Democrat) for the General Election. We are working on October 13th as a date at the Wasilla Senior Center at 11AM. As that is confirmed, post primary elections, we will be letting the public know.
On a different subject… The following is a letter to Senator Lisa Murkowski relating to the upcoming vote this fall for the US Supreme Court Justice. Sadly, Demand Justice, a Lower 48 far-Left organization is spending 5 million dollars (source FOX News) on ad campaigns targeting Senators Murkowski and Collins. We Alaskans need to be telling Senator Murkowski to listen to Alaskans, not Lower 48 political hacks.
SUBJECT: Vote on Supreme Court Nominee, Brett Kavanaugh
7/9/18
TO: Senator Lisa Murkowski
The Greater Alaska Chapter of the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC) fully supports President Trump in his pick of Brett Kavanaugh for the US Supreme Court.
You have said, directly to me via letter that you have to support the President in his nominee's. Your voting record shows that, by voting for cloture and voting for the nominees (Obama era), The exception was at least one of Obama's Supreme Court nominee where you voted for cloture, then voted against the nominee to “say” you voted against. That bit, along with other slight of the hand votes have not escaped us. If memory is correct, you voted against at least one President Trump nominee for cabinet post.
We are sadly very aware of your support of Planned Parenthood and supporting their funding. Since AMAC is Pro-Life, we are equally aware of your pro-choice/pro-Roe v Wade stance, A major reason you and Senator Collins are expected to vote against President Trump's nominee (per news media reports) is because you and Collins, along with the extreme left Democrats of the Senate, want to make this nominee process about Roe v Wade, not about appointing a US Supreme Court Justice that will stand for the Constitution as written vs a “living breathing Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Of interest is Senator Dick Durbins comments to his fellow Democrats up for re-election, to fall on their swords and vote against Judge Kavanaugh. I am sure that sentiment extends to you and Senator Collins. Do so at your own political peril, because 4,500 Alaskan members of AMAC, their spouses, their adult children and their friends will remember, along with your vote against repeal/replace of Obamacare!
The Greater Alaska Chapter of AMAC demands your YES vote for the Presidents' nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, period. We are happy that you voted for Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch who is also a strong Constitutionalists and originalist. We fully expect you to do the same with this Brett Kavanaugh!
Mike Coons, President Greater Alaska Chapter AMAC