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information revolution. With the advent of the internet, citizens have
become more empowered to make their voices heard than at any other
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Unfortunately, conservatives have fallen dangerously behind in this
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$3.9 Billion School Borrowing Lawsuit
July 28, 2008: AFP-NJ Executive Director Steve Lonegan Files
Lawsuit to Stop $3.9 billion school borrowing: Governor Jon
Corzine and his cronies in the legislature ignored the state
constitutional requirement that borrowing must be approved by the
citizens of New Jersey. In other words, the borrowing question must be
put on the ballot for the citizens to vote on.
Press Release
VERIFIED COMPLAINT IN LIEU OF PREROGATIVE WRIT - this is the legal
document filed with the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY
LAW DIVISION, BERGEN COUNTY
Press Coverage
July 28, 2008 -
Corzine foe sues to block $3.9B school borrowing
Newsday, NY
July 28, 2008 -
Lonegan files suit to void school construction borrowing
Dailyrecord.com, NJ
July 28, 2008 -
Steven Lonegan to file lawsuit challenging school construction ...The
Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ
Other information
PageD-3 from the New Jersey 2007 Debt Report
Budget quotes from Jon Corzine
Victory on “Clean Elections” Bill!
 AFP
activists have once again proven that we can win when we act together.
It is because of your efforts that the “Clean Elections” bill has been
taken off the legislative table.
Over 1,000 AFP-NJ activists sent almost 11,000 messages to Assembly
committee members urging them to not post this expensive welfare for
politicians bill. This response is incredible and demonstrates how
much power we can bring to bear when we need to.
Thank you all for a job well done! Your messages, letters, and phone
calls made the many committee supporters of this bill think twice
about their position.
I would also like to thank
Assemblywoman McHose (R-Suxxex County, District 24) for leading
the charge against this bill in the Assembly. We need more Assembly
members with her ideals and courage.
Letter to Steve Lonegan from Assemblywoman McHose
Dear Steve,
Thanks for your help and that of the hundreds of volunteers and
activists from Americans for Prosperity in getting the message out on
A-100. Because of you and AFP, this legislation has been at least
temporarily halted in the Assembly Budget Committee.
As you know, A-100, is the enabling legislation for the so-called
"Clean Elections" program for 2009. It is the brainchild of the Camden
County Democratic machine and was cooked-up as part of a backroom
political maneuver to put forward taxpayer-subsidized political
campaigns for a few hand-picked districts, and call it "reform".
This is a bad bill for a whole host of reasons -- as even its honest
supporters acknowledge. Thanks to you, we've made the Legislature
think again before spending millions in taxpayers' money to fund a
selected group of politicians' campaigns.
Not only can't New Jersey afford it, the way this bill goes about it
is ethically wrong. Now we must stay vigilant in case the bill is
brought up again.
Thank you and thank AFP.
Sincerely,
Alison Littell McHose,
Assemblywoman
(R-Sussex County, District 24)
AFP-NJ Will Not Rest
We defeated two expensive ballot questions last fall, derailed
Governor Corzine’s 800% toll hike scheme, and now have held back the
“Clean Elections” bill scam. We are a force to be reckoned with in New
Jersey.
But, we will not become complacent because we have been successful.
The Corzine administration and the legislature will continue to try
and find new and sneakier ways to raise taxes to fund their socialist
programs. With your help, we will continue to fight for lower taxes
and less government spending.
On to Victory,
Steve Lonegan
Executive Director, AFP-NJ
TRENTON – The State House steps overflowed with hundreds of taxpayers rallying against higher taxes and outrageous spending habits in Trenton
May 29th. Long-time Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan was leading the charge as Americans for Prosperity brought residents out from every corner of the Garden State to the Trenton to say “No!” to higher taxes.
“This rally is powerful show of force for real citizen support for reduced spending, lower taxes, and an end to the Trenton bureaucracy’s attacks on small towns. We’re here to remind them that we love New Jersey, and we’ll take notes on all of their votes,” said Lonegan.
AFP members were joined by taxpayer leaders, elected officials, and others throughout the afternoon. After the success in stopping Governor Corzine’s toll hike scheme, AFP is mobilizing small town voters who have strong reactions as the state threatens to cut off tax dollars, building opposition to entitlement programs such as the new Paid Family Leave Act, and bringing citizens to the debate where lawmakers cannot ignore them.
The rally
was followed on Friday by AFP Foundation’s daylong Defending the American Dream Summit which will feature a 3:00 p.m. debate moderated by Gannett Bureau Chief Bob Ingle between the candidates running to represent New Jersey in the U.S. Senate.
A number of dynamic speakers addressed the crowd of citizens, who came from every corner of New Jersey to rally against higher taxes and the outrageous spending habits in Trenton.
Turning up the grassroots heat on big-spending, big-government lawmakers won historic ballot victories in New Jersey last year against higher taxes and more debt. Increasing pressure from taxpayers will permanently kill Governor Corzine's
schemes for taxpayer-funded housing, toll hikes, and merging small
towns.
Steve Lonegan and Tim Phillips at the Rally
Lonegan Unveils Wall of Pork
AFP-NJ Executive Director Steve Lonegan the New Jersey unveiled the "Wall of Pork" at a press conference at the State House prior to the Taxpayer Rally.
Bob Ingle reported, "The state chapter of Americans for Prosperity displayed a 44-foot "wall of pork" detailing departments, agencies and commissions in state government. State Director Steve Lonegan says it can be cut by more than 75 percent. He said: "There is not one single person who can tell you what state government encompasses. Nobody knows how big it is."
AFP-NJ activist Alice Shope (of Alice's Restaurant Blog fame) started this project to identify just what we were paying for in our state government. What she found was beyond what she imagined. Hundreds of departments and offices involved in every aspect of our lives, personal and business, all feeding off our taxes and always growing and wanting more, more, more. We couldn't even get the wall into one photograph.
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