Charlie Brown is going to miss a little more than a field goal this election cycle.

First off – the Nevada County Union penned an excellent article about the Minutemen:

Our Organization is Misunderstood – Nevada County Union May 8th

The issue of illegal immigration has become a hot button topic for campaigns around the county, and though Nevada County is not a prime destination for any kind of immigrants, the call for stricter immigration enforcement resounds with many voters here, a reform advocate said Wednesday.

Chris Simcox, founder of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, accompanied Republican candidates Dan Logue and Tom McClintock at a lunch meeting in Nevada City.

Illegal immigration encourages abuse of immigrants at the hands of drug mafias increasingly involved in smuggling people, exposes immigrants to the threat of death in southwestern deserts, permits exploitation of workers by unscrupulous American business people, and lowers the wages of legal workers, Simcox said later in an interview at The Union.

“Our organization is misunderstood” by people who call it racist and anti-immigrant, Simcox said. “What we are doing is pro-immigrant. ... (Immigration) is not a civil rights issue. It’s a rule of law issue. It’s a national security issue.” (Blogger’s Note – are you taking notes, O-Si?)

Expansion of guest-worker programs, reform of the “broken” immigration bureaucracy, stepped-up border enforcement, and the location of more than 1 million people who entered the country legally but who have overstayed their visas since 2001 would be first steps in solving deeper issues linked to immigration, Simcox said.

Strict enforcement would create “a level playing field” for employers who already hire legal workers at a greater cost than illegal ones, he added.

Civil rights organizations have accused the Minuteman organization of stirring racist tensions.

And of Course, Charlie Brown has to make his voice heard…

Note how the Letter-Writer ignores Doug Ose as a factor and attacks Tom McClintock/Dan Logue…

Slam the door shut on Republican carpetbagger Tom McClintock who feels because he has name recognition he can shuttle up the corridor from Southern California and lay claim to retiring John Doolittle’s 4th District Congressional seat.

Tom McClintock and his anti-immigration buddies are coming to Nevada City today to sell their immigration spiel, all of which has been thoroughly debunked by Sacramento writer Dan Walters. Politician Dan Logue is bringing immigration maverick Chris Simcox and McClintock to Nevada County for an anti-immigration smackdown.

Send a clear message to Republican extremists from afar and vote for Charlie Brown.

Ron Lowe
Grass Valley

I wonder if “Bob” and Ron know each other? O-Si should be annoyed that he does not even merit mention in either article… others would call that a sign from God. (speaking of Republican extremists)