Ruth McClung vs Raul Grijalva
- contrasting their philosophies -
Representative Grijalva finally said something I can agree with:
"We're not just running against a Republican in our district, we're running against a philosophy."
He is right! This is a race between two opposing philosophies: Grijalva's "progressive" left wing philosophy, and my philosophy built on conservative values.
- Ruth
The McClung Campaign is distributing the Comparison Card shown above. If you would like to give these out to your neighbors and friends, please contact volunteer@ruth4az.com.
Following are more details on the items listed on the above card, and some other items not listed on the card:
Career Background
- Ruth McClung is a physicist in the private sector
- Ruth worked as a lifeguard in high school; she worked her way through college in a fast food restaurant and as an engineering intern; she currently works for a local engineering company. (see Ruth's bio)
- Raul Grijalva is a career politician
- For the last 35 years, Raul has been a career politician. He began his career as a community organizer, progressed to the Tucson Unified School District School Board and to the Pima County Board of Supervisors, and in 2002 was elected to Congress. (see this article or his bio)
Arizona's prosperity
- Ruth McClung will focus on creating jobs and opportunity
- Raul Grijalva called for a boycott of Arizona when his district's unemployment is among the highest in the nation
Jobs & the Economy
- Ruth McClung believes in lower taxes, less intrusive government regulations, and a smaller government run more at the state and local levels than from Washington, DC
- Raul Grijalva is for bigger government, higher more "progressive" taxes, more spending, and increased debt
- Grijalva Co-Chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus demonstrating support for large federal government and "progressive" tax rates to redistribute the wealth
- Grijalva is rated 100% by the CTJ, indicating support of "progressive" taxation
- Grijalva is rated 25% by the NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes
- Grijalva voted for more than $1 Trillion in economic stimulus money and for the bailout of GM and Chrysler
- Grijalva voted against defunding ACORN - HR3221
Family
- Ruth McClung is pro-family and pro-life
- Endorsed by the National Right to Life PAC
- Endorsed by the Arizona Right to Life PAC
- Protecting the value of life
- Raul Grijalva voted for abortions through all 9 months of pregnancy
- Grijalva co-sponsored HR5151 Freedom of Choice Act which would force states to legalize abortion through all 9 months of pregnancy and force doctors and nurses to perform abortions even though they are morally opposed
Parental involvement in education
- Ruth McClung supports the rights of parents to be involved in their kid's education
- Raul Grijalva voted against House Resolution 547 expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit deplorably infringed on parental rights in Fields v. Palmdale School District
Energy
- Ruth McClung as a physicist understands energy and environmental issues. She supports developing our own energy resources including nuclear energy, solar and wind energy when they are practical alternatives, and our nation's coal, oil, and natural gas resources. Ruth opposes Cap and Trade legislation because it will raise energy costs and taxes, and because it will do no good for the environment.
- Raul Grijalva voted for HR 2454 Cap & Trade Legislation which will raise energy prices and energy taxes
ObamaCare
- Ruth McClung will work to first, defund ObamaCare, and then repeal it. She will then work for true healthcare reform with a focus on keeping our freedom to choose.
- Raul Grijalva voted with the Democrats in Congress to force ObamaCare on us and take away our freedom to choose in healthcare:
- Grijalva voted for HR 4872 and HR 3590 instituting ObamaCare on our country
- Grijalva also pushed for an even more socialistic "public option" in the ObamaCare bills:
- Statement by Grijalva on 8/17/2009
- Letter to Pelosi & Reid 4/2/2009
- Letter to President Obama 9/3/2009
- Letter to Pelosi 9/20/2009
- Letter to Pelosi 11/2/2009
Government
- Ruth McClung believes with Abraham Lincoln in a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people." And she agrees with a quotation often attributed to Thomas Jefferson: "A government big enough to supply you with everything you need, is a government big enough to take away everything that you have." Ruth believes the people should control the government, not the government the people. Therefore the seat of most government should be at the state and local level where the people are, not a powerful federal government controlled by a few elite.
- One Step Closer to Socialism - Financial Reform Law?
- Two bills in the US House give Big Brother authority over you
- Raul Grijalva Co-Chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus demonstrating his belief in a powerful federal government which continues to grow, taking power away from the people and putting it in the control of a few elite in Washington.
Second Amendment Rights
- Ruth McClung is firm in her conviction that the Constitution protects our right to own and carry firearms.
- Raul Grijalva consistently votes against Second Amendment rights
- Co-Sponsored HR 1022 Assault Weapons Ban
- Voted No on HR 1036 Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act that would prohibit lawsuits to be filed against gun manufacturers or sellers, or ammunition manufacturers or sellers based on the criminal or unlawful misuse of the products.
- Voted NO on S 397 Firearms Manufacturers Protection Bill that provides liability protection for manufacturers, dealers or importers of firearms or ammunition products, as well as their trade associations, for harm caused by criminal or unlawful misuse.
- Voted No on H AMDT 1156 Trigger Lock Amendment to prevents funds in the Commerce Department FY2007 Appropriation bill from being used to enforce a law requiring guns be sold with locks on guns.
- Voted NO on HR 5092 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, a bill that amends the federal criminal code regarding firearms and explosives, changes the civil penalties for violating firearm regulations and directs the Attorney General to establish guidelines for investigations.
- Voted NO on HR 6842 a bill that repeals regulations relating to the possession and sale of firearms in Washington, D.C., so as to comply with the requirements of the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of The District of Columbia v. Heller.
- Voted NO on HR 5827 Exempting Guns from an Estate for Bankruptcy Purposes that authorizes a debtor in bankruptcy to exempt from the property of his or her estate the aggregate interest in a rifle, shotgun, pistol, or any combination thereof, provided that the value does not exceed $3,000.
National Security
- Ruth McClung believes we still live in a very dangerous world. Terrorism has not gone away since 9/11, and terrorist groups still want to attack and kill Americans. Powerful dictators still want to control more and more people. The best way to have peace in this world is to be stronger than our enemies, not to try to appease them. Ruth works in the defense industry and as a physicist understands defense technology.
- Community Organizer or Rocket Scientist? Who do you want to oversee your National Defense?
- Defend our country, or the result will be its destruction!
- Raul Grijalva has consistently voted to strip our national defense.
- Grijalva "...has voted for legislation to cut funding for expensive and unnecessary weapons systems and costly and ineffective missile defense programs...." from an endorsement from the liberal organization, Council for a Liveable World
- Grijalva voted against H Res 861 "honoring all Americans who have played an active role in the 'Global War on Terror,' stating that it is not in the security interest of the U.S. to set an arbitrary date for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq, and committing the U.S. to the 'completion of the mission to create a sovereign, free, secure and united Iraq.'"
- Grijalva voted for H Amdt 197 to close the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (Gitmo)
