Author: Fritz Pettyjohn

Within the next few weeks Obama will unilaterally grant a form of amnesty to as many as 5 million illegal immigrants. This, by itself, will eliminate any chance the D’s had to keep the Senate. I think it will do more. The wind of indignation will whip the incoming wave of voter anger to even greater heights. If we don’t win the Kentucky House I’ll eat my hat. We should pick up one other state legislature as well — Maine, Oregon, or Washington. Just as important, it will strengthen our state legislative majorities from Montana to Wisconsin. The greater the size of the Republican majority, the more R votes we can afford to lose to the Birchers, and still pass our bill.
It takes a lot to penetrate the consciousness of low information voters — they don’t pay any attention to politics, don’t really care about it. They’re getting ready for deer season, or football, or the pennant races. Getting their kids back to school, figuring out how to pay the bills. The liberal shills of the MSM know this, and use it to their advantage. But every once in a while, like 1980, or 1994, or 2010 these people do pay some attention. And 5 million is a number they can understand.
Thanks, B.

Phil Regeski is a Cheyenne civil engineer running against the Wyoming House Democratic Minority Leader. I’ve talked to him twice, and he understands the significance of a successful Article V movement as well as I do. That’s saying something. He’s being backed in his campaign by Susan Gore, founder of the Wyoming Liberty Group. When I talked to Speaker Lubnau (no fan of hers) he said she has enough clout to sway 18-20 votes in the House.
These are the most conservative members of the Wyoming House — these are the people we need. If we get them I have very little doubt we pick up Wyoming.
Phil says she’s not affiliated with Eagle Forum, which means she should have an open mind. If she’ll give us a fair hearing we’ll win her over. Our arguments are just too strong. I’ll be working pretty closely with Phil all the way down the line. He says he, and some others in his group, want to be involved beyond the borders of Wyoming. Well, yes, thank you.
I can’t say I’ve really got a handle on the politics of Article V in Wyoming, but I sure get good vibes.
I’ll count on Phil to figure how we approach Gore.

Dave served on a panel with him a few years ago, and apparently just got back in touch. He’s agreed to make a call for us, and requested all sorts of follow up information from Dave: all our literature, research, etc.
This could be a big deal. Barnett’s a big Article V man, and he carries some serious clout in the highest circles of conservative legal scholarship. These guys are big hitters, intellectually, and Barnett could get some of them behind us. They have access to the money boys.
Barnett’s kind of libertarian, so I’m a big fan. Because his name was Randy, I thought he was some young macho guy. Actually Barnett is, and looks like, a 63 year old secular Jew.
What a country.

Art Wittich is the MT Sen. Majority Leader. He’s running for the State House. He’s the guy our guru, Rob Natelson, said I should talk to. He says he passed an Article V BBA in 2007, only to have it rescinded later. I was going to ask him to be our sponsor. Matt Monforton talked to him today, and he doesn’t want to try again. The Birchers are just too strong.
So, after feeling so chipper yesterday, I’m worried again. But, in politics, you should always worry.
I’ll be running a political campaign in Montana, from my home in California, without any money to speak of. Against the Montana John Birch Society.
Let’s get it on.
I do feel a wind at my back — out of Ferguson, Missouri. The Democratic Party used to be the party of the working man. But a white workman today sees a party that’s out to get him. The Democrats are willfully dividing this country along racial lines, and the political lines that follow. Through no fault of its own (it doesn’t even have the guts to publicly campaign against affirmative action) the Republican Party is becoming the party for white people.
I don’t expect this to happen overnight. And if the Kentucky House doesn’t flip in November I’m all wrong.
The wave of 2014 may not be the big one.

It’s fun to bullshit people. It’s no fun getting bullshitted. Matt Monforton bullshitted me that the R’s were going to get a majority, but that it might be 51-49 or 55-45.
Bullshit. I looked up the primary election results and it’s clear to me that it will be somewhere between 60-40 to 67-33.
Anyway, I feel a lot better about Montana.
Spent most of the day ramping up Project Montana.
A good day.