STOP The Insanity: Vote No on Camas-Washougal RFA

Raising taxes under the moniker 'Camas-Washougal RFA' is devious as it allows the cities to divert funds for DEI programs, while they are clueless about Public Safety.

Perennial Budget Deficits, Democrats not only side with Zelenski, they openly root for rogue Intel agents, willing to sell their country, and supporting Hamas supporters like Khalil just to hurt president Trump






Vote No on Prop 1

Vote No on Camas-Washougal RFA

Washington State Most Indoctrinated, Atheist State- like the Third Reich

Where children belong to the state - the latter has adopted the old Muslim proverb: women are for procreation, children for vacation 


These are the folks who used highly paid consultants to build the Lacamas roundabout, which only violates the first three laws of roundabout design.

And

The ones who destroyed a family friendly natural habitat to build a pedophile honeycomb

These are the folks who say children belong to the state: no such thing as parental rights.Stop the Insanity! Vote No on Camas-Washougal RFA

This is who Pramila Jayapal is defending 

WA politicians want to dethrone CA; California is No.1 in Child Trafficking
2.  California is No.1 in fentanyl consumption
3. California is No.1 in Homelessness
Where “homeless” is misleading. The vast majority of those on the streets are there due to severe drug addiction and/or mental illness. The issue not that they got a little behind in their mortgage payments and would be back on their feet if someone just offered them a job
4. California is No.1 in poverty
5. California is No.1 I'm the manufacture of Extended Release Culture Pills
6.  California is racing to the bottom of ERCP addiction faster than the high speed rail system rapidly going nowhere
7. California is No. 1 in abortions
  

Teachers Unions and Corrupt Politicians turned the education system into a Devshirme System: Zero Education, Only Indoctrination:The Department of Education granted $8M this NGO, which argues that America is a "racialized structure of power, privilege, [and] oppression" and suggests that Republicans are "violently fighting for the maintenance of white supremacy." 


  

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They want to kill babies until birth, but release teen murderers as long as they kill less than three prople!

WA threatens schools who want prohibit boys dress as girls play girls sports.

WA Democrats want to gift $120,000+ to black homebuyers to include sex offenders. If you don't agree, you are racist. Neglects to consider that the Ultimate Reparation has already been paid in full


Why You Should Vote No on Camas-Washougal RFA

The folks who do not cheer for 13 year old, cancer survivor DJ Daniels and Want boys dressed as girls to play on girls sports. Also want to raise taxes under the moniker 'Camas-Washougal RFA' 

Governing is about choices. Local governance at Camas & Washougal seem unable or unwilling to make tough choice, so they punt.

Another reason  to Vote No on Camas-Washougal RFA: City of Camas officials are clueless about public safety - just had another crash by Woodburn elementary, for example Feb 29, 2025 10:20 am
Yet "The city’s ambitious Everett Street corridor improvement project will eventually create a multimodal traffic corridor and, according to city staff, improve safety for drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists along the 1.5-mile, two-lane portion of state Highway 500 that runs from the Lake Road-Everett Street roundabout to the city’s northern limits near Northeast Third Street"

TRANSLATION:  It's the Inequity of the Pursuit of Equity Over Public Safety 

The Inequity of the Pursuit of Equity Over Public Safety 

Public Safety professionals are not unlike surgeons in the OR: People's lives are in their hands. You would never let a surgeon operate on anyone without any previous experience. 

Why allow Public Safety officials decide people's fate? When Camas Engineering was asked about the unacceptable number of crashes around Woodburn elementary school, the response was:  Woodburn Street meets spec.  

Lacamas roundabout should be next.
Messing with the roundabout design is like messing with the design of the paper clip
Or the design of the egg.

Not knowing that public safety is not about specs, but includes design, awareness,  engagement, awareness and so on.  In short, a culture concerned with Public Safety and not the Inequity of the Pursuit of Equity Over Public Safety.

The State Government that has created a 16 billion dollar deficit is suing the federal government that is trying to save money, reduce fraud, and eliminate waste..... Think about

Worse:  these are the people who want boys dressed as girls to play in girls sports

. Won't celebrate a Black 13-year old cancer survivor AND Want more taxpayers money! Can you hear me now?

Raising taxes under the moniker 'Camas-Washougal RFA' is devious as it allows the cities to divert funds for DEI programs, while they are clueless about Public Safety.

Lacamas roundabout should be next.
Messing with the roundabout design is like messing with the design of the paper clip
Or the design of the egg.

"If they're old enough to get pregnant, they're old enough to make their own decisions about what happens with their bodies, and parents do not the right to change that." - Washington State Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen (D)
One in nine girls and one  in 20 boys under the age of 18 experience sexual abuse or assault while in school. 82% of all victims  under 18 are female.Females ages 16-19 are 4 times more likely than the general population to be victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault.
Arguably, children affected by legislation, school policies and or litigation are being subjected to abuse by  propagandists, activists and or corrupt politicians

Voters in Camas and Washougal will consider forming an RFA during the April 22, 2025, Special Election. Which begs the question: Why special elections? Why so many? What's the cost of a special election?




"RFA would offer a higher level of service for residents, streamline operations, and provide a fairer more and provide a fairer more cost-effective funding model.

Perennial Budget Deficits, Democrats not only side with Zelenski, they openly root for rogue Intel agents, willing to sell their country, and supporting Hamas supporters like Khalil just  to hurt president Trump
[  ] State of Washington $6 Billion deficit
[  ] The city of Washougal's 2025 general and street fund budget projects a revenue shortfall of $2,020,990. 
[  ] The city of Camas, Washington is facing a budget deficit of nearly $6 million for 2025-2026. 
[  ] The Camas School District is facing a $16 million budget shortfall ahead of the 2025-26 School Year.
[  ] The Washougal School District has projected a budget deficit of $3 million for the 2024-2025 school year
Common denominator? 
Not only perennial budget deficits, but a culture of lawlessness at the state, county, city, school system level. Not to mention treasonous activity.

It's a culture of lawlessness at the state, county, city, school system level
It's the Inequity of the Pursuit of Equity over public safety
Inslee legacy is high crime, exponential traffic rate fatality and child endangerment.

Ferguson follows it up with lawfare and the Inequity of the Pursuit of Equity Over Public Safety.

The choice is whether to vote for increased taxes without saying taxes are being raised: A Regional Fire Authority (RFA) for Camas and Washougal. The RFA would be managed by a governing board made up of locally-elected representatives. Property owners in both cities would pay the RFA directly for services.The RFA would provide fire and emergency medical services (EMS).

Having three elected officials manage a RFA is like having three foxes manage the chicken coop. The first thing they'll worry about is getting reelected. The second thing they'll think about is getting reelected, and so will be the third thing- Apologies to Sowell.

Kids over 13 have the right to make their own decisions about their mental health care. Parents don't have the right to have notice, they don't have the right to have consent about that" - Washington State Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen (D)

This is how to raise taxes adding inefficiency and raising taxes, without saying you are raising taxes:

Governing is about choices. Local governance at Camas & Washougal seem unable to make the tough choices. They should resign or be recalled.


If a city is not able to manage its budget, simply create another parasitic bureaucracy managed by three elected officials. The Regional Authority then bills you directly for services rendered. That's what Camas-Washougal RFA, would do.

According to the Washougal Facebook post,  "RFA would offer a higher level of service for residents, streamline operations, and provide a fairer more and provide a fairer more cost-effective funding model." In that case, why do you need city hall.  Just create Regional Authorities like:

Regional PA - Regional Police Authority 

Regional PWA - Regional Public Works Authority

Regional EDIA - Regional EDI Authority

Before you decide whether to create a RFA, is a sound idea, consider:

• The City of Washougal’s financially-irresponsible, boneheaded decision to disturb a natural Habitat, family trail & children’s park in favor of a disk golf course is another example of government 'investment: Arbitrarily the City decided to proceed even when alerted that in addition to not having environmental approval, the City was exposing children not only to physical harm, but it would be a pedophile honeycomb.  
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• The City of Camas, officials not only do not have a  basic understanding of public safety, but refuse to engage the public even when it is willing to fund basic services the City does not provide- like de-icing and calming devices
• Paraphrasing Aristotle: Only those who have been well brought up can usefully study public finances, to the untrained man, the man who stands outside the Tao, the very starting point of this science is invisible. He may be hostile, but he cannot be critical: he does not know what is being discussed.

What about first principles? What are the Camas- Washougal values? Governor Ferguson says children belong to the state - parents don't have rights.  He also says that Washington state will work with president Trump where we can and stand up to him when we must.

Does the Camas-Washougal Community agree? And why does that matter?  It matters because based on the response, that's where you'll find the checkbook and the waste:

The US government sent $2.7 TRILLION in Medicare & Medicaid money overseas to people who were NOT eligible to receive it. That’s 8% of the US national debt. Medicare isn't going broke. The money is being stolen.

Meanwhile, California's Gavin Newsom’s budget director  admits the state  is spending $9.5 BILLION a year on illegal immigrant healthcare costs – and are giving 23% of every Medi-Cal general fund

Rep. Jayapal does not want Washington to cooperate with ICE.

Here are the Washington values as gleaned from public documents:

WA values - are California values

"If they're old enough to get pregnant, they're old enough to make their own decisions about what happens with their bodies, and parents do not the right to change that." - Washington State Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen (D)

1. Values lawlessness Governor Inslee legacy is crime and the steady, purposeful erosion of any legitimate sense of law, order and safety: 77% increase in traffic fatalities! Ferguson picks up the mantel

2 #HollywoodsRuleOfPedophilia is in effect: Pedophiles go where they are welcomed and stay where they are protected and well treated Kids over 13 have the right to make their own decisions about their mental health care. Parents don't have the right to have notice, they don't have the right to have consent about that" - Washington State Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen (D)

One in nine girls and one  in 20 boys under the age of 18 experience sexual abuse or assault while in school. 82% of all victims  under 18 are female.Females ages 16-19 are 4 times more likely than the general population to be victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault.
Arguably, children affected by legislation, school policies and or litigation are being subjected to abuse by  propagandists, activists and or corrupt politicians

3. children belong to the state: parents have no rights. 4. WA continues to push the Inequity of the Pursuit of Equity over public safety Might as well Abolish

@wsdot and fire DEI -hires

Defund #TargetZero - why waste money on something you don't believe in?

4. WA is a DEI state: state level, county level, city level, HS level

In dealing with the City of Camas, officials had no idea of the state's  Target Zero and even scoffed at the idea. 

Paraphrasing Aristotle: Only those who have been well brought up can usefully study public safety: to the untrained man, the man who stands outside the Tao, the very starting point of this science is invisible. He may be hostile, but he cannot be critical: he does not know what is being discussed.

Options

Any Regional Authority simply adds to the bureaucracy, regardless of how it is marketed.

Other options to consider may be;

1. Audit Camas and Wshougal DOGE-style, with particular focus on DEI and union contracts. Eliminate waste.

2. Merge the City of Camas and Washougal and eliminate duplicity

3. Contract with ECFR

So, Why is it that in a sharing economy, NASA can use Space-X, but Camas, Washougal can't subcontract to organizations such as ECFR?

Just like, why is it school districts are in the transportation business with predictably skyrocketing expenses? While it is not rocket science, NASA figured out that it is most cost-effective to focus on core competencies so it offloads some of its work to others like Space-X and Jeff Bezos Blue Origin. We can use ride-sharing like Uber or Lyft. We can even avoid hotels and stay at any of a number of B&B properties around the world. What about calling Grubhub to get a snack while you digest this piece?

Yet school districts insist on being in the transportation business, and cities want to create even more bureaucracies!

Novena for Maria

Novena for Maria;

In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit

FIRST DAY 

Lord our God, receive our supplications, prayers and mortifications and sighs in
suffrage for the holy soul of Maria. We pray that by the
motherly love bestowed on you by your most holy Mother, when she followed you
on the way of sorrow up to Mount Calvary, you grant Maria eternal life and to all the dead. Grant what we ask of you in this novena for
your greater honor and glory. AMEN.

Our Father

Our Father, Who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy Will be done,
on earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary

Hail, Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.

Glory Be

Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning,
is now,
and ever shall be,
world without end.

AMENp

SECOND DAY

Merciful God, we beseech you, by the pain which your Holy Mother saw you suffer
and agonies on the cross, that the holy souls in purgatory be freed from those
pains; especially for the soul of Maria, for whom we are praying and offering
in This novena. Bring those who are submerged in their sins to a true
knowledge of their guilt and grant what we ask of you in this novena, for your
greater honor and glory.

 AMEN

THIRD DAY

Almighty Father, to whom nobody asks without the hope of receiving, by the intercession
of St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary, enable the suffering souls in
purgatory to be able to leave that place, especially for the soul of Maria.
We ask this through Christ, our Lord.

 

AMEN.

 

FOURTH DAY

Gracious God, through whose mercy the saints rest in glory, we beg you to
set free those blessed souls in purgatory, especially for the soul of Maria,
for whom we are praying in this novena. May you radiate your compassion and
love to them so they may enter into your Kingdom. We ask this through our Lord, Jesus Christ, who lives and
reigns with you and Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. 

AMEN.

FIFTH DAY

Sovereign Lord, in whom it is proper to be merciful, through the intercession of St.
Michael, the archangel, and by the sorrow of your Blessed Mother who suffered
when the soldier pierced your side with a lance, have mercy on the soul of
Maria for whom we are offering this novena and bring him/her to your eternal
rest in heaven, for the better glory and honor of your name.

AMEN

SIXTH DAY

Lord Jesus Christ, incline your ears to our petitions. Have mercy on the souls in
purgatory, especially for the soul of Maria, for whom we make this novena. We
humbly ask you to set them free and bring them to the happiness in heaven, for the
greater glory and honor of your name. 

AMEN.

SEVENTH DAY

Lord of mercy, hear our prayer. May Sister and aunt, whom you called daughter on earth, enter into the Kingdom of peace and light, where your
saints live in glory. We ask this through our Lord, Jesus Christ, who lives and
reigns with you and Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. 

AMEN.

EIGHT DAY

Creator and Redeemer of all mankind, through the infinite merits of passion, death
and resurrection, we beg you to shower the immense treasures of your clemency
on those blessed souls, especially for the eternal repose of the soul of
Maria. Bring those who are in sin to a true knowledge and repentance and
grant what we ask for in this novena, through Christ, our Lord. 

AMEN.

 

NINTH DAY

Lord God, you are the glory of the believers and the life of the just. Your Son redeemed
us by dying and rising to life again. Our sister and aunt was faithful and believed in resurrection. Give to her the
joys and the blessings of the life to come. We ask this through our Lord Jesus
Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever.

AMEN

Cyril and Methodius, Apostles to the Slavs. A Gospel for the East.

February 14 marks the memorial of brothers Sts Cyril and Methodius.

Cyril ( 826–869) and Methodius ( 815–885) were brothers, Byzantine Christian theologians and missionaries. For their work evangelizing the Slavs, they are known as the Apostles to the Slavs. The brothers created the Glagolitic alphabet, the first alphabet used to transcribe Old Church Slavonic. After their deaths, their pupils continued their missionary work among other Slavs. Both brothers are venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church as saints with the title of "equal-to-apostles". In 1980, Pope John Paul II declared them co-patron saints of Europe, together with Benedict of Nursia.

The two brothers were born in Thessalonica, in the Byzantine province, in Greece. According to the Vita Cyrilli ("The Life of Cyril"), Cyril was the youngest of seven brothers; he was born Constantine, but was given the name Cyril upon becoming a monk in Rome shortly before his death. Methodius was born Michael and was given the name Methodius upon becoming a monk in Polychron Monastery at Mysian Olympus (present-day Uludağ in northwest Turkey). Their father was Leo, a droungarios of the Byzantine theme of Thessalonica, and their mother's name was Maria.

The two brothers lost their father when Cyril was fourteen, and the powerful minister Theoktistos, who was logothetes tou dromou, one of the chief ministers of the Empire, became their protector. He was also responsible, along with the regent Bardas, for initiating a far-reaching educational program within the Empire which culminated in the establishment of the University of Magnaura, where Cyril was to teach. Cyril was ordained as priest some time after his education, while his brother Methodius remained a deacon until 867/868.

The administrator and the scholar

History recounts that at first they were apart. The elder brother quickly distinguished himself as a capable administrator, becoming a public official in a province of the Byzantine Empire. The younger brother received a refined education in Constantinople- grammar, rhetoric, astronomy and music – meant to prepare him to be a high-level imperial functionary. But when he was finally offered such a position, Cyril refused it.

A new alphabet for the Bible

When Cyril was about 35, Emperor Michael III thought of him when the Khazars (in today’s Crimea) asked for a learned man who could debate with both Jews and Saracens. At that point the two brothers reunited, setting out on the first of numerous missions together. Two years later, in 863, they were asked to head to Greater Moldavia. The prince of that area had asked for missionaries who could counter the Germanic influence by speaking Slavic, but Cyril and Methodius went far beyond this. Probably realizing how difficult it was to communicate Sacred Scripture to the Slavic tribes in Latin and Greek, the official languages, the brothers – tradition has it, after prayer and fasting – invented a new alphabet, the “Glagolitic” alphabet, more commonly known as Cyrillic: 40 characters derived largely from medieval Greek cursive.

A Gospel for the East

Their work was so extraordinary that the Pope, who called them to Rome, set out in procession to welcome them. The great difficulties of their mission had damaged the health of the younger brother. On February 14, 869, Cyril, who had become a monk, died of an illness. Methodius was consecrated a bishop and continued their mission, overcoming hostility and incomprehension, and teaching his disciples how to translate the sacred texts. Bishop Methodius spent the next fourteen years evangelizing the people in their native language, forming clergy, and effectively administering the Church. He continued to endure harsh treatment from the Germanic clergy, even being imprisoned by them for a time, but he pressed on, extending his missionary work beyond the borders of Great Moravia.


A millennia later, the brothers received the universal honor they deserved when the Western Church added them to its liturgical calendar. A century after that, Pope John Paul II, a Slav himself, honored Cyril and Methodius with the title of co-patrons of Europe and Apostles to the Slavs.

Prayer to Saints Cyril and Methodius

Saints Cyril and Methodius, you gave your lives God’s service with zeal, creativity, and determination. Please pray for me, that God may use me to bring the Good News to people in ways to which they can relate. Saints Cyril and Methodius, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.

Paraphrasing the Bible to a Compendium to Deconstructing the Compendium: The RIY

Saint Philip Neri's Maxim for February 12 remind us of the power of Prayer: :There is nothing more to the purpose for exciting a spirit of prayer, than the reading of spiritual books.

If you have never read the Bible, but want to know what is in it, take one minute and read the Our Father: it's a paraphrase: According to Tertullian (CC 2761) said "The Lord's Prayer is truly the summary of the whole gospel." On the other hand, if you prefer a compendium of the Bible, read the Rosary. But wait, there's more:  if you need more detail, listed to the deconstructed Rosary:  Father Mark-Mary's Rosary in a Year Podcast.  Today marks day 43

A couple of years ago, our  daughter suggested we listen to Father Mike Schmitz's Cathechism in  Year (CIY)  Podcast.

The idea was not too appealing.  After  I had previously recommended to the family that whenever there were doubts about Church Teachings, to simply refer to the Catechism- I even bought them all a printed copy. Then the online version became available. All very convenient, yet there was a caveat: The Catechism was too technical and it was not easy to read or comprehend.

We reluctantly started our daily dose of CIY and  Bible in a Year (BIY) podcasts. On short notice we were hooked on Father Mike's down to earth engaging style. We found Father Mike's presentations not only easy-to-understand but also informative and entertaining, dispelling many myths along the way, even though I

had already read different versions of the Bible, listened to various Bible expositors, such as Pastor Chuck Smith, Greg Laurie, Rick Warren and others. I was also studying the writings of Cardinal Ratzinger aka Pope Benedict XVI.

Father Mike Schmitz, using the Catholic Catechism, deconstructs the Lord's Prayer, using the last twelve episodes of his Catechism In a Year Channel and shows why Tertullian was right.


Then there's the Book of Revelation. In Seven Days, starting in Day 359, Father Mike's treatment of the Book of Revelation took the mystery out of it and made it easier to digest.

Whether you are a Bible neophyte or a Bible expert - like I thought I was - going through Father Mike's Bible In a Year and Catechism In a Year Podcasts cannot only be edifying but get you ready to give an answer:" Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope, but do it with gentleness and reverence, keeping your conscience clear, so that, when you are maligned, those who defame your good conduct in Christ may themselves be put to shame." 1 Peter Chapter 3

As Saint Paul charged Timothy: "I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingly power: proclaim the word; be persistent whether it is convenient or inconvenient; convince, reprimand, encourage through all patience and teaching.

For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine but, following their own desires and insatiable curiosity, will accumulate teachers and will stop listening to the truth and will be diverted to myths.

But you, be self-possessed in all circumstances; put up with hardship; perform the work of an evangelist; fulfill your ministry." 2 Timothy 4:

I felt so confident on my accumulated wealth of Biblical knowledge that more than once, I had said something like "It's not Biblical." Referring to Homilies, art or simply comments. To only later realize I was wrong after hearing Father Mike Schmitz's Podcasts 

We successfully completed Father Mike Schmitz's Catechism In a Year (CIY) Podcast as well as the Bible in a Year (BIY,) and picked up Divine Office along theway, three times a day: Lauds, Vesper and Compline. While it took some convincing to pick up Father Mike's podcasts, we completed them both on December 2023.

So what about Father Mike-Mary's Rosary in a Year Podcast?

Last month our daughter introduced us to Father Mike-Mary's Rosary in a Year Podcast.  Again, we were reluctant to tackle it.  After all, we thought, Father Mike is an all-star Father Mark-Mary's a monk, and we pray the Rosay daily, what's the value add?

Once again, we were 100% wrong.  Father Mark-Mary's deconstruction of the Rosary is very enlightening & his style is perfect for the subject matter.  While we are just on day 43 of the RIY podcast, we can't wait to finish.  We are hooked!