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Home My WebLink About00 - Non-Agenda - CorrespondenceBrown, Leilani From: Jacquie Sullivan [Jacquie @libertystar.net] Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 1:16 PM To: Brown, Leilani Subject: In God We Trust - America, Inc. "An Invitation To Join Us." Attachments: Yes Vote - Counties and Cities Across America 277.pdf "Please distribute this important material to your Elected Officials as well as appropriate staff. Thank You. I am pleased to announce that John Carr, the Orange County Representative for In God We Trust - America, Inc. will visit your upcoming City Council Meeting on Tuesday. He will be giving a public comment to encourage you to place on your agenda„ the issue of displaying our National Motto in your council chamber. Thank You. In Goat Tie Trust — America, Inc. Our Mission To Promote Patriotism By Encouraging Elected Officials to "Vote Yes" To Legally Display Our Congressionally Approved National Motto "In God We Trust" In Every City, County Chamber and State Capitol In America Dear Honorable Elected Officials, This is an invitation for you to join the growing list of cities and counties across America that are "Voting Yes" to proudly and prominently display our national motto, In God We Trust, in the Chamber where we conduct the peoples business. My name is Jacquie Sullivan. I am a longtime City Councilmember in Bakersfield, California. In 2002, I led our City Council to "Vote Yes" to display the National Motto, In God We Trust, in our Council Chamber at City Hall. Soon after, all eleven cities in our County of Kern, as well as other cities and counties, were voting to do the same. To encourage this trend across America, we created a non -profit organization named Ira God We Trust - America, Inc. with 501(e) (3) non -profit status. Its sole purpose is to Promote Patriotism by Encouraging Elected Officials to "Vote Yes" to Display In God We Trust in their City and County Chambers. As a grassroots patriotic movement, In God We Trust -America, Inc. stands on solid legal ground. To date, not one legal challenge has been raised against any city or county that has voted "Yes," because there is nothing to challenge! On July 30, 1956, during the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration, the U.S. Congress adopted In God We Trust as the official National Motto of the United States of America. Thus, (Displaying our Motto is a legal right, protected by the first amendment. UPDATE: On November 1, 2011 the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly, 396 - 9, to reaffirm In God FVe Trust as our nation's motto. Congressman Randy Forbes, of Virginia, authored the bill, in part, because some have mistakenly stated that "E Pluribus Unum" is our national motto. * *Most importantly, the resolution specifically encourages the placement of the motto in all government buildings from schools to courthouses. This inspiring email packet is being sent to elected officials, city -by -city, across America. It is inspiring and rewarding to see the many that are showing a commitment to the values our country was founded upon by choosing to display our National Motto. ** So far, nearly 270 municipalities across America have voted "Yes," and this growing list is an important part of the IGN'T -A informational email packet. * *We welcome you to open the attachment showing the list of "Yes Vote" Cities and Counties Across America." Will You ]Be Dart of This ]Patriotic Movement? I encourage you to place this issue on your agenda. When you "Vote Yes," please let us know so we can give deserved recognition - by adding the name of your city to the attachment named "Yes Vote" Cities Across America." In addition, we will add a photo of your display, along with the names and photos of your elected officials, to our website at: www.ingodwetrust- ameriea.org In the Link below, I have included the IGWT -A "Introductory Packet," with the following material: 1. The IGWT -A Introductory letter. 2. A letter from the Pacific Justice Institute, a non - profit organization based in Sacramento, California, that defends religious freedom issues. It explains in detail that the right to display our National Motto in public 1p aces is Constitutional. 3.. A "Sample Resolution" used by many municipalities when they "Vote Yes" to display our National Motto, 4. The history of the National Motto, as well as displays of several "Yes Vote" cities and counties. *Click here for: In God We Trust — America, Inc. — Introductory Package Finally, I welcome you to contact to me personally with any questions or any further encouragement I can provide. May God Bless America and may America's trust always be in God'. Thank you in advance, Yours truly, ,A R City Councilmember: Bakersfield, CA In God We Trust —America, Inc. Founder / President Home /Office: 661 - 834 -4943 Jacquie@LibertyStar.net In God I{'e Trust — America, Inc. P.O. BOX 11715 • Bakersfield. CA 93389 * 661- 834 -4943 Email: iacauiesul livan (aineodwetrust- america.ota; Website: wxew.ineodwetrust- arnerica.ora A non -profit 501 e3 educational corporation ID# 2624857 Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 9.0.0.888, Virus / Spyware Database: 6.19450) htti)://www.r)ctools.com In God We Trust — America, Inc. "YES VOTE" COUNTIES AND CITIES ACROSS AMERICA THAT APPROVED DISPLAY OF OUR NATIONAL RIOTTO °iN GOD WE TRUST" IN THEIR CHAMBERS. 277 — Total # of "Yes Vote" counties and cities across AME;o'l State ®fAlabaina � - X State County or City County hate Annroved F:11 Alabama I Heflin Cleburne 10/11/201.1 Z 1 Alabama I Hoover Jefferson 4/18/2011 Alabama "Yes Vote" Counties and Cities - 2 State ®jArkansas State County or ON County IDatp Annrmypd 1 Arkansas Baxter County Supervisors Baxter 9/7/2010 2 Arkansas Alpena Boone 9/6/2010 3 Arkansas Ash Flat Sharp 5/17/2010 4 Arkansas Avoca Benton 5/31/2010 5 Arkansas Bald Knob White 10/4/2010 6 Arkansas Bay Craighead 8/9/201T- 7 Arkansas Bella Vista Benton 2/28/2011 8 Arkansas Blytheville Mississippi 10/20/2009 9 Arkansas Bono Craighead 8/17/2010 10 Arkansas Brookland Craighead 9/14/2010 11 Arkansas Burdette Mississippi 10/26/2009 12 Arkansas Caddo Valley Clark 8/19/2010 13 Arkansas Calico Rock Izard 9/13/2010 14 Arkansas Caraway Craighead 8/12/2010 15 Arkansas Cave City Sharp 9/28/2010 16 Arkansas Cherokee Village Sharp & Fulton 9/1/2010 17 Arkansas Clarendon Monroe 9/7/2010 18 Arkansas Clinton Van Buren 9/14/2010 19 Arkansas Crossett Ashely 2000 20 Arkansas Dardanelle Yell 10/4/2010 21 Arkansas DeQueen Sevier 9/21/2010 22 Arkansas Diamond City Boone 10/18/2010 ;v t - - -- t Sunday March 11 2012;„ x :, ? Page 1 of'10 -- -.. _. -.- — - -- -- -- -- — — 0,1 _ 23 Arkansas El Dorado Union 1991 24 Arkansas Etowah Mississippi 9/21/2010 25 Arkansas Fairfield Bay Van Buren 1995 26 Arkansas Felthensal Union 4/12/2011 27 Arkansas Gosnell Mississippi 11/10/2009 28 Arkansas Greenwood Sebastian 2001 29 Arkansas Hampton Calhoun 9/13/2010 30 Arkansas Hardy Sharp 9/7/2010 31 Arkansas Harrell Calhoun 8/17/2010 32 Arkansas Harrisburg Pointsett 5/10/2011 33 Arkansas Hazen Prairie 9/16/2010 34 Arkansas Higginson White 6/7/2010 35 Arkansas Highland Sharp 9/15/2010 36 Arkansas Horatio Sevier 11/1/2010 37 Arkansas Horseshoe Bend Izard 5/19/2010 38 Arkansas Hot Springs Garland 5/4/2011 39 Arkansas Hoxie Lawrence 10/12/2010 40 Arkansas Huntsville Madison 9/15/2010 41 Arkansas Jacksonport Jackson 7/20/2010 42 Arkansas Jasper Newton 1993 43 Arkansas Keiser Mississippi 8/23/2010 44 Arkansas Lake City Craighead 8/16/2010 45 Arkansas Leachville Mississippi 10/11/2010 46 Arkansas Lead Hill Boone 10/14/2010 47 Arkansas Letona White 7/6/2010 48 Arkansas Little Flock Benton 10/11/2010 49 Arkansas Lowell Benton 9/21/2010 50 Arkansas Mineral Springs Howard 11/9/2010 51 Arkansas Morrilton Conway 9/13/2010 52 Arkansas Mountain Home Baxter 8/17/2010 53 Arkansas Mountain View Stone 9/7/2010 54 Arkansas Norfork Baxter 9/21/2010 55 Arkansas Ola Yell 10/11/2010 56 Arkansas Osceola Mississippi 11/16/2009 57 Arkansas Palestine St. Francis 9/14/2010 58 Arkansas Pineville Izard 8/24/2010 59 Arkansas Plumerville Conway 12/13/2010 60 Arkansas Rison Cleveland 10/12/2010 - — - — Sunday� MarcR 11 2012:_ . ;: .r 4 ` Page df,10 61 Arkansas Rockport Hot Spring 9/14/2010 62 Arkansas Rose Bud White 11/08/2010 63 Arkansas Russelville Pope 9/16/2010 64 Arkansas Salesville Baxter 10/11/2010 65 Arkansas Searcy White 8/10/2010 66 Arkansas Shirley Van Buren 11/8/2010 67 Arkansas Strawberry Lawrence 4/15/2011 68 Arkansas Stuttgart Arkansas 9/7/2010 69 Arkansas Trumann Poinsett 2/08/2011 70 Arkansas Tull Grant 8/2/2010 71 Arkansas Tyronza Poinsett 10/12/2010 72 Arkansas Waldenburg Poinsett 10/19/2010 73 Arkansas Waldron Scott 8/10/2010 74 Arkansas Weiner Poinsett 9/14/2010 75 Arkansas Western Grove Newton 8/2/2010 76 Arkansas Wrightsville Pulaski 10/5/2010 Arkansas "Yes Vote" Counties and Cities - 76 State of CallfOt nia State e CALIIRPRIAREPGt4C County or City County Date Approved 1 California Imperial County Supervisors Imperial 10/20/2009 2 California Kern County Supervisors Kern 2/15/2011 3 California San Bernardino Co. Supervisors San Bernardino 12/14/2010 4 California Adelanto San Bernardino 10/8/2008 5 California Anderson Shasta 10/1/2005 6 California Artesia Los Angeles 2/13/2006 7 California Arvin Kern 7/12/2005 8 California Auburn Placer 10/24/2011 9 California Bakersfield Kern 2/20/2002 10 California Barstow San Bernardino 1/5/2009 11 California Biggs Butte 5/17/2010 12 California Brawley Imperial 7/21/2009 13 California Brea Orange 10/20/2009 14 California Buena Park Orange 2/24/2009 15 California California City Kern 7/19/2005 16 California Carson Los Angeles 4/4/2006 17 California Chino San Bernardino May -2009 ' §`< Sunday, March 161, 2012 "' %, g 18 California Chino Hills San Bernardino 9/14/2010 19 California Colfax Placer 1/12/2011 20 California Colton San Bernardino 1/04/2011 21 California Compton Los Angeles 7/10/2007 22 California Corning Tehama 1/11/2011 23 California Costa Mesa Orange 11/17/2009 24 California Crescent City Del Norte 1/18/2011 25 California Cypress Orange 2/11/2008 26 California Delano Kern 7/15/2002 27 California Doris Siskiyou 10/20/2008 28 California Eastvale Riverside 2/09/2011 29 California El Cajon Imperial 13/13/2011 30 California El Centro Imperial 9/4/2008 31 California Fortuna Humboldt 10/5/2009 32 California Fountain Valley Orange 9/16/2008 33 California Fowler Fresno 8/29/2011 34 California Grand Terrace San Bernardino 1/24/2012 35 California Gridley Butte 12/15/2008 36 California Hawthorne Los Angeles 2/28/2006 37 California Highland San Bernardino 9/9/2008 38 California Holtville Imperial 7/12/2010 39 California Hughson Stanislaus 12/11/2006 40 California Huntington Beach Orange 4/7/2008 41 California Huron Fresno 5/4/2011 42 California Imperial Imperial 9/17/2008 43 California Irwindale Los Angeles 6/9/2010 44 California Kerman Fresno 2/21/2007 45 California Lake Forrest Orange 1/18/2011 46 California Lancaster Los Angeles 5/13/2008 47 California Lathrop San Joaquin 11/3/2009 48 California Lemoore Kings 9/16/2008 49 California Lodi San Joaquin 4/5/2006 50 California Lompoc Santa Barbara 10/7/2008 51 California Los Alamitos Orange 6/20/2008 52 California Lynwood Los Angeles 3/16/2010 53 California Maricopa Kern 7/27/2005 54 California McFarland Kern 6/9/2005 55 California Mission Viejo Orange 3/17/2008 Su ntlay Ma_rcfi11 2012 - ^ ;• Pa �4; 10 - S „9 56 California Moreno Valley Riverside 9/13/2011 57 California Norco Riverside 12/15/2010 58 California Oakley Contra Costa 7/9/2007 59 California Oceanside San Diego 10/26/2002 60 California Ontario San Bernardino 5/31/2010 61 California Orange Cove Fresno 4/8/2009 62 California Paso Robles San Luis Obispo 7/5/2006 63 California Perris Riverside 3/8/2011 64 California Plymouth Amador 2/9/2006 65 California Port Hueneme Ventura 11/21/2011 66 California Porterville Tulare 9/3/2002 67 California Rancho Santa Margarita Orange 11/12/2008 68 California Reedley Fresno 2/24/2009 69 California Ridgecrest Kern 4/2/2005 70 California Rio Del Humboldt 11/03/2009 71 California San Clemente Orange 3/18/2008 72 California Sanger Fresno 5/7/2011 73 California Santa Clarita Los Angeles 5/12/2009 74 California Seal Beach Orange 2/23/2009 75 California Selma Fresno 11/3/2008 76 California Shafter Kern 7/19/2005 77 California Shasta Lake Shasta 7/21/2009 78 California Soledad Monterey 5/5/2010 79 California Sonora Tuolumne 8/6/2007 80 California Taft Kern 3/4/2003 81 California Tehachapi Kern 4/l/2002 82 California Tulare Tulare 2/17/2009 83 California Turlock Stanislaus 12/8/2009 84 California Tustin Orange 5/20/2008 85 California Victorville San Bernardino 7/18/2006 86 California Villa Park Orange 1.1/4/2008 87 California Wasco Kern 4/16/2002 88 California Waterford Stanislaus 10/7/2010 89 California Weed Siskiyou 12/11/2008 90 California Westminster Orange 7/11/2007 911 California Yorba Linda Orange 9/16/2008 1921 California Yucaipa San Bernardino 2/14/2011 Suhda�INarch 1120121 ry - t,.. Pages of 10" a v m" California "Yes Vote" Counties and Cities - 92 State of Colorado State County Or City rou,nty (Date Annrnvad 1 Colorado Weld County Commissioners Weld 1/23/2012 2 Colorado Evans Weld 2/27/2012 C oloraao "Yes Vote" Counties and Cities - 2 State ofFlor°ida State County or Citv County Date Annrnvad 1 Florida State Motto: "In God We Trust' Capitol: Tallahassee 7/1/2006 2 Florida Kissimmee Osceola 8/24/2010 rlorzaa "Yes Vote" Counties and cittes - 2 State ®f Georgia State Countv or Citv Countv (date Annrttved 1 Georgia Berrian County Supervisors Berrian 10/12/2010 2 Georgia Cook County Supervisors Cook 12/06/2010 3 Georgia Crisp County Supervisors Crisp 1/11/2011 4 Georgia Tift County Supervisors Tift 11/08/2010 5 Georgia Turner County Supervisors Turner 11/02/2010 6 Georgia Lenox Cook 10/11/2010 7 Georgia Omega Tift 10/05/2010 8 Georgia Sycamore Turner 9/9/2010 9 Georgia Tifton Tift 9/13/2010 10 Georgia Tyty Tift 9/7/2010 Georgia "Yes Vote" Counties and Cities - 1 U State ®fAlichigan State County or City County bate Approved r 1 1 Michigan I Village of Sparta Kent 1 9/14/2009 Michigan "Yes Vote" Counties and Cities - 1 "Sunda March 11 2012` rf a tf ±_ Y :. °s�'.n 1. r .` ', {Page• &of 80 State ®jMinnesota State County or City County Date innesota Elk River Sherburne Minnesota "Yes Vote" Counties and Cities - 1 State ®f Missouri State County or Citv County Date Approved 1 Missouri Camden County Commissioners Camden 3/21/2011 2 Missouri Christian County Commissioners Christian 8/15/2011 3 Missouri Cole County Commissioners Cole 8/10/2011 4 Missouri Crawford County Commissioners Crawford 5 Missouri Dallas County Commissioners Dallas 11/1/2011 6 Missouri Greene County Commissioners Greene 6/20/2011 7 Missouri Jasper County Commissioners Jasper 3/22/2011 8 Missouri Laclede County Commissioners Laclede 9 Missouri Lawrence County Commissioners Lawrence 10 Missouri McDonald County Commissioners McDonald 11 Missouri Scott County Commissioners Scott 2002 12 Missouri Stone County Commissioners Stone 7/12/2011 13 Missouri Taney County Commissioners Taney 3/28/2011 14 Missouri Texas County Commissioners Texas 3/23/2011 15 Missouri Webster County Commissioners Webster 16 Missouri Wright County Commissioners Wright 3/21/2011 17 Missouri Adrian Bates 5/9/2011 18 Missouri Anderson McDonald 4/19/2011 19 Missouri Ash Grove Greene 4/4/2011 20 Missouri Aurora Lawrence 8/23/2011 21 Missouri Billings Christian 4/14/2011 22 Missouri Bolivar Municipal Court Polk 2/10/2011 23 Missouri Branson Taney 1/26/2011 24 Missouri Buffalo Dallas 2/28/2011 25 Missouri Butler Bates 4/19/2011 26 Missouri Cabool Texas 1960 27 Missouri Clever Christian 4/26/2011 28 Missouri Crane Stone Su n day' March, 11 2012 yi t �'$ a� �' "' €, Pagea7�Of 10 29 Missouri Fair Grove Greene 7/12/2011 30 Missouri Galena Stone 9/6/2011 Ti- Missouri Hartsville Wright 5/9/2011 32 Missouri Hermitage Hickory 9/13/2011 33 Missouri Humansville Polk 5/24/2011 34 Missouri Jefferson City Cole 6/6/2011 35 Missouri Joplin Jasper/Newton 36 Missouri Lebanon Laclede 7/13/2009 37 Missouri Licking Texas 7/12/2011 38 Missouri Mansfield Wright 3/31/2011 39 Missouri Marble Hill Bollinger 6/16/2011 40 Missouri Marshfield Webster 2/10/2011 41 Missouri Monett Barry 3/21/2011 42 Missouri Mountain Grove Wright 4/19/2011 43 Missouri Osceola St. Clair 5/24/2011 44 Missouri Ozark Christian 6/20/2011 45 Missouri Republic Christian /Greene 7/25/2011 46 Missouri Salem Dent 4/4/2011 47 Missouri Sikeston Scott/New Madrid 2008 48 Missouri Springfield Greene 49 Missouri Stockton Cedar 6/27/2011 50 Missouri Strafford Greene 8/15/2011 51 Missouri Sullivan Franklin /Crawford 10/18/2011 52 Missouri West Plains Howell 4/11/2011 Missouri "Yes Vote" Counties and Cities - 52 State ®jOklahoma State m 4 County or City County Date Approved 1 Oklahoma Cleveland County Commissioners Cleveland 5/31/2011 2 Oklahoma Ottawa County Commissioners Ottawa 5/16/2011 3 Oklahoma Pittsburg County Commissioners Pittsburg 4/11/2011 4 Oklahoma Chouteau Mayes 7/13/2009 5 Oklahoma McAlester Pittsburg 5/24/2011 6 Oklahoma Miami Ottawa 6/6/2011 7 Oklahoma Norman Cleveland 8 Oklahoma Oaks Delaware 7/13/2009 9 Oklahoma Ottawa Blue Jacket 6/8/2009 Sunday March 11 2012 r, - — h1, "1 Page8of10 1101 Oklahoma Pittsburg Pittsburg 1 4/11/2011 11 I Oklahoma Slau ghter ville Cleveland 9/21/2010 cmanoma "Yes Vote" Counties and Cities - 11 State gfPennsylvania State County or City County Date Approved 1-1 Pennsylvania Mountville Borough I Lancaster 1 3/28/2011 Pennsylvania "Yes Vote" Counties and Cities - 1 State of Texas State C6 County or Citv County Date Annrnvvd 1 Texas Rusk County Commissioners Rusk 8/18/2011 2 Texas Smith County Commissioners Smith 7/5/2011 3 Texas Upshur County Commissioners Upshur 10/31/2011 4 Texas Wood County Commissioners Wood 9/16/2011 5 Texas Alba Wood 11/15/2011 6 Texas Arp Smith 11/14/20E- 7 Texas Breckenridge Stephens 10/5/2009 8 Texas Bullard Smith /Cherokee 10/4/2011 9 Texas Chandler Henderson 10/11/2011 10 Texas Gilmer Upshur 2/7/2012 11 Texas Gladewater Gregg / Upssur 8/26/2011 12 Texas Hawkins Wood 11/21/2011 13 Texas Hawley Jones 14 Texas Henderson Rusk 6/28/2011 15 Texas Lindale Smith 10/18/2011 16 Texas Mineola Wood 2/27/2012 17 Texas Mt. Enterprise Rusk 9/27/2011 18 Texas New London Rusk 2/13/2012 19 Texas Noonday Smith 10/27/2011 20 Texas Overton Rusk 2/16/2012 21 Texas Quitman Wood 10/21/2011 22 Texas Troup Smith 9/27/2011 23 Texas Tyler Smith 10/26/2011 24 Texas White Oak Gregg 10/17/2011 25 1 Texas Whitehouse Smith 9/27/2011 `c;.., nn.,...rt sera onni� °�' N � � w` ' ✓� 3 ' Page 9of 10; 1 261 Texas I Winona Smith 9/20/2011 7 1271 Texas I Yantis I Wood 11/21/2011 1 I cxas "Yes Vote" Counties and Cities- 21 A.4ft 0 0 277 "Yes Vote" Counties and Cities across PEE 2 1 1 cq6* A, P p , - - -- - -I- - Sunday March 1�1',, Ql 2 '10 qf 10