In his capacity as Chairman of the Sonoma County Republican Party, Michael Erickson comments on the “resounding victory” of the taxpayers in their defeat of Propositions 1A through 1E. He calls attention to the need for “draconian cuts” in spending, since it is the growing reliance of special interests on the public dole which hinders the reforms needed to restore California to her former status as a beacon of prosperity and opportunity; and he blames the voters’ mistrust on “the Democrat and Republican cabal” in Sacramento, that has been out of touch for far too long.

In the following Santa Rosa Press Democrat article on the likely defeat of five of the six measures on the California Special Election Ballot, Sonoma County Republican Party Chairman Michael Erickson comments: “We’re on the crest of a tax revolt in this state we haven’t seen since the late 1970s,” when Proposition 13 put a real lid on the property tax increases. Furthermore, rather than be concerned about the prospect of further cuts in state spending, he favors a fiscal strangling of the “bureaucratized, top heavy, socialized state,” that robs California of her prosperity.

While Marxist intimidation is not new, it has descended to a new low in recent months, as an increasingly hostile, anti-family bigotry emerges in the form of an institutionalized intimidation of children in some of our public schools. In particular, we call attention to a program known as a “Day of Silence,” in which school officials promote a variety of peer pressures to coerce students into publicly respecting “gay marriages.” Below we provide a real life, anecdotal example of such a policy, which has been brought to our attention.

The Sonoma County Republican Party recommends a NO vote on Propositions 1A-1F in the May 2009 California Special Election. In the following Santa Rosa Press Democrat article on the Propositions, Michael Erickson remarks: “Taxes are driving out business and making it increasingly difficult for middle-class families to be able to live and thrive.” Furthermore, Michael Erickson makes the point that Proposition 1F in particular provides only a phony reform, because rather than in fact preventing state legislators from increasing their salaries in deficit years, it only forces a civilian compensation committee to recommend against it.

As Tax Day Tea Party Rallies occurred throughout the American Nation on April 15^th, Republicans for the National Interest Chairman Michael Erickson attended the rally at such Santa Rosa Courthouse Square. In speaking with a reporter, he stated: “We’re showing our support for the commitment of all of these good voters against increased taxes, the federal stimulus legislation, and the bailout of Wall Street.”

In offering an explanation on why the Evangelical Christian, mega-church Pastor Rick Warren has disavowed his prior support for California Proposition 8, which reinstituted traditional marriage in the State, Michael Erickson focused on the sin involved, when he wrote as follows: “Perchance as the added publicity, which is likely to emerge from this disavowing of the struggle for traditional marriage, sells more copies of The Purpose Driven Life, Pastor Rick Warren may have the material comforts in home and money to think upon the matter of pleasing men at the expense of God.” Still, there is a secular dimension to this story.