Levi Udall was the liberal chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court. One of Levi's sons, Morris, became a U.S. congressman and ran for president. Another son, Stewart, served as Secretary of Interior. Morris' son Mark, in turn, is a U.S. senator from Colorado. Stewart's son Tom is a U.S. senator from New Mexico.
Jeff Flake, a U.S. congressman, is running for a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona. His uncle Jake, who died in 2008, was speaker of the Arizona House and a powerful state senator.
Russell Pearce is former president of the Arizona Senate (he was recalled in 2011) and author of Senate Bill 1070, the anti-immigrant measure that sparked national outrage by making Hispanics targets for racial profiling. His great-grandfather James Pearce is founder of the Mormon town of Taylor, Arizona.
Pearce's brother, Lester, also served in the state Legislature, and resigned as justice of the peace to pursue a failed bid for a spot on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.
Mining journals, records, and published memoirs of Mormon pioneers (documents dating as far back as the 1800s), and Herman traced the Romneys, Udalls, Flakes, and Pearces to Apache County in the 1870s.
While most Mormons were Democrats in the 1880s, the church as a whole took a sharp turn to the right. At the same time, the Udalls — the liberals in the group — were busy converting New Mexicans, in Snowflake, the Flakes were kicking them out of the town.
"Out of the fires of frontier Arizona," Herman writes, "came Mormons liberal and Mormons conservative."
And how that will play out in November 2012 is anyone's guess. — Monica Alonzo
Just because someone is "latino" doesn't mean they are automatically in favor of open-borders or amnesty. I happen to know many "latinos" who are also registered republicans and who are just as disgusted by the democrat immigrant-pandering as anyone else. Why is it that these liberals can make such sweeping, unsubstantiated assumptions about a massive group of people yet no one recognizes them as the racists and hate-mongers that the so obviously are?
Wow! sheeba that sounds hypocritical even from a mormon perspective. The bible I read teaches Christ loves everyone and as far as breakin gth elaw is concern, doesn't the book of mormon also teach the forgiveness of sin?? I'm confused because i read in the King James bible where Christ was crucified so ALL men might be saved. If Christ died for everyone then I don't understand how you can say illegals can;t be mormon (personally, I don't understand why anyone would want to be)? The Church is about love not descrimination-which by definition translates to hate.
@Kubrick-Davis Romans 13:1-7 states, “Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. "
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lol.. Mormons Believe in God, Jesus, and the holy spirit that resides with in you.. get it right.. There are two bible we study.. The Holy Bible and the Book of Mormon.. We are sworn follow all laws of the land. We are made to kept are bodies pure of chemicals no alcohol, caffeine, junk food, sugar, and no processed foods. It a simple life.. You dress modest... Most off you can have only one wife and yes.. you must follow all ten commandments.. never mark your body, treat your body good.. this is the temple we worship in.. is what we are taught... ok... if you are not a citizen of the uSA and you came here illegally you can't be a Mormon..... Simple.. Your breaking the law!
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Harry Reid is LDS. I support none of his political stances. There is no conundrum for Mormons. Alonzo is attempting to make hay where there is none.
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this plagiarist should be fired immediately! the new times is already fighting the stigma of being a sleazy, yellow pile of shit and this will not help their cause.
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The DreamAct was only passed as an in-your-face effort to promote partisan bickering and division. Clearly the bastion and credo of the Left. Immigration policy must be clearly defined to promote the interest of our country. We need immigration to promote the skills, intellect and labor need to enhance a most favored nation. The unregulated influx of humanity, from all borders, not just south and north, vexes and stresses the resources required to maintain our country. The church's purpose on earth is to promote faith and salvation of all... regardless of border. The church must abide the law of the land. Laws, good and bad, reflect the people that impose them. Not the church's opinion one way or the other. "And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Cæsar the things that are Cæsar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him." (New Testament | Mark 12:17) Churches should not mettle in government. Churches should only work to perfect the morality of people to make their own decisions.
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I have no religious affiliation with any organized religion but, after living in Arizona since 1974 & having dealt with many in the LDS community, I can say that Mitt Romney, no doubt, has more ethics & integrity in his little finger than the entire "Demon-cratic" party. These 2 words aren't even in Obama's vocabulary!!
WOW GOING TO TVOTE FOR A MORMAN HUH?DO RESEARCH ..THEY DO BELIEVE IN JESUS WHICH I S GREAT, BUT THEN THEY BELIEVE IN A MAN WHO AT FOURTEEN SAW A VISION???IN MY BIBLE IT SAYS THAT JESUS HIMSELF IS THE ONLY WAY...CMON PEOPLE DONT ABANDON THE TRUTH FOR A RELIGION THATS NOT EVEN 200 YEARS OLD..WHY?READ THE BIBLE...SO MANY LOST PEOPLE.UNREAL.OUR COUNTRY IS GOING DOWNHILL BECAUSE OF IT..SO MANY THAT ARE BLIND..I FEEL FOR YOU ALL..HOW MANY DIFFERENT DENOMINATIONS ARE THERE? ARE YOU GOING TO FALL FOR THEM ALL?READ YOUR BIBLE,PRAY TO JESUS,THE ONE WHO GOT BEATIN AND SHED HIS BLOOD ON THE CROSS FOR US...ONLY A FEW WILL ENTER..ARE YOU IN THAT NUMBER?I PRAY THAT YOU WILL COME TO SEE THE TRUTH,FORGET POLITICS,AND STUDY FOR YOURSELF,THE TRUTH CANT BE HIDDEN...HES JESUS AND BY HIM ONLY WILL YOU BE SAVED,HE LOVES YOU AND WILL ALWAYS BE WAITING FOR YOU...
@wastelandwarr Mormons believe in Jesus Christ and they believe in prophets...not sure there was ever an age restriction on prophets (please read about Samuel). Remember, Mormons were murdered and driven out of Illinois by mobs without any government protection of their freedom of religion, and yet they have consistently been active in their civic duties to uphold the very constitution containing the rights they were denied. I wouldn't vote against a candidate because of their religion but rather for the candidate that best represents what you personally believe will lead the country in the direction you think best. Regardless of party affiliation.
Anti immigrant huh? So he's against immigration? You guys are so full of shit! NO AMERICAN IS ANTI IMMIGRATION! AT LEAST NONE I KNOW OF AND CERTAINLY NOT ROMNEY! Every American I know is filled with pride at the sight of any swearing in ceremony when immigrants get their citizenship!!! And what does immigration have to do with "Latinos" (which btw is a communist term)? We allow immigration from every country in the world. Your bias and ignorance is played bare for all the world to see and frankly it's sickening.
From the article:
"Mormon church officials state publicly they do not get involved in partisan politics, nor do they give members a list of church-sanctioned candidates". This is false! they have participated in and donated money to help fight a prop! Guess this is what happens when you don’t keep State and Church separate. Next Lie!
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If you read the first 6 paragraphs of Daniel Herman's essay (http://www.common-place.org/vol-12/no-03/herman/) and compare it to this article, you will see that even though Monica Alonzo references & quotes him in this article...she has clearly plagiarized both partial and full passages of Herman's essay!!! See below:
Lines from Moniza Alonzo's article which have no quotations or direct attribution of Herman:
George Romney was governor of Michigan and once ran for president. Now, his son, Mitt, is running for president.
Levi Udall was the liberal chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court. One of Levi's sons, Morris, became a U.S. congressman and ran for president. Another son, Stewart, served as Secretary of Interior. Morris' son Mark, in turn, is a U.S. senator from Colorado. Stewart's son Tom is a U.S. senator from New Mexico.
Jeff Flake, a U.S. congressman, is running for a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona. His uncle Jake, who died in 2008, was speaker of the Arizona House and a powerful state senator.
Russell Pearce is former president of the Arizona Senate (he was recalled in 2011) and author of Senate Bill 1070, the anti-immigrant measure that sparked national outrage by making Hispanics targets for racial profiling. His great-grandfather James Pearce is founder of the Mormon town of Taylor, Arizona.
Pearce's brother, Lester, also served in the state Legislature, and resigned as justice of the peace to pursue a failed bid for a spot on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.
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@bdickus2001 Notice the retraction after you pointed out the plagiarism. It makes you wonder if they'd let Alonso's obvious theft of another's work go without comment had you not pointed it out to them.
Alonso should be fired for this breach of public trust.
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@bdickus2001 Had George won the nomination back in 1968; he could've been disallowed since he was technically a Mexican. His mother and father were residents of Chihuahua for many years.
@MesaMan Yeah, but he is not brown so he doesn't count in the eyes of racists like Monica Alonzo.
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