J.A.I.L. News Journal
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Los Angeles,
California
November 7, 2022
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CONGRATULATIONS
ON SUBMITTING 46,800 SIGNATURES!
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Signatures Submitted In
South
Dakota
(Bill said to go ahead
and make the announcement today instead of waiting for the Atlanta
Freedom Rally this weekend)
We are thrilled to announce
that today, November 7, 2005, at 2:00 p.m. Central Time, Bill Stegmeier,
the South Dakota JAILer-In-Chief and the Proponent of the South Dakota
J.A.I.L. Initiative ([email protected]) has
submitted
46,800
signatures
to the South Dakota Secretary
of State in the presence of the AP.
Bill sounds fine and in great
shape after the 200-mile driving trip to Pierre, the State Capitol, and
after the many tedious hours, weeks, and days coordinating
the South Dakota petition drive with Susan Johnson,
head of the signature-collection company who made it a success. Susan
assured us when she first came on board in August that "It's in the bag"
and we now know that she knew what she was talking about. When we visited
South Dakota in February 2004, Bill held a meeting at his factory to
introduce us to his business associates and friends; and one of his
vendors told us "If Bill says that something will be done, IT WILL BE
DONE-- you can bank on it!" That was referring to Bill's decision to make
J.A.I.L. a "go" in S.D. That guy knew what he was talking about
too!
Bill said that everything
went pretty well at the Secretary of State's Office. He said that the SOS
at first appeared to be looking for some kind of error, but everything
was fine. We will be receiving word from the SOS in about three
weeks (by the end of this month).
The Associated Press was
there by reporter Chuck Brokaw (Bill forgot to ask if he was related to
the famous TV news anchor). Bill was teasing with Chuck, saying that he
was disappointed in running only second in number of signatures
submitted. Senator Napoli of Rapid City came in first with 51,000
signatures on his initiative, and they have to certify him
first.
Bill wrote up a one-page
nutshell summary of what the J.A.I.L. Initiative was about and gave a
copy to Kia Warner, in charge of Elections, and a copy to AP. Bill said
that Brokaw took all kinds of pictures, including the two cases of signed
petitions, and he got a receipt for them from the SOS.
So folks, the "Good Ship
J.A.I.L." is now at the starting gate, getting ready to pull out of the
harbor, having dropped off its cargo of 46,800 signatures on
J.A.I.L. petitions, and head for the high seas toward the Port
of Victory-South Dakota in November 2006. The
required number of valid signatures is 33,456.
We now move into the next
phase: Publicity, and we are ready for it. We anticipate much
opposition and support from the media. Said another way, it'll be a
"Show-Down at OK Corral." Ron is thinking of having the victory
celebration on the steps of the State Supreme Court in Pierre on December
7th (Pearl Harbor Day-- easy to remember), a month after the election to
give people plenty of notice to be there. Winter in South Dakota may be a
challenge, but our excitement will warm the cockles of our
hearts.
ONWARD TO
VICTORY!
Let's let Bill
Stegmeier and Susan Johnson know how much we appreciate what they have
done for this cause! Bill made it all possible in the first place,
and Susan followed through. Our heartiest congratulations for a job well
done by everyone who helped in South Dakota!
Ron &
Barbie
Bill
Stegmeier
Susan
Johnson