J.A.I.L. News
Journal
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Los
Angeles,
California
November 7,
2005
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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