FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 19, 2008
 

Jeff Schwilk, Founder, San Diego Minutemen

760-525-1655


Caltrans Headquarters Suspends Adopt-a-Highway Program to Again Squash Free Speech of the San Diego Minutemen !

In a stunning and unprecedented move yesterday, Caltrans Director Will Kempton suspended the entire state-wide Adopt-a-Highway program after the San Diego Minutemen recently applied for a newly available freeway site on I-5 near Camp Pendleton. Copies of the SDMM original application and letter dated June 17th are attached.

The San Diego Minutemen properly applied for the new site on May 15th by faxing an application to hold the site until a signed application was recieved at Caltrans on May 19th.

Caltrans tried to give the site to Jobing.com on May 17th in violation of their written regulations, apparently to prevent us from getting that site. When the local San Diego Director, Pedro Orso-Delgado was confronted with the evidence of this scheme on June 17th, Caltrans decided to suspend the whole program, including two pending applications from us, until they can rewrite the rules for participating.

Assemblywoman Lori Saldana told the North County Times and the AP on May 9th, that she was going to have Caltrans rewrite their criteria to prevent "groups like ours" from participating. Saldana is apparently openly saying she rejects peaceful, law-abiding, pro-America, pro-rule-of-law, political activist groups from participating in volunteer community service activities in the state of California. She also openly supports radical illegal alien and open borders activists and groups, including Enrique Morones who regularly falsely accuses the Minutemen of heinious crimes including murdering Mexican citizens.

"This is the most Un-American thing I have ever heard of", said Francisca Galvan, SDMM's Director of Highway Operations. "I immigrated from Mexico legally several years ago to escape government corruption like this. I am appaled that some of our elected state leaders are representing open borders and lawlessness, and are desicrating the U.S. Constituition with these illegal and outrageous tactics which are clearly discrimintory based on political veiwpoint".

Federal Judge Willaim Hayes in San Diego is considering SDMM's request for a preliminary injunction on their original highway adoption site near the San Clemente Checkpoint. The hearing was May 9th and his ruling is expected soon.

The San Diego Minutemen calls on Governor Schwarzenegger to intervene and end these illegal political antics by members of the California Latino Caucus to discriminate against American citizens.

Documentation (in PDF format)