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CNP Members Lead the way in CaliforniaFrom the Freedom Writer, April 1996
The Council for National Policy (CNP) was established in 1981. The membership is composed of prominent captains of industry and evangelical ministers. During the first five years or so of its existance it was a conduit for fundwhich Ollie North used to support the Contras in Central America.
Since then it has been a conduit of funding for the Radical Religious Right in America.
Everywhere one looks as attacks are made against minorities whether by race, gender or sexual orientation, it is the members of the CNP who are leading or financing the charge. These same people are also leading the charge against public education with a goal of abolishing it by the turn of the century.
Over sixty Californians are members of the CNP and no where in the country have the members of the CNP been more politically active and spent more money than in California. Since 1988 many of these members have assumed a very active leadership and generous financial role in a variety of ideological causes moving the CA Republican Party into the ranks of the Radical Religious Right.
One of the most influential CNP members no longer lives in California but his long shadow reaches from the Rocky Mountains to the Sierras. That man is James Dobson formerly of Pasadena who now presides over his Focus on the Family (FOF) empire from Colorado Springs
According to a Nov. 26, 1995 article in the L. A. Times, CA state Senator Rob Hurtt, Jr., came under the influence of Dobson in the early 80s. Hurtt in turn helped bring together a group of men, who have built a formidable political machine by spending over $ 8,000,000 from their own pockets to change the face of California politics. All are members of the CNP.
This group of men now consists of:
Howard Ahmanson. Jr., the heir to the Home Savings fortune, Chair of the California Independent Business PAC, successor to the Allied Business PAC, 20+ years Trustee of R. J. Rushdoony's Chalcedon, Inc. Board member of the Claremont Institute and deep pocket political campaign contributor. In 1985 Orange County Register interview Ahmanson stated he wanted to dedicate his fortune to see that we had Biblical law integrated into our everyday lives.
Roland Hinz, owner of Daisy/HiTorque Publications, publishers of Dirt Bike and Motocross magazines. His wife, Lila, has served on the Board of Directors of Paul Weyrich's National Empowerment TV.
Edward G. Atsinger III, owner of 29 commercial Christian radio stations, graduate of Bob Jones University, board member of the National Religious Broadcasters Association.
Richard A. Riddle, owner of I. W. Walker, a box manufacturing company and a partner in Richray Industries an import-export company which does a lot of business with South Korea, a graduate of Bob Jones University
CNP has gone through several name changes.
It started out as the Capitol Commonwealth Group which became the Allied Business PAC which in turn has been "born Again" as the California Independent Business PAC. They have helped to elect over one-fourth of the 120 members of the California Legislature.
Because of CA political campaign laws, Sen. Hurtt has been forced to drop out of the California Independent Business PAC. However that did not keep him from spending almost $ 2,000,000 on political campaigns in 1994.
In 1987, Hurtt, Ahmanson and CNP member Preston Hawkins, a developer, founded the Capitol Resource Institute (CRI) in Sacramento as a public policy organization affiliated with Focus on the Family (FOF). Since CRI's founding, Hurt and Ahmanson have provided over 75% of the annual budget.
With a small staff CRI conducts a multitude of activities such as lobbying the legislature on behalf of Hurtt and FOF, publishing at least two monthly newsletters, conducting daily and weekly radio programs, mostly on Atsinger's radio stations, providing voters guides, presenting Community Impact Committee Seminars
Ahmanson's megabucks also provides support for such organizations as:
- The Western Center for Law and Religious Freedom
- The Reason Foundation
- The Claremont Institute
- The Heritage Foundation
- the California ProLife Council
- Chalcedon, Inc.
In 1994, the men supported a failed school voucher initiative by providing over $ 450,000.
According to a Common Cause report, in 1994, they were responsible for almost 10% of all the money donated to the CA Republican Party.
Some other Californians who are members:
- Assemblywoman BARBARA ALBY, a long-time ally of ..... .... H. L. (BILL) RICHARDSON former state senator, a long-time Christian Reconstructionist activist.
- Assemblyman HOWARD KALOOGIAN of San Diego County is a new member.
- PATRICK NOLAN, former Assemblyman Patrick Nolan is still listed in the 1995 CNP phone directory as a member although he is presently a resident of a Federal correctional facility as a result of pleading no contest to political corruption charges.
- R. J. RUSHDOONY, Christian Reconstructionist guru, has been listed as a member for many years although he claims he hasn't been to a meeting in years nor knows who pays his annual membership fees.
- PAT BOONE, actor/singer/infomercializer
- WILLIAM DANNEMEYER, former U.S. Representative
- ROBERT K. DORNAN, U. S. Representative, unsuccessful candidate Republican Presential nominaton.
- LOUIS K. UHLER, U.S. Taxpayers Association, author of California legislative term limits
- BARBARA KEATING-EDH, Citizen Alert, failed candidate for the Assembly
- JAMES DIGNAN, former chair of the Republican State Party
- DR. HENRY M. MORRIS, retiring president of the Institute for Creation Research
- MARGRET LESHER, former owner of the Lesher publishing empire which she reportedly sold for $ 350,000,000
- ROBERT STOVER, Chairman of Western Temporary Services - among their temporary services, they supply most of the Santas for department stores and malls in California.
- LARRY ARNN, president of the Claremont Institute - Promoters of the anti-Affirmative Action Initiative
- ROBERT W. POOLE, president of the Reason Foundation
- JOSEPH FARAH, former editor of the now defunct Sacramento Union
- MS. TERRY SIEMENS, a former Miss California
- WILLIAM RUSHER, Fellow of the Claremont Institute
- DAVID BALSIGER, movie and TV producer
- JOHN STOOS, former Executive Director of California Gun Owners Association, Chief of staff for Assemblyman Bob Margett, political consultant
- SARA DIVITO HARDMAN, E.D. of the California Christian Coalition
- DR. STANLEY MONTEITH, M.D., alleged AIDS expert
- GERALDINE "GERRY" SNYDER, Republican Activistr
- JUDI WESTBERG-WARREN, Director of Ministry, Open Door
- DANA MEESE, senior consultant, Deloitte & Touche Management
- BRAD PHILLIPS, legislative asst., Rep. Robt K. Dornan, M.C.
- AUSTIN MILES, circus ringmaster, author, publisher Connecting Link newsletter
To define most CNP members as radical is charitable. As one looks at the activities in which CNP members are engaged, it would appear their goal is the total destruction of society as we know it. They are leading the charge to deny minorities equality, destroy public education and the institution of government. California is their testing ground.
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