Irvine Councilman Jeff Lalloway announced today that the Irvine City Council will be proclaiming Feb. 6 as “Ronald Reagan Day.”
Santa Ana, incidentally, is the home of the Ronald Reagan Federal Courthouse.
Reagan was once a Democrat. He raised taxes and legalized abortion when he was the Governor of California. As President he tilted to the right and is most famed for helping to bring down the Berlin Wall and for standing up to the U.S.S.R. He later got selling arms to Iran, illegally, so the money could be used to fund the Contras, in Nicaragua, against the wishes of the U.S. Congress. Reagan also is the only U.S. President to have signed an amnesty for undocumented immigrants.
Here is Lalloway’s announcement:
Please join me this Tuesday, February 22nd at 5pm for a meeting of the Irvine City Council, where we will proclaim February 6th as “Ronald Reagan Day” in the City of Irvine in honor of his 100th Birthday.
Like all of you, Ronald Reagan remains a source of inspiration to me, personally, professionally, and in my public life. (So much so that I named my first child after him). Reagan’s optimism about our country in the face of grave threats, and his commitment to liberty loving values that founded this nation, should be an inspiration to everyone.
So please join me, and the rest of the Irvine City Council, on Tuesday night to honor one of our nation’s greatest Presidents.
Hope to see you there!
Jeff
What:City of Irvine Proclamation Honoring the 100th Birthday of Ronald Reagan
When: Tuesday, February 22nd, 5pm
Where: Irvine City Hall – Council Chambers
1 Civic Center Plaza
Irvine, California 92606
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.”
– Ronald Reagan