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Bruce Buttrey, a Flagstaff resident and member of the San Francisco de Asis parish, said holding the government "accountable" is a crucial issue, second only to restricting abortion.

"Abortion is the most important issue because the right to life is essential and there are other ways to help unwed mothers who are pregnant," Buttrey said. "We need to make adoption an easier, less costly process. But second to this is accountability. We need to hold the government accountable."

"We are all familiar with the Scripture passage that tells us to forgive 70 times 7, but we never are told the first part of that passage; it’s never preached from the pulpit," he said. "That first part reads, ‘if your brother trespasses against you, tell him his faults.’ We only focus on mercy, but justice needs to be talked about more."

"Donald Trump was one of the first presidents to hold people accountable, and this is why he’s hated," Buttrey said.

Former President Donald Trump (R) leads President Biden (D) by ten points among Arizona voters in the 2024 race for the White House, according to a recent poll of Arizona voters released by American Greatness.

Trump leads Biden 42 to 32 percent, with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) at 13%. In a two-way race, Trump is ahead of Biden 48-42 percent, with 11% undecided.

In June, Trump launched a “Swamp the Vote” campaign by asking voters to vote early, absentee, by mail, or in person on Election Day.

“Republicans must win and we must use every available appropriate tool to beat the Democrats,” Trump said in a video announcing the “Swamp the Vote” effort. “Whether you vote early, absentee, by mail or in person, we must swamp the radical Democrats with massive turnout.”

When it comes to early voting, more than half of Arizona's Democrat registered voters are on the state's Active Early Voter List (AEVL), compared with just 46 percent of Republicans, reported the Grand Canyon Times.

Of the state's 2.104 million registered Democrats, 1.059 million of them-- or 50.1 percent-- are on the AEVL list. Arizona has 2.316 million registered Republicans, and 1.068 million of them-- 46.1 percent-- have signed up for the list.

Arizona county election authorities mail ballots to voters on the AEVL 27 days prior to every election.

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Name: Bruce Buttrey

Parish: San Francisco de Asis, Flagstaff

Occupation: Retired Forester

First presidential ballot cast: 1976

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