Let the Legal games begin in MO

This is an example of the legal action starting in MO. They are being sent to the FBI and the MOGOP.

Federal Bureau of Investigation
Special Agent in Charge: John V. Gillies
2222 Market Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63103
05/19/2008
Dear Mr. Gillies,
Please consider this letter a formal complaint that I am filing against the Missouri Republican Party and Mr. Jared Craighead, the Executive Director of the Missouri Republican Party, for incidents detailed below.
Mr. Jared Craighead the Executive Director of the Missouri Republican Party changed the Republican Party rules to skew this current presidential election toward his favored candidate by disenfranchising individuals who voted for another political candidate during the state primaries. And these rule changes were not forwarded to the Republican Party faithful in a timely manner.
It is possible that Jared Craighead may have violated various United States anti-discriminatory laws. I believe these potential law violations are occurring because of individually held political beliefs.
This kind of incident is possibly occurring in other states as well and if not investigated speedily could portend serious consequences for our country. I believe this and future federal elections are at risk as hundreds of Missouri and other Americans citizens are now disenfranchised from the American electoral process.
I am a duly elected alternate delegate to the Missouri Republican Primary State Convention and I have been disenfranchised and have been shut out of the American democratic process by Jared Craighead and other persons unknown. (See attached tab 1)
The essentials of my complaint follow:
1. I have received a “Challenge Letter” from the Missouri Republican State Committee. From conversations with members of the local Republican Party approximately 300 Missouri citizens also received challenge letters. My belief is that these letters prevent Missouri citizens from exercising their legal right to propose and vote for their preferred presidential candidate at the Republican Party Primary Convention to be held in Branson Missouri.
2. It is vitally important to understand that by and far only those whom wish to propose a different political candidate other than John McCain received challenge letters. These challenged citizens were legally and duly elected, to attend and vote in the Republican Primary in Branson, by their fellow Republicans, in their respective county elections. They are legally elected state convention delegates. The gist of a challenge letter is that the receiver is required to prove they are faithful and stalwart supporters of the Republican Party. Thus a person is guilty before trial; denied due process and may not further participate in the election process until found faithful to Republican beliefs; IE: the person is disenfranchised from the electoral process.
3. The letters state that the challenged were to appear at the Republican Party headquarters in Jefferson City with little time given to those challenged. All had to appear in Jefferson City before the Republican Party’s officials or forfeit their right to vote because of their failure to prove their faithfulness to the Republican Party.
4. No attempt was made by the Republican Party State Committee Officials to inform the challenged delegate whom had written the challenge letter. Thus an inquisition atmosphere has been affected. We do not know whom are accusers are.
5. Other local Republican Party members informed me that when they appeared before the Republican State Committee they were requested to fill out a survey or form written so that the opposition’s candidate was made to appear the candidate of their choice. And if they answered per their own political beliefs the survey or form could be used to “prove” they are not faithful Republicans and thus the survey or form was used to deny their right to vote at the State Convention.
6. Per the Republican Party rules the final decision to “seat the delegates”; meaning, ascertain who is a legal delegate with the authority to propose and vote for who will become the Missouri Republican Presidential Candidate, will occur at the Republican State Convention in Branson Missouri. With no warning these three-hundred stalwart and faithful Republican Party members, who were legally elected to their seats, will be disenfranchised from the American political process.
7. It should be noted that to date and from sketchy information only Ron Paul supporters received challenge letters: the rules as written by Jared Craighead clearly state that any Republican who voted for any other candidate would be challenged and not be allowed to participate in the republican state Primary. The rules as written by Jared Craighead would disenfranchise those who supported Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Ron Paul or any other Republican primary candidate.
8. In addition to this, another incident occurred several weeks ago where at the District Convention, rules were changed which benefited the opposition’s candidate. These rules were promulgated by unknown persons, then proposed at the Missouri County Caucasus’s which in essence shut out those whom wished to propose different Primary Delegates. Rules were written which benefited certain delegates and shut out other delegates. No letter was sent to the Party’s district faithful which brought these rules to light prior to the Missouri County Caucus’s.
9. Per the by-laws of the Republican Party, Roberts Rules of Order, any Republican may challenge another member of the Republican Party as to their faithfulness to the core beliefs of the party. However now when challenged, the challenged person loses their right to participate in the Republican Party process until proved they are faithful.
10. My firm belief is that Jared Craighead and perhaps others, wishing to gain political advantage, has requested and or instructed others to write a series of challenge letters which has denied some 300 Missouri citizens the legal right to participate in the Missouri Republican Party Primary. This number is sufficient, I believe, to throw the state primary election in favor of a favored faction within the Republican Party.
Summation:
It would appear that the American democratic process has been usurped by persons as yet unnamed for some as-yet-named personal gain. Let me be frank; at the time the “Republican Party Challenge Letter” was proposed, written, posted and received by these 300 Missouri citizens no “Republican Party Presumptive Candidate” was nominated or voted for by any Missouri Republican Party member. The Republican Party’s Presidential Primary Convention has not been held at the filing of this formal complaint, thus no candidate has been nominated, thus we do not have a Republican presumptive candidate.
I believe these “300 challenge letters” while appearing legal and supposedly within the Republican Party’s by-laws, is in fact an illegal scheme created and orchestrated by a select few individuals for their own personal gain. If this is true, and is taken to its extreme, it will in essence throw the Missouri Republican Primary vote in favor of a particular candidate by shutting out of the election the opposing candidate’s state convention legally elected delegates.
Far more serious is that this is occurring in other states, thus it is possible that the Republican Party’s political process, once held sacrosanct by American citizens, has been sold to the highest bidder. This smacks of South American politics and thrown elections; which are always for the good of their country but which always seem to somehow financially favor the ruling party.
This is so serious that an internet website has posted various video/voice recordings of the proceedings with commentaries regarding this. I have included the addresses of the sites to assist you in the investigatory process.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fsUEvyDlvE8
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xWuhAyJyfZQ
http://youtube.com/watch?v=H6qNhrR5mMs
In addition I have taken the liberty, because of the seriousness of this incident, to forward this formal complaint letter to other Federal and Missouri state agencies as well as our elected officials because I am uncertain to which agency this complaint should be addressed to. And investigatory speed is of paramount importance.
I am specifically requesting a formal inquiry into this matter at the earliest possible opportunity as the Missouri Republican Primary is but a few days away.
If you need any further information to assist you in this matter please feel free to contact me at your discretion.
Respectfully submitted
Roger Teagarden
Missouri Republican Alternate Delegate

Missouri Republican State Committee
P.O. Box 73, 204 East Dunklin
Jefferson City, MO 65102

05/19/2008
To Jared Craighead,
This past week after my return from a trip to Florida I noted that I had received a Certified Letter Notice from the US Postal Service. This letter was from the Missouri Republican State Committee dated April 25, 2008. Today I retrieved said letter from the US postal Service and it stated that I was now a Challenged Alternative Delegate to the Missouri Republican State Convention. (See Attached)
I view your letter, because you are the Executive Director of the Missouri Republican Party and I am using you in the broad sense, as an illegal attempt to silence my political views thus shutting me out of the American political process.
Your letter carried the insinuation that I am not a loyal, stalwart and faithful member of the Republican Party, that I be queried by the Missouri Republican State Committee, and allowed a bare five minutes to respond and thus prove that I am a loyal member of the Republican Party.
For everyone’s edification I have been a member of only one political party for my entire adult voting life; so was my father and so was my grandfather; that political party to which they and I belong is the Republican Party. I wish to remind you that here in America we have a private ballot of which you have no business asking of, but I clearly state that I have never voted for any Democratic candidate, ever.
My family’s history is such that not only did Teagardens serve Mr. Lincoln’s Union Army during the American Civil War but three Teagardens served at Valley Forge during our war for independence. Three of my relative’s names are carved in stone on the National Bell Tower Monument at Valley Forge Pennsylvania. And perhaps you have forgotten that President Lincoln was the first Republican President.
In addition, during the Vietnam War while stationed in southern California I was spate upon by misguided individuals for my Republican political views; it was not a pleasant experience but I did not waiver.
I am a thirteenth generation American citizen and frankly I take umbrage at your insinuation that I am not a loyal Republican. Further I have never been related to the south end of a northbound mule and look upon those who are as misguided brethren.
I would think that considering my family’s history and my own personal experiences and views; I am a firm believer in the Reagan and Goldwater ideals of the Republican Party; that this makes me a faithful and loyal member of the Republican Party.
Personally I am fairly certain that your quasi and quite possibly illegal action was designed to thoroughly disenfranchise myself and others from the American political process via rarely used rules in Robert’s Rules of Order.
You gave me little time to respond to your request; that I present myself before the Republican State Credentials Committee. Because I was out of state, I did not know of your letter and thus was not able to attend or respond in any manner; this letter stands in my defense.
Because I have always believed in our American system of justice I have written a formal complaint letter to the St. Louis Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding your actions. (See Attached)
This letter and the formal complaint addressed to the FBI will also be forwarded to a majority of our elected representatives, various federal and state agencies and other news organizations, including those of the Democratic persuasion.
At this point in time considering my status as a franchised American citizen is at risk I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:
1. How many challenge letters have been filed per year in the last five years?
2. Who wrote the current challenge letter doubting my loyalty to the Republican Party?
3. Was there a particular reason for doubting my faith in the Republican Party?
4. Was the decision to challenge only certain supporters made locally or did the state leadership receive advice, legal or otherwise from outside sources, in how to squelch a legal faction in the Missouri Republican Party?
5. Would any member of the Missouri Republican State Committee financially benefit from challenging the Republican opposition?
6. Please provide me with a copy of the letter, note or memorandum that indicated my lack of faith to the Republican Party ideals.
7. Do you or does the Republican State Committee possess any other written notes or electronically stored information, including emails, memorandums, or tape recorded conversations regarding my or others challenge letters?
If you feel you cannot fulfill any part of this lawful request then provide me a letter stating why you can not and point out the specific parts of American law that govern your refusal to do so. I will expect a response within ten working days.
Finally this letter serves notice as a formal challenge letter. I am filing a challenge against you and the entire body of the Missouri Republican State Committee, names as yet unknown, challenging your fitness to serve the Republican Party. In essence, your actions, Mr. Craighead, have caused me to thoroughly doubt your loyalty, stalwartness and faithfulness to the Republican Party and its ideals. You sir allowed others; if not actively yourself, acted in a detrimental manner to our Party’s ideals.
You have publicly disgraced the Republican Party.
Respectfully submitted by a faithful and stalwart supporter of the Republican Party.
Roger Teagarden
Overland, MO 63114