Just received this from my Texas meetup group
The lawsuit filed against the Republican Party of Texas by supporters of a fair convention process was dismissed on a technicality today by the Harris County Judge. The Judge ruled that the lawsuit had been improperly filed in a court that lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter. This means that the temporary restraining order that we got last week has been vacated and we are no longer guaranteed that the convention will be conducted in a fair manner. If the party follows their standard operating procedures, the convention will elect the leadership of the party for the next two years prior to hearing the credentials challenges.
We need to file an appeal, which means we need to raise $2,500 immediately.
Please email Debra at dmedina@prudentia.us to pledge, then mail your money to:
Wharton Co Republican Party
PO Box 831
Wharton TX 77488
(memo: legal fees)
Adopt New Rules
Do not just vote to accept the rules that have been presented. Use your rights as delegates to make new rules or ammend the published rules. You are delegates. Party rules can be changed altered or ammended or abolished by the delegates in attendence. You have more power than appointed committees.. This is one thing we failed to understand. When the delegates gather ... you are the party rule makers. Thats why you were elected.
I wish you the very best.
RP08
Oh wait, there's more!
http://www.fairconvention.org/news/pr_20080609/
Behind the scenes look at the logic behind the judge's decision.
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"the only thing that keeps the banking system from failing is general ignorance about how the banking system works."
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Lazy Chair / sorry I didn't realize you were just the messenger
of what THEY are saying.
Thanks for the info.
In response to the Lazy Chair elder
This lawsuit was presented to the Court for the sole purpose of forcing the Texas Republican Party to adhere to THEIR own written rules. It is their own fault if they have not yet written the rules they have been using in the past. One is adding delegates after the precinct/county conventions are over or were never assembled, who therefore haven’t been voted on. A second would be stating there are NO challenges to resolutions or delegates that the temporary committees, which are assigned by the chairman or chairwoman, have made. A third would be all original precinct/county minutes are NOT made public. There are many more but I believe you get the picture.
If the Republican elders really believed that a “very small group” was trying to overthrow the rules, they would not have a problem since they would have the majority.
Search YouTube for State Republican Conventions and you will find numerous violations of rules committed by the Republican elders. Yes, the Republican elders have been doing this for years, but now is the time this will stop. We the people who have voted Republican and donated for years are fed up with the pony shows. We are not attending these conventions just to mingle with the party elders. We want the change we need for America.
I'm a thirty+ yr's republican that has never voted but repub.
Lazy Chairs comments really make me bite my tongue. I have witnessed my party disgust me with their antics at the State Senatorial Convention. I hope that if the Republican party pulls the same stunts at the State Convention starting thursday (I will be there) that on election day when John McDemo goes up against Obama who I cannot stand. I pray that Obama sends him home with his tail between his legs. Because " My Good Friends " I will be writing in Ron Paul's name if I have to use a marks-a-lot.
Furthermore, I am scheduled to help the Republican Party because I am a Precinct Captain by going door to door but I have elected to wait until after the State Convention to see how the GOP treats the Ron Paul Group.
What my party has done so far is push me away from wanting to be a part of their organization anymore. I felt like they spit in our face. Ron Paul is right they have lost their way. Lazy Chair needs to wake up we are not all first time voters.
If we get spit at again then I will trash Precinct Packet.
This may very well be my last year I vote Republican!
That's Messed Up!
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." ~ Margaret Mead
BUMP
no court has jurisdiction to hear that case or any others for that matter. Now if you were in there for a feloney would they have jurisdiction. No they wouldnt but by force or violence a gun and badge they would try to have jurisdiction. Please read adventures in legal land to get a better idea of what I am saying. You can always challenge jurisdiction. And in court when you do challenge them they threaten you with jail time. But in reality they do not have jurisdiction. It was very easy for them to say they dont have jurisdiction , because they dont and they dont in many many cases.
Give Money Now! Here is what our opponents are saying:
Houston, we have a problem:
In less than 24 hours, our grassroots will begin organizing for our upcoming state convention. At the same time, we are dealing with a very small group that has viciously attacked the Party and is trying to overthrow the Rules that our grassroots passed and have been using for years all because they want to create enough chaos to take over the Party.
In less than 24 hours, one temporary committee will begin to discuss and debate the thousands of resolutions that have risen up through our Party process and that will eventually become our Partys Platform. And, it is our winning conservative Platform that has made Texas a conservative standard bearer for the nation. It is our winning conservative Platform that has allowed our Party to be THE party that represents the values of the vast majority of Texans.
In less than 24 hours, another temporary committee will begin to review the Rules that will govern our Party for the next couple of years. It is our Rules that have empowered the grassroots of this great State and made it the most grassroots-oriented state in the nation. It is our Rules that have allowed those who work within our Party and who make it successful to be effectively involved at every level in our State Party. It is our Rules that have leveled the playing field so that anyone who wants to be productive can participate in our process.
Unfortunately, with blatant disregard for the Party or its principles, a very small group of misguided people who have continually failed in convincing others to join them or follow their lead are trying to disenfranchise the very grassroots that they claim to represent by running to the courts. In a deliberate act of judicial activism, this group and their lawyer went court shopping until they found an unelected visiting judge who would sign an order telling the grassroots of our Party how to conduct our convention. By the way, Republicans have been following applicable law and our Rules for decades without incident, thank you very much.
We believe that the judge not only exceeded the courts authority, but he never gave us an opportunity to address him or set the record straight before he signed the order. In fact, we have not even received a copy of the signed order, but had to find it on the plaintiffs website. Oh, and we did get to read about it after this group had a press conference so that their lawyer could boast and get his picture in the paper.
If you think this is harsh and wonder why they are attacking our Rules in court and in the liberal press rather than addressing them at the convention or asking the Legislature to make changes in the law, you should hear what those who support this militant group say to each other. One said, if you have chance of making a difference. You are going to have to use stealth. The same way Militias won the first Revolution. If you fight by their rules, youll lose the battles, and the war.
If you wonder about the intentions of these folks, their own words tell the story. An individual closed one of their meetings with the following, Democrats, anarchists, libertarians, everyone who is willing to help us wreak havoc is invited to join. Another said, Either way you choose to represent yourself at the Convention, it would probably be a good idea that everyone agree on the ground rules of conduct. Be ethical or Lie, Lie, Lie!!
And they wonder why we question their actions and motives. As for me, I believe in our conservative principles, in our real grassroots Republicans, and in the process that we have faithfully and legally followed for decades. The dedication of our people those who sacrifice their time, talent and treasure to work for a better Texas and America is what makes our Party successful, not those who show up occasionally, or for the first time, to throw stones and spew venom.
Our grassroots have a word for those folks: you cannot intimidate or deceive us. You will not take us off our winning strategy to promote true conservative principles. We will have a convention where we can debate, discuss, agree or disagree, and still love each other and this country enough to come together in unity. Were even going to love you along the way. Texas Republicans are strong, and your attempted mutiny will fail.
You have to love
the sanctimonious and arrogant tones of the people who are speeding the party off the cliff.
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"the only thing that keeps the banking system from failing is general ignorance about how the banking system works."
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