scrosnoe
03-06-2008, 02:28 AM
Summary:
- Final check on your precinct packet, and turn it in.
- Join and watch your local Meetup for mock conventions.
- Sign up for the GOP Committees NOW.
- Attend your SD/County Convention on March 29th
OPERATION COME AND TAKE IT: PHASE THREE
A lot of you are asking what comes next, especially those
of you that got yourself elected convention chairs even
while in the minority (you are awesome) and got the packet.
If Something Went Wrong:
================================
Let us know immediately by mailing problems@prudentia.us
and we will get on it. We need to know if for any reason
you weren't allowed to participate in a convention, either
because they said there wasn't one or because they sent you
to the Democrat caucus or whatever. We have to get those
resolved quickly. I have a few reports already and we'll
be looking at them in the next few hours.
The Packet:
================================
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT AND TIME-SENSITIVE. The paperwork
is where they will try to stop us, by challenging our
delegates so they can't be seated. We will work on that
from our end, but you need to make sure it's correct on
your end.
1) Make sure you have a photocopy of everything you hand
in. Rumors abound about lost paperwork!
2) A lot of the packets were missing the pages they were
supposed to have about the resolution results. It's
possible all of them were missing them. What you need to
do with your resolutions:
- Include both the passed ones and the failed ones (if
possible)
- Mark "PASSED" on each one that passed, and the vote if
you recorded it.
- Mark "FAILED" on each one that failed, and the vote if
you recorded it.
- Make sure you include three copies of each resolution,
marked as above.
4) HAND DELIVER the packet with the above to the county GOP
office. GET A RECEIPT.
You have to have it there within 3 days of yesterday's
convention - the sooner the better. You technically have
the option to mail it but I would highly recommend not
doing that unless you at least send it certified mail.
================================
Upcoming Events:
================================
1) Senatorial District mock conventions are being
scheduled.
Watch meetup calendars closely, contact your meetup group
leader for opportunities in your area. Mostly the
organizers will be directing things at the real convention
but we want you to know what to expect. We'll record it
and make it available for those that can't attend.
2) Temporary Committees.
Each county and/or senate district chairman will be
appointing temporary committees. Under the Texas
Republican Party rules these committee meetings must be
open to any delegate. Important business will be conducted
during these temporary committee meetings. If you are
able, you are encouraged to volunteer to serve on the
committee of your choice and/or attend as an observer.
These committees are not likely to meet until just before
March 29 so we'll have time to provide you with some
training but you must ask for the appointment and meeting
times NOW.
Generally the committee responsibilities are:
[Temporary Credentials Committee] will review minutes of
precinct conventions and credentials of delegates chosen to
insure that the convention was properly held and that the
delegates were duly elected and qualified to serve. We've
had lots of reported problems in this area i.e., folks just
turning in their name to the election judge saying they
wanted to be a delegate. Conventions are formal meetings.
They are to be convened, conduct business and adjourn. No
business is to be conducted after the convention adjourns,
i.e., adding additional delegate names to the roster.
[Temporary Nominations Committee] will present a slate of
nominees to serve as delegates to the state convention. In
large areas, folks wishing to attend state convention
submit letters/resumes requesting placement on the slate.
The nominations committee will review this data and/or comb
list of delegates coming to county/SD convention to
identify those they will recommend attend the state
convention. Service on this committee does not necessarily
mean you yourself want to be a state delegate, it makes you
a part of the process to choose those individuals.
[Temporary Platform/Resolutions committee] will review all
resolutions passed at the various precinct conventions,
consolidate similar language and submit a recommended set
of resolutions for adoption at the county/SD convention.
[Temporary Rules Committee ]will review the rules of the
Texas Republican Party and consider whether additional
rules should be adopted for the county/SD convention.
These frequently address such items as limiting debate
and/or the number of individuals who can speak for or
against an issue.
So let the county/senate district chairman know you'd like
to serve on the committee of your choice (pick one but you
won't be able to serve on more than one unless you are in a
REALLY small county) and/or ask when the committee will
meet so you can attend- DON'T be surprised if appointments
have already been made; DO ask if the chairman will
consider adding another committee member. Whether you are
appointed or not, you can still attend and observe.
You'll want to notify leadership in your area of your
selection to a committee and make sure that they or one of
the area resource folks will be available to you should you
identify concerns during the meeting.
3) Senatorial District Convention: This is in two and a
half weeks, on March 29th.
You should have been told the location at your precinct
convention but if not call your Republican County Chairman
to obtain the name/contact info for your Senate District
Chairman, then contact them for convention time/location.
As we obtain this info, we'll post on the Texas Page at
RonPaul2008.com. It will be VERY important for all
delegates to be present at the convention on March 29.
That is the place our full strength is most important. A
lot of the non-Paul people at your convention last night
will not bother going, especially since Huckabee dropped
out, so we'll have even more votes if all of you come. I
know this may be a hardship for some of you -- please do
the best you can to stay the course. This is especially
important if you were the only person at your convention or
if there were non-Paul supporters made delegates from your
convention.
The most important thing right now is that we see this
through. The media garbage is going to only get worse now
that Huckabee is out and they think McCain has the
delegates he needs. We all know otherwise, but other
states that haven't voted yet may not, and our people there
may be discouraged and may not bother to take control. If
you know states that still need to vote, let them know what
we did here and make sure they repeat it! We cannot back
down until we take St. Paul!
==========================================
this is a composit of emails from:
Jeremy Blosser in DFW area / Debra Medina in Brazoria area
- Final check on your precinct packet, and turn it in.
- Join and watch your local Meetup for mock conventions.
- Sign up for the GOP Committees NOW.
- Attend your SD/County Convention on March 29th
OPERATION COME AND TAKE IT: PHASE THREE
A lot of you are asking what comes next, especially those
of you that got yourself elected convention chairs even
while in the minority (you are awesome) and got the packet.
If Something Went Wrong:
================================
Let us know immediately by mailing problems@prudentia.us
and we will get on it. We need to know if for any reason
you weren't allowed to participate in a convention, either
because they said there wasn't one or because they sent you
to the Democrat caucus or whatever. We have to get those
resolved quickly. I have a few reports already and we'll
be looking at them in the next few hours.
The Packet:
================================
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT AND TIME-SENSITIVE. The paperwork
is where they will try to stop us, by challenging our
delegates so they can't be seated. We will work on that
from our end, but you need to make sure it's correct on
your end.
1) Make sure you have a photocopy of everything you hand
in. Rumors abound about lost paperwork!
2) A lot of the packets were missing the pages they were
supposed to have about the resolution results. It's
possible all of them were missing them. What you need to
do with your resolutions:
- Include both the passed ones and the failed ones (if
possible)
- Mark "PASSED" on each one that passed, and the vote if
you recorded it.
- Mark "FAILED" on each one that failed, and the vote if
you recorded it.
- Make sure you include three copies of each resolution,
marked as above.
4) HAND DELIVER the packet with the above to the county GOP
office. GET A RECEIPT.
You have to have it there within 3 days of yesterday's
convention - the sooner the better. You technically have
the option to mail it but I would highly recommend not
doing that unless you at least send it certified mail.
================================
Upcoming Events:
================================
1) Senatorial District mock conventions are being
scheduled.
Watch meetup calendars closely, contact your meetup group
leader for opportunities in your area. Mostly the
organizers will be directing things at the real convention
but we want you to know what to expect. We'll record it
and make it available for those that can't attend.
2) Temporary Committees.
Each county and/or senate district chairman will be
appointing temporary committees. Under the Texas
Republican Party rules these committee meetings must be
open to any delegate. Important business will be conducted
during these temporary committee meetings. If you are
able, you are encouraged to volunteer to serve on the
committee of your choice and/or attend as an observer.
These committees are not likely to meet until just before
March 29 so we'll have time to provide you with some
training but you must ask for the appointment and meeting
times NOW.
Generally the committee responsibilities are:
[Temporary Credentials Committee] will review minutes of
precinct conventions and credentials of delegates chosen to
insure that the convention was properly held and that the
delegates were duly elected and qualified to serve. We've
had lots of reported problems in this area i.e., folks just
turning in their name to the election judge saying they
wanted to be a delegate. Conventions are formal meetings.
They are to be convened, conduct business and adjourn. No
business is to be conducted after the convention adjourns,
i.e., adding additional delegate names to the roster.
[Temporary Nominations Committee] will present a slate of
nominees to serve as delegates to the state convention. In
large areas, folks wishing to attend state convention
submit letters/resumes requesting placement on the slate.
The nominations committee will review this data and/or comb
list of delegates coming to county/SD convention to
identify those they will recommend attend the state
convention. Service on this committee does not necessarily
mean you yourself want to be a state delegate, it makes you
a part of the process to choose those individuals.
[Temporary Platform/Resolutions committee] will review all
resolutions passed at the various precinct conventions,
consolidate similar language and submit a recommended set
of resolutions for adoption at the county/SD convention.
[Temporary Rules Committee ]will review the rules of the
Texas Republican Party and consider whether additional
rules should be adopted for the county/SD convention.
These frequently address such items as limiting debate
and/or the number of individuals who can speak for or
against an issue.
So let the county/senate district chairman know you'd like
to serve on the committee of your choice (pick one but you
won't be able to serve on more than one unless you are in a
REALLY small county) and/or ask when the committee will
meet so you can attend- DON'T be surprised if appointments
have already been made; DO ask if the chairman will
consider adding another committee member. Whether you are
appointed or not, you can still attend and observe.
You'll want to notify leadership in your area of your
selection to a committee and make sure that they or one of
the area resource folks will be available to you should you
identify concerns during the meeting.
3) Senatorial District Convention: This is in two and a
half weeks, on March 29th.
You should have been told the location at your precinct
convention but if not call your Republican County Chairman
to obtain the name/contact info for your Senate District
Chairman, then contact them for convention time/location.
As we obtain this info, we'll post on the Texas Page at
RonPaul2008.com. It will be VERY important for all
delegates to be present at the convention on March 29.
That is the place our full strength is most important. A
lot of the non-Paul people at your convention last night
will not bother going, especially since Huckabee dropped
out, so we'll have even more votes if all of you come. I
know this may be a hardship for some of you -- please do
the best you can to stay the course. This is especially
important if you were the only person at your convention or
if there were non-Paul supporters made delegates from your
convention.
The most important thing right now is that we see this
through. The media garbage is going to only get worse now
that Huckabee is out and they think McCain has the
delegates he needs. We all know otherwise, but other
states that haven't voted yet may not, and our people there
may be discouraged and may not bother to take control. If
you know states that still need to vote, let them know what
we did here and make sure they repeat it! We cannot back
down until we take St. Paul!
==========================================
this is a composit of emails from:
Jeremy Blosser in DFW area / Debra Medina in Brazoria area