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lynnf
05-15-2010, 10:05 PM
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Medina says RPT claims rejection based on “long time policy”,but says Party can not provide any documentation of such a policy

Former Republican gubernatorial primary candidate Debra Medina has apparently been refused space in the exhibit hall at the upcoming convention for her group We Texans.

According to an email Medina has just circulated, the debt ridden Republican Party of Texas has rejected her application. Medina says that only one other “pavilion exhibit space” has been sold at the $5,000 cost.

Medina reports that executive director Jesse Lewis says that accepting the group’s application would “violate long standing party policy rejecting space to any who have brought legal action against the party.”

Medina says the claim is false because, “no policy statement has been produced in response to request and long-time party activists deny the existence of any such policy”

tpreitzel
05-15-2010, 10:09 PM
Hard feelings die hard, I suppose... ;)

TruckinMike
05-16-2010, 01:13 AM
That sounds about right. The Republican party of Texas has NO desire to have its Facist/socialist/big government supporting skeletons exposed. Having Medina there would only cause them pain. I understand.

TMike

lynnf
05-16-2010, 09:15 AM
We Texans
Gwen Walton
Media Relations

(Wharton, Tx) Debra Medina reported today that the Republican Party of Texas seems intent on cutting its nose to spite its face. In the wake of the Texas Tribune's report that the party is $556,000 in debt, Medina announced that she has received word that the new We Texans organization has been denied exhibit space at the coming Republican Party state convention. While sources tell us the Party has sold only one pavilion exhibit space, and We Texans has paid the fee ($5000) for one of the exclusive spots, the Republican Party of Texas has rejected the group's application.

The claim by Jesse Lewis, executive director of the Republican Party of Texas, that honoring the request would “violate long standing party policy rejecting space to any who have brought legal action against the party” appears false, as no such policy statement has been produced in response to requests and long-time party activists deny the existence of any such policy. Medina, a strong advocate for accountability and transparency both in party and public policy brought suit against the Republican Party in 2008 in an effort to force the party to abide by the Texas Election Code in the conduct of its state convention. Former Harris Co. GOP Chair, Gary Polland represented Medina and other plaintiffs in the action and several prominent Republican Party activists, including former National Committeeman and president of the Texas Homeschool Coalition, Tim Lambert and Jim Hotze, business man from Houston were slated to testify on her behalf. The case was ultimately dismissed and the Party’s claims that Medina owed legal fees were rejected unanimously by the 1st Court of Appeals on Dec. 31 of last year.

Regarding this latest claim by the Party, Medina stated, "Such a policy would be in direct conflict with the individual freedom and respect for the law that the Republican Party holds dear. To establish policy that would ban from participation those who would hold us accountable is both cowardly and foolish," she said. "The Party has nothing to fear from me in the form of legal action provided they follow the law."

Further to deny space to WE TEXANS insults the 275,000 Texans who supported Medina's campaign for private property ownership and state sovereignty in Texas. This decision is a move certain to further alienate the party grassroots and further dry up funding the Texas Republican Party so desperately needs to win November elections. "With a budget shortfall and redistricting key concerns of the next Texas Legislative session and with President Obama's aggressive pursuit of the liberal Democratic agenda and his promise to funnel millions of dollars to races in Texas, the Republican Party's message to these 275,000 Texans that they are not welcome is certain to further cripple an already injured party" said Medina.

Medina's letter to Jesse Lewis and the Republican Party of Texas follows:


May 15, 2010

Jesse Lewis
Executive Director
Republican Party of Texas

RE: Decision rejecting We Texans exhibitor application

Dear Mr. Lewis,

At a time when the Republican Party of Texas is mired in debt, I find it hard to believe that you have rejected the We Texans organization's application to participate at the 2010 state convention. Not only is it fiscally irresponsible to reject the money($5000), it is a strategically bad business and political decision.

Let's reflect on why the party is in debt. The party has failed the membership and the people of Texas. It has failed to produce the principled public policies it has promised. It has failed to uphold our platform. It has failed to adhere to election law and our own party rules and bylaws. The Party has lost money and credibility and now, with debt threatening to swamp the ship, we see poor business practices continue.

We Republicans profess to believe in and champion the free market. Unfortunately, your decision to reject the request from We Texans to exhibit at this years state convention may prove to be a painful lesson in the free market of politics. Yes, this is business. With the competition of more fiscally responsible parties, if the RPT continues to stay on such an irresponsible course, it may soon be out of business as our membership goes elsewhere. I will remind you that the Democrat Party carries less debt than we do. The Libertarian Party has money in the bank and their membership is growing by leaps and bounds as Texas Republican Party leadership continues to reject the message of liberty, the Constitution and sound fiscal practice.

Therefore, I'm bound to ask you to reconsider your decision refusing pavilion exhibit space to We Texans. Allow my organization, We Texans, which stands on the principles enumerated in the Constitution, to participate at your convention. Make a good business decision. I understand that you're under the impression that the party has a long standing rule prohibiting those who have brought legal action from exhibiting at the convention. While we've not found any evidence that this rule exists, it too would set the wrong precedent. We should be begging our membership to hold us accountable and should expect and hope that we would be taken to court (the civil remedy available in our society) when disputes can not be amicably resolved. You have nothing to fear in the form of legal action from me provided you are following the law.

The opportunity to lead is yours. Change the direction of our party from a failed organization incurring debt to one of fiscal responsibility. You must know, Texans and the nation are watching. It is, I believe, my duty to provide the truth to members of the Republican Party of Texas as to how you are handling their hard earned resources.

Thank you for your consideration. I await your reply.

Sincerely,
Debra Medina

specsaregood
05-16-2010, 09:27 AM
Thank you for your consideration. I await your reply.

Sincerely,
Debra Medina
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How on earth did Glenn Beck and others in the media get the idea that she was a truther or at the very least surrounded by truthers. It is truly a head scratcher....

JoshLowry
05-16-2010, 09:54 AM
That's lynnf's forum signature.

speciallyblend
05-16-2010, 09:55 AM
the gop in texas should wither away as it should!!!

specsaregood
05-16-2010, 10:00 AM
That's lynnf's forum signature.

I understand that. It doesn't dispute my comment. And FWIW, my comment has nothing to do with the validity of the 9/11 theories. Just an observation.

lynnf
05-16-2010, 12:30 PM
How on earth did Glenn Beck and others in the media get the idea that she was a truther or at the very least surrounded by truthers. It is truly a head scratcher....


here's the word on the street about Beck/Medina.

Tx State Sen Dan Patrick is buddy-buddy with Beck. Patrick wanted Tx Gov Perry to appoint him as US senator if/when Kay Bailey Hutchison resigned her seat. so Patrick got his buddy Beck to wreck Medina. 9/11 was merely a convenient vehicle for Beck to do his dirty work. presumably, Beck could have used another issue but 9/11 was the easiest one to get the job done. the rest is history. Beck didn't have to believe anything about 9/11 or anything about truthers around Medina or anyone else. all he was interested in was an effect and didn't care what he had to do to get it.

as for "surrounded by truthers", maybe, but the rest of them seem to be in the closet if they are. I'm one of the few that's out there on it and I'm proud of it. I don't generally pursue it on this forum unless someone draws me into it and my signature line is there for those that want to know and those that don't, don't have to look. furthermore, even if Medina were surrounded by truthers, what damn difference would it make? she can no better choose her supporters than Ron Paul can. any questions?

lynn

AGRP
05-16-2010, 03:03 PM
I love it when things like this happen. It only makes a bigger specticle than if they would have allowed the table.

Akus
05-16-2010, 03:04 PM
If this thread made at least one Liberty Lover understand that "changing hearts and minds" will not do and only voting a third party will, I'm satisfied.

Agorism
05-16-2010, 03:05 PM
She's not supporting Perry so that doesn't surprise me.

Agorism
05-16-2010, 03:06 PM
Rand Paul has committed to supporting Grayson should he lose.

She have learned to play team ball I guess.

IPSecure
05-16-2010, 03:29 PM
Will the C4L have a booth?

Athan
05-16-2010, 08:02 PM
She was Beck-stabbed. AGAIN.

lynnf
05-17-2010, 02:27 AM
Will the C4L have a booth?

I'm trying to get an answer to this, it might take some time.


lynn

devil21
05-17-2010, 03:05 AM
I understand that. It doesn't dispute my comment. And FWIW, my comment has nothing to do with the validity of the 9/11 theories. Just an observation.

I love the smell of collectivism in the morning.

Inflation
05-17-2010, 07:03 PM
Thank you Texas GOP, for all the grassroots motivation your actions have provided.

Please, keep feeding our movement!