resolutions for state conventions.... Help please

[sarahdeez]

I am one of the state coordinators for Mississippi. We are currently working on resolutions for state convention. Does anyone have any good, liberty-oriented, non-polarizing resolutions for submitting to the state republican convention? Surely there are some out there already. I hate to start from scratch writing one.

PS our convention is Saturday.

[sailingaway]

Not ready drafted. Audit the Fed is generally non polarizing. Follow the Constitution.

[LibertyInJeopardy]

I'd recommend contacting the campaign and also see if you can get in contact with the organizers of states we've won. Their identities aren't likely to be secret since they're likely the new party leadership.

[tsai3904]

Here are the platforms and resolutions Wyoming supporters helped adopt for their state:

http://wygop.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012.platform.and_.resolutions.pdf

[LibertyInJeopardy]

Here are the platforms and resolutions Wyoming supporters helped adopt for their state:

http://wygop.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012.platform.and_.resolutions.pdf

Oops. In this they said, "The Wyoming Republican Party believes the President and Congress should follow the War Powers Act (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Powers_Act_of_1941)" but if they're Ron Paul supporters I think they must have meant the "War Powers Resolution (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Powers_Resolution)". Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Be sure to read through this carefully if you want to use it...

[tsai3904]

Oops. In this they said, "The Wyoming Republican Party believes the President and Congress should follow the War Powers Act (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Powers_Act_of_1941)" but if they're Ron Paul supporters I think they must have meant the "War Powers Resolution (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Powers_Resolution)". Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Be sure to read through this carefully if you want to use it...

There were some Ron Paul supporters on the committee so they did not get to pass everything they wanted, especially in regards to foreign policy. You may be right about the "Act" and "Resolution" though.

[romancito]

Obviously RNC Rule 11a has been a point of contention between Republicans supporting the Ron Paul campaign and the RNC actions that defend their ability to back an specific candidate while others are still running for the position.

A resolution requiring the RNC to clarify why the Chairman was not in violation of the spirit of Rule 11a when he came out prematurely and backed the campaign of Mitt Romney as titled him their presumptive nominee. The same resolution should also address the fact that violating the spirit of Rule 11a goes against the preamble of the party rules and against the interest of those participating in a democratic election. The resolution should also insist that Rule 11a be amended during this year's Convention and be made to prohibit specifically what Chairman Preibus did against Ron Paul.

Also a resolution requiring that Rule 38 be amended to prohibit that states thwart the rights of each state delegate to the RNC Convention to vote their conscience at all times and under all circumstances. The resolution should state that impeding a 'conscience vote' is against democracy and against the 'republican form of government' that we purport of espouse. The resolution should come against the Unit Rule and should suggest that the RNC direct state conventions and state delegation to drop the Unit Rule.

Two good resolutions aimed at changing our democratic form of government for the better. I think. I would hope.

It shouldn't be difficult to start from scratch these resolutions. Just tell them to resolve not to do what we know they are doing that is wrong. And to resolve to amend those rules asap.

[lib3rtarian]

Sarah, don't waste a lot of time on the party platform. No one gives a shit about it, except maybe us. The politicians can't even follow the Constitution, and you expect them to abide by the platform? Spend all your time and energy on the delegates and to get party positions for our supporters please.

[romancito]

Sarah, don't waste a lot of time on the party platform. No one gives a shit about it, except maybe us. The politicians can't even follow the Constitution, and you expect them to abide by the platform? Spend all your time and energy on the delegates and to get party positions for our supporters please.

Why do you say something like this is beyond my understanding?

[drummergirl]

The 2010 RPT platform has a lot of good, well written resolutions. I suggest you pick the ones you like.

http://s3.amazonaws.com/texasgop_pre/assets/original/2010RPTFinalPlatform.pdf

[romancito]

The 2010 RPT platform has a lot of good, well written resolutions. I suggest you pick the ones you like.

http://s3.amazonaws.com/texasgop_pre/assets/original/2010RPTFinalPlatform.pdf

I think resolutions are like vegetables and salads, they are at their best when they are fresh. Besides drafting fresh resolutions, which should be quite important for state convention, shouldn't be that difficult to do for sarahdeez who is a coordinator. I think you just have to say, because of this and that we resolve ~~~ that such and such be made responsible for that; or something like that.

I personally would hope their convention can address the RNC Chairman's disregard for the spirit of Rule 11a. And like I said above, Mississippi should address the problem that Rule 38 represents for the minority voters in the party. The Unit Rule needs to get abolished. I would hope that a good number of resolutions at state conventions deal with the bullying that comes along from tyranny that represents the Unit Rule.

Does Mississippi have the Unit Rule? If it does, then you could resolve to abolish it asap. If it doesn't then Mississippi can resolve to condemn Florida and other states that have it and resolve to oppose it from here on forward until it disappears.

[sarahdeez]

Thanks for all your input. It was very helpful. we will not have a majority at our convention but atleast wanted to present somethings that might have a chance. and we wanted to let the est know of our presence there.

[lib3rtarian]

Why do you say something like this is beyond my understanding?

No idea what you are trying to say here.