Cole Withrow – GRNC Alert

From Grass Roots North Carolina

From GRNC   http://www.grnc.org/

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Illustrating hypocrisy, a complete absence of judgment, common sense AND knowledge of NC state firearms laws, Johnston County officials have penalized senior high school student and Eagle Scout, Cole Withrow just weeks prior to his graduation with honors.

Was he also caught with illegal drugs or burglary tools? No, these offenses are apparently less-harshly punished. Cole’s transgression was honestly reporting that he had mistakenly left his shotgun in his truck after skeet shooting the day before. What has he received for straight-forwardly admitting his harmless error? Expulsion and a felony charge.

Hypocrisy of selective prosecution on display

Cole may be fortunate that GRNC was able last year to change language in state law that requires firearms must be “knowingly” brought to campus to merit a felony charge. His unintentional error clearly does not meet this standard, and he is being charged and penalized more aggressively than either the law or good sense allows.

Ironically, just over two years ago, at the same school, assistant principal Catherine Bennett mistakenly brought a handgun to school, which stayed in a vehicle on campus for two weeks and was actually found and handled by auto shop students who worked on the vehicle. And what penalty did Bennett suffer? Three days suspension and no criminal charges. In fact, the school’s resource officer, sheriff’s deputy Andy Worley, got two days suspension for trying to hide the crime.

Cole’s predicament is clear illustration of why WE MUST resist ANY new gun control proposals and not rest before current restrictions upon lawfully bearing arms are rescinded.

We need to send a message to the DA, Principal and School Board involved letting them know that North Carolina gun owners will not stand idly by and watch one of their own pilloried by anti-gun zealots misapplying the law to entrap and punish the law-abiding.

IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED!

*** CALL JOHNSTON CO. D.A. SUSAN DOYLE at 919-209-5520 or fax to: 919-934-4380. Her Email is;

Susan.I.Doyle@NCCourts.org

Tell her to dismiss any and all charges against Cole Withrow. You can also contact her via her campaign Facebook page at:

    https://www.facebook.com/pages/Susan-Doyle-for-District-Attorney/370234123935

*** EMAIL PRINCETON HS PRINCIPAL KIRK DENNING & JOHNSTON CO. SCHOOL BOARD: Tell them that their hypocrisy in first expelling Withrow and then, amid national scrutiny, only partially retracting that penalty is particularly vile in view of their light treatment of an assistant principal at the same school whose transgression was considerably worse.

*** CONTRIBUTE TO THE COLE WITHROW LEGAL DEFENSE FUND: GRNC’s non-profit arm, Rights Watch International, has started a legal defense fund to defray legal expenses incurred by the Withrow family. To help out, CLICK HERE or go to: http://rightswatch.org/cole-withrow

Contact Information:

Use the following cut-and-paste email list:

KirkDenning@johnston.k12.nc.us,
larrystrickland@johnston.k12.nc.us,
dorothyjohnson@johnston.k12.nc.us,
white_donnam@hotmail.com,
butlerhall@johnston.k12.nc.us,
keithbranch@allstate.com,
psmith@campbell.edu,
pwooten883@aol.com

DELIVER THIS MESSAGE

Johnston County Officials:

 

The actions of Princeton High administrators, the Johnston County School Board, and the Johnston County District Attorney are stunning for the breadth of their bias, ignorance and hypocrisy.

 

First, you expelled Eagle Scout David Cole Withrow and had him charged with felony violation of G.S. 14-269.2 despite the fact that a change made by Grass Roots North Carolina to the law, effective December 1, 2011, requires that the violation occur “knowingly,” which is clearly not the case with Withrow’s accidental transgression.

 

Then your representative, Tracey Peedin Jones, had the gall to say: “[The] administration reacted promptly and the proper procedures and protocol were followed.”

 

Really? Were “proper procedures” followed in March of 2011, when it was discovered that Assistant Principal Catherine Bennett brought a handgun to school in her vehicle, which sat on educational property for two weeks, during which time it was actually handled by students? Or rather did School Resource Officer Andy Worley attempt to hide the crime — a transgression for which he was suspended for two days?

 

Did you fire Bennett? Was she charged with a felony? We both know the answer to both questions is “no.”

 

Despite the tortured legal rationalization given by Johnston Sheriff Steve Bizzell, the only individual truly guilty of committing a felony is Bennett: Her transgression occurred nine months prior to our change in the law (House Bill 650, which became Session Law 2011-268, effective December 1, 2011), meaning that because “knowingly” had not yet been inserted into the law, she is guilty of — and can be prosecuted for — a Class I felony.

 

So now, under national scrutiny, you relent to allow Withrow to graduate, albeit after being stigmatized by schooling and graduation absent the reward of enjoying, with his peers, an accolade he earned.

 

Big deal. What you propose is not nearly enough to compensate Cole Withrow for staining his life forever. Here is what decency demands:

 

    Immediately re-admit David Cole Withrow to Princeton High School and allow him to graduate with full honors in accordance with what he has earned;

 

    Immediately drop all criminal charges and apologize to the Withrow family for maliciously mis-interpreting the law;

 

    Make a financial settlement to the Withrow family for the legal expenses and pain and suffering you have cost them;

 

    Immediately fire Catherine Bennett from her position at Princeton High School, or any other Johnston County School position, and begin proper procedures for charging her with felony violation of N.C.G.S. 14-269.2, since she is still within the statute of limitations (if any) for prosecution.

 

I do thank you, however, for demonstrating so clearly why the current prohibition on guns on educational property needs to be repealed: If we rely on “prosecutorial discretion,” the result is that Eagle Scouts get prosecuted, and their lives ruined, while “insiders” like Bennett go free.

 

Respectfully,

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Respectfully submitted by SilenceDogood2010 this Third Day of May in the Year of our Lord, Two Thousand Thirteen.

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Bill Looman Executive Orders

Stolen text from Bill’s Facebook Page.

Bill Looman’s Executive Order Number 1= It is no longer illegal to grow your own food and trade that food for other necessities.

Bill Looman’s Executive Order Number 2= No longer will parents be required to spare the rod so the government can Spoil the child. Parents will now be parents.

Bill Looman’s Executive Order Number 3= All able body individuals will be allowed to own a weapon of choice to protect themselves, their family, and their country. These tools will also be allowed to harvest, without permit, food for the table..

Bill Looman’s Executive Order Number 4= Religious organizations are the ultimate and highest authority on marriage. From this point forward the federal government is excluded from this process totally. The state governments are also excluded.

Bill Looman’s Executive Order Number 5= All liberals and illegal aliens need to be moved to Mexico so they can coexist.

Bill Looman’s Executive Order Number 6= No Elected official will make more than minimum wage while serving in that capacity. All elected officials will only serve 1 term at Federal Level. No elected officials will be exempt from laws they pass.

Bill Looman’s Executive Order Number 7= The individual, serving as President of these United States, will be obligated to pay rent for The Peoples House, known as the White House. The current individual in this capacity will be obligated for back rent owed since January 2009.

Bill Looman’s Executive Order Number 8= No retirement pay or benefits for elected officials at the Federal Level.

Bill Looman’s Executive Order Number 9= Lobbyist and special interest groups are now illegal. Elected Federal Officials will only communicate with the people they represent by secure internet access, phone, postal service, or face to face outside Washington District of Columbia. If elected officials make communication attempts with Lobbyist or Special Interest groups then that will be seen as a ethics violation and they will be put on trial for such.

Bill Looman’s Executive Order Number 10= No taxpayer money will be sent to countries that aid the enemies of our nation. Elected officials will be tried for high treason if they even attempt to do so.

Bill Looman’s Executive Order Number 11= Welfare = Work. Welfare recipients will now be required to work for their government check. They will also be required to submit to urinalysis programs as long as the rest of us have to.

Bill Looman’s Executive Order Number 12= Our Northern and Southern borders will now be manned and protected by the U. S Military. They will only Patrol a 10 Mile stretch that extends from the border to inland. The rest of the nation will maintain the protection of County Sheriffs and the Governors of each state. The Military will not perform any Police action but in this designated area. Any U. S. citizen that experiences loss of property due to living within the 10 mile area will be compensated and relocated at Federal Taxpayer expense, within the state they currently reside.

Bill Looman’s Executive Order Number 13= All Federal Lands that have been established will be returned to the individual state’s control and the people of each state.

Bill Looman’s Executive Order Number 14= Militias, in each county and state, are now required. They will enhance the authority of the Sheriff’s in each county and will also provide for the protection of each state. Militias secondary mission will be to oversee the legal proceedings for any state or county elected official that may commit a crime against the people within the state or county.

Bill Looman’s Executive Order Number 15= Will establish “Citizen Review Panels” which will over see judges, lawyers, cops, CPS, domestic violence programs, EPA, FBI, TSA, DHS etc… to ensure they are not abusing their power and misallocating tax funds. These panels would have the power to “hire, fire and have people arrested.” Co-Author of EO #15 is Pastor Paul P. Waldmiller

Bill Looman’s Executive Order Number 16= All elected Federal Officials will be held responsible, by trial, for any crime committed while serving office. If they are convicted then the governor of the state they represent will appoint a person to resume the duties. Power to impeach and trial process will now be revoked from the legislative branch of the Federal Government and handed to the entity know as “WE THE PEOPLE” through the Citizen Review Panel.

Bill Looman’s Executive Order Number 17= No subsidization to any business owned by a proprietor that is not a U. S. Citizen. No subsidization to any business with the use of taxpayer dollars. Any elected Federal Official that attempts to do so will face legal proceedings and possible jail time. All previous subsidization’s are hereby revoked and the owners required to pay any taxpayer money back within one year. This requirement is to extend to any previous family member that owned the same business.

Bill Looman Executive Order Number 18= Until TSA is disbanded, this agency is directed to perform the same demeaning search procedures on all previously exempted people to include members of Islam, Government Officials, and all populace entering this country.

Bill Looman Executive Order Number 19= I am shutting down the Federal Department Of Education. The states can now resume the job they performed successfully for 200 years without hindrance. The U. S. Constitution Will be Taught In ALL States.

Bill Looman’s Executive Order Number 20= ANY person seeking our nations Highest office of President, prior to their possible election, will have a thorough background check performed and in the course of that investigation, if it is found that the person is not a Natural Born U. S. Citizen, as defined by the US Constitution, then they will be detained as an enemy combatant and tried accordingly. This executive order is retroactive to October of 2008. Any Other criminal activity uncovered will be tried according to there citizenship status.

Bill Looman’s Executive Order #21= In recognition of our Original Founders intent to establish this Nation as a Judea-Christian Republic, we are taking the time to re-affirm their original intent by observing the holidays that were previously celebrated in decades past. Words such as God, Easter, Passover, Christmas, Merry Christmas, and Jesus will, once again, be protected by our first amendment. Any group under the guise of being politically correct, that attacks any religious belief with the intent to disband the attacked group will have the, their group thoroughly investigated and will face possible deportation from this country. Any individual attempting to do the same will face investigation, and possible criminal charges for violation of the Bill of Rights as set in place in our Constitution. All peaceful religions of this nation as well as the rights of peaceful non believers are protected by the Founders Documents put in place at the birth of our nation.

Bill Looman’s Executive Order Number 22= The administration of “we The People” set forth on this day, an order to balance the Federal Budget within the next five years. Once the demand of a balanced budget has been, it will be maintained indefinitely and for all the future of our nation. Any elected Federal Official that impedes the completion of this executive requirement will face criminal charges by the Citizen Review Panel. Governors of these United States are requested to oversee this process through completion.

Bill Looman’s Executive Order Number 23= Federal Enforcement of environmental protection is no longer a function of the Federal government. All taxpayers money currently allocated to this department, known as the E.P.A. will now be forwarded to United States Department of Defense so as to allow the Federal Government to correctly focus on national defense as per our constitution. The individual states will now handle enforcement of environmental protection with their sovereign borders as per the 10th amendment.

Bill Looman’s Executive Order Number 24= Any monies that are currently promised to any countries that support terrorist groups that have declared war on our nation will be redirected to the Veterans Administration, for use by the men and women that served honorably against these enemy combatants. Any excess funds not used by the Veterans Administration will be used toward balancing the Federal budget. Any funds sent to these terrorist organizations in the future will be considered an act of High Treason and punished accordingly upon conviction.

 

Respectfully submitted by SilenceDogood2010 this Twenty Eighth Day of March in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand Thirteen.

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NC 2nd Amendment Rally February 5th 2013

If you like this Gadsden flag, click on it to enlarge it… then you can save it for future use.

Join me and other North Carolinians at this Grass Roots North Carolina (GRNC) sponsored rally, and let your representatives know that there is to be no compromise on gun rights.

More info here

Print out the PDF flyer here

 

 

This gathering is schedule for noon on a weekday specifically so the legislators will see us there. We want our elected servants to see us and hear us as we insist that they stand for freedom in North Carolina .

Click to enlarge this image.

 

There is some time between now and February 5th, so please make arrangements to be at this rally if at all possible. It is very important. Your Constitutional rights depend on it!

If you plan to go, it would be helpful if you would RSVP to GRNC using this e-mail address: 

FreedomRally@GRNC.org

If you forget to, no problem, please be there anyway.

Where: North Carolina General Assembly

(Halifax Mall between the Legislative Building and the Legislative Office Building

16 West Jones St.

Raleigh, NC

When: Tuesday, February 5th, 2013

12:00 Noon

Respectfully submitted by SilenceDogood2010 this Twenty Third Day of January in the Year or our Lord, Two Thousand Thirteen.

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Help Dan Forest PLEASE!

Dear Friends,

As you may know, though we finished the race with the most votes on election night, we face a potential recount in the race.  Many of you have asked for an update on the situation, an explanation of the process that is before us and how you can help us protect our hard fought victory.   Hopefully, this email will help answer those questions.

• We won on election night with a total vote margin of approximately 11,500 votes out of over 4 million ballots cast statewide.  Our opponent did not concede and we have not been certified as the winner.  That certification will not take place until all “provisional” and outstanding “absentee” ballots are counted. There are approximately 47,000 of those ballots outstanding statewide.

• Provisional Ballots are ballots cast outside of the normal rules of the election.  Usually it is when someone tries to vote at a polling site that is not their polling site, or when a person does not provide a legitimate address for their voting record, etc. In these instances, a person is allowed to vote, but with a ballot that requires greater scrutiny in the counting process to make sure fraud has not occurred. Provisional ballots are not counted on election night. They are counted after the elections when each county board of election has time to analyze the ballot and do the proper research to verify the validity of the ballot.

• Provisional Ballots are “subjectively” analyzed by the local county board of elections in each of the 100 counties.  Each county picks the date they will view those ballots. The viewing of those ballots is a “public event”, open to members of the general public for viewing.  While each county can decide the date to handle those ballots, the process must be completed and the results turned over to the state board of elections no later than Nov. 16th.

• When the provisional ballots are turned over to the State Board, if we continue to maintain a lead in excess of 10,000 votes, the race will be declared over and we will be certified the winner.  If however, our lead drops below 10,000 votes, our opponent could then ask for a “recount”.

• Our opponent has publicly stated her intent to call for a “recount”.

• We are not fearful of a recount situation, as no statewide election in NC has been overturned by a recount. The only downside to the recount is the price tag, as the taxpayers would be on the hook for several million dollars to handle the recount in all 100 counties and our campaign would incur significant legal fees (in the hundreds of thousands) to ensure the integrity of the process in all 100 counties.

• The real challenge is not the “recount” which is pretty easy to monitor and a very objective process. The real challenge is the subjective viewing of the provisional ballots that takes place at the county level next week.  Again that process is monitored and under the direct leadership and control of the local county board of elections. Each local county board of elections is governed by a three member board. Each of those boards is comprised of 2 Democrats and 1 Republican member, giving the opposing party majority control of the decisions on how to handle those ballots. Our fate lies in the decisions those boards make.

• Because the provisional ballot decision process is so subjective, we have retained the legal services of a firm that has extensive experience handling recounts in NC state elections.  Under their leadership, we are building a legal team and volunteer corps of people to observer the 100 county boards as they handle and vote on the legitimacy of those ballots.  This process is a labor intensive and expensive logistical undertaking and we have been working on it around the clock (literally) since Election night.

 

Our need right now is financial.  We have extensive legal bills which will grow exponentially if we go to a full-fledged recount. We need you to dig deep and help if you can by making a secure online donation here.

Our need is immediate – as we retained our legal team 7:30 am the morning after the election and we are working around the clock. If you supported Dan in the election, stand by him now or it could be taken from us.

Thanks,
Hal Weatherman
Campaign Manager
Dan Forest for Lt. Governor

PLEASE DONATE HERE

 

 

Respectfully submitted by SilenceDogood2010 this Ninth Day of November in the Year of our Lord, Two Thousand Twelve.

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NC Voter Fraud: The Saga Continues

UPDATE – November 1, 2012

at 4 pm Eastern Standard Time

 

We NOW have a total of 4,343 (112 year olds) that have cast ballots here in North Carolina.

http://www.carolinatransparency.com/votetracker/gen2012/age/112/

After Oct. 31st, we NOW are sitting at 4,343 votes cast by 112 year old individuals. Click to enlarge the image OR visit the link if you want to see all the info.

Please educate yourself, AND OTHERS, on NC General Statute 163-82.4 at the link below.

Are all of these ‘Provisional Ballots’, as per the LAW?

Have these individuals been given the ‘Opportunity to Correct’ these errors as per the LAW?

UPDATE – October 24, 2012

at 10 am Eastern Standard Time

Text of Sections (a) & (e) from the NC General Statute concerning Voting, as quoted by Mr. Don Wright, the legal counsel for the NC State Board of elections. (Note: I’ve taken the liberty to BOLDFACE the key points below)

“§ 163-82.4.  Contents of application form.

(a)        Information Requested of Applicant. – The form required by G.S. 163‑82.3(a) shall request the applicant’s:

(1)        Name,

(2)        Date of birth,

(3)        Residence address,

(4)        County of residence,

(5)        Date of application,

(6)        Gender,

(7)        Race,

(7a)      Ethnicity,

(8)        Political party affiliation, if any, in accordance with subsection (c) of this section,

(9)        Telephone number (to assist the county board of elections in contacting the voter if needed in processing the application),

(10)      Drivers license number or, if the applicant does not have a drivers license number, the last four digits of the applicant’s social security number, and any other information the State Board finds is necessary to enable officials of the county where the person resides to satisfactorily process the application. The form shall require the applicant to state whether currently registered to vote anywhere, and at what address, so that any prior registration can be cancelled.

(e) Correcting Registration Forms. – If the voter fails to complete any required item on the voter registration form but provides enough information on the form to enable the county board of elections to identify and contact the voter, the voter shall be notified of the omission and given the opportunity to complete the form at least by 5:00 P.M. on the day before the county canvass as set in G.S. 163‑182.5(b). If the voter corrects that omission within that time and is determined by the county board of elections to be eligible to vote, the board shall permit the voter to vote. If the information is not corrected by election day, the voter shall be allowed to vote a provisional official ballot. If the correct information is provided to the county board of elections by at least 5:00 P.M. on the day before the county canvass, the board shall count any portion of the provisional official ballot that the voter is eligible to vote.”

http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_163/GS_163-82.4.html

   

And here is a sample of the NC Voter Registration Form. Note the RED required fields in these 2 images.

Top portion of the Form. Click to enlarge the image.

Bottom portion of the Form. Again, Click to enlarge the image.

 

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It appears that I have touched a nerve with the NC State Board of Elections  Executive Director Mr. Gary Bartlett.  I think it was Winston Churchill who once said:

“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.”

There is a story in the Raleigh News & Observer and Mr. Bartlett is claiming this IS NOT VOTER FRAUD.

“Just one problem: “It’s not voter fraud at all,” Bartlett said.

Debate over proposed voter ID laws have lingered throughout the election cycle, but the centenarian voters are in fact a result of a change in information collected by the state when people register to vote, Bartlett said.

He said that until the 1980s only age was collected when people registered to vote – not necessarily their date of birth – so a default of Jan. 1, 1900, was used for those who had not provided a birthdate.

In 2008, 9,856 votes were cast by people who were “108.” In 2010, 9,194 people who were “110” cast ballots. There have been 899 votes by people aged “112″ so far this year.

“These people have been registered for a long time,” Bartlett said. “Twice now, we’ve cross-checked these people with drivers licenses, but if we can’t find an exact match, we don’t change anything because we don’t want to put out false information.”

Mr. Bartlett, with all due respect sir, YOU have had AT LEAST 4 FULL YEARS to correct this problem. See the embedded Screen Grabs from 2008,  2010, and now 2012.  Most of these voters are located in only 4 different counties— Guilford, Cumberland, Forsyth and Davidson.

And “FALSE DATA” you say? Isn’t it FALSE DATA that you have currently assigned to these Centenarians? And since it’s FALSE DATA, shouldn’t those registrations be purged?

It’s real simple sir: You say you don’t have ‘Phone Numbers’ due to older registrations. You DO have a physical addresses for these folks so— Your office sends out a form letter that states;

“Your current voter information on file with the NC State BoE is Inaccurate / Incomplete. You MUST contact your local Board of Elections office to address these issues. If you do not respond within 60 Days, you will be removed from the Voter Rolls.”

108 Year Olds from the 2008 General Election. Click to enlarge the image.

110 Year Olds from the 2010 General Election. Click to enlarge the image.

112 Year Olds from our Current 2012 General Election. Click to enlarge the image.

 

Your excuses no longer hold any water. I’ll look forward to your Immediate Resignation.

Lastly, here’s some text I was sent by another Patriot Friend. They had sent off an email to Don Wright, NC BoE Legal Counsel and here’s his reply:

Dear Mr. XXXXXX,

GS 163-82.4 was passed by SL 1993, Chapter 74 and became effective January 1, 1995. It requires a date of birth for those that registered on and after the effective date. Prior to that , GS 163-72 required the voter to state “accurately as possible” their age. GS 163-72 was repealed after the new law when into effect.

Don Wright
General Counsel

And here’s the NCGS:

   

   

Respectfully submitted by SilenceDogood2010 this Twenty Third Day of  October in the Year of our Lord, Two Thousand Twelve.

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2010 NC General Election Voter Fraud

Let’s hop into the “WAYBACK MACHINE” with Peabody and his pet boy Sherman…shall we?

 

 

Peabody and his pet boy Sherman travel back to 1900, the birth year of these 110 Year Old Voters

 

The year is 2010— The place is North Carolina’s polling locations. 9194 individuals, 110 years old cast their ballots.

65.9% of them were Democrats and 30.91% were Republicans.

What really stands out, to ME anyway, is the FACT that 6,009 of them stood in line on November 2nd— The ACTUAL ELECTION DAY!

 

 

Click to enlarge the graphic

 

 

 

Most of these folks live in only 4 counties too:  Guilford, Forsyth, Cumberland and Davidson.

Source
http://www.carolinatransparency.com/votetracker/gen2010/age/110/

 

 

      

Respectfully submitted by SilenceDogood2010 this Twenty First Day of October in the Year of our Lord, Two Thousand Twelve.

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Get Off The Couch – Super Saturday October 6, 2012

This coming Saturday, October 6, 2012 is Super Saturday. Please volunteer to help by walking with your neighbors for a couple of hours.

     

Folks will be knocking on doors and spreading the word about local candidates and educating the general public.

For more information on the North Carolina events, please contact your local Victory Office.

And here’s a sign up form if you’d like to participate:
http://ncvictory2012.us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9040079aa01ed7301d3b92b4e&id=7a0862a096&fb_source=message

 

 

“Ask NOT what your Country can do for YOU,
but what YOU can do for your Country!”

~ John F. Kennedy

 

Respectfully submitted by SilenceDogood2010 this Thirtieth Day of September in the Year of oour Lord, Two Thousand Twelve.

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URGENT ALERT – GOP Rules Concern

Update August 28, 2012 at 2:30pm EDT

Call the NC State GOP HQ NOW —- Oppose the “Compromise” on Rule 15, Oppose the changes to Rule 12, and Support the full Minority Reports on the Rules.

North Carolina (919) 828-6423

If you need to find YOUR states GOP HQ’s Phone Number, See below:
     

Please locate the phone number of your State Republican Party Headquarters below, call them immediately, and tell them to oppose Romney’s new rules that strip grassroots activists of the ability to participate in the Republican platform process:

Alabama (205) 212-5900
Alaska (907) 276-4467
Arizona (602) 957-7770
Arkansas (501) 372-7301
California (916) 448-9496
Colorado (303) 758-3333
Connecticut (860) 422-8211
Delaware (302) 668-1954
District of Columbia (202) 289-8005
Florida (850) 222-7920
Georgia (404) 257-5559
Hawaii (808) 593-8180
Idaho (208) 343-6405
Illinois (312) 201-9000
Indiana (317) 635-7561
Iowa (515) 282-8105
Kansas (785) 234-3456
Kentucky (502) 875-5130
Louisiana (225) 389-4495
Maine (207) 622-6247
Maryland (410) 263-2125
Massachusetts (617)-523-5005
Michigan (517) 487-5413
Minnesota (651) 222-0022
Mississippi (601) 948-5191
Missouri (573) 636-3146
Montana (406) 442-6469
Nebraska (402) 475-2122
New Hampshire (603) 225-9341
North Carolina (919) 828-6423
Oregon (503) 595-8881
South Dakota (605) 224-7347
Vermont (802) 223-3411
Wisconsin (608) 257-4765
Nevada (702) 258-9182
New Jersey (609) 989-7300
North Dakota (701) 255-0030
Pennsylvania (717) 234-4901
Tennessee (615) 269-4260
Virginia (804) 780-0111
Wyoming (307) 234-9166
New Mexico (505) 298-3662
Ohio (614) 228-2481
Rhode Island (401) 732-8282
Texas (512) 477-9821
Washington (425) 460-0570
New York (518) 462-2601
Oklahoma (518) 462-2601
South Carolina (803) 988-8440
Utah (803) 988-8440
West Virginia (304) 768-0493

 

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I just received this info on Monday August 27, 2012. We need to alert our delegates in Tampa and STOP the adoption of these new RULES!

Here’s More from FreedomWorks!

 The move came at the encouragement of Mitt Romney supporters on the committee, including Romney’s top lawyer Ben Ginsberg, who stressed that it would grant “flexibility” to Romney and the committee to adapt to changing political environments. The rule allows the RNC to amend the party’s rules without a vote by the full Republican National Convention. And it offers the Republican Establishment a new tool to keep at bay Tea Party initiatives that threaten to embarrass or contradict party leadership and stray from a planned message.” (emphasis added)

 

 

 And here’s a link you can Tweet or whatever via Conservative Outpost. It lists the emails of the Rules committee too. Find your states members.

 http://www.conservativeoutpost.com/grassroots_conservatives_need_help_tampa

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And yet another link for info.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/grassroots-press-for-convention-floor-fight-over-r

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“Here is a list of delegates serving on the Rules Committee listed alphabetically by state.  Please take a moment to find the delegates from your state to urge them sign onto and Vote FOR the Minority Report from the Rules Committee to stop the proposed change. The vote is expected to take place Tuesday.  Please only contact delegates from your state.“

http://www.capwiz.com/eagleforum/issues/alert/?alertid=61768501

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Michelle Malkin’s take on this issue.

Full MM Link

“This past Friday, the RNC’s Convention Rules Committee voted – after several contentous votes – to change the party’s rules to allow future presidential candidates to have veto power over who can be delegates from any state – in other words, take power away from the grassroots and their ability to elect fellow conservatives as delegates.

This represents a brazen move by several Washington Beltway consultants and party insiders to diminish the power and influence of conservatives over the party.”

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The following is the text of a letter from Morton Blackwell. He is concerned about rule changes at the Republican National Convention:

 

Dear Fellow Delegate,

 

On Tuesday of this week, as Republican National Convention delegates, you and I will be voting on rules changes that could fundamentally change our Republican Party — and not for the better.

 

Over the years, I’ve served on the Louisiana and Virginia GOP Rules Committees. I currently serve on both the Republican National Committee’s Standing Committee on Rules and on the National Convention’s Committee on Rules and Order of Business.

 

I was Barry Goldwater’s youngest elected delegate in 1964, I was honored to serve on President Ronald Reagan’s White House Staff from 1981-1984, and I have attended every Republican National Convention Rules Committee meeting since 1972. My wife and I have contributed major donations to the Romney-Ryan campaign.

 

These rule changes are the most awful I’ve ever seen come before any National Convention.

 

I’m writing you today to urge you to join the growing effort to stop the worst-ever changes in this Rules Committee’s Report and to vote in favor of amendments to Rules 12 and 15. The Minority Reports will restore important rights and protections which state parties and grassroots Republicans would lose under the Rules Committee Report as written.

 

These amendments to Rules 12 and 15 are contained in Minority Reports supported by at least 25% of the members of this convention’s Committee on Rules and Order of Business.

 

It’s rare for Minority Reports to come before our national convention, but the issues involved here are vital to the future of our party.

 

I must tell you there is tremendous arm-twisting now to peel signers off of the Minority Reports.

 

Finally, whether on Minority Reports or on voting down the Rules, it will require at least six states’ delegations to insist upon a roll call vote.

 

I will not pretend that the deck is not stacked against us.

 

But many state leaders, liberty-minded activists, and grass-roots conservatives are up-in-arms as word of this power grab spreads.

 

Our convention will make this important decision Tuesday as some of our first work. Many folks skip these procedural sessions thinking nothing of importance occurs.

 

This year, that is far from the truth.

 

If the Rules Committee Report were to pass without adoption of the Minority Reports, it would amount to a power grab by Washington, D.C. party insiders and consultants designed to silence the voice of state party activists and Republican grassroots by:

 

*** Handing national party officials the power to change national party rules adopted by state and grassroots leaders at the Republican National Convention. For generations, the prohibition of manipulated changes in the national Rules of the Republican Party between national conventions has served as one of the crown jewels of our party. It’s a power grab which opens the door to many future power grabs.

 

*** Stripping state parties in all states with binding primaries of the power of choosing who will represent their states as national delegates and alternate delegates.

 

This outrageous change would empower presidential campaigns to disapprove and remove delegates and alternate delegates selected by rules adopted by state Republican parties. Rather than grassroots activists who won delegate and alternate delegate slots by following state party rules, a large majority of positions would be handed to top donors of the winning campaign.

 

*** Gutting the great and successful reform adopted in the current election cycle to stop the dangerous trend to front-load the selection of national convention delegates. Our party would move again toward a national primary which would deny grassroots Republicans the opportunity to vet presidential candidates in a nomination contest of reasonable length. This reform must not be abandoned.

 

Like most of us delegates to this convention, I’ve spent years gladly battling in the trenches for our Republican Party.

 

And as the President of the Leadership Institute — which specializes in training thousands of conservative activists, students, and leaders to fight for our country’s future — I can’t tell you how disheartened I am to see these rules changes even considered.

 

These rule changes would give good folks like you less of a say over our Republican Party in favor of insiders and consultants in Washington, D.C.

 

At a time when Tea Party activists have re-invigorated our Republican Party — leading to massive gains in the U.S. House, the Senate, and many state legislatures in the 2010 elections — why would we want to discourage activism?

 

Thanks to their efforts, you and I have a new generation of exciting conservative leaders in Washington, D.C., who — in many instances — were elected despite the opposition of establishment-backed opponents.

 

Certainly this is not to say GOP leaders are always wrong.

 

But history shows that our Republican Party grows when we welcome newly active participants and treat them fairly.

 

Our Republican Party is strongest when we listen to the wishes of grassroots conservatives.

 

Instead of strengthening our party, these insider power grabs will weaken it.

 

For these reasons, I urge you to join the growing effort to adopt the Minority Reports when the Rules Committee Report comes up for consideration by the convention.

 

Cordially,

Morton Blackwell

National Committeeman, Virginia

 

P.S. Some of the most important work of the convention will take place on Tuesday where you and I will be voting on rules that could fundamentally change our Republican Party for the worse.

 

New rules will be voted on that have been designed to silence state Republican parties and Republican grassroots in favor of party insiders and Washington, D.C.-based consultants.

 

The vote will take place at Tuesday’s convention session, and I’m counting on you join the growing effort to defeat these new rules.

 

Please vote to adopt the Minority Reports on Rules and urge your delegation to call for a roll call vote on all Rules-related votes.

Respectfully submitted by SilenceDogood2010 this Twenty Seventh Day of August in the Year of our Lord, Two Thousand Twelve. Please contact your Delegates that are now in Tampa.

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4 Largest Causes of US DEBT

This posting is in response to a Graphic that the LEFT is throwing out there. I found it on a Facebook page called ‘Go Left‘.

 

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Let us review some facts on spending, debt and the root cause of our economic downturn.

Jan. 3, 2007 110^th Congress takes their sworn Oath of Office. The Democrats hold a Majority in both the House & Senate. The TOTAL Debt BEFORE they took over ~ $8.5 Trillion.  (see Chart below)

Debt Chart. Click for a larger image view.

2007 Debt = ~ $9.0 Trillion — 0.5 Trillion INCREASE

2008 Debt  = ~ $10 Trillion— 1 Trillion INCREASE (1^st year EVER for that much DEBT INCREASE in HISTORY) Note: Barack Hussein Obama Wins the White House via massive Voter Fraud and Full support by a Main Stream Media that refuses to do THEIR J-O-B!

2009 Debt = Over $12 Trillion (Dems control House, Senate & the White House) and an over $2 Trillion INCREASE. Congratulations—- A NEW WORLD RECORD!

Note: During 2009, while all of this SPENDING was going on, a RAG TAG group of  people, just a handful of people too if you believe the Liberal MSM, started to meet with each other. Say “HELLO” to a JUST A FEW of my BUDDIES!!

The TEA Party.

The 9-12 March on DC.

8-28-10 Restoring Honor Rally in DC. Click for a larger image.

2010 Debt = Just UNDER $2 Trillion INCREASE to ~ $14 Trillion (AND they spent roughly 3 months campaigning and LOST control of the HOUSE to the Republicans)

2011 Debt = Republicans slowed the $2 TRILLION INCREASES to almost HALF and total Debt is a little over $15 Trillion

And ANOTHER RECORD set by the Dems, it’s been over 1200 DAYS since the Senate has passed a budget.

Summary: The 4 BIGGEST DEBT DRIVERS are Pelosi, Reid, BHO and democRATS! $5.5 TRILLION INCREASE (14Tril – 8.5 Tril = 5.5) in ONLY 4 years from 2007 through 2011!

Stimulus = Fail; Clash for Clunkers = Fail; Auto Bailout = FAIL; Solyndra/Green Initiative = FAIL; Root Cause of the poor economy NOW was the Frank/Dodd financial policy w/ Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac…. and I could go on & on, but it’ll just make the Liberals mad.

Respectfully submitted by SilenceDogood2010 this Twelfth Day of August in the Year of Lord, Two Thousand Twelve. 

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Durham Victory Center PhotoBlog

A simple photo blog of the Grand Opening of The Durham, NC GOP Victory Center.

 

 

 

 

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Come by and see us at 3600 North Duke Street, Suite 19 in Durham, NC.

 

 

 

This is in North Duke Mall on the Roxboro Road side. Just up from Ole NC Barbeque.

 

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted by SilenceDogood2010 this Twenty Fifth Day of July in the Year of our Lord, Two Thousand Twelve.

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