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[TruthAtLast]

Also, we might consider introducing two party rules:

1) No party resources (money, mailing lists, websites, whatever the state party has spent money–our donations–on to acquire) shall go to candidates or elected party members who do not support the platform.

2) No party member holding office or party official is obligated to support a candidate or elected official who does not support the platform.

What good is a platform if defying it carries no consequences? What good is party unity if we are not united in our principles?

I’m sure that you all can find lots of other good issues and resolutions to address. If you would like a copy of resolutions that have been introduced in other states, please email me and I will send you a copy.

Remember, if we hope to take back our party, we have to be participating in these forums. Please make every effort to attend one of these meetings.

Bring others with you and make your voice heard.

What I like about these resolutions, is that it could be passed off as being "anti-Ron Paul"

So you could easily play it like "we don't want those Ron Paul people using our money or being able to vote for anyone who doesn't support our platform. We need to protect our party from these people!"

I bet presenting it this way would get buy in from the old GOP very quickly.

What they don't realize is that once we change the platform then the rule works in our favor. haha

Once they realize that "their" candidate doesn't support the platform, they're screwed. Jedi mind trick!

 

[Banana]

TruthAtlast gets it.

This should be pushed at all conventions. It's time to tell party that they should be doing grassroots' bidding, not the bidding of "presumptive nominee"!

 

[mcgraw_wv]

I see those resolutions to be used against Ron Paul more than for against McCain.

Every Die Hard GOPer, would say McCain represents the platform and RP doesn't. Any rule like this can be used for good and evil. It's still a restriction, and it prevents people from evolving the party.

It's bad all around.