Republican Conference-All Republicans offer your opinions

[Jake]

This thread is for all Republicans to offer their opinions on the direction of the party and how to improve the party and its stature.



My first comment is that our party should be geared towards winning elections through economic conservatism.  We need to prove that we're the party of fiscal responsibility and accountability.

My second is that we need to reform the party bylaws in regards to leadership elections and conduct of party business.

[Jake]

This is a party of economic and social conservatism, but we need to emphesive (sp?) the economic isues to the voters. 

Here is a draft proposal for our Part Bylaws.  Not complete.  please comment.

Atlas Forum Republican Party Bylaws

Section One-The Chairman, Secretary, and Party Council
1) It should be the policy of the Atlas Forum Republican Party (hereafter referred to as the AFRNC)to elect a chairman through a majority vote of party members.  The vote will be done through approval voting at an appropriate thread on the Atlas Fantasy Forum.
2) The Chairman of the AFRNC will be elected every four months on the first weekend {Friday through Sunday} of the third, seventh, and eleventh months.  In addition, a no-confidence vote can be called if five party members deliver a signed petition to the Chairman of the AFRNC.  A recall election will then be held with candidates voting on whether to replace the Chairman and voting on who the successor should be. If the AFRNC Chairman should resign, an election to replace him will be held on the second weekend after his resignation.
3) The Party Secretary shall be appointed by the Chairman.  The secretary shall be in charge of GOTV efforts, voter recruitment, and recording party business.
4) The Party Council shall be made up of the Party Chairman, Party Secretary, and five members appointed by the Chairman to represent each region. This council will be responsible for internal party issues and will be super delegates at the Party Convention.



Section Two-The Party Congress
1) The Party Congress shall be made up of all registered Republican Party members.  It shall meet at least every four months to revise the party platform, elect the Chairman, and nominate candidates for elections.
2) The Party Congress shall have the power to amend the platform by a majority votes of those members assembled.



Section Three-Nominating Candidates
1) If two or more AFRNC candidates choose to run for the same office, excluding the AFRNC Presidential Nomination, a primary election shall be held.  At the date of the Party Chairman's choosing, but at least three weeks before the General Election, the primary shall begin.  Republicans from the elected office's constituency will have two votes  to cast any way they please and those Republicans from outside the constituency shall have one vote to cast as they please.
2) The nomination process for the Republican Party's presidential candidate will be conducted by giving all Republican voters 50 delegates at the Party Convention.  At the Convention, each voter will cast their delegates in any manner they see fit, to any candidate, from any party.  The seven members of the Party Council will have 100 delegates to cast in any manner they see fit.  When a candidate has received a majority of the delegates cast after two days of voting, that person shall be nominated as the AFRNC Presidential Candidate. 
3) The Convention will also elect a Vice-Presidential nominee using the above procedure.

[Jake]

One thing it seems that are party can agree upon is that change is needed.  Hopefully at our convention (Omaha ?) we can bring that change.  Until then, we must get organized as a party and prepare to institute the change we need. 

We need to base our party structure on the UAC party struture.  Make it organized and appoint party leaders to keep the party moving in the right direction. 

We also need to start handing out endorsements.  I don't believe we've endorsed a candidate in the Mid East Gubernatorial race.

[Jake]

Sorry, but when you can't even choose a convention site without pages of controversy, you are in trouble.

When we need advice about creating voters, we'll turn to you.   

I'm trying to figure out what my slight connection to the former Senator has to do with my comment above.

Think about it...It'll come

[Jake]

Phil and Akno take it out of this thread....Now to get back on message, continue our discussion on the problems in the GOP.

Al says we don't run enough candidates.  He's right.  It's like putting all your money in the same stock or betting it all on the same horse.  We are going to get burnt one of these days.  We could get Naso to run against Nym, throw eveything we have behind States, Colin, and Bono.  We also need to get some Gubernatorial candidates running.  DanielX, someone in the North East, someone in the Mid West.  Run candidates, or we don't win.