Tuesday, 17 February 2015
Taking Candy From A Baby
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While it is True that anyone who has ever used the phrase, "As easy as taking Candy from a Baby." has probably never TRIED to take Candy from a Baby.
It does evoke the image of taking a mean spirited advantage of someone defenseless.
The image brought to mind would not one might think be that of the Linn County Central Committee but under the present leadership it is.
A lot of us may remember the dustup over a difference of opinion concerning an Ad earlier this year.
Our Chair claims there was an agreement to place an Ad and that they recieived Art Work for it,.
The Business does not dispute that but takes the position that that is not the full story,
They claim they informed the Chair that a Proof Copy for review and a Contract was required of ALL parties they entered into an agreement for an Ad with,
And that lacking that there was No Agreement.
The Chair threatened them with exposure to the Central Committee and the potential for Bad PR
Within 24 hours our Webmaster had placed on the LCRCC Facebook Page and on the Facebook Pages of 20 people a Call to Boycott them for, Failure to Pay their Bills.
So everyone might understand why I was surprised that the Chair was stonewalling on US paying volunteers for efforts that we had agreed OURSELVES to compensate for,.
The following is an Email exchange concerning on very active young volunteer who is staill Waiting for His compensation,
I Will make more comments in a follow up post later this morning,
For now I will let you peruse this exchange.,
However since the August Minutes of the LCRCC Meeting are brought up I have provided a link to the FULL Minutes
They were very selective in their quotes and refrained from presenting some important Facts that I WILL bring up in my Follow Up Post.
Linn County Republican Central Committee Meeting Minutes 08-19-2014
Mrs. Golding,
I can understand why you would have been under the impression that I would have access to documentation relating to the numbers of absentee ballot request forms brought back by our volunteers. Thank you for acknowledging that the role I played at the Victory Office extended to helping with the day-to-day operations in addition to phone calling and meal preparation. Carlos Cruz and I made one hell of a team, if I do say so, and I ask you to consider the unique role I played, and how those skills of mine that contributed to that role will be an asset to the role of LCRCC Secretary, for which I have declared my candidacy. I hope I can count on your vote.
However, ma'am, the Absentee Ballot Incentive project was not planned or managed by the Victory Office and/or it's director. It was a project of the Central Committee. Because, as the chief executive of the Central Committee, you and the other Executives are charged with the responsibility of transacting our Committee's business during the interim of the meetings, I am now quite concerned at your admission that you do not possess any documentation of the absentee ballot (AB) request forms for the time period after the September 16th meeting. Are you telling me that in the 49 days after the September meeting leading up to (and including) Election Day, that you and the other Executives never once worked with Carlos to obtain the proper figures to carry out the duties that were assigned to you in the August 2014 motion? If such is the case, ma'am, are you at least able to explain why you neglected this responsibility?
In your response today to my email of January the 23rd, you did not clarify if you have conferred with any of the other Executives about the request I made to investigate and resolve the situation. If you have not yet, I hope you will immediately communicate with them. I'm puzzled at your silence on the issue until now, since in my January 23rd email, when I originally brought this to the attention of you and the other executives, I requested that the issue be resolved by the next Central Committee meeting, which is now in less than 48 hours. I'd rather not dwell on the inattention to date, and instead urge that the focus be on fixing this error in the limited time we have left, but I fear that if there was no collecting of records in the second half of September, as well as October and November, then our chances of finding them now and rewarding Ian with the money he earned are slim to none. I wish it were different.
In hindsight, I can see why it wasn't necessarily advantageous to you to collect the AB request form totals, since your presence at the Victory Office was very limited. Should we approve a project like this in the future, (and yes, even after this mess-up, I still hope we do,) I (or several other people, I'm sure) would be happy to keep track of the records, as I expect to be at the office in 2016 as regularly as I was this past autumn.
If worse comes to worse, at the very least, I would be willing to contribute $10.00 of my limited resources toward the amount that Ian deserves. If you and other Executives contribute, it would be relatively simple to come up with a reward similar to the amount he earned in the first place. First, though, I do encourage you to reach out to the other Executives and at least attempt to resolve the situation. I'm glad we can agree that Ian should receive a token of appreciation for his hard work during the campaign.
Sincerely,
Althea Cole
Monday, 16 February 2015
Comments From My Readers
One problem with my blogsite is that the Comments Link at the bottom of the Posts is in a very Small Font.
Making it easy to overlook.
For that purpose I have decided to Post some the recent Comments here for those who might not have seen them
Duplicate Posts
The Dialogue between Daffy Dan and the Gemini Jim Knox continues.
And like our Webmaster does in his Committee Facebook Posts If One is Good then he seems to think two or more are better.
So he has repeated posting an online article from about 6 years ago for the Second time
SO I have become again the focus of a left wind attack nut job Daffy Dan or Kentucky Dan also known as Dan Kauffman who seem to think they can reference another liberal blog The Cow Girl who made it one of their primary focuses to attack their biggest threat, me as a Montana Legislator..
Yes this is the same Daffy Dan as referenced in this 2009 blog who is still going the same things to destroy the local republican party
The drama never ends in Linn County GOP politics. Recently, Tim Palmer, editor of the Hawkeye Review Blog, was elected Chairman of the Linn County GOP. Linn County Republicans also elected a new Co-Chair,...
The article in question concerns my activities some 6 years ago when I observed that the then Executive Board as the Present one does now, was Violating the County Constitution, ByLaws and Rules of Order.
I took a stand against that acitvity as I have been doing recently
The culmination came when the Chair Ruled out of Order and refused to recognize a young man who rose to Challenge the Decision of the Chair.
He was reading his motion from a volume of Roberts Rules of Order when the Chair ruled him Out of Order and Refused to Recognize him.
At the Next meeting there was a Certified Parliamentarian in attendance and that Chair resigned his position to help a friend run for Congress.
The rest concerns my reaction when I was shown unquestionable evidence that some leaders of Faithbased Poltical Groups were engaged in Money Laundering and Corrupt Political Practices,.
I STAND BY MY ACTIONS portrayed in that article
As I am sure Mr Knox stands by his actions when he forgot that he was commenting in the Billings Gazette under the name of Nancy L and mistakenly signed his on name James Knox.
Or when he used his position to orchestrate a Denial of Service Attack on another Rebublican
Daffy Dan
I would say that when Mr Knox posted the following he speaks with the Voice of Experience
I have found at times when one takes a stand, generally a righteous stand is when the most vicious attacks upon ones integrity occur. I do not know about you, but I have also notices these attacks most often are made with ‘empty arrows’; that is false accusations, purposeful misconstrued information, and outright lies.
Haters hate! This is what they do. They revel in the moments they feel their arrows strike victory and then revel again when they can deceive, but mostly they revel when you are unable to love.
I love a good Hater for it reminds me I am on track, hitting the mark and impacting outcome in a positive manner.
DAFFY DAN
As for Empty Arrows the Two Screen shots above
one from the Billings Gazette where Mr Knox forgot he was posting as Nancy L and signed his own name
and the other where he used his position as an Elected Official to organize a Denial of Service Attack on another Republican?
Are called in the vernacular Original Sources,
Because I do not believe that either the Billings Gazette nor Mr Knox's Email account could be described as
Liberal Blogs
UPDATE
Took about 4 hours to ahve the hatting Eagle take his dump again.... predictable...
DAFFY DAN
Can Anyone Tell me what a "Hatting Eagle is?"
Maybe Something like this?
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Or would that be more properly be called a HOODY Eagle?
I don't think he means I am distinguished Like
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I would say Mr Knox thinks of me as more Like
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Sunday, 15 February 2015
Daffy Dan And Lawful Good
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Quest for Lawful Good
It would seem I am a topic of conversation again,
Not hard to understand it the result of
shedding of light on some of their activities that I provide
Rather interesting to witness the desperateness of Daffy Dan and his clan as time grows near to the crowning moment. Does despicable behavior that supports lying, cheating, misinformation and illegal activity prevail over truth, facts and restrained respectful power?
Daffy Dan
I would say Mr Knox would probably say Yes to this question
When one looks at reports of his activities in his previous locations
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In the comments to a Billings Gazette
opinion piece endorsing his opponent for
city council last election cycle, James
Knox logged on asjknox65 (whose profile
says he is a fan of the Billings
Heights) and defended himself in the third
person, as if he was a separate human
being. Here’s what he had to say about
himself.
First, Knox says he came to his own door
to campaign in the rain:
I must applaud Mr. Knox for he is running hard and showing through actions that he wants the position of serving us in the heights. He came to my home while it was raining, thought it was odd he was willing to campaign in the rain, but I could see no alternate motives at all.
I keep reading how people in Billings want representatives that will listen and consider different options. Why not consider Knox? He is running a good company in two states. Perhaps he can bring some good ideas to Billings City Council? Someone here said there is a reason Cimmino was not elected previously and I think they are right.
Daffy Dan
I am trying picture Mr Knox coming to his own door and campaigning in the rain with himself. Intriging image,
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Another Hard Knock for Rep James KnoxRepresentative James Knox used his website www.citizentruth.com (it has since been removed but check out this link about it) to degrade city firefighters. Here is ... |
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According to a report released by the city of Billings yesterday, Knox’s ongoing and one-sided feud with the firefighters didn’t end with his cool new website. It appears that he was not only commenting on the Billings Gazette online forums under various online identities, he also caused a serious altercation between the Fire Chief and several retired and active duty firefighters while they were eating at a local restaurant. Here is the story:
Retired firefighters Don Regnier, Phil Phillippi and Ed Newlin and active firefighters Mike Martin and Ron Martin (no relation) were having their weekly breakfast on Dec. 7 at the Alpine Casino on 16th Street West. A firefighter made a reference to a comment left online in discussion (shown below) of a Billings Gazette article about the firefighters by “taxed2crabbiness” who they suspected was actually Rep. James Knox who was seated at the next table- also eating I presume.
Knox
It may be said that desperate times call for desperate
measures, but I personally believe integrity trumps all
and a win through compromising ones integrity is not a
win at all.
Daffy Dan
It does however help to HAVE Integrity in the first place
Representative James Knox, Continues to Dig his Hole
I’d sure appreciate if Montana’s Speaker of the House, Mike Milburn, would assert some control over his representatives. I’m tired of defending their actions as well as defending myself FROM them, one in particular. James Knox sent me an email a few minutes ago.
from | Rep. Knox <james@vote4knox.com> | to | Nicole French | cc | Alicia Knox <alicia@kbscs.com> | date | Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 3:00 PM | subject | My lawyer will | |
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Nicole,
I and my wife have printed all conversations and the message you have posted on the web is not in any of our history. I ask that you email me the date your claim of this valid message else I will be taking legal action for slander against my wife.
Your call, I will.
James
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James Knox, you asked for it so you’ve got it! The date in question is April 5, 2011. Would you care to look at the screenshot again? Although I do actually like your lovely wife Alicia, I don’t care for dishonest politicians. Just one time, I’d appreciate if you could accept the blame and move on- you could even try apologizing for your increasingly improper behavior. If I were you, I would be more concerned about the other allegations circling about you. Here’s a screenshot anyway though, watch for any grammatical mistakes, as I’m sure they are the fault of someone else, perhaps George Soros. I feel the need to remind you that Mr. Knox would NEVER use poor grammar…
Knox
As I have served in politics through multiple roles, boards, elected positions, policy advisers and so on. I can say that Integrity is something extremely rare; most claim to have it but few and I mean very few do.
DAFFY DAN
Now I find something Mr Knox and I agree on. The rarity of integrity and the prevalence of
those claim to possess it
The Many Faces of James Knox: More Knox Personalities Come to Light
These same followers will be interested to know that evidence has recently been uncovered that the fascinating Knox has other personalities, or alter-personalities, as they are known to initiates. The field of psychology has determined that the alternate personality is often a defense mechanism, and it appears to serve as such for Knox as well. These personalities manifest themselves as Knox “supporters” who come to his aid whenever Knox feels under fire. When Knox needs a supporter, he simply becomes him or her.
Nancy L said on: November 4, 2009, 6:15 am
I am looking forward to Mr. Knox’s campaign on city truths he informed me he is about to publically[sic] present. He told me he will make it his responsibility to show how Billings pays employees to sit around on Sundays, how as an employer, the city is being held captive due to the public’s not knowing the truth. I am sure since he is not on council he will have a lot more leeway to tell the truth.
Thanks Mr. Knox for your efforts and I look forward to seeing you serve in the future.
Nancy L
However, the most compelling evidence that “Nancy L” is Knox appears when, halfway through one of “Nancy L’s” postings defending Knox, Knox apparently switches back to the main personality by signing a “Nancy L” post as “James Knox” (and here’s the screen shot)
DAFFY DAN
It is a Sad State of a Affairs when someone cannot keep straght
Exactly which personality they are in,
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DAFFY DAN
I could go on, But it might get redundant, I believe a pattern is emerging
The attack on Town and Country Godfathers was merely one of a long
line of this type of behavior by Mr Knox
The above and recent activity and the Integrity Report issued by
Iowa Live
Clearly indicate that we need ot Clean our Own House.
And a good start would be to
ELECT NEW LEADERSHIP
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Althea Cole's Answers
Althea Cole is Runing is for Secretary
You may read her Bio and Position Statement
HERE
Hey, Dan! Here are my answers!
The Linn County Constitution on the subject of the balance
of power between the Executive Board and the Central
Committee says
"The Executive
Committee is subject to the orders of the Linn County Central Committee, and none of its acts
shall conflict with actions of the Linn County Central Committee."
The Bylaws state that the Executives are to
"assist in the formulation of policies for the conduct of the affairs of the
Republican Party and such other matters as may be assigned."
What is YOUR opinion of these statements as regards decision making
power?
Dan, just as I believe that the government should not do for us what we can do for ourselves, the Executives of the LCRCC should not do for the Central Committee what the Committee can do for itself. Yes, the Executives are elected, in part, to continue the business of the Committee in the time between meetings, but the operation of the Central Committee should not and does not begin and end with the Executive Committee. I've read both the Constitution and the By-Laws. The areas of each that you cited in your questions say it all:
"Assist in the formulation of policies."
"Subject to the orders of the Linn County Central Committee."
"None of its actions shall conflict with actions of the Linn County Central Committee."
Dan, we as a Central Committee have a large group with such a diverse set of talents and gifts. I feel that our talents are being underutilized as of late, and I'm optimistic that this will change with new, effective leadership. Once we return to being the vibrant, enthusiastic, active body of Republicans that we have been in the past, we will find ourselves questioning the role of the Executives less and celebrating our successes as Republicans more.
Should the provision for removing a member for active support
of an opponent of a Republican Nominee be enforced?
The short answer, Dan, is, "Yes."
It's unfortunate that the Central Committee recently found itself in a position to enforce this provision. I fully support the Committee in its decision to remove a member for actively supporting a Republican opponent. I also welcome the removed member to return and reapply for membership if the member should wish to do so. But we are a body that exists to get Republicans elected. When I was preparing the minutes from the January Central Committee meeting, I ensured that our Mission Statement remained at the top, as it always has: "The Linn County Republican Central Committee works to elect Republicans in support of the principles, goals, and ideals of the Republican Party." We cannot elect Republicans when our own members are actively working against them. We must not, however, dwell on the contention brought about by the making of hard decisions like these and allow resentment to fester. Such resentment threatens to cause a great deal more harm to our Committee than any one member could cause by supporting an opponent.
Dan, I appreciate these questions! I've worked hard for the Central Committee over the last year. By running for Secretary, I'm asking for a chance to work even harder. Therefore, I welcome more of your and every one else's questions. You and your readers can reach out to me with additional questions via my email address: altheacole8gmail.com.
Thanks, Dan! We're gonna have SO MUCH FUN IN 2016!!!!!
Oh We Got Trouble Right Here In River City
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Oh we got Trouble
Right Here in River City
And that Starts with a Tee
Which Rhymes with a Cee
and that Stands for Chair!
Iowa Live
Has a scorching investigative report on
IOWA'S POLITICAL, COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEES NEEDLEADERSHIP!!
Greetings, Governor Branstad and all—
Controversy in the Linn County Republican Central Committee (LCRCC) caught Iowalive net workers’ attention and led to this performance report for both Linn County Republican and Democrat Central Committees—and for County Central Committees in the entire state as well. The 3rd table below shows a threat to the future of two political parties, if not the American Republic itself. And Iowalive net workers also found the larger the county population, the worse the performance numbers. Bigger is not better, Governor!! It’s worse!!
The Linn County controversy arose over The Linn County Republican Central Committee Treasurer’s refusal to sign checks sought by the Chair without the entire committee voting to spend the money. The Treasurer was following the committee's rules on expenditures.
Then there was a $100 check the treasurer, having an impressive Integrity Index Score of 560, mistakenly wrote on the LCRCC instead of the Iowa Conservative Union (ICU), in April 2014. Realizing his error, the treasurer immediately contacted the Iowa Campaign Ethics and Disclosure Board (ICEDB) to rectify the error—which easily resulted in a check for $100 issued by the ICU to the LCRCC. End of story as far as the ICEDB was concerned.
Except, the LCRCC chair and the webmaster have pounced on the $100 check non-issue and fabricated and perpetuated a mess, and are much more interested in obtaining ICU financials than improving LCRCC’s pathetic efficiency and effectiveness. Suffice it to say, an officer with a high Integrity Index Score of 560, doing his job in the LCRRC, appears to be unwelcomed by the Chair of the Committee. The numbers in the following two tables show evidence of poor chair leadership.
LINN COUNTY REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRAT CENTRAL COMMITTEES SHOW WHY POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS COST SO MUCH AND ACCOMPLISH AND INFORM SO LITTLE
LINN COUNTY POLITICAL PARTIES WOULD BE WELL SERVED TO ELECT MUCH BETTER TOP LEVEL LEADERSHIP! The Perceived Problem With the Republican Central Committee Treasurer is a Fabrication! The Chair Candidate and 4 New Candidates Seeking Sub Tier Positions Are No Improvement. Source: Iowalive 2-12-15 |
LINN COUNTY POLITICAL PARTIES | Integrity Index Score, Year-to-Date 2-1-15 | Avg. Operating Efficiency, Year-to-Date 2-1-15 | Avg. Political Effectiveness, Year-to-Date 2-1-15 |
Linn County Republican Central Committee Executives, Other Than Chair | 260 | 30% | 20% |
Linn County Democratic Central Committee Executives, Other Than Chair | 150 | 18% | 13% |
Linn County Democratic Central Committee | 2 | 5% | 3% |
Linn County Republican Central Committee | 25 | 15% | 2% |
Linn County Republican Central Committee Chair | 11 | 3% | 1% |
Linn County Republican Central Committee Finance & Election Teams | 13 | 3% | 1% |
Linn County Democratic Central Committee Treasurer and Finance | 2 | 1% | 1% |
Linn County Democratic Central Committee Chair | 1 | 1% | 1% |
Integrity is Adherence to Moral and Ethics Principles. The Antonym of Integrity is Evil |
Integrity Index Score Derivation Methods are Posted on Website:http://www.iowalive.net/integrityderivation.htm |
*Average on a scale of 0 to 1,000 tops, where significant integrity starts at 300, evil is at 250 and below. Grand larceny scores 40. |
Operating Efficiency Derivation Methods are Posted on Website:http://www.iowalive.net/deriveopeff.htm Political Effectiveness Was Determined Similarly. |
Anyone Claiming to Have Better Numbers is Asked to Provide Them, Along With Derivation Methods Used. |
COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES PRODUCED POOR RESULTS
LINN COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES CLAIMED BY THE CHAIR | Integrity Index Score | Avg. Political Effectiveness | COMMENTS |
Played a significant role in electing Joni Ernst & Rod Blum | 2 | 1% | As a result, Joni & Blum each gained about 1,000 votes in Linn County (1.1% of Co. vote for Ernst) |
Brought FOX News & Congressman Jason Chaffetz to our caucus | 100 | 2% | Chair’s objectives and results expectations for these activities were not clearly defined and communicated |
Collaborated with other Republican groups to co-host a TV-broadcast US Senate Forum | 110 | 2% |
Hosted the District Convention | 100 | 1% |
Donated money to our local candidates | 300 | 15% | Chair didn't say how much was donated |
Integrity is Adherence to Moral and Ethics Principles. The Antonym of Integrity is Evil |
Integrity Index Score Derivation Methods are Posted on Website: http://www.iowalive.net/integrityderivation.htm |
*Average on a scale of 0 to 1,000 tops, where significant integrity starts at 300, evil is at 250 and below. Grand larceny scores 40. |
Operating Efficiency Derivation Methods are Posted on Website: http://www.iowalive.net/deriveopeff.htm Political Effectiveness Was Determined Similarly. |
Anyone Claiming to Have Better Numbers is Asked to Provide Them, Along With Derivation Methods Used. |
Althea Cole For Secretary
We have a late entry in the Executive Board Elections
Althea Cole is Running for Secretary,
I have sent her my Nominee Questions and will post her responce when I get it.
Her Bio and Postion Statement can be found
HERE
Anyone Else who wishes to send her Nominee Questions can do so at
altheacole8@gmail.com <altheacole8@gmail.com>
Don't Make Me Hurt You
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I received the following email recently. It concerns events I have posted in--
If It's Not Written Down
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In Their Own Words
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And
Show Us The Proof
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Keith would not mind if you do what you do with this.
John
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THOSE WHO STAND FOR NOTHING WILL FALL FOR ANYTHING...
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 18:11:59 -0500
Keith,
I responded to your email and letter with an acceptance of your offer to meet with you and your attorney to discuss this issue. My letter was sent January 23 and I have not heard back from you. The problem is not going away, as Mr. Conklin, Mr. Kauffman and others have repeated your claims, printed the letter with your signature and posted on the web.
Your letter is libelous and we are treating it seriously. For that reason, I eagerly accept a meeting with your attorney, and, if necessary, with Godfather’s corporate attorney. The whole matter seems to be directly related to the misrepresentation by others. I have phone records, meeting minutes and other sources that refute the story.
For your information, the $200 for your advertising was paid by others. The issue of your libelous comments remains.
This needs to be addressed, and I would prefer that we meet in person to "clear the air'"- with our attorneys present.
Please let me hear from you by Feb 17.
Cindy Golding
Just my opinion but the above does not sound like what the way a Party Official should be treating a formerly, but probably no longer generous donor to the Linn County Republican Party.
Not a Good Way IMO to Help Republicans Get Elected.
But a VERY Good Reason to
ELECT NEW LEADERSHIP
Saturday, 14 February 2015
Brett Mason's Answers
Brett Mason is Runing is for Co-Chair
You may read his Bio and his Position Statement
HERE
Hi Dan,
Thank you for the opportunity to share my understanding of the Constitution and Bylaws of the LCRCC. Here's my response:
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The Linn County Constitution on the subject of the balance
of power between the Executive Board and the Central
Committee is subject to the orders of the Linn County Central Committee, and none of its acts
shall conflict with actions of the Linn County Central Committee."
The Bylaws state that the Executives are to
"assist in the formulation of policies for the conduct of the affairs of the
Republican Party and such other matters as may be assigned."
What is YOUR opinion of these statements as regards decision making power?
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Here's my response, and my simple answer at the end:
1.Constitution supercedes the Bylaws, when it declares: "... shall have power to adopt by-laws to carry out its duties and the purposes of this Constitution."
2. Bylaws are more practical clarifications of the principle(s) found in the Constitution
3. Constitution has an earlier clause which context provides the direct answer to your question: "The general management of the affairs of the party in Linn County is vested in the Linn County Central Committee, subject to direction from time to time by the County convention of the party. The Linn County Central Committee shall have such officers and administrative personnel as it may determine and shall organize its operations to attain the objectives of the Republican Party, and shall have power to adopt by-laws to carry out its duties and the purposes of this Constitution."
4. Constitution then goes directly to how leadership operates, by describing officers: "The officers of this Central Committee shall be a chairman, co-chairman, secretary and treasurer, and such other members as the County Central Committee in its by-laws may provide."
THEREFORE, my answer is that the Central Committee votes leadership to take the committee forward. The Leadership is Chairman, Co-Chairman, Secretary, and Treasurer.
The officers are not equal nor identical. The Bylaws make their roles specific and clear:
1. The Chair shall be the Executive Officer and conduct all meetings of the Central Committee and assist in the formulation of policies for the conduct of the affairs of the Republican Party and such other matters as may be assigned.
2. The Vice-Chair shall conduct all meetings in the absence of the Chair and assist in formulating policies matters as may be assigned.
3. The duties of the Secretary are to keep the minutes of the meetings and read them at the following meeting, unless waived.
4. The duties of the Treasurer are to keep records of all receipts and disbursements. All checks shall be signed b the Treasurer and countersigned by the Chair or Co-Chair. Checks in excess of $500.00 and not previously budgeted shall have the approval of the County Central Committee. The Treasurer shall prepare a two-year budget for approval of the County Central Committee and the same shall be presented at the first meeting of the non-elective calendar year
Your question seems to imply that the Executive Board should stand up front and wait for the Committee to think things up and decide things, and then act accordingly.
The ByLaws show that the Chair is the Executive Officer. He/She alone leads, or "executes" one might say.
Similarly, the Co-Chair is to lead meetings when the chair cannot, and shall also assist in formulating policies as may be assigned.
Next, the Secretary shall keep meetings, a recorder if you will, and read these back at the next meeting.
Also, the Treasurer shall record all receipts and disbursements. Budget responsibilities are declared as well.
Once again, the Constitution expands the leadership activities of the Chair by requiring these officers, and adding administrative personnel, as well as organized activities to attain the objectives of the Republican Party.
MY OPINION IS that the question you posed regarding the Leadership Team is somewhat askew, as the Constitution and Bylaws clearly show the central committee electing a chair, and the other officers listed. These then follow the lead of the chair as the Executive Officer.
Paul Wood's Answers
Paul Wood is Runing is for Co-Chair
You may read his Bio and his Position Statement
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Good afternoon Daniel, Thank you for the email and the very good questions. I confess I am an "outsider" so am not privy to the inner machinations of the Central Committee and the Executive Committee. Which is run of the reasons why I wish to run for the post of Co-Chair. I have worked with supporting the national party rather than the local party. It is said that one should not only talk the talk but to walk the walk. I have spoken about several issues in the past but never took action. Now I feel the time is right to commit myself to a more active role. Here are my thoughts on your questions.
The Linn County Constitution on the subject of the balance
of power between the Executive Board and the Central
Committee says
"The Executive Committee is subject to the orders of the Linn County Central Committee, and none of its acts
shall conflict with actions of the Linn County Central Committee."
The Bylaws state that the Executives are to
"assist in the formulation of policies for the conduct of the affairs of the Republican Party and such other matters as may be assigned."
What is YOUR opinion of these statements as regards decision making power?
Making decisions in relation to how committee’s are run can be difficult. Finding the balance of power between an Executive Committee and the Central Committee can lead to conflict and at times personal bias. It is important that the Executive committee be given some autonomy as to how they shall look after the grass roots members. The Executive Committee should have a greater say in the formulation of policy then work with the Central Committee to make decisions more relevant to day to day running.
In addition the Linn County Constitution states
"A member may be removed by the County Central Committee for inattention to duty, incompetence, or active support of an opponent of a Republican nominee."
The first two are subjective the third is not it requires actual acitivity, should the provision for removing a member for active support of an opponent of a Republican Nomineee be enforced?
It is essential that all support of candidates shall be for the good of the Republican Party as a whole. If the people feel supporting a candidate would achieve a greater success for the Party, then after careful discussions then a decision shall be made. There shall be a right of appeal before anyone is ejected from the party.
I look forward to meeting you next week. I should add one final point. I am an Englishman but now a naturalized American citizen and very proud to be so and feel from my 30+ years of working around the world, especially many years in the Middle east and Africa I do have knowledge, experience of the Muslim way of live, which could be a help in future Republican discussions.
Best wishes,
Paul Wood
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