Doctor Ley on Capitalism and Freedom
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Now the federal government decrees that it has ultimate purview over executive compensation; never mind that the compensation schema currently deemed “egregious” and “excessive” were created and encouraged by Congress in the Budget Reconciliation Act of 1992. Congress, through the 1990′s, mandated lending practices that laid the groundwork for Fannnie Mae’s near-collapse and the mortgaged-back securities debacle, the linchpin of the current financial crisis. Congress is poised to pass cap-and-trade environmental and energy legislation that will raise everyone’s energy bill and hamper domestic economic development, to pay whom?
Third-world countries who say they have been harmed by excessive energy consumption and carbon emissions by the industrialized nations. Congress, through the years, has allowed Medicare and Social Security to drift into financial insolvency. Are you now prepared to let these same legislators enact statutory control over the health care system? Their track record is abysmal. History has repeatedly demonstrated that centralized economic planning by government is never effective. Capitalism, with fair and just regulation, will never result in equal outcomes but offers equal opportunity. That’s what this country used to be about, before radical egalitarianism became the prevailing mantra and every problem we have today was another administration’s fault.
Respectfully,
Phillip B. Ley, MD, FACS
1030C North Flowood Drive
Flowood, MS 39232
601-826-3410
phillipley@earthlink.net
Liberty Belle @ October 28, 2009
Dismiss, maybe we should!
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The article in previous Saturday’s Sun Herald entitled “White House dismisses
speech furor”, while addressing the uproar at Obama’s attempt to
indoctrinate school children with his leftist ideology, captures, very well,
his attitude toward any and all of his critics.. He and his inner circle
“dismiss” them.
If we look up the definition of “dismiss” we find terms like, reject,
spurn, repudiate, refuse to consider seriously, scoff, disdain, count for
nothing. That’s what the White House cadre of rulers do to those whom they
are supposed to “REPRESENT”.
Hussein Obama, and his elitist cronies, believe that, anyone disagreeing
with them, are, as Robert Gibbs characterizes them in the article, silly.
In the face of hundreds of thousands of conservative protesters forming
groups all over America, overwhelming rebellion against “Obamacare”
socialized medicine in town hall meetings, all across the country, and his
plummeting popularity in polls, Obama believes his socialist views are
superior, and all other ideology can be “didmissed”.
Yet, even as his media wonks strive to convince America that anyone,
who does not buy into Obama’s leftist dreams, is inconsequential, Homeland
Security, which has become his personal watchdog, under Janet Napoleontano,
characterize older conservative citizens, armed forces veterans, and grass
roots, conservative assemblies as “subversive”, and groups to be spied upon
and monitored, when the only “subversive” acts they have committed is
opposing our plunge toward socialism.
As he has done on every policy issue, Obama says one thing and does
another. The only campaign promise that he has not broken, is his promise
to a group in Berkley, Calif. To turn The U.S.A. to the left. The keeping of
this vow he has pursued with speed and alacrity.
Even as political pundits predict that the democrats could lose as many
as 20 congressional seats in 2010, (and who knows how many in 2012?) and
even “dingy” Harry Reid’s seat is in jeopardy, The White House elite, remain
dismissive of opposition.
Maybe we can “DISMISS” them at election time. Another definition of
dismiss is to “fire”.
http://www.taylor.house.gov
http://www.firegenetaylor.com
http://www.912project.com
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Liberty Belle @ October 23, 2009
History Repeats Itself; a Citizen’s Perspective
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History repeats itself. In our history, bad things have happened to this country. In days gone by, political movements have worked the population into frenzy over supposed imperfections in fellow citizens. In the past it manifested into prohibition. For the good of all, people needed to be forced into a certain way of thinking. But we recovered from their efforts, for years we have looked back at this as if America had a brief bout with insanity. And it seemed that we had learned from the error, the prohibition amendment was repealed. Unfortunately, the mind set that created this movement simply went dormant. Like sleeper cells, quietly waiting for the next time to strike. Over the past few years new generations of progressives have been working on us, on various fronts, to prepare an environment that would be conducive for their next big strike. All of these fronts have had the same format. They are always framed as a crisis, always require government intervention, and all disagreeing with them are treated with disrespect and to personal attacks. We have been bullied into believing people with the politically correct message have a right to be rude and disrespectful. Rules of engagement – they rise above the fray, let their special interest groups defend the cause, and they garner total media support to discredit their opposition. They attempt to intimidate us, making us fearful to the point where we say nothing. Sound familiar? Their tactics have been finely tuned, their warriors know what to do, and they have confidence from recent successes. The light has turned green, they’re ready to go. But something is not right. We are shouting back. What’s gone wrong, why are we no longer silent? It’s simple, we love America the way it is and we are not going to let them kill our country. Now, it’s our turn to stand up and fight insanity.
There has been plenty discussion over healthcare recently. We could argue healthcare reform, cost vs. benefit. No, not here, there’s been enough talk on that issue. But, that’s not the real issue. The healthcare red herring is simply the crisis de jour. Not to suggest we don’t have a healthcare problem, just that the architects of this socialist plan have a more sinister intent. With healthcare as the Trojan, they will attempt to create a new America, where everything is managed by a government with the power to directly control our behavior. We will no longer be able to make decisions affecting our own lives. Because anything we do will in some way affect another. For the good of all we will be told when and how to do everything. We will be told who will live, where we will live, how long we will live. It will be the right of the state to mandate and individual rights will be gone. Now, I may be wrong, but I was raised believing this to be a free country. That meant I, not the government, made my personal decisions. That’s the miracle of the American dream. Your personal rights offered opportunity. Your ability to handle risk and make choices presented you with consequences. Your willingness to accept the consequences, good or bad, made you an American. We were guaranteed freedom and liberty by our constitution. We were never guaranteed success. Reward handed out by the government is not success, it’s a distraction designed to keep you from achieving success. Our military has protected us from tyranny. But the military can’t protect us from ourselves
So my issue is this, if the healthcare bill is really an attempt to kill our constitution, a means to allow tyrants to take over America, where is the national discussion on this topic? We are out their at the town hall meetings, but there is no meaningful media coverage. What coverage there is stays clear of our concerns about protecting our inalienable rights over the right of healthcare by bondage. We don’t want a philosophical change to our country forced on us. Healthcare is broken, I got it. But, how does that justify taking away my right of choice? I thought the liberals are the defenders of the right of choice. I think people calling themselves liberal have been, like us, duped. The pawns, liberal or conservative, are expendable. Truth is, it won’t matter once our freedom and liberty are gone whether you were a conservative or a liberal. It won’t matter that we lost our liberty by vote and not war. The question that comes to mind is this, what if we are right and this is really is a coup to take over America? That may sound harsh, but, how else would you describe efforts to under mind the constitution and blatant disregard for the bill of rights. This is too hard to consider. There is only one answer. We must be successful in defeating any and all efforts to end our freedoms.
We can’t do it alone. They have used every means possible to alienate us, separate us, divide and conquer us. Success depends on an all out effort to educate every citizen, young and old. We must unite, we must be heard, and we must clearly describe the situation. This will be difficult because many in our country do not realize the value of this precious gift they are giving away. They will once it’s gone. Today we are expected to give up freedom for a promise. A promise no one intends to keep. You can’t trust someone willing to achieve their goal through deceit. And this deal is built on deception. For decades our children have been presented a distorted version of American history. Now, they have grown up with a distorted view of America. They haven’t been taught the significance of being an American. The schools have failed our children in so many different ways. We have failed them. We stood by and said nothing while America repeatedly elected corrupt and morally bankrupt leaders. We apologized for our bad politician because he was better than the other guy. We let America fall into disrepair. The cost, now people are wondering without direction, from job to job, from one support system to another. We let politicians mismanage everything, wasting everything, and then allowed them to pay the bills by placing price tags on everything. There’s a tax, fine, fee for just about everything. But, it’s never enough. There’s always a new promise, a new reason to give up more of your pay check. You can’t give away your pay check and still pay you way. When you can’t pay your way, you need to either cut your expenses or find a sugar daddy. So, we let the government take our money and then we ask them to take care of us. Their plan was simple, execution has been flawless. Now our citizens are financially bankrupt and willing to give their freedom and liberty to the people responsible for stealing their personal wealth in the first place. Buddy can you spare a dime. Bottom line, when a government creates a nanny state, prices go up, individuals are less able to afford the basic necessities for life. Healthcare is just one of the many casualties.
We must somehow connect with all citizens to help put things back into perspective. This will be difficult because so many know nothing about the beauty of America. They don’t know how we got here. How do we compete with government sirens singing come to us, we’ll give you all, trust us? They don’t realize the risk we are facing and that this misguided movement will lead us into tyranny. We need to teach them the law of cause and effect. They have been brainwashed, taught to believe government handouts are rights. They need to know that their rights come from a higher power. They need to know that the American constitution is a contract that forces the federal government to honor and protect the rights of the citizens. That giving ownership of your rights to the government makes no sense. They have been poisoned into believing self reliance and hard work are selfish and stupid. We need and want a government based on the constitution and constrained by the bill of rights. What do we do when the protectors of our liberty are the ones trying to rob us of our freedom and liberty? This question was beyond comprehension several years ago. You need to realize, if you stand their and do nothing, America will become an oppressed nation.
Michael S. @ October 23, 2009
Gene Taylor Stories
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Please submit your Gene Taylor Nightmares from previous years and we will post them.
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Liberty Belle @ October 2, 2009
The American Chain will it break?
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We are the link in a chain, linking true American history and belief in the constitution to the future generations. We are here protecting and preserving what was handed to us by Americans who lived and loved America before us. We are ordinary American citizens faced with an awesome responsibility of citizenship. If we fail to remember their sacrifices and honor our responsibility, we shame ourselves. We are here to see that America and her many virtues do not die. To look the other way, doing nothing, is worst than just spending money that belongs to the next generation. It will cost them their government protected right to freedom and sell them into bondage. When liberals and progressives say we need to do it FOR the kids, in reality they’re asking us to do it TO the kids. The answer is no. If you have any decency and believe in America, accept the challenge to SAVE America for our children. The buck stops with you.
So, what do we do? It should be obvious now that what’s needed won’t come from the incumbents or the media. The 912 TEA parties were great. The gathering in DC was outstanding. Once again the news media said little, giving consent to status quo. We need to remember, the country belongs to the citizens… not the hired help in DC or their apologist in the 4th estate. We need to do what Ronald Reagan did, forget the media and just do what needs to be done. He bypassed the media and spoke directly to the people. He spoke with honest passion. He spoke against the tyranny of large oppressive government. We’ve been inspired by his words, we know and understand the words in the constitution, and we have spoken our words loudly with honest passion. Now it’s time to close the deal, we need to prepare to use our votes to take back our country. We need to stop those in government willing to harness us into servitude, wanting to steal the fruits from our labor, willing to dishonor and disgrace the history of this great nation. I saw a sign at the TEA party that read, “When you say nothing you give consent”. But, it’s going to take more than talk. This is a call to action. Doing nothing squanders an opportunity to stop those wanting to kill the ideals that have made America great.
It’s time to get focused. Our best weapon is truth, honesty, and the ballot box. Unlike the progressives, our integrity prevents us from stuffing the ballot box with fake ballots. We can’t win by deception and fear tactics. But, they can be used against us. We need to face the challenge, with heads held high, knowing that the light of truth will show the way. We need two things. First, we need to make sure we get an honest vote. This will be difficult, working against the media and incumbents supported by powerful special interest money. They will make every attempt to defame us and distract us from our goal. Follow Reagan’s example. Keep your focus, ignore their nonsense, we need votes not media acceptance. Second, we need to minimize our internal discourse over insignificant sub-issues. Our worst enemies will be media bias, our arrogance, and our ego. We will benefit most by identifying their inaccuracies and inconstancies, and by not splitting our vote between multiple candidates. We need to learn how to ignore and speak past the media to other citizens craving to hear our words and the sound of Liberty’s Bell. Thirteen months until the next election day, it’s time to move on to the next phase.
We don’t need to agree on everything. We do need to agree that we don’t want to lose our constitution and individual independence. We believe judges, state representatives, congressmen, and senators that do not understand and believe in the constitution need to be replaced. The time for rhetoric is over, now is the time to find and support electable candidates. If it’s you, let us know who you are, what you stand for, garner our support. But sometime soon, we need to focus all of our support on a single candidate in as many different races as possible. We need a demonstration of citizenship shock and awe. The media asks who we are. They suggest we are angry protestors. They are wrong. We are American Patriots, loud, strong, and focused… speaking with one voice.
Michael S. @ September 21, 2009
Kerry Tegerdine speaking September 21st
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Kerry Tegerdine to Speak September 21st
Candidate’s Wife to speak on the power of the individual
Independence Caucus is an anti corruption, pro constitution organization that helps elect and screen candidates. They have endorsed a candidate to run against Congressman Gene Taylor and his name is Joe Tegerdine and he is from Petal. Joe’s wife Kerry will be speaking to our group to motivate and inform at 6:30 p.m on September 21st 2009.
We have great plans that will be unveiled and put in place in the coming months, you can be a part of it so please be involved and please bring friends. We will know more details in October on the plans and activities we will be doing.
Liberty Belle @ September 17, 2009
Guest Speaker Bio for Meeting September 7th
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General Membership Meeting
Monday September 7th Labor Day 6:30 P.m.
We will be cooking out and also have a “once in a lifetime” caliber speaker; Usama Dakdok
D’Iberville Recreation Center Brodie Road
For information call 228-222-2902 or email me@citizenliberty.com
Usama Dakdok was born in Egypt, a Muslim country, where Arabic is the native language. Usama was, however, raised in a Christian home. His father was a Baptist preacher. But as he grew up in Egypt, government run schools taught him about Islam, just like every other student in a Muslim country. Usama was taught the Qur’an (Koran) in school and later studied Shariah Law in college in Alexandria, Egypt.
With the knowledge he has gain about Islam and because he reads, writes and speaks Arabic, Usama has been able to teach others about Islam and the Muslim world with the inside knowledge of someone who has lived within the oppression of Islam.
After coming to the United States of America in 1992, Usama established The Straight Way of Grace Ministry in 2003, to reach out with the Gospel of Jesus Christ to Muslims in America and those still within Muslim Countries where it is often illegal to preach Christianity.
Usama has also been on a tireless mission to teach Americans the truth about Islam. Because it is being presented to Western cultures, such as the USA and Great Britain, as a peaceful and loving religion. When in fact, Islamic Nations oppress their citizens and do not allow freedoms that we take for granted in the USA.
Usama has faced many challenges, obstacles and even threats in the effort, but launched a personal campaign to defeat Barack Hussein Obama in the 2008 election. He did this because of his personal conviction that Obama who comes from a Muslim family and back ground is not sympathetic to basic American principles and values.
His concerns now have proven well founded. So he is still speaking out about these concerns and encouraging Americans to stand up for our own country, as America, is the hope and light of freedom to oppressed people all over the globe.Gue
Liberty Belle @ September 3, 2009
Creator Vs Created
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This is an irrefutable truism, so why do our elected officials
consistently consider themselves smarter than those who elected them??? As a
case in point, why does Gene Taylor consistently (over 70% of the time) vote
with Nancy Pelosi and Barney Franks, while a large majority of his
constituency disdain their liberal, socialist, elitist agenda?
We did not create Gene Taylor, the man, but we certainly created Gene
Taylor, the congressman, and now that he is in power, he considers himself
to be above those who elected him. He refuses to vote for term limits and
consistently votes to expand the federal government’s control of our lives,
and take away our liberties.
We have no choice, I believe, but to relieve him of this exalted view of
himself, by taking away his power, and electing someone who will actually
represent us in congress.
A man that, I believe, will do that, is Joe Tegredine. Joe is a young
man from Petal, who not only listens, but is willing to act upon what he
hears from the electorate. He will stand up for our second amendment rights,
support term limits, vote consistently to limit the size and power of the
federal government, limit runaway federal spending and work to balance the
federal budget.
Joe is working at the grass roots level, and all his financial support
comes from individuals, while Gene gets almost 80% of his campaign funds
from PACs. I would rather have a man representing me in congress who is
indebted to thousands of people who donated $10.00, $20.00, or $100.00
rather than a few special interests who can toss out hundreds of thousands
of dollars, for which they expect something in return.
We need to send someone to Washington to counter the likes of Pelosi,
Franks, Reid, and Dodd, not someone who will help them further their leftist
agenda. Someone who will protect our liberty not trade it for a bowl of
pottage. We need someone that will speak out not sell out.
We have nothing to lose but a voice on the left.
Liberty Belle @ August 31, 2009
ICaucus and GOOOH Comparisons
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By Frank, Co-founder of ICaucus
An icaucus member recently asked what we thought about GOOOH. I asked Frank if I could share his response on the South Mississippi WST website and he gave me the okay.
Here is Frank’s response:
We have had several talks and conference calls with Tim Cox who founded GOOOH, and it is our opinion that Tim is a great man, very sincere, and obviously believes in the GOOOH system.
During our most recent conference call a few weeks ago, our two organizations decided to each pursue our own path for the time being, as we have a difference in opinion on viability. We wished each other good luck and good will, and agreed to get together again in January of 2010 to see how our 2 groups are progressing in our plans.
Here are the 3 main differences when doing a comparison of our plans with the Goooh plans:
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Difference #1 - What type of candidates will our groups endorse?
The following is copied directly from the GOOOH website: “Because GOOOH is a process for selecting representatives (not an agenda-based party platform) we expect a very liberal candidate to be selected in San Francisco and a very conservative one in Colorado Springs — but it will be up to the GOOOH members in each district to decide.”
For I-caucus, on the other hand, our members could never endorse “a very liberal candidate in San Francisco” because any candidate who wants our endorsement must answer “YES” to at least 70% of our vetting questions about Fiscal Responsibility and Acceptance of Constitutional Authority.
So we do have an agenda based platform, “Fiscal Responsibility through adherence to Constitutional Authority”….whereas GOOOH does not.
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Difference #2 – How do we plan to succeed? As a 3rd Party campaign or by taking back control of our major parties?
The following is copied directly from the GOOOH website: “For GOOOH to succeed we will need at least 500,000 participants. We will continue to build our base of supporters until we have the participation we need, at which time we will begin our effort to have the GOOOH party added to the ballot in the 50 states and to select our 435 nominees.”
This effectively means GOOH is a 3rd party movement, and I-caucus believes that GOOOH candidates will not be able to win if they run as a 3rd party…as all 3rd party candidates never win.
It will be almost impossible for GOOOH to even get on the majority of state ballots, because they will not have enough people to pull that off.
Look at the numbers this way: If GOOOH succeeds in getting 500,000 participants that is only 1/2 of 1% of eligible voters (one-half of 1%). Many of the states require a number of signatures equal to anywhere from 2% to 5% of the population, therefore GOOOH really would need upwards of 5 million people just to have any chance at all of getting on all 50 ballots.
For I-caucus, on the other hand, it is our goal to defeat 40% of Congressional Incumbents in 2010, and the only way to accomplish that will be the way that Jason Chaffetz won here in Utah: By organizing supporters of fiscal responsibility and supporters of the Constitution to defeat the incumbent in a primary and take back control of the major parties.
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Difference #3 - Timing: How soon should our endorsed candidates be campaigning if they expect to win?
The following schedule is copied directly from the GOOOH website:
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Aug 1, 2010 - 435 Candidate Selection Session winners (1 per district) appointed as their District Nominees.
September 4, 2010 – National campaign focusing on GOOOH candidates kicks off.
October 4, 2010 – Local district campaigns for all 435 Nominees kick off.
November 3, 2010 – Election Eve!
This schedule means that GOOOH is not planning on selecting their candidates until just 3 months before the election, and they are not planning to start their national campaign until 2 months before Election Day, and they are not planning to start campaigning locally until 1 month before Election Day.
We don’t believe that this is anywhere near enough time.
For I-Caucus, every single candidate will be endorsed no later than 10 months prior to the election, and most will be endorsed before this fall is even over, and we plan on winning in state primaries and working on winning the general election months before GOOOH even starts to select their candidates.
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Anyway, that’s the 3 main differences between our 2 plans.
Thanks for everything you’re doing there in Mississippi,
Frank
Liberty Belle @ August 25, 2009
What is ICaucus?
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A Citizen’s movement* to take
our government back from the
“Big Money” Special Interests groups…
*(…And the first to defeat a compromised incumbent!)
Q. Who is Independence Caucus?
A. Independence Caucus is a group of like-minded individuals all around the United States who are dedicated to getting compromised incumbents out of office and good men and women elected to office at all levels of government.
Q. How Can We Change An Entrenched Political System?
A. All politics are local. Independence Caucus builds a base of support for good candidates by starting at the local level and uses proven methods of grassroots activism to get principled candidates elected in local and state positions. As Americans, this creates better choices for us at the higher levels of government.
Q. Do I have to Have a Political Background to Get Involved?
A. No. What you do need is a strong desire for fiscal responsibility from our government and a strong commitment to do your part to bring about change.
Q. Where Do I Begin in Bringing About Change?
A. First, join Indepence Caucus (if you haven’t already). Second, watch the videos {insert link} so that you can have a deeper understanding of both the problems and the solutions to our current crisis. Third, invite your family friends and neighbors to watch the videos and join Independence Caucus. Then, go to the volunteer form {insert link} and get involved.
Q. Once I Have a Group Organized Will You Provide Coaching to Help Us?
A. Yes, and that coaching will be specific to the roles that need to be filled in your local area to help you collectively bring about change in getting good men and women elected to office.
Q. Has Independence Caucus Done This Before?
A. Yes. The leaders of the Independence Caucus held leadership roles in the Jason Chaffetz campaign and were actively involved in getting Representative Jason Chaffetz elected. Read more about the Jason Chaffetz Miracle…
Q. What is the Goal of Independence Caucus?
A. The ultimate goal is to remove all compromised incumbents by replacing them with good men and women with principles and character at ALL levels of government.
For 2010, the intermediate goal of Independence Caucus is to remove 40% of the compromised incumbents from office. The Independence Caucus has other goals that support our ultimate objectives, such as research and presenting factual information regarding campaign finance and incumbents’ voting records that indicate whether they are supporting their constituents or the big money special interests.
Q. Do You Have a List of the Compromised Incumbents?
A. Yes we do. We will soon be releasing a video detailing links between the voting records of the most obviously compromised incumbents and campaign contributions of big money special interests.
Q. Can I Belong To Other Politically Active Groups If I Join Independence Caucus?
A. Yes! We have a policy of “dual citizenship.” We encourage you to be involved with other groups because we believe it gives you a better foundation of knowledge and experience to help accomplish the goals of our organization as well.
Q. Could you describe in detail the relationship that I-Caucus will have with other established organizations that do not wish to become part of the Independence Caucus, but who wish to operate in a collaborative or cooperative relationship? Things such as coordination of canvassing efforts, membership drives, voter registrations, candidate vetting, marketing efforts etc.. What types and how much information should be shared in these types of relationships? Basically, what does “Dual Citizenship” really mean?
A. The Independence Caucus was founded by a group of volunteers who successfully defeated a compromised “Big Money” incumbent in a local Congressional election; replacing that incumbent with a fiscally responsible challenger (Jason Chaffetz) who is grounded in correct principles.
Along the way we learned quite a bit about which grasssroots efforts were quite effective and which efforts weren’t very effective.
Accordingly, any collaborative or cooperative ventures proposed by any other organizations would have to be reviewed on a “case by case” basis to make sure the proposal is one that would effectively advance the cause of getting compromised incumbents out of office and replacing them with good men and women.
The bottom line is that once our local members have chosen a candidate that they want to support, everything we do must be a momentum building step towards electing that candidate. If other organizations also support that same candidate and want to coordinate information and collaboratively work together on effective projects to elect that candidate, then we would welcome that opportunity.
As you can see, “Dual citizenship” really doesn’t apply to this question about working with existing organizations; as it actually refers to individuals who want to belong to multiple groups. (Please see the next FAQ that talks about “Dual Citizenship”)
Q. What does “Dual Citizenship” mean?
A. First, here is the official “Dual Citizenship” policy as written: We believe that every member of I-Caucus has the personal freedom to belong to any other political group which helps them accomplish their personal political goals whether that be self-education, advancement of a cause, or in our case, getting compromised incumbents out of office and replacing them with good men and women. We also believe that members of any other political group are welcome to join with us as well if they decide that they share our principles and goals and want to be involved in our efforts.
Next, here is the informal “story behind the story” about this policy: “Dual citizenship” rose out of efforts by members of a few groups who were trying to convince I-Caucus members to adopt their goals and strategies which were different from ours. Some of our members wanted to adopt those goals, and some of our members did not want to adopt those goals…and neither side was large enough to reach the “70% vote of members” that would be required to officially adopt or officially reject them.
It was for this reason that we adopted the concept of “dual citizenship” to express the sense that any members who wanted to pursue those other goals on their own or with any other group….while still being able to be fully involved in our efforts…should feel feel free to do so.
Well, our members did exactly that and BOTH groups benefited as a result!
This experience with both groups benefiting from “Dual Citizenship” is why we keep strongly suggesting it to any members of any other groups who love what we’re doing but don’t wish to leave behind other groups that they belong to.
Its a total “win-win” solution.
Q. Does it Cost Anything to Join Independence Caucus?
A. No, but your donations help offset and defray the costs of running a burgeoning organization. We do ask our members to actively volunteer within our organization to accomplish our ultimate and intermediate goals. Sometimes your volunteer efforts may involve fund-raising so we can survive as an organization.
Q. Are you able to teach/train members of the organization to do the research that you guys are doing?
A. We have trained several volunteers to do portions of the “compromised incumbent” research, but putting it all together and “connecting all of the dots” is a lengthy process that is learned over time through ongoing “day to day” experience with processing the data.
Over time, as Independence Caucus research team members from all over the country become more and more experienced and proficient with the research process; you will see these members using their growing knowledge base to research and produce “local” research results of their own.
In the meantime, once the members of any local I-caucus group have chosen a Congressional or Senatorial candidate that they want to get elected, the National I-Caucus research team will quickly produce the research results for the local members to use on behalf of their candidate.?
Liberty Belle @ August 22, 2009
