Saturday, 21 March 2015
First Prove You're Not A Camel
During the Soviet Era one of the few means of resitance left to the proletariat was street humor,
One story which deals with trying to tell something obvious to an entrenched centralized power was called
First Prove You're Not A Camel
Comrade Wolf looked up and beheld Comrade Rabbit running FURIOUSLY through the Forest.
When Comrade Rabbit came close Comrade Wolf hollered.,
Where in all the Hurry?
Comrade Rabbit huffing and puffing all out of breath gasped RUN Comrade Wolf!
They are Castrating ALL the Camels.
Comrade Wolf replied puzzled. But Comrade Rabbit WE are Not Camels.
Great said Comrade Rabbit, Then after you are Castrated You can Prove you are not a Camel!
Speaking as a member of the Poison which was recently Purged, I have not had to prove I am not a Camel,
Though I would imagine after the events of the last two days that some might wish me to.,
I have had to prove I am indeed a US citizen to the Satisfaction of Facebook.
And I must affirm that the financial means I have been using to boost my articles are my own and do not belong I guess to some foreign power.
It seems that some upright citizen a paragon of morality and ethical behaviour has reported
Hold for it --- Suspicious Activity on my account
So I whose ancestors include some who did not get to Ride to the New World, but instead walked accross the Berring Land Bridge some 12 thousand years ago.
Must provide documentary evidence that I am indeed a US Citizen and not I assume some Foreign Terrorist?
This happened by the way AFTER I recieved word from the Host Provider of my Hot Issues website that I had requested that my account be cancelled.
Fortunately they have no ideas how to spell my name so it was a rather obvious attempt and No I don't have to prove to them as well as Facebook that I am a US Citizen.
I would say as one of the Purged Vessels of Poison that all of Y'al who voted on the other side?
Have some Real Classy Company.
They must really mean it when they say
I awoke to 23 messages asking me if I actually Purged the poison last night.
These are steps that we have to take
in order to move forward as an organization! We have to
function and stop the infighting. And what we did last night
where the first steps of fixing the problem. No longer can we be
bogged down with the pursuits of petty people!
Well they made their choices.
If they start having to scratch a lot it might mean something.
I will speak to that in a latter post,
Friday, 20 March 2015
Tale Of The Screaming Banshee
In a Post the other day I mentioned that it was not difficult to tell if someone was credentialed to Vote.
They would be wearing a multicolored landyard holding a large clear plastic pocket in which was a bright Lime Green Credential.
If some one was wearing that they were entitled to Vote.
If not they were not supposed to Vote.
I also mentioned that whether or not one could tell if someone else was entitled to vote, that it is was MUCH easier for a person to tell whether or not they themselves were entitled to Vote.
I mean most people would NOTICE if they were not wearing a multicolored landyard with a large plastic pocket holding a Lime Green Credential,
But I guess that is not in fact the case,
It would appear that Widdle Jimmie Knox got confused and thought he was supposed to vote,.
At least that is the story given to us by him and one of his supporters.
Odd thing is that is not the story that the Credential Chair gives,
HE states he put ballots on the table and Mr Knox tried to hide one of them,
Which made him suspicious so he told Dee Johnson AKA the Screaming Banshee to keep an Eye on Mr Knox and ensure he did not vote.
That Mr Knox was in fact NOT a Credentialed Voter had been made apparent at the Officers Election in Feburary when David Chung refused to allow Knox to speak BECAUSE he was not Credentialed,
But I guess Knox got confused as he has in the past and forgot that little Fact.
As he forgot once that he was commenting on a news article under an assumed name and mistakenly signed his real name at the bottom
Identity consistancy is not one of Mr Knox's talents'
So it may not be any wonder that he would confuse himself for someone who was entitled to vote;
He does have his supporters on this version of events
Before people start complaining about someone almost accidentally voting at the Central Committee maybe they should take the time to ask how did it almost happened.
Answer-The chair of the credentials committee gave him a ballot.
He shouldn't have had a ballot but who's fault was that. Beyond that he didn't even vote. But he didn't vote because a member of the Credentials Committee decided to yell at the top of their lungs and make a gigantic seen. Rather than coming up to him and saying you're not able to vote can I please have your ballot. These kinds of stunts are completely inappropriate and stupid! And people wonder why no one wants to go to the Central Committee meetings. So maybe it's time everyone just sits back takes a deep breath and grows up and starts acting like an adult.
Rant over
First there is NO way you can
"almost accidentally vote at the Central Committee"
You have the Credentials to Vote or you Don't
Young Master Nelson completely shines the attempted Voter Fraud and waxes indignant because The Screaming Banshee
Embarrased Mr Knox.
In order to accept the scenerio given to us by Mr Knox and Young Master Nelson.
We would have be believe that James Knox is so Incredibally STUPID that he had NO idea whatsoever that he was not entitled to Vote.
In which case he should not be trusted to hand out crayons for Fun Time in Pre-School.
Much less the duties he is now entrusted with.
A person with that feeble a mentality might be taxed with the tasks given to him by the body,
OR
Is it that they think it is WE who are so incredibly STUPID that we would Buy such a tissure of fabrications?
And what could be the Basis for such a conclusion?
Let me Count the Ways.
One
We have a Chair who tried to rush a former generous donor into agreeing to place an Ad,
Who was told they needed a Contract
Who never provided said contract but instead billed them for a Ad they never approved,
Who threatened them with adverse publicity if they did not pony up the billing.
And whose Stellar Webmaster supplied said bad PR 24 hours latter.
And that was OK
Two
We have a Chair
Who Illegally Signed and used a LCRCC Check in direct violation of the LCRCC ByLaws which state ALL Checks must be Co-signed by the Treasurer
And that was Ok
Three
We have a Chair
Who Illegally in direct Violation of the LCRCC Constitution REFUSED to Sign Checks to honor commitments made to volunteers and authorized by a Vote of the LCRCC
And that was OK
Four
We have a Chair
Who Refused to pay a volunteer for services performed until She got documentary evidence proving the debt,.
Documentary evidence that was in fact HER duty to pick up before the Victory Office closed.
But She never bothered to do so,
In this last case because the young man looked like he really needed the money some of They Who Were Latter Purged.
Took up a collection to make that young man Whole for the Debt the LCRCC owed him.
Because?
We were ASHAMED that our Chair did not have the moral integrity to honor payment of that debt.
That seemed to be OK to everyone on the other side.
So it really is no wonder that they think they can get away with such a transparent fabrication as
Good Gracious Mr Knox had NO IDEA that he was not supposed to Vote
And wasn't it just TERRIBLE that the Big Mean Screaming Banshee Embarrased him.
We bring up incidents like the above and we are terrible.
We don't want to move Forward and Elect Republicans.
While they don't even pretend ala Casa Blanca that they are Shocked, We Tell you Shocked that there are issues like these in the LCRCC.
No they shoot right pass that to
Nothing to See Here Folks just walk on by.
In time as it has happened in the Past.
After enough damage has been done the LCRCC will as it has before reclaim it's Soul and decide such activities are NOT what we should Stand For.
But until that time the LCRCC will stand like a
White Washed Sepulchre, which indeed appears beautiful outward, but is full of deadmen's bones, and of all uncleanness.
UPDATE: Interesting note someone tried a theft of identity attempt to have the Hot Issues account shut down by pretending to be me, and requesting the account be cancelled.
I also now have to verify with Facebook that I am yes a US citizen residing in the US.
And not I guess an International Terrorist Laundering Money?
Nice to know my articles are having an effect
Thursday, 19 March 2015
Just Call Me Nancy
The other night the LCRCC had what for better words might be called a Purge of Undesirables,
I thought maybe folks might like some information on the Desirables who were left in charge after the dust settled
The Linn County Republican Central Committee has a Webmaster by the name of James Knox
Though some of us like to call him Nancy.
Why?
Well you see Mr Knox sometimes gets confused.
In the Past he had a habit of commenting on internet versions of newspapers under different names and occasionally he would forget and sign his real name at the bottom of the comment
As in this screenshot of a comment in the Billings Montana Gazette where Mr Knox started out as Nancy L and signed out as James Knox
I
It appeared to some of us the other night that another thing that confuses Mr Knox is
Voting
Now voting in the LCRCC has been straightforward.
We had a Credential Committee and they ensured that the people who were going to vote were allowed to vote.
To make this clear eligible voters were given Credentials,
They are not hard to see for example
See the multi colored lanyard holding
The Bright Green Credentials?
Not very hard to notice are they?
You know what is even Easier to Notice?
When YOU are not wearing them.
See when you are not wearing credentials
YOU are not supposed to be voting.
Mr Knox got confused which is why
Justin Wasson the Former Chair of the Former Credentials Sub Commitee DID notice when
He observed Mr Knox taking a ballot as they
were being handed out and trying to hide it,.
But it was Dee Johnson who brought it to the attention
Of everyone in the Room that Mr Knox was trying to vote without the right to do so,
Now it would appear that since that time Mr Knox has figured out that He really is not supposed to be voting
I awoke to 23 messages asking me if I actually Purged the poison last night. Let me be clear, I did not do anything of the sort. I am not even a voting member of the Linn County GOP.
There was a time when we removed a member from the Committee for Voter Fraud,
Is that likely to happen now?
Surely you Jest
We would have to be the Party that believes in Constitutions, ByLaws Rules of Order and the Rule of Law
Rather than Government by Executive Edit,.
No as in the Past when Mr Knox has stepped beyond the lines of propriety nothing will be done,
After all
We have a Chair Who
Violated the ByLaws by Illegally signing a check without the required Signature of the Current Treasurer.
Violated the Provisions of the Constitution which states that 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.
By refusing to sign checks to reward volunteers as directed by a vote of the Full Committtee
So what is a little Voter Fraud among friends who want to get things done?
I mean their attitude seems to be
These are steps that we have to take in order to move forward as an organization! We have to function and stop the infighting. And what we did last night where the first steps of fixing the problem. No longer can we be bogged down with the pursuits of petty people!
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
For They Have Sown The Wind
For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.
Recently I sent out this email
This is in conflict with the Charter for the Communications Subcommittee adopted
by the Central Committee
I am very interested as to your response to this matter and you plans to rectify it
since you have publically stated your intent to
FOLLOW the County Constitution, ByLaws and State Election Code,
Be assured that if this should not be settled to my satisfaction
I will have no problem ensuring that almost the entire Republican population
of Linn county who use Facebook will have the opportunity to read my thoughts
on the matter
Dan Kauffman
Former County Parliamentarian
Former County Convention Parliamentarian
Twice Sgt at Arms of Iowa State Convention.
Last night I got the answer in a meeting that none of them bothered to send in an email.
With one fell swoop they abolished every single Sub-Committee and eliminated the results of years of hard work to
Replace all of them with some things called Teams which do the same things just shuffled around
And
Are Run by all their friends.
The Body voted for it.
The Body will get to live with it.
Though it was not a landslide but 25 to 20 as I recall and while there were several people who would have voted against it not present.
I think the one factor that did the most to swing the outcome.
Was a Statement by our Chair that she had a
Definitive Parilaimentary Ruling
by among others a gentleman who has a Statewide reputation for Parlaimentary knowledge
There is one small problem with that claim.
IT NEVER HAPPENED
At least according to him. I got him online during the rest of the meeting and asked.
Their Parliamentary Ruling in my opinion amounts to finding a small incomplete Statement twisting it through multiple dimensionas while sticking their fingers in their ears closing their eyes and shouting
Nyah Nyah Nyah
And here it is in all it's pristine glory from The County Constitution
V. 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. The Central committee shall organize following each general election, but no later
than the following April 1.
The Exective Officers saw the word organize and said Oh Boy we get to change EVERYTHING
Not only THAT but we HAVE to do it be April 1
Of course to support their contention there were Several things that they had to ignore,
Like the Section of the ByLaws on Officers which clarifies what is meant by
organize following each general election, but no later than the following April 1.
V. OFFICERS
The officers of the Central Committee shall consist of a Cahir, Co-Chair, Secretary and
Treasurer whose terms shall be for a period of two (2) years and the same shall be elected
immediately following each general election, but no later than the following April 1.
The
Central Committee shall elect either from its’ membership or otherwise a chair, co-chair,
secretary, treasurer and other officers as it may determine. After notification of an election,
any vacancies in said offices shall be filled by the County Central Committee.
It would appear the organize by April 1 refers to officers elections not wiping out all the structure of the Central Commitee and replacing it with one controlled by their cronies
They also had to ignore the section of the County Constitution which states
VIII. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Executive Committee shall consist of the Chair, Co-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer of the
Linn County Central Committee. The Executive Committee shall transact the routine business
of the Linn County Central Committee during the interim of the meetings of the Linn County
Central Committee. Any business transacted or action taken shall be reported to the Linn
County Central Committee at the next regularly scheduled meeting. The Executive
Committee is subject to the orders of the Linn County Central Committee, and none of its acts VIII. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Executive Committee shall consist of the Chair, Co-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer of the
Linn County Central Committee. The Executive Committee shall transact the routine business
of the Linn County Central Committee during the interim of the meetings of the Linn County
Central Committee. Any business transacted or action taken shall be reported to the Linn
County Central Committee at the next regularly scheduled meeting. 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.
or
IV. MEMBERSHIP OF CENTRAL COMMITTEE
The County Central Committee shall consist of two precinct committee members elected from
each precinct at the precinct caucuses. The Constitution of the Republican Party of Iowa
permits a provision to be adopted in the County by-laws for the election of additional Central
Committee members from each precinct in a number proportionate to the Republican vote
cast in the precinct at the last preceding general election for President of the United States or
for the Governor of Iowa, as the case may be.
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, provided such by-laws are not in conflict with the provisions of
the Republican National Convention, the Constitution of the Republican Party of Iowa or this
Constitution.
When elected, a member of the County Central Committee must be a resident of the precinct
from which elected. The term of office of a member of the County Central Committee shall
begin on the day following the precinct caucus and shall continue until the next precinct
caucus and untuil his or her successor is elected and qualified. 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. Vacancies on the County Central Committee shall be
filled by the County Central Committee.
Yes it says the general management of the Party in Linn County is the charge of the Central Commitee subject from time to time with direction of the County Convention.
Doesn't say a word about being subject to the direction of the Executive Committee
As a mater of fact it clearly states that the Exective Committee TAKES ORDERS from the Centrla Committee and not the reverse
In additon in the ByLaws it is stated that the Chair and Co-Chair
assist in the formulation of policies for the conduct of the affairs of the
Republican Party and such other matters as may be assigned
The implication being that the assisting, not decision making, is by the Exectuives and the assigning is by the Central Committee.
I should have been doing some writing upon these issues instead of letting them run a behind the scenes campaign unopposed.
But I have not been well recently
AND
Several of our Dear Exectuives have been attending What used to be the Communications Sub-Committee meetings
Telling us that it was their desire to Build Bridges and Smooth over the Dissension and tear down the Wall of Distrust
And would I PLEASE give them a small amount of time to do this?
Like an Idiot
I BELEIEVED them
And I stood down and stopped being so personally confrontational.
Where upon they Smiled
And proceeded to destroy everything some of us had spent years building up.
I am still kicking myself for being so naive as to Trust them
It will NEVER happen Again.
Yes when they said that they wanted to work WITH the Sub Committees and Tear down Walls and Build Trust back up?
They Lied
When the Chair stated that she had a Definitive Parliamentary Ruling by a Statewide Respected local Parliamentarian?
Well it would be ungentlemanly to categorically state that she lied.
So since only one of them can be telling the Truth I will let You the Reader decide which one that is
And the portion of that email I sent out to the Executive Board where I said
I will have no problem ensuring that almost the entire Republican population of Linn county who use Facebook will have the opportunity to read my thoughts
on the matter
That is not hyperbole,
I fully intend to see that it happens
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
Where Were They?
There are a lot of People who will tell you that the Constitution needs to be preserved, protected and defended.
They will talk about the encrouchment on our Rights and Liberties.
And despite the desire of the media to label them as Fringe, Conservatives are in fact the largest political philosophy in the Nation.
About 40% Conservatives 20% Liberal and 30 to 35% Moderate.
So they have the desire. They can see the threat
AND
They have the Numbers.
So Why? Do they stay Home and let Liberals get Elected?
For many years I bought 90/10 Ethanol blend gasiline because it was a dime cheaper.
Then I discovered that running Regular All Gasoline increased my mileage by 25%.
I had an older car.
The 10 Cents difference between Regular and 90/10 was to subsidize and incentivize the the purchase of 90/10 ,
Maybe I was not the only one who realised that buying 90/10 was costing me more,
Because a year or so ago they raised the differential from 10 Cents a Gallon to 30 Cents a Gallon,
Recently Iowas Fuel Tax got raised by 10 cents
BOY did we hear some screams of outrage.
It was the END OF THE REPUBLIC.
Me? I thought to myself.
Where were they when the price I paid for gasoline whent up 20 Cents?
I don't remember a word of outrage.
I keep hearing the same litany
We were BETRAYED.
We will NEVER vote Republican AGAIN.
Great that is why the Progressives keep winning
YOU let them.
Now I suppose back in 92 some folks might have thought Perot had a shot.
But after YOU electied Clinton the First time?
Couldn't you figure out what would happen in 96 if you did the same thing over again?
Guess Not.
Some of them decided to teach all of us a lesson in 2008 and stayed hoime because they McCain was marginal
How's that working out for you?
Romney?
If he HAD gotten the same amount of the Conservative Base as even McCain did, HE would have gotten elected.
It took us generations to get in the mess we are in,
One or two elections will not rotate out the dead wood,
Staying home and pouting will certainly not turn things around.
One of the reasons the Progressives keep winning is they NEVER give up.,
They just keep nibbling away at what they want over decades until?
Conservatives deliver control to them by default.
Some of us DO think we are in a struggle to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, our Liberies and our Rights,
Years from now if one of your grandchildren asks you
Gran where were You during the Political Battles of the Early 21st Century?
What do you want to tell them?
I was on the Barricades?
Or
I ran home like a cry baby to Momma so She could Kiss It and Make it Better and Pout.
Monday, 9 March 2015
Last Man Standing
I saw a post recently that said:
A litmus test for Republicans would definitely separate the wheat from the chaff, and for me, only one question needs to be asked;
Define Conservative?
First thought off the Top of my head?
Great we are going to have a Gladiatorial Melee
And the last Man or
Momma Grizzly Bear Standing
Gets to be the REAL Republican.
Who wants to bet the winner will be a Second Amendment Advocate?
But if we decide that we can choose who is and who is not a REAL Republican?
The Day may come when someone will decide that We do not fit THEIR criteria.
I feel that everyone has the Right to make their own choices.
Now some of them may be Really Stupid Choices and so I do not feel honor bound to RESPECT their choices.
However if people who believe in Freedom and Liberty do not stand up for the Right of Anyone to make their own choices?
Who will br left to stand up when they come to tell US what our choices have to be?
PWND
Well I blew that math explanation and David Chung
PWND
Me Big Time
I was
WRONG
So what you do is pick yourself up dust your self off and go on,
But a person needs to OWN their Mistake,.
I will put David's Comment at the bottom of this post it is too easy for for folks to overlook
I want to thank David for showing me my error but I ALSO want to thank him for
Reaffirming THIS
My memory may be faulty here but I think I was the author of both sections of the bylaws that you cite
"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."
You can count on me bringing this up when needed,
Friday, 6 March 2015
Boolean Algebra, Logic And The County Constitution
Well Friends and Neighbors whispers of rumors have been wafting their way from the New Executive Board to your humble chronicler that they think they have found in our Founding Documents a passage that gives them the Power.
To disolve Any Standing Rule of the Committee or Sub-Committee they chose to.
It is found in the County Constitution here
V. 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. The Central committee shall organize following each general election, but no later
than the following April 1.
Of course for their interpretation to be correct
THEY MUST IGNORE
IV. MEMBERSHIP OF CENTRAL COMMITTEE
The County Central Committee shall consist of two precinct committee members elected from
each precinct at the precinct caucuses. The Constitution of the Republican Party of Iowa
permits a provision to be adopted in the County by-laws for the election of additional Central
Committee members from each precinct in a number proportionate to the Republican vote
cast in the precinct at the last preceding general election for President of the United States or
for the Governor of Iowa, as the case may be.
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, provided such by-laws are not in conflict with the provisions of
the Republican National Convention, the Constitution of the Republican Party of Iowa or this
Constitution.
When elected, a member of the County Central Committee must be a resident of the precinct
from which elected. The term of office of a member of the County Central Committee shall
begin on the day following the precinct caucus and shall continue until the next precinct
caucus and untuil his or her successor is elected and qualified. 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. Vacancies on the County Central Committee shall be
filled by the County Central Committee.
And they must also IGNORE
VIII. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Executive Committee shall consist of the Chair, Co-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer of the
Linn County Central Committee. The Executive Committee shall transact the routine business
of the Linn County Central Committee during the interim of the meetings of the Linn County
Central Committee. Any business transacted or action taken shall be reported to the Linn
County Central Committee at the next regularly scheduled meeting.
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.
I take note of the Fact that while the Central Commitee may be given directions by the County Convention and that the Executive Board is "Under the Orders" of the Central Commitee
NOWHERE does it state or give any credence to the Claim that the Central Commitee is "Under the Orders" of or "Given Direction" by the Executive Board.
Quod Erat Demonstradum.
I do want the THANK the Executive Committee however for encouraging me to look at our Founding Documents carefully.
I have read them many times over the years but never before has one passage sprung out with the pristine clarity that it did last night
It is a section in the By Laws on the Treasurers duties
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.
Let me pull this one little gem out and place it all by itself
Checks in excess of $500.00 and not previously budgeted shall have the approval of the County Central Committee.
THIS Friends and Neighbors is what is called in the Fields of Boolean Algebra or Symbolic Logic as an
AND Statement
An And Statement with Two Conditions formally represented as
If A AND B then C
Or by the Venn Diagram representation at the beginning of this post.
Now the thing about AND statements IS
For the Statement to be True BOTH Initial Conditions Must Be True
So while the common interpretation is that if the Expenditure is less than $500 the Exective Board may issue a check without Approval of the Body
It turns out that IF the Expenditure has NOT been previously Budgeted?
They must not only INFORM the Body but the Body must APPROVE the Expenditure.
Otherwise?
Should the Body NOT approve the expenditure?
They must make the Treasury Whole and replace the funds.
Not to do so would be Misappropriation of Funds
And THAT would be an ETHICS Violation.
Some may dispute what I have written
But the Rules of Symbolic Logic on AND Statements are clear and it would be like arguing that One plus One does Not equal Two
Yes I know ther are 10 types of people in the world thos who understand binary and those who do not but binary 10 is still Two
However if anyone wishes to take issue with my presentation?
Have your Seconds present Your Card to My Seconds and I will meet you on the Field of Mathematics with
Logic Texts of YOUR choice.
By the Way, have I mentioned that before I took my present occupation and moved to Iowa among other things I TAUGHT Boolean Algebra and Symbolic Logic at a Collegiate level?
I do have one further announcement to make
I must rise early tomorrow and journey to one of our South Eastern Cities,
So I will not have time to put out a Saturday Post.
We will return in time Saturday Night for a Communications Sub-Committee meeting at 8:30 PM at the Starlite.
I understand our Treasurer and New Co-Chair may attend and attempt to broker
Peace in Our Time.
Which is the Reason for this IMO PG Level Post instead of the
Turn the Unrighteous into Pillars of Salt Post that I am holding in abeyance to see what they wish to convey to us,
Thursday, 5 March 2015
Advice From A Father To A Son
Over the years Fathers have been known to share some of the things they have learned along the Way with their Sons.
Among those tidbits might be things like
Son: Someday a Man will come up to you with a Sealed Deck of Unmarked Cards and suggest a Friendly Game,
It won't be.
Or
Son: Someday someone will make you an offer and they will insist that it is REALLY Good but that you HAVE to give them an Answer RIGHT THEN
Tell them you will Sleep on it.
The LCRCC recently was told we had to make an important decision in ONE night.
Nominations to Election only 5 minutes to ask questions.
NOPE can't sleep on it decide NOW
So we ended up with a Sealed Deck of what we are told are unmarked cards.
The question is will we have a shirt left if we sit in on the game?
Will this new deck= Executive Commitee really follow the Rules of Order of the Assembly?
Or will they just do what they want to,.
And if called on something Stonewall.
I put the Question to them and some others the other night.
We have a Standing Rule that was debated upon, voted on and enforced against our national commiteeman Steve Scheffler that NO post on our Facebook Site will be accepted from a Facebook Profile that blocks any Committee Person.
Our Webmaster James Knox is in Violation of that Standing Rule.
I got a mass email on some topics between the Sub-Commitees and the New Executive Board and decided to repsond to everyone with this issue.
I got this reply from our Chair.
Mr Kauffman,
You have quoted a "standing rule". Please share with us the basis of your claim, specifically the minutes from the meeting where this was stated as a standing rule.
My recollection of the discussion differs significantly from your version.
Thank you
Cindy Golding
Chair
Linn County RepublicansSent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
I replied
My Recollection is that the Body Voted
to inform our national Committeeman
Steve Scheffler that we would no longer allow
Posts to our Facebook Site from profiles
that blocked any member of the Committee
My memory is very clear about this yours might
be more Selective.
I really don't have time right now to wade
through all the Minutes to find that meeting
I will bring up your request at the Communicatins
Sub-Committee meeting this weekend.
It would appear that you have no intention of
enforcing the Rules of the Committee you prefer
Stonewalling
Dan Kauffman
PS Some may note
that I have removed Mr Knox
from the mailing list.
I discovered after the other
email that he has me blocked
from his email account and
has reported the only email
he has ever gotten from me
Sorry, we were unable to deliver your message to the following address.<james@kbscs.com>:Remote host said:550-5.7.1 Due to the nature of your emails and intent of them your email has550-5.7.1 been blocked from this domain and reported as spam to various spam550 5.7.1 blacklists reporting services. ut1si7874233pab.191 - gsmtp
For the record unlike Mr Knox I have never
organized a Denial of Service Attack on
another Republican
Tuesday, 3 March 2015
Public Servant
So now you have taken a position in the Party and you can sally forth smite monsters and make a difference?
Not Quite.
Sorry you do not get to make policy,
YOU get to preside, assist and implement.
Preside over the Debate.
Assist in the Creation of a Consensus.
And Implement the Consensus
All while being NEUTRAL.
You do not even get to be Don Quioxte tilting at Windmills, but Poncho trotting along with the Supplies
Your Role is Vital and Important but maybe not as glamorous as you imagined.
The facets of this are best described in a Section of Robert's Rules Online covering Presiding Officers.
The chairman sometimes calls a member to the chair and takes part in the debate. This should rarely be done, and
nothing can justify it in a case where much feeling is shown
and there is a liability to difficulty in preserving order. If the chairman has even the appearance of being a partisan, he loses much of his ability to control those who are on the opposite side of the question.
There is nothing to justify the unfortunate habit some chairmen have of constantly speaking on questions before the assembly, even interrupting the member who has the floor.
One who expects to take an active part in debate should never accept the chair, or at least should not resume the chair, after having made his speech, until after the pending question is disposed of.1 The presiding officer of a large assembly should never be chosen for any reason except his ability to preside.
You have now become a Public Servant,
A Servant of the Body.
YOU do not make Policy
YOU help the Body determine ITS Policy.
And if there should be an Issue where your basic Principles are under assault?
And you cannot find it in yourself the ability to support the stand chosen?
You Resign.
And enter the maelstrom of Polticial Debate as a Free and Independent Citizen.
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