Local Republicans Condemn LA County Party
Local Party's Support of Proposition 8 Violates Core Republican Principles
LOS ANGELES, CA, September 11, 2008-- A group of Los Angeles Republicans, including current and former members of the Republican Party of Los Angeles County's ("RPLAC") Central and Executive Committees, today condemned a 90-minute Town Hall Meeting in support of Proposition 8 that RPLAC is hosting before its formal party meeting on September 11, 2008.
The Town Hall meeting, for which RPLAC is actually delaying the start of its own regularly scheduled meeting and using Party funds to promote, is being paid for and presented by the "Yes on 8" coalition known as "Protect Marriage."
Proposition 8 seeks to redefine marriage in California by eliminating the right to marry for same-sex couples.
In a letter sent to RPLAC Chair Linda Boyd, current or former Central and Executive Committee Members stated:
"Our fellow Republicans elected us to grow the party and elect fellow Republicans to office. How can we accomplish this goal when the party is so vocally advocating the elimination of Constitutional Rights for many Californians, including many on your own Executive Committee?
Commenting on a last-minute offer by Boyd to Republicans Against 8 to speak for three minutes at the Party meeting following the Town Hall, Republicans Against 8 spokesperson Scott Schmidt stated, "Chairman Boyd offered us three minutes and Protect Marriage 90 minutes-that's hardly
equal time, especially when you're trying to defend freedom and fairness for all Californians, which is the goal of Republicans Against 8."
Schmidt commented further, "Chairman Boyd's unilateral decision to spend party resources and to inconvenience its elected leaders in order to promote a cause which would eliminate the constitutional rights of more than ten percent of the RPLAC Executive Committee is completely
inappropriate and illustrates why many question her leadership."
David Rappel, a John McCain delegate and a member of Republicans Against 8 stated, "We share Chairman Boyd's goal to elect more Republicans in Los Angeles County, but it would be far more effective to rally around actual Republican candidates like John McCain and Sarah Palin who have energized the Republican base in a way that no ballot initiative-especially one as flawed as Proposition 8-ever could."
To learn more about Republicans Against 8 and to read the text of the letter to Chairperson Boyd, please visit: http://republicansagainst8.com.
LOS ANGELES, CA, September 11, 2008-- A group of Los Angeles Republicans, including current and former members of the Republican Party of Los Angeles County's ("RPLAC") Central and Executive Committees, today condemned a 90-minute Town Hall Meeting in support of Proposition 8 that RPLAC is hosting before its formal party meeting on September 11, 2008.
The Town Hall meeting, for which RPLAC is actually delaying the start of its own regularly scheduled meeting and using Party funds to promote, is being paid for and presented by the "Yes on 8" coalition known as "Protect Marriage."
Proposition 8 seeks to redefine marriage in California by eliminating the right to marry for same-sex couples.
In a letter sent to RPLAC Chair Linda Boyd, current or former Central and Executive Committee Members stated:
"Our fellow Republicans elected us to grow the party and elect fellow Republicans to office. How can we accomplish this goal when the party is so vocally advocating the elimination of Constitutional Rights for many Californians, including many on your own Executive Committee?
Commenting on a last-minute offer by Boyd to Republicans Against 8 to speak for three minutes at the Party meeting following the Town Hall, Republicans Against 8 spokesperson Scott Schmidt stated, "Chairman Boyd offered us three minutes and Protect Marriage 90 minutes-that's hardly
equal time, especially when you're trying to defend freedom and fairness for all Californians, which is the goal of Republicans Against 8."
Schmidt commented further, "Chairman Boyd's unilateral decision to spend party resources and to inconvenience its elected leaders in order to promote a cause which would eliminate the constitutional rights of more than ten percent of the RPLAC Executive Committee is completely
inappropriate and illustrates why many question her leadership."
David Rappel, a John McCain delegate and a member of Republicans Against 8 stated, "We share Chairman Boyd's goal to elect more Republicans in Los Angeles County, but it would be far more effective to rally around actual Republican candidates like John McCain and Sarah Palin who have energized the Republican base in a way that no ballot initiative-especially one as flawed as Proposition 8-ever could."
To learn more about Republicans Against 8 and to read the text of the letter to Chairperson Boyd, please visit: http://republicansagainst8.com
Labels: GOP, la county republican party, proposition 8
Posted by Michael Higby @ 9/11/2008 09:48:00 PM
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Ron Prentice Gets Rich Fighting Gay Marriage
Ron Prentice is CEO of the California Family Council and Chairman of ProtectMarriage.com, the committee behind Prop 8 (the folks working to ban gay marriage in California).
Ron is set to be be honored at the Values Voter Summit 2008 (September 12-14) with Focus on the Family Action's Family Champion Award.
Justin McLachlan has broken a major story in the Proposition 8 battle: California Family Council contributions have mostly been spent on the generous salaries that Ron pays himself and his staff.
So far, there’ve been about a dozen news and blog pieces that have appeared online referencing Justin’s research into Ron Prentice and his shady management of donor funds.
Folks volunteering for and making contributions to the “Yes on 8″ campaign should be aware that the operatives running the show have a track record of using contributions to generously reward themselves.
Just in case the HTML doesn't disply properly, here's a direct link:
http://justinmclachlan.com/08/46/california-family-council-money
Check it out.
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