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Target the RNC.
Its the policy making structure of the GOP and the one that takes the fewest votes to change. Unfortunately its consistently overlooked.
Dave Agema of Michigan is a solid conservative who was put on the RNC by a coalition of conservative republicans and tea partiers.
To affect things nationally, stuff has to happen locally.
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I suggest the OP keep abreast of current events, There are numerous groups planning a March on D.C. on September 9th. More groups planning state level demonstrations on September 17th. And there is a coalition of groups doing Overpass Protests all over American which are suppose to culminate in and around D.C. on September 9th.
Contact me and I’ll get you or anyone else in touch ...
Well,I am heading to the State GOP Platform Convention
right now...if you are not involved at the local level do NOT complain.
Also...when your congresscritters do NOT hold legit Townhalls...organize them yourselves...put a pic of them in chair and then let ppl take to the mic and ask ??? Or make 1 min stmts...record it and send it to their office
So what will Conservatives advocate once they get rid of Obamacare? and immigrants? Sounds kind of empty.
Hopefully, the bigger names will be on hand to help out when they can.
Even if you can't get known names to speak, always have something fun/interesting for the people to do. Don't make it just all speakers, all day.
Think outside the box here. i.e. Have some kind of "Know Your Constitution " or, "Is this legislation Constitutional?" type of game. Offer prizes (gas/grocery coupons/other things). Teach people while informing them of what D.C. is up to, and why we must hold our politicians to these principals.
Hold the event in an interesting place. (The Reagan Library comes to mind for Ca or possibly have something at the county fairs? Maybe having something in a big park? (fill in your ideas____________).
Consider having something for the kiddies to do. I.e. It doesn't cost that much to rent a bounce house (just make sure you tie it down if it's windy, or might become windy).
You could have face painters, or maybe just have some kind of activities, games, planned for kids.
I say this because so many are working longer hours in today's wonderful(/s) economy, and babysitters can be a luxury they may not be able to afford.
People's time and money are at a premium. Keep this in mind when planning.
IMHO It's best to aim for holding family friendly events that are both informative and fun.
You could start with an outreach to the local churches in your areas.
Another important point is to watch out that events are not overlapping.
If you have 2,3, or more separate people planning something, and they live in close proximity to each other-they should get together and combine their plans into one single event. Chances for a big turn out increase this way.
Take as much time as you need to plan (even if this takes more than a month.)
The more time you spend on planning what your event will be , what message are you trying to get across? how will you present it ? exc... the better.
Also DON'T FORGET TO TAKE VIDEO/PHOTO'S to share with everyone.
Just my 2 cents.
I agree that we need to organize rallies. But my observation is that conservative rallies get less media coverage when they happen on weekends. Please chime in if you have different views on this.
I attended the Audit the IRS rally in DC on June 19. Due to other obligations, I couldn’t leave Atlanta until the evening of June 18.
I drove all night and arrived in DC at about 8am the next day. The rally was planned to start at noon the same day. I had reserved a hotel room in Alexandria for June 19 and luckily they were able to do early check in.
I was able to shower and catch the Metro for Capitol Hill for the rally and arrived before it started.
I was worried that I’d be too tired for the rally but the energy of the thousands of rally goers (and plenty of coffee) kept me going until I returned to the hotel in the evening (I actually did some sightseeing after the rally).
And I’m 55yo. Weekday rallies can be done if there’s advanced planning.
Stop making sense.
We are far better off, IMO, by contributing to and supporting conservative politicians, especially at the local level. And confronting Lib pols whenever possible. Tip O'Neil once said, "All politics is local." He was only half-right. All politics is personal.
Really?
Those are your ideas on how to plan conservative protests and events?
That has never worked in the past, and will not work in the future.
What does work are old fashioned FReeper counter-protests, and supportive designated “action days”, such as the Chik FiL A buy-cott.
Since many conservatives work for a living, I think a national “income tax boycott” might be very effective.
Say, starting September 30, everyone who has a job, submits a revised W-9 to their employer, and everyone claims 17 exemptions.
(In honor of the dead SEALs of mission Extortion 17 )
On October 31, we can all go back under the complete controll of the IRS...if we want, after we all determine we made an accounting error.... Tell me, what do you think of that idea?