Posted on 12/19/2010 7:55:43 PM PST by BuckeyeTexan
Saturday night, December 18, 2010, Jim floated the idea of forming a political action committe to organize an effort to defeat the RINOs in the upcoming 2012 and 2014 Congressional elections.
"Yup, I do believe it’s time. We need to organize an anti-RINO PAC and get it going in all 57 states to support and elect True God and Country Conservatives™. We can do it!! FReeperPAC is born!"
472 posted on Saturday, December 18, 2010 6:46:47 PM by Jim Robinson (Rebellion is brewing!! Nuke the corrupt commie bastards to HELL!!)
Many FReepers expressed interest in helping with the PAC, posted research/resources, made relevant suggestions, offered advice, etc. It's time to move that effort to its own thread.
Please continue you contributons here. If you posted important information to the other thread, please consider re-posting it here. You will not automatically be added to the FReeper PAC ping list. You must request to be added if you want to receive pings to important updates.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2644629/posts?page=472
Simple - just like you’ve stated.
RINOFreeAmerica
RINOFreeCongress
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While you’re doing that, add this thought to the mental mulch:
Much time has been spent in the drive-by media and on talk radio as well (e.g. Rush) trying to analyze just who it is that comprises the “Independent” voters, who ultimately decide most elections.
Popular wisdom has it that those folks are “moderates” and that those candidates who have the most “moderate” views (read that as “unprincipled’) will appeal to this bloc.
My opinion is that nothing could be further from the truth. I believe that the great majority of Americans - especially those inclined to vote - are principled people. They take a stand in the way they live their lives and respond to candidates who will do the same.
Sometimes their reasons are thoughtful, even esoteric. But whether they get their opinions from careful reading of history and political philosophy, or just from the gut-felt sense of right and wrong that comes from their Christian and American upbringing, they naturally gravitate toward candidates who echo that sense in their hearts.
They have lines in the sand drawn on many issues, and whether they say it out loud or not, the spirit says “This far and NO FURTHER!” - and today, more have reached that point than ever before since the first American Revolution.
The time is right for a Conservative PAC, a Conservative party and truly Conservative candidates.
Compromise be damned. It serves only the end of evil. There is such a thing as right and wrong and America’s wars were not fought so that perverts, misfits, looters and leeches could feel warm and fuzzy about themselves at our expense.
Definitely noted! I’ll include some of that potential for trouble in my summary report to the group.
Exactly. Big Tent = No Principles.
It’s not going to take that much, once a summary is submitted and Buckeye Texan has volunteered to do that.
Research is underway, -— Brices Crossroads told me that he will look over the summary; laws, rules, regulations etc.
I’ll check here tomorrow.
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For your consideration.
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There are different catergorizations of Political Action Committees: connected and non-connected. Have you decided which one.
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humblegunner reviewed the prior thread for respondents and sent a Freepmail. Thank you very much humblegunner for doing that.
FWIW,
I responded using Freepmail describing my professional and political experience and limits of those so that my efforts can be as well utilized as possible.
WooHoo! Lets Roll!
We don’t have a sponsoring corporation and the PAC needs to be separate from FR, so a nonconnected PAC seems the only way to go at the moment.
But I’m not making decisions. I’m just compiling research.
Ok. Just checking where you are at
Have no experience in the workings of a political organization or PAC (not including watching the outcome of the life of the chief community organizer and his cohorts, who’ve brought us to this brink).
Pinging to a positive step forward, and soliciting those with experience and interest in this venture to chime in. Time to really work to take this country back !
Note: moderation isn’t a 4 letter word, yet it is .. ;).
BUMP!!
OK, I'll copy to here.
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I’m in. Please add me to the ping list.
I’m sick of RINOS. If they don’t get their way they just stab conservatives in the back. See Lisa Murkowski, Mike Castle, etc.
OK, that’s good news. The bad news is that I won’t be able to contribute much money but I will give what I can.
Thanks for the ping.
"SSFs and Nonconnected PACs"
http://www.fec.gov/pages/brochures/ssfvnonconnected.shtml
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Note: Portions of this publication may be affected by the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC. Essentially, the Court's ruling permits corporations and labor organizations to use treasury funds to make independent expenditures in connection with federal elections and to fund electioneering communications. The ruling did not affect the ban on corporate or union contributions or the reporting requirements for independent expenditures and electioneering communications. The Commission is studying the Court's opinion and will provide additional guidance as soon as possible.
The press and public refer to all nonparty, noncandidate committees as PACs or political action committees. However, the Act and Commission Regulations distinguish between two types of PACs: separate segregated funds and nonconnected political committees (or nonconnected PACs). The article below discusses some of the major differences between these two types of political committees.
The Act prohibits corporations (profit or nonprofit), labor organizations and incorporated membership organizations from making direct contributions or expenditures in connection with federal elections. 2 U.S.C. §44lb. These organizations may, however, sponsor a separate segregated fund (SSF), popularly called a PAC, which collects contributions from a limited class of individuals and uses this money to make contributions and expenditures to influence federal elections. 11 CFR 100.6. As the sponsor of the SSF (i.e., its "connected organization"), the corporation, labor organization or incorporated membership organization may absorb all the costs of establishing and operating the SSF and soliciting contributions to it. These administrative expenses are fully exempted from the Act’s definitions of "contribution" and "expenditure." 11 CFR 114.1(a)(2)(iii).
By contrast, a nonconnected political committee, another type of PAC, is financially independent. This means that the nonconnected political committee must pay for its own administrative expenses, using the contributions it raises. Although an organization may spend funds to establish or support a nonconnected PAC, these expenditures are considered contributions to the PAC and are subject to the dollar limits and other requirements of the Act.
Yes. An SSF is not required to report any fundraising or administrative expenses that are paid for by its sponsoring organization. (The SSF must, however, report these expenses if it pays for them.) On the other hand, a nonconnected PAC must report all its operating and solicitation expenses.
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