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TaxRelief, I vehemently disagree with you on this. The Morgan 5 are despicable vermin. You wanted to hear their side of the story? Well, they weren't there, were they? Morgan was probably on the phone with Jim Black, working on redistricting to elect more Democrats and pit conservative Republicans in the same district to force one out in a primary. Think I'm joking? I'll post the inside tidbit from NC Spin to that effect. They distributed material at the convention defaming the conservative leaders of the NC House; those leaflets were picked up before most delegates saw them, but maybe they should have been left as proof of what scumbags Morgan & Company are.

Secondly, it's not Nazi to make someone WHO CHOOSES TO RUN AS A REPUBLICAN vote for a Republican nominee chosen in caucus. Perhaps you should rethink your comparison.

Any registered Republican influencing the outcome of any election against a Republican Nominee

This refers to the general election (nominee), and is not in conflict with the resolution to "oppose" publicly in those so-called Republicans who vote for Democrat leadership, presumably in primaries. In fact, the two complement each other, making it clear that such opposition will take place in primaries or in non-electoral matters (such as publicity).

From an NC Spin E-mail:

The state Republican Party will be holding its convention this weekend and it promises to be a hot time. As reported last week, mainline Republicans are upset with Richard Morgan for forsaking the House Republican Caucus and cutting a deal to become co-speaker. Morgan won’t be there to face the music. That’s not all that has mainliners upset. It is pretty well known that Morgan plans to see four long-time House Republican leaders (who didn’t back Morgan) thrown to the wolves in the upcoming redistricting wars.

Ed McMahan and Connie Wilson, both from Charlotte are reported to be put into a single member district, insuring that at least one of them lose. Further, Leo Daughtry (former Republican Speaker nominee and caucus chair) and Billy Creech both from Johnston County are going to be put in a single member district.

That still isn’t all mainliners are concerned about. Republicans have watched Morgan’s relationship with Democrats become friendlier and friendlier. They suspect Richard Morgan will actually help design more Democratic districts and actually help Democrats get elected.

The natives are restless. Morgan would be well advised to be on hand to defend himself . One of his supporters, Representative Danny McComas of Wilmington has said he will attend and has no apology for Morgan or the group that put him in power. According to McComas more has been accomplished in this session to date than in the past 20 years. ["more has been accomplished" = taxes were raised, abortion was "protected", Jim Black was orally stimulated] Does that satisfy party faithful? We suspect not.

You have not addressed the point that turned my vote:

4. The last and most important reason that I voted against this movement: This type of resolution makes the entire party look petty and unprofessional and makes us the laughing stocks of the mainstream media.

Frankly, I was embarrassed to be forced to vote against this (especially with the Morgan group voting my way) at all.

Furthermore, setting ourselves up to be ridiculed,does not help us recruit folks to our way of thinking.

I appreciate all your comments and want to say this:

JohnnyZ, I think you are 100% right in your comments!
I was FURIOUS at Decker for switching to the Dems.
Then I became LIVID when Morgan & his cabal pulled their stunt.

Was this resolution petty & vindictive? Yeah, maybe a bit, and rightly so.
RINOs of their ilk need to be given a public spanking IMHO.
If all this b!tching goes on behind closed doors, to me that sends the message that the state party condones such reprehensible collaborators and French-style turncoats.

Now I say these things as someone not being privy to what went on in the convention, but just a ticked-off voter who would like to see the GOP take over state govt.
How to go about this? I leave it to the more experienced to lead the way.