More from FReepmail:
“I’d say the first thing that has to be done is to establish very, VERY clear criteria for contributions to candidates. FReepers have a way of not agreeing among themselves on much of anything. IMO, the term “RINO” gets tossed out a little too frequently. (...) Some FReepers in TX or AL don’t understand how an otherwise conservative member from PA or MA would vote differently than, say, Jeff Sessions.
If it becomes an individual’s or group of individuals’ PAC, it will disintegrate very quickly. PACs are, by their nature, ‘special interest groups,’ emphasis on group. Give to one ‘wrong’ candidate and you lose your donor base. Obviously, some will donate to a FR PAC regardless, and it would be interesting to see how that holds up. Would it be worth the cost/time/effort put into a PAC if only the hard core stay with it? In that case, it’d be easier to just suggest to them who they may want to donate to directly.
The other side of that coin is: how many candidates would be willing to take the hard core positions FR PAC would require? Depending, again, on the congressional district or state, it might be unwise for a candidate to put him/herself into that box. Probably it would be best to have a pre-set list of positions with which any potential recipient would have to agree. I.e., the obvious, pro-life, pro-gun, but with as much specificity as possible.
Among FReepers, there are mostly ‘pro life’ folks, but then you get to the details .. some are no abortion, no way, no how. Others afford some flexibility for life of the mother, etc. A few are just pro-choice. Some believe everyone under the sun should own as many weapons of any variety as s/he wants, others believe in pro-choice. But, in asking people to donate to this PAC, they’d have to know to what extent the candidate is on board with them. Some will require 100%, others 80%. Given the congressional district, some would take 50%, others would never go for that.”
A few posts have expressed concern on this matter. A clear mission statement on who and what issues are supported by the PAC. I think we can agree social conservative issues should be at the forefront.