Comments on: Former Speaker Pro Tem on RPOF Chairman’s Race http://www.irreverentview.com/florida-politics/former-speaker-pro-tem-on-chairmans-race Chris Ingram's political commentary with an edgy and "irreverent view." Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:24:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.irreverentview.com/florida-politics/former-speaker-pro-tem-on-chairmans-race/comment-page-1#comment-695 Anonymous Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:28:22 +0000 http://www.irreverentview.com/?p=1114#comment-695 A surprising point about the RPOF grassroots is that nobody has realized that with Thrasher coming in on a deal brokered by legislative leadership, who last session tried to pass a bill expanding legislative membership on the State committee, the legislative leaders will be back in January with their own slate, and we will never see the grassroots elect a Chairman again. This is a take-over play, and if it doesn’t succeed now, watch for more dilutive legislation this session (Thrasher already filed a FIX-IT bill), or in next year’s session. A surprising point about the RPOF grassroots is that nobody has realized that with Thrasher coming in on a deal brokered by legislative leadership, who last session tried to pass a bill expanding legislative membership on the State committee, the legislative leaders will be back in January with their own slate, and we will never see the grassroots elect a Chairman again. This is a take-over play, and if it doesn’t succeed now, watch for more dilutive legislation this session (Thrasher already filed a FIX-IT bill), or in next year’s session.

]]> By: Walt Disney http://www.irreverentview.com/florida-politics/former-speaker-pro-tem-on-chairmans-race/comment-page-1#comment-688 Walt Disney Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:40:41 +0000 http://www.irreverentview.com/?p=1114#comment-688 I nominate Mickey Mouse for Chair. He'd do a better job than most anyone. Florida GOP is a joke! I nominate Mickey Mouse for Chair. He’d do a better job than most anyone. Florida GOP is a joke!

]]> By: David R. McNabb http://www.irreverentview.com/florida-politics/former-speaker-pro-tem-on-chairmans-race/comment-page-1#comment-687 David R. McNabb Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:56:05 +0000 http://www.irreverentview.com/?p=1114#comment-687 Political parties should be people based. No Township, Special District, City, County, State nor Federal government order, ordinance, law or executive order should define what a political party is or is not. In Florida the organizational responsibilities and authority for a political party should originate with individuals who organize at the neighborhood and precinct level with a formal charter established at the county level. Counties should give state political parties their responsibilities and authority. States should give national political parties their responsibilities and authority. What has happened is that we, the individual citizens, have given excessive rights, responsibilities and authority to our representatives at all levels of government. This has led to government becoming both authoritative and benevolent. Government has started granting us rights for rights we already had. Both political parties and government must be servants of the citizens whom make up this Federal Republic. Political parties should be people based. No Township, Special District, City, County, State nor Federal government order, ordinance, law or executive order should define what a political party is or is not. In Florida the organizational responsibilities and authority for a political party should originate with individuals who organize at the neighborhood and precinct level with a formal charter established at the county level. Counties should give state political parties their responsibilities and authority. States should give national political parties their responsibilities and authority.

What has happened is that we, the individual citizens, have given excessive rights, responsibilities and authority to our representatives at all levels of government. This has led to government becoming both authoritative and benevolent. Government has started granting us rights for rights we already had.

Both political parties and government must be servants of the citizens whom make up this Federal Republic.

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