Power of the Party Concentrated in the Very Few!

To the best of my knowledge, the concentration of power in the few is true across all of Pennsylvania and the United States for both the Republican and Democratic Parties. In Armstrong County, 74 voting precincts exist for which two committee people can be chosen to represent each precinct. These committee members make up the Armstrong Republican County Committee. The Voter Registration office up in Kittanning has a record of how many people are running for the precinct committee seats. Only 22 of the 74 precincts have people running. That means only 22 precincts will have any representation!

Fortunately, South Buffalo East precinct has someone running for both seats! Across the Freeport Road, South Buffalo West has no one running.

Power of the Party?

Hijacking the Primary
Endorsements seem problematic to me prior to the Primaries. I'm bothered by the Party endorsing Tom Corbett for Governor, for example. I believe that tends to disenfranchise me, and that the right thing to do would be to let the Republican voters choose their favorite in the Primary and then the Party should endorse that person and bring all its power and resources to support the people's choice. That's the bottom line for me, you have to trust the voters - no playing God allowed!

I was actually a delegate to the special election where Tim Burns won against Russell for the Interim Candidate endorsement in a vote that was around 85 to 45. I think the process was not the most unbiased one that could have been used.

Let it Begin with US ----

On May 18th 2010 the Republican voters of the South Buffalo East voting precinct will elect two Committee Members. I am running for one of the two seats. Currently the seats are not filled. With your votes and barring any unforeseen circumstances, I will represent you on the Armstrong County Committee. The County Committee will be represented on the State Committee; State Committee will have representation on the Republican National Committee. These committees are the powerbrokers of government. Working through the committee structure is more powerful than millions of letters, faxes, and phone calls to try to change a political agenda. The agenda, the candidates, elections, policy come about through the Party committees and can result in a Pelosi or Reid if you’re a Democrat.

There are many precinct committee seats that are vacant in Armstrong County, and elsewhere. I’m working to identify these seats and encourage people to step up and fill them. Here in SB E (South Buffalo East precinct), I’d like to see the Republican Party get organized. What do we agree on? What’s important to us? Where can we have an impact to improve government and restore, where necessary, sound Constitutional principles and fiscal responsibility? Can we speak with one voice to our elected representatives and achieve mutual respect?

I have much to learn. I hope that I will get to know most of you and that together we will obtain a greater level of organization to insure that SB E continues to be a community of conservatively-minded, free, fiscally and morally responsible Americans with charity and respect for God and each other.