Dear Friends,
On Tuesday February 5th the Idaho Democrat Party will be holding a “closed” caucus in most of the Idaho’s counties to start the process of choosing delegates to their national convention to select the Democratic nominee for President of the United States.
This process is open only to Democrats. Each person attending will be asked to sign an oath affirming that they are indeed a member of the Democratic Party and contains the following or similar language;
“I am or will be a qualified elector by [Nov. 4] for the 2008 general election. I reside in ______________ County, and I am a member of the Democratic Party. Should the party desire to publish my name as such, I hereby agree.”
If you are curious and would like to know more about how the Democrats hold a closed caucus you can go to their web site here.
I respect the right of the Idaho Democrat Party to hold a closed caucus to choose their candidate for President of the United States. They have every right to prohibit Independents, Republicans and anyone else who is not a member of the Democrat Party from participation.
However, I do object to the hypocrisy that the Idaho Democrat Party displays as they criticize the Idaho Republican Party’s effort to prohibit Democrats, and other non-Republicans from choosing our leaders. The Idaho Democrat Party bosses have been loud and vocal in their denouncing our efforts to prohibit Democrats and other non-Republicans from helping us choose our candidates.
To demonstrate that the caucus is NOT open to all citizens of Idaho I plan to bring several members of the Idaho press to the Ada County location and ask to enter without signing their oath. I will of course be denied because I am a Republican.
If you have the time, notify your local press and do the same thing in your county. Remember, we should be respectful of the Democrats’ First Amendment rights to hold a closed selection process. We are trying to enact a system in Idaho that allows us the same privilege as the Idaho Democrats in the selection of our Republican candidates, namely, to allow just Republicans to select our Republican candidates.
Sincerely,
Rod Beck
4257 Tattenham Way
Boise, Idaho 83713
H (208) 376-9797
M (208) 859-4335
February 11, 2008 at 4:14 pm
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Someone call the Whaaaaaambulance!
February 12, 2008 at 7:54 am
Yet again, Binkyboy engages in standard ultra-liberal debate.
Keep up the good work Binky … you are very persuasive!
April 23, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Interesting that the GUV thinks that this is a crazy idea. Bye Bye to the GOP as they know it.