RAPIDES REPUBLICAN PARISH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The Rapides Republican Parish Executive Committee (RRPEC) is, officially, the Republican Party of Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Although it is affiliated with the Republican Party of Louisiana, the RRPEC exists, in its own right, according to the Louisiana Revised Statutes (Title 18: Louisiana Election Code) and, therefore, retains a certain autonomy, particularly when applied to its mission and goal:

To organize, develop and grow the Republican Party in Rapides Parish and to recruit, endorse and elect qualified Republicans to public office.

The RRPEC membership consists of fourteen registered Republicans elected by registered Republican voters, in Rapides Parish, and are tasked to provide leadership and service to their constituents. Nine members of the committee represent districts corresponding to the nine Rapides Parish Police Jury districts and are elected by registered Republicans, who reside in those districts. The five at-large members of the committee are elected by registered Republicans, parish-wide.

Members of the RRPEC serve for four-year terms and are elected during years presidential elections are held.

Quote of the Day

This, from VodkaPundit (Stephen Green), says it all on HR 2454(ACES):

"Never have so few stolen so much from so many to achieve so little."

It's not just about our wallets, it's about our freedom. If ACES isn't stopped in the Senate, thus opening the door to ObamaCare, we'll be caught in the jaws of a ghastly vise - a vise that could take the better part of a century to loosen.

~~URGENT!~~ LOST

The dismantling of the country will be almost complete by Friday, June 26. The horrendous energy bill, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES), is up for a vote in the U.S. House and the equally horrendous union card check bill, Employee Free Choice Act, possibly will be voted on in the U.S. Senate. If both pass, Friday, - given the backroom deals (ethanol), they just might - unions will run the country and the economy will tank.

Couple those pieces of legislation to ObamaCare, to be celebrated in an infomercial on ABC, tonight, and perhaps pushed to fruition by August, we will pass the point of no return.

Melt down the D.C. contact venues, PLEASE. Make no assumptions.

Note: A related e-mail to Senator Landrieu is on the Commentary page.

Update: Freedom narrowly lost to megalomania 219 to 212. Even U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-LA, 3) voted against megalomania. Republicans had two no-shows: U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ, 6) and U.S. Rep. John Sullivan (R-OK, 1). Not that their votes would have made a difference, but why?

Forced Cancellation of Atlanta Fourth of July TEA Party

Read about it here.

*ObamaCare Alert*

According to U.S. Representative Rodney Alexander’s D.C. office, the U.S. Senate hopes to markup the ObamaCare bill (as yet, unnumbered) before the Fourth of July recess.

As well, Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) has floated the idea of a health insurance plan that is a co-op – a non-profit insurance company, established, but not run, by the federal government (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, anyone?). Apparently, Conrad has read the tealeaves and believes his Trojan horse will make it possible for ObamaCare to avoid total collapse – something the Obama Administration fears. In fact, the President has told his minions that if his plan, or something akin to it, isn’t passed this summer, it never will be due to the ensuing debate and exposure.

In an effort to keep the disastrous original (a sop to service and nurses' unions) or the co-op Trojan horse from passing, please contact Senator David Vitter and Senator Mary Landrieu to express your views against the madness.

Congressman Alexander’s office is on top of the situation, so rather than distract his aids with heated calls and e-mails, please thank him and his staff for their vigilance.

Quote Of The Day

"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience."

C.S. Lewis

Unfortunately, with the current congress and administration, we have both robber barons and omnipotent busybodies in charge - a very bad combo.

* ObamaCare *

Obamacare is approaching like a speeding train and we must derail it before it hits us. Please access Patients United Now (PUN) to learn about the coming disaster and what can be done about it. Related, if not belated, story is on the Issues page.

The FCC Preparing to Cram "Localism” Down Our Throats

It looks like the widespread silencing of dissenting, conservative voices may come sooner than we think. The first salvo, which could fly in a couple of weeks (today is May 7), will be the dismantling of conservative talk radio. To try to stop this assault on the First Amendment, please sign the petition. This is really serious, folks.

Join Red River TEA Parties at Facebook

We’ve launched a new group on Facebook called Red River TEA Parties. Please join Facebook and, then, join our group.

Fourth of July TEA Party between the hours of 11AM and 1PM, at Guinn Auditorium, on the campus of Louisiana College, in Pineville.

Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem

Patriotic music by Zion Hill Church

Special music by Joseph Cole

Guest Speakers include: Dr. Joe Aguillard, President of Louisiana College, Cris Lee, recent LC graduate and student body president and Tony Perkins, Executive Director for the Family Research Council

Closing prayer and remarks by Rev. Joshua Joy Dara, Zion Hill Church

The first 1,000 participants through the door will receive free, miniature American flags.

Participants are asked to make and bring home made signs and bring liquid tea to disperse in the fountain by Guinn Auditorium.

Special video program of Newt Gingrich’s Rediscovering God in America with scripture readings by Rev. Philip Robertson, Philadelphia Baptist Church.

TEA Party shirts and bumper stickers will be available.

If you’d like to help with making signs or if you are interested, as an individual or a group, in making music for the crowd, click here and fill out the volunteer form.

TEA Party Momentum

We need to keep the TEA Party momentum going. American Thinker has an excellent article on the value of protests, by Robert West, and is worth the read. Here’s a snip:

“The recent DHS Report is a perfect example of a news event that should have had people out in the street protesting. This report, which paints conservatives as potential terrorists, could have (and still should be) used as a bludgeon to show how radical and intolerant this administration actually is. There should be demonstrations demanding the resignation of the "hater" Janet Napolitano. It is not enough that the basic story received airplay on many networks and was discussed by the pundits. [T]he public must get a sense of the outrage that the report represents. The message should be that the administration is using America's security apparatus to pursue its political enemies as terrorists. The story must be driven to a higher level of exposure, and the only way to do that is to organize demonstrations. This story should not be allowed to die so easily.”

A good idea?

TEA Party Poll

If you indicated interest in attending a Fourth of July TEA Party, please contact Wayne Ryan, RRPEC Chairman.

Please sign Senator David Vitter's National TEA Party Day Resolution petition. Go here to read the Resolution.

Federal Reserve Transparency Act 2009
HR 1207

Read the text of the bill. For the impressive list of the co-sponsors, go here.

Petitions

Please participate in the latest poll (upper right of this page). If you vote for a public audit of the Federal Reserve, please read the Audit Petition and the Petition for Redress of Grievances put forth by Campaign For Liberty, in Lake Jackson, Texas.

GET YOUR T-SHIRTS AND BUMPER STICKERS!!!

Bumper sticker price: $1.50 each

T-shirt price: $10

To order and arrange for pickup, please contact Wayne Ryan (318/613-2202) or Chuck Tosten (318/442-1016).

If shipping is desired, please go to the form and follow the instructions.

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