I want to shout out to Rep. Steve Toth and co, Larry Korkmas, Maria Espinoza-Lyng , Tim Lyng, Tanya Robertson , Suezette Griffin , JoAnn Fleming, Ken Emanuelson (via ext group), Eva Brown, Daniel McCool , Travis Bryan , Julie White McCarty (via FB group), Matt Armstrong (for the heads up on Mark Ramseys attempted switcheroo), Peter Batura (whose amendment wiped out the Texas Solution) and last but certainly not least TJ Scott , the platform committee member and author of the minority report on the immigration plank, which was largely present in the adopted amendment! Also, a huge shout out to Doc Greene Sr. for manning the live news desk at RER, and Claver Kamau-Imani for his up-to-the-minute roving reports. Nothing like seeing Claver stick a microphone in the face of Norm Adams and Steve Hotze! :-) Here is how it went down on our side of the convention floor (it may haven perfectly copacetic elsewhere!): After debate on the minority report was denied, and then killed due to the mass confusion, things were very chaotic! Then unexpectedly, a pre-filed amendment to the platform was proposed. What was this, who was this, what should we do?! I was busy running between activists and groups, when I realized that the new amendment had been proposed from the microphone nearest to me. I went straight to the author, Peter Batura, and got a hard copy which I was able to share with JoAnne Fleming and Larry Korkmas before it ever went up on the screen. It looked really good! Strong! We didnt know Peter, the minority report was dead thanks to the betrayal of Mark Ramsey, but this amendment gave us new life! We quickly confirmed with other groups via text and Facebook - who had reached the same conclusion - and the word went out: vote yes on the amendment, it will kill the Texas solution! Its a true testament to the grassroots adapting and overcoming, using every available means to network, and literally flash mobbing the vote! And more than anything else, it was a God-thing!
Posted on: Sun, 08 Jun 2014 02:32:40 +0000
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