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Title:Discussions of topics pertaining to men
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Moderator:QUARK::LIONELE
Created:Thu Jan 21 1993
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:268
Total number of notes:12755

216.0. "The Political Process" by CSC32::HADDOCK (Saddle Rozinante) Tue Apr 02 1996 16:59

        If you live in Colorado today, then today is Precinct Caucus Day in
    Colorado.  Call your County Clerk to find out when/where.  The 
    precinct caucuses are where you, as an individual can get your concerns
    heard at least.  

    You must be "affiliated" with the party in order to participate in the
    caucuses.  The County Clerk can probably tell you if going down to
    to the County Clerk's office and changing today will help.

    I fully understand some people's aversion to the political process.
    I have said several times myself that my biggest problem with the
    Republican Party is the Republican Party.  But if you want to change
    some of this stuff, then this is one place you can have an affect, maybe 
    a small one but more than just sitting around and feeling sorry for
    yourself.

    fred();
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216.1SOLVIT::SOULEPursuing Synergy...Tue Apr 02 1996 21:0710
 .0> I have said several times myself that my biggest problem with the
 .0> Republican Party is the Republican Party.

     Fred,

     How about some specifics?

     
     Don (a NH Republican)
216.2CSC32::HADDOCKSaddle RozinanteWed Apr 03 1996 14:5623
    
    >     How about some specifics?

    Just a few:
    
    I am referring to the workings of the party itself and those people
    in control of it from  the National level down to the local.  My
    opinion of Newt Gingrich took a serious hit the other day when he
    said that Jack Kemp was finished in the Republican party because
    he endorsed Forbs.

    On a state level, in the last governor's race here in Colorado a
    guy bypassed  the party and got on the primary ballot by petition.  
    After he won the primary, the party basically hung him out to dry, 
    and allowed an extremely liberal Roy Romer to be re-elected to 
    continue the 20 year reign of liberal governors  appointing liberal 
    judges to the courts.

    On a local level, just about anybody can run on the Democrat ticket,
    but to run on the Republican ticket you have to get permission from
    the party hacks.

    fred();