March 24, 2012 05:39 PM UTC

County Party Resolutions Don't Screw Around

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• by: Colorado Pols

UPDATE: From a reader–no recording “of any kind” allowed in the Jefferson County GOP Assembly yesterday. Doesn’t this sort of thing just make operatives try harder?

And instead of banning recording devices, wouldn’t it maybe be better to not say embarrassing things into a mic as a party official or a candidate? Perhaps it’s just easier this way.

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County party assemblies have in some cases already happened, but in many other cases are getting underway this morning all around the state. Being gatherings of the most ardent party loyalists, it’s a good place to take the temperature, if you will, of what local political activists are talking about. One thing we wouldn’t consider these folks, with all due respect, is particularly representative of “the mainstream.” We think this is to some extent true for both sides.

There are plenty of examples we could cite but here’s just one–resolutions already approved by Douglas County Republicans at their county assembly. A few excerpts convey the mood:

1. We call for a smaller Federal Government. PASSED with 97% (301 / 9)

2. We call on the Federal Government to reduce the national debt and to freeze/reduce spending until the debt is below 10% of the GDP. PASSED with 89% (267 / 34)

3. We oppose all “bailouts” for private sector business enterprises by the Federal Government. PASSED with 89% (274 / 34)

4. We support the elimination of the Dept. of Education. PASSED with 80% (250 / 61)

5. We call for entitlement programs, including Social Security and Medicare, to be reformed to reduce the overall level of spending. PASSED with 87% (263 / 40)…

8. We oppose all Federal Government subsidization of individual business enterprises (e.g. Solyndra). PASSED with 86% (260 / 43)

9. We support repeal of the “Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.” PASSED with 91% (278 / 26)

Standard stuff, though we doubt you’ll hear many of these mentioned beyond the most generic platitudes during the general election. Moving on to some of the more interesting:

26. We support the elimination of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). PASSED with 77% (235 / 71)

27. We support the elimination of The U.S. Department of Energy. PASSED with 71% (208 / 86)…

47. We support requiring all candidates for office to verify they are eligible for the office they are seeking. PASSED with 95% (291 / 14)…

59. We support adherence to the US Constitution, Article II, Section 1; only candidates who have been formally vetted for proof of their natural born citizenship be eligible to the office of President. PASSED with 95% (290 / 16)

That would be not one, but two “birther” resolutions passed by the Douglas County GOP. Other passed resolutions you shouldn’t miss are #36, the anti-“AmyCare” resolution, and the anti-Sharia Law and “UN Agenda 21” resolutions (#69 and #76 respectively). Which is not to say you’ll laugh at all of these, like the ones that call for the repeal of laws infringing on protections against unlawful search (i.e., PATRIOT Act), as well as recent controversial provisions for detaining American citizens–where they line up to their surprise with Democrat Mark Udall.

We’re interested in hearing about resolutions passed by your county party, or being voted on–like Larimer County Republican Resolution #30 up today, affirming “the Larimer County Republican Party supports efforts by all citizens working to stop forced medication through the public water system.” Which probably just means fluoridation, but you really don’t know, do you?

Post ’em if you got ’em, and of course anything else fun that happens today.