UNIFYING

THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY

July 2, 2009
 
Dear Jane and Robert,
 
Personally, I think this situation is a mess. We need a party united; however, one does not exist.
 
Jane, you may be justified in questioning why there were no protests the night of the meeting.  At the meeting the thing foremost on my mind was the idea that any majority can overthrow at anytime the duly elected Chairman and his/her board. (the rights of the minority).  Then, when it came time to vote, I was told I had to vote in an open ballot. When I got home later, I looked back at my emails and found no notice of the upcoming May 14th election. I didn’t fully grasp the irregularities until I received the opinion from the Parliamentarian.
 
The leadership of the RPLAC is critical.  I define the success and quality of leadership as a set of goals that have been inspired by spirited cooperation and the results that follow. Neither Linda Boyd nor Glen Forsch met this definition.  I tried to help Linda… I registered over 800 new Republicans, raised thousands of dollars and convened over 60 monthly meeting of determined Republicans during her tenure. I never received any acknowledgement, thank-yous or support. I tried to help Glen but he, unfortunately is what I call, a “unsupportable.” Honest decent friendly man but not a leader. However, I did not let that deter my commitment.  Our common Conservative cause has to come first.
 
The set of goals for any Political Party should contain four elements; 1. new registrations 2. year over year increase in donations 3. Increase in volunteers, and the biggest prize: 4. more election victories. These are the only measurements of success I can think of that would apply to the leadership board of RPLAC.
 
Jane, I think that you are the right person for the job. You have the time, energy, enthusiasm, connections, and knowledge of the inner working of the party to do a good job. Please inspire me to inspire others by defining a specific set of goals and how you are going to achieve them.
 
Robert, I do not know you as well. I have met you and talked to you, introduced you to my club, and think that you have the organizational skills to administrate the party but I have not seen you in action long enough, nor have I seen any results. You say you can raise the money but that is only as good as the balance in the bank account. You do not have the connections and knowledge of the inner working of the party to do the necessary job in the time frame we have. It does take time and results to garner the kind of respect from the “Old Guard” of the Republican Party on a State and local level, that is needed to effectively run a major county party.
 
When I read the expert opinion (read written report link) from the Parliamentarian and heard the tape, (Audio of the meeting is available at this link.) I decided that I cannot support a disgruntled faction of the party that stormed the May 14th General meeting. As unintentional as it may have been, and whether they knew it or not, the actions that occurred goes against the principals of our Republican form of government, our Constitution and the DNA of every Conservative that I know. A majority cannot simply vote out the leader any time they feel like it, especially with an open ballot. There is a process to removing ineffective leadership and I am willing to completely dedicate 100% of my free time to support the bonafide result of that process.
 
Therefore, I make a motion for the sake of the Republican Party of LA County and for the unification of all members of the Central Committees that both factions hold a special election to be held 30 days after an agreement to terms have been reached.

To this end, I offer, in any way you would deem proper and appropriate, to act as a liaison between the two parties for as long as I am needed.
 
Please call me if this interests you at all.
 
Jeffers Dodge 310-841-0676 or 310-980-4271
Member 47th Assembly District
President LARA
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P.S. Those few that I have talked to and asked for advice on this motion have unanimously supported this idea. Robert, I know you do not agree to hold the election and Jane I have not spoken with you about this yet, however, by agreeing to support such a Special Election, the two of you will show true leadership and a wish to heal all party divisions, and to strengthen, as a whole, the Republican Party of Los Angeles County.
 
One more thing: I, along with many, want to feel that this party is once and for all a unified party and I sincerely believe that this Motion, if approved, will go along way to this end. We will have 30 days to get to know you and those that endorse you, and that will speak for you through a real campaign effort. We will get to see you in action. This I feel is the best alternative to any kind of protracted legal proceedings, which would be disruptive and destructive for the party, that may be contemplated.  (I know of no one that has made public the threat of legal proceedings.)
 
The many positive results of a special election will outweigh the effort to run the election.