FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

No Dissent Allowed: St. Johns County Republican Executive Committee

St. Johns County, January, 21, 2010 — The leadership of the St. Johns County Republican Executive Committee (SJCREC) dealt a blow to the grassroots and derailed recent attempts to reconcile long standing differences with the Republican Liberty Caucus of Northeast Florida (RLCNEF) Thursday night when it refused to allow RLCNEF members access to a meeting where State Committeeman Jon Woodard stepped down and State Senator John Thrasher was elected to Woodard’s position. The election of Thrasher to Woodard’s State Committeeman post clears the way for Thrasher to run for the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) Chair position to be vacated on February 20th by Jim Greer. There is a level of excitement within the party that has not been seen in a long time surrounding the race to succeed Jim Greer. Greer’s re-election a year ago has resulted in a leadership implosion within the RPOF. Thrasher, a sitting Republican State Senator, is seeking to lead the Republican Party out of its doldrums. Unfortunately for Thrasher, the SJCREC appears to have added fuel to an internal firestorm.

The latest in an unfortunate series of events occurred when the majority of the SJCREC members were not given notice the meeting would be closed in Executive Session, and only received the news upon their arrival at the meeting that night. To further exacerbate matters, SJCREC officials – allegedly in preparation for the vote on Senator Thrasher – performed a “purge” of the membership list for the stated purpose of removing members who had missed three consecutive meetings pursuant to state bylaws.

The purpose and accuracy of the list purge is in question, however, as RLCNEF member Cliff Johnson who is also a sworn member of the SJCREC and who had not missed three consecutive meetings, was told that he was not eligible to attend the Executive Session or vote in the Special Election.

While SJCREC leadership claimed that access to the Executive Session was limited only to SJCREC members, at least four members of the Duval County Republican Executive Committee who support Thrasher were allowed inside while known opponents of Thrasher and supporters of Sharon Day – also a candidate for State Chair – were told they must stay outside.

In a protest against the double standard and blatant cronyism on display, RLCNEF Chair John Stevens entered the meeting despite being told not to do so. Stevens was then asked to leave and refused. SJCREC officials called police and Stevens was escorted from the meeting. No charges were filed.

Chairman Stevens desired to attend the meeting to ask Thrasher what position he would be taking on Orange and St. Johns County REC members removed by Greer through the never-before-used grievance process  last year. Stevens commented regarding the incident, “It was unfortunate that it had to come that. The RLC is working for accountability within the Party and we would prefer to do so quietly from within; but if members are being locked out and denied an opportunity to be heard then we are left with no option but to make our voices heard publicly.”

This incident in St. Johns is eerily similar to a situation that occurred last year in Orange County where Orange County Republican Executive Committee (OCREC) Chair Lew Oliver prevented members of the OCREC from voting in the election for Oliver’s seat; the people barred from voting were supporters of his opponent, Deon Long, who is now running for the 24th District of the U.S. Congress.

Many of the registered voters of Florida agree with the message of the Republican Liberty Caucus. The

RLC’s message has begun attracting large numbers of people statewide. Support has poured out from around the state as this struggle with the corruption within the party has continued. Many of the recent changes in the RPOF leadership started at the grassroots level with large groups of dissenters, such as the RLC, calling for honesty and transparency in our elected leaders.

About The Republican Liberty Caucus of Florida:

The Republican Liberty Caucus of Florida is a coalition of traditional conservatives and liberty minded Republicans working within the Republican Party to promote individual liberty, smaller government, state and national sovereignty and the Constitution. The caucus advocates the return of our nation to the values and intentions of the Constitution and our founders.

(i) www.rlcfl.org
(ii) www.rlcnef.org

CONTACT:

Frank Zilaitis
Email: frank@zilaitis.com
Phone: (321) 480-7597

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Republican Liberty Caucus of Northeast Florida is holding a Rally in Support of Ending the Federal Reserve Banking System

On Sunday, November 22nd from 10:30 AM to 2:00 PM outside of the Federal Reserve Building, 800 Water Street, Jacksonville, FL 32204, members of the Republican Liberty Caucus will be holding a rally to express support for “Ending the Fed.”

This rally is being held simultaneously at 38 cities across the country with various liberty minded organizations to express support for U.S. House Bill HR 1207 and U.S. Senate Bill S 604 authorizing a full and complete audit of the privately held Federal Reserve Bank System.

The local chapter’s chairman, John Stevens, says, “American Taxpayers deserve to have a full and complete audit to bring transparency to the Federal Reserve Banking System that has repeatedly created financial bubbles and exacerbated the current economic crisis.”  Mr. Stevens further adds, “Very few Americans realize that the Federal Reserve System is a privately owned banking cartel with the ability to create money out of thin air.”

Founded in 1991 as a 527 political organization, the RLC works to advance the principles of individual rights, limited government and free enterprise within the Republican Party and throughout the country at all levels of government.

For more information about the RLC, contact Northeast Florida Chairman John Stevens at 904-806-3586 or johncharlesstevens@msn.com.

For more information about this event, contact Activism Chair Victor Wilhelm at 904-318-7208 or VLW149@gmail.com.

Your Activism Chair is on the Concerned Taxpayers of Duval County (CTDC) public access TV show channel 29 (comcast) at 7:30PM on Thursday’s for the month of October.

CTDC is one of the groups we partner with on local fiscal issues.

Be sure to turn in and tell all your friends who are new to the RLC.

The video should be up on CTDC’s website soon!

http://www.jaxtaxpayers.org/multimedia/

An explanation is given to the differences between the RLC and the Duval County REC especially when it concerns mayor Peyton’s three new taxes and his proposed property tax increase.

MEDIA RELEASE

For Immediate Release
For Further Information
Contact Attorney Fred O'Neal
(407) 719-6796

GOP PARTY OFFICIALS
NICK EGOROFF & DOUG GUETZLOE
FILE SUIT AGAINST THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF  FLORIDA
OVER REPUBLICAN PARTY  PURGE

A lawsuit  was filed this morning (9/24/09) by elected Orange County Republican party executive committee members Nick Egoroff and Doug Guetzloe to
nullify the recent action by Republican Party of Florida Jim Greer to remove or  suspend duly elected Republican party leaders who have disagreed with
Greer and  other party bosses.

The lawsuit (2009-CA-030146-O), filed in Orange/Osceola Circuit Court has been assigned to the Honorable Robert Evans and it seeks to re-seat both
Egoroff  and Guetzloe on the Orange County Republican Executive Committee, who were  removed without due process by RPOF Chairman Jim Greer based on a
bogus  complaint by embattled Orange County REC Chairman Lew Oliver.

This lawsuit comes on the heels of a recent court victory in the Third District Court of Appeal that affirmed an injunction against RPOF to allow the
seating of Dade County REC members that the party has attempted to expel. That ruling lays a precedence for the removal of embattled Orange County
REC  Chairman Lew Oliver, who previously removed 17 duly elected REC members immediately before the Chairman's election last December.  Oliver then
conducted an election for Chairman and declared himself the winner by one  vote. Another Orange County court case seeking to invalidate Oliver's  election
will be combined with this lawsuit.

Constitutional attorney Fred O'Neal is representing Egoroff and  Guetzloe.

"This is a huge battle for the First Amendment, due process and the ability of Republicans to control their own party.  We will win this lawsuit and
the battle for the heart and soul of the Republican Party will register a huge victory in Orange County," stated Guetzloe.  "We will put a stop to the
party purge."

Guetzloe has been an elected member of the Orange County Republican Executive Committee for 29 years.  He was named "Outstanding Republican in  Orange
County" by the REC in 1989 for leading the voter registration drive that moved Orange County into the Republican column.

Both Guetzloe and Egoroff were elected by wide margins in their individual precincts in 2008, in spite of concerted negative campaigns orchestrated by
Lew  Oliver and Jim Greer.

Oliver has also been implicated in financial misdeeds by spending over $100,000 in party monies over the past year with no party approval, including
over $55,000 to himself and a consultant.

The Federal Election Commission (Case #MUR6202) is investigating the alleged illegal transfers and payments to Oliver.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Republican Liberty Caucus (RLC) is a nationwide grassroots organization committed to returning the Republican Party – and through it, the American people – to the principles of individual rights, limited government, and free enterprise. They don’t just talk about the issues. They act on them and encourage as many people as possible to take an active role in government on any level possible (because even the smallest act by an individual can have a far-reaching positive impact).

In just a few days, on March 27-29, 2008, the RLC is hosting a state and national convention in Jacksonville, FL. As part of the convention, the RLC will be hosting an open invitation banquet on Saturday, March 28, at 7:00pm.

You do not have to be a member of the RLC or any particular political party to attend the convention or banquet. Please visit www.rlcfl.org for additional details on the full convention.

At the banquet, Dr. Lawrence W. Reed, president of the Foundation for Economic Education. He will be giving a speech on “The Fed Great Myths of the Great Depression.”

National radio host Mike Church from Sirius Patriot 144 and XM American Right 166 will be addressing our attendees and emceeing the event.  He will have a special message for the banquet attendees, followed by a video montage, and finally Dr. Reed’s speech.

There will also be panels speaking throughout the convention on grassroots level organizations and actions, how various organizations might help each other, and even campaigning for office.

Considering the current economic and constitutional crisis this is a “must attend” event for all liberty-minded individuals. Join us as we come together to restore individual liberty, limited constitutional government and free-markets.
Embassy Suites
9300 Baymeadows Road
Jacksonville, Florida 32256
Tel: 1-904-731-3555
Fax: 1-904-731-4972

Dinner Tickers: $65 ($67 via PayPal)

Payments may be sent via PayPal to rlcnflorida@yahoo.com, or mail your payment to the Republican Liberty Caucus of Northeast Florida offices at:

W.G.Pitts (Attn: Republican Liberty Caucus)
7807 Baymeadows Road East, Suite 403
Jacksonville, FL 32256

Attendees are asked to submit their payment as early as possible so we can reserve their seat!
If you have any questions or would just like to know more about the convention, please contact Sarah Lovett by phone at 904-838-0621 or by email at sarahlovett2008@gmail.com.
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