Ohio Republican Leadership disgraces the Republican Party
ORP Chair blatantly silences those critical of the leadership's inability to follow their own bylaws. The schism in the party widens as the Chair continues his unethical reign of tyranny.
STOMPING THE SWAMP
Actions speak louder than words - and the actions by the Ohio Republican State Central Committee are deafening. Clearly, their only goal is to cater to the whims of the chairman of the party - even when that means not following the organizations own rules.
When a party’s leaders become so disingenuous - it is clearly harming the credibility of the party. It is rather obvious that the chairman worked with Jim Simon, Alex Triantifilou, and Dave Johnson - to refer all resolutions holding the party accountable to their own bylaws - to committees that should have no bearing on their discussion.
The full video of the 12/03/21 Ohio Republican State Central Committee meeting.
COWARDICE/DECEIT/DISINGENUOUSNESS
There is no way that anyone could take the 12/03/2021 meeting of the Ohio Republican State Central Committee as being anything other than an attempt to silence those seeking to hold the committee accountable to its own bylaws.
After the committee had 10 days to review and discuss proposed resolutions to make the party act in a more ethical manner by adhering to their bylaws - all the resolutions were referred to committees - where anyone that disagreed with the chairman of the party were conveniently removed from their committee assignments prior to the meeting.
This video is an abbreviated version with addendums of the resolution and bylaws of the 12/03/21 meeting of the Ohio Republican State Central Committee.
While the establishment resisted all efforts for a roll call vote - that are clearly allowed for in Roberts rules of order and the ORP bylaws…..
….we nonetheless were able to identify all State Central Committee Members when there was a division of the house.
When asked to adopt a resolution to follow the bylaws by Laura Rosenberger and Melanie Leneghan that asks unendorsed candidates to return the money that was given to them in violation of the bylaws and to restore committee assignments - the members standing voted to refer the matter to a committee - a committee that has no standing to address the issue (the permanent rules and revision committee).
Those members seen standing - do not believe they have the ability to read and interpret the bylaws on their own and need a biased committee to make a decision for them. This is pure cowardice on display and only serves to devastate the State Central Committee’s credibility.
Notice in the video that the committee does not allow any discussion on the merits of the resolution - choosing to make a motion to refer to committee before any discussion has taken place. It is pure cowardice, it is advancing tyranny rather than having substantive discussions with those that may not agree with the way the party is being run. The purpose of State Central Committee meetings is to have difficult discussions on how the party is to be run. Purely and simply - this is a brazen example of the special interests silencing the will of Ohio Republicans.
Of those standing more than half are appointees, lobbyists, or have immediate family that are.
Bonnie Ward (Dist 17) Appointed by SOS to Pike County Board of Elections
Dan Carter (Dist 25) Lottery Commission
Mark Wagoner (Dist 2) Works for a Law Firm involved in influence peddling in the State of Ohio Consultant/Advisor/Lobbyist
Dee Talmage (Dist 2) Board Member, Toledo Area Regional Transportation Authority, 2005-present & Board Member
Dave Johnson (Dist 33) Bureau of Workers’ Compensation
Bryan Williams (Dist 27) DeWine appointed to The University of Akron Board of Trustees
Steve Austria (Dist 10) Him and his wife are paid Lobbyists and Consultants
Kayla Atchison (Dist 27) Lobbyist for Trumbull County
Brad McCloud (Dist 3) Wife is a lobbyist
James Simon (Dist 28) Ohio’s Air Quality Development Authority
Curt Braden (Dist 29) Stark County Board of Elections Board Member
LeAnn Johnson (Dist 30) Board member of the the Governor’s imagination library
Doug Wills (Dist 31) Tuscarawas County Board of Elections
Betty Montgomery (Dist 31) Ohio Medical Board
Susie O’Brien (Dist 16) Secretary of State Liaison
Penny Martin (Dist 15) Department of Development
Greg Simpson (Dist 14) Appointed to the Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Mary Ann Christie (Dist 8) Women’s Suffrage Commission
RESOLVE TO MAKE A CHANGE
ARE YOU FED UP WITH THE OHIO REPUBLICAN PARTY? ARE YOU CONSIDERING A THIRD PARTY? Don’t run from the fight - run towards the fight! When you leave the party in frustration you simply empower the special interests and liberals.
If you have had enough - it is time to start fighting for your party. It is time to fight smarter, not harder.
Too often the approach is taken that is likened to a bull in a China shop. Those angry with the party normally have no solutions and start making accusations and ad hominem attacks without knowing the lay of the land and the situation.
The best way to change the behavior of leadership is to run for the State Central Committee (aka - the board of Directors of the Ohio Republican Party)….. once we have enough people onboard - we can reform the party to better represent the will of Ohio Republicans.
You can learn more about our efforts at the Ohio Promise Keeper’s website.
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