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    Tag: Michigan's Republican National Committeeman

    Approaching the Gay Marriage Debate Constitutionally


    By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
    Posted on Fri Mar 29, 2013 at 02:47:01 PM EST
    Tags: "You Shall Not Commit Adultery", gay marriage debate, reasoned philosophical discussion, Abraham Lincoln, shifting public perception of the "central idea", constitutional premise, enumerated federal powers, enumerated federal authority, enumerated federal jurisdiction, checks and balances, separation of powers, state sovereignty, California Proposition 8 (2008), Dave Agema, Michigan's Republican National Committeeman, unity based on a principled platform, Dennis "the Menace" Lennox (all tags)

    To say that the gay marriage debate has heated up in Michigan, especially in Republican political circles, is perhaps an understatement.  All that RNC Committeeman Dave Agema did was repost a medical journal article (written by Frank Joseph, M.D.) to his FaceBook page, and the next thing you know, all manner of media-funneled venom is targeted at the man.  The national party, which has not one, but two sections in their 2012 National Platform speaking about defending traditional marriage, has gone on record as keeping their distance on this one (even though it's been shown, on this website, that the "filthy homosexuals" headline was intended as a sensationalistic distortion of the facts), and the state party is leaving Dave to defend himself on his own.  Why they're doing so is a matter for discussion another day.

    It occurs to me, though, that a key reason for the discoherent response from social conservatives in this debate is because we are allowing the pro-homosexual advocates (even within our own party) to define the terms of the debate.  In doing so, we're allowing them to preemptively neuter every argument we're advancing, because we're allowing their premises to stand unchallenged.  I think that, if we're going to have a reasoned philosophical discussion of this matter, then a constitutional premise is a more useful way to handle this.


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    Significant Endorsement in This Weekend's Judicial Race


    By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
    Posted on Wed Sep 05, 2012 at 01:12:40 AM EST
    Tags: Michigan Republican Party, MIGOP State Convention 7-8 September 2012, Grand Rapids, Michigan Supreme Court, Jane Markey, Dave Agema, Michigan's Republican National Committeeman (all tags)

    If you didn't happen to be at the Michigan Republican State Convention in Detroit back in May, I'm sure that you still probably heard the account of the "Showdown In Motown" where various liberty-oriented types gathered together to send a message to the MIGOP party elites.  The message, that we are sick and damned tired of their crap, was sent loud and clear in the blowout victory of Dave Agema ousting Saul Anuzis as Michigan's Republican National Committeeman.  Agema's choice for the vacancy nomination to the Michigan Supreme Court has been known for awhile, but the press release didn't get put out until two days ago.  I thought you'd like to read it.


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    A Message To Our Legislators - Beware False Choices

    Showdown In Motown


    By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
    Posted on Fri May 25, 2012 at 11:34:09 AM EST
    Tags: MIGOP May 2012 State Convention, backroom shenanigans, Michigan's Republican National Committeeman, Saul Anuzis, Dave Agema, G. J. LaRouche, serving notice, Michigan's Republican National Committeewoman, Holly Hughes, Terri Lynn Land, sending a message, "Dele-Gate", integrity argument, Michigan Tea Party Patriot Network, Campaign For Liberty, ad hoc alliance, ballot box blowout (all tags)

    I have, my entire adult life, desired to accomplish one thing above all others.  Beyond what normal men might find worth aspiring to, I have always wanted to win one when it really mattered.  To just once be the guy it all rides on when it's on the line . . . and deliver the goods.  To slay the dragon, save the world, and get the girl . . . film at eleven.  To, for one moment in time, have my "A game" firing on all cylinders . . . and be utterly unstoppable.

    However, God, in his wisdom, has heretofore seen fit to withhold from me such success . . . until last weekend.


    (6 comments, 3290 words in story) Full Story

    Because Credibility Must Be Restored


    By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
    Posted on Fri May 18, 2012 at 04:05:50 PM EST
    Tags: "DELE-GATE", MIGOP May 2012 State Convention, Michigan's Republican National Committeeman, Saul Anuzis, Dave Agema, G. J. LaRouche, Michigan's Republican National Committeewoman, Holly Hughes, Terri Lynn Land, integrity argument, disingenuous hypocrisy, memory holes, backroom shenanigans (all tags)

    In his book, "The Five Dysfunctions of a Team," Patrick Lencioni writes:

    "If you could get all the people in an organization rowing in the same direction, you could dominate any industry, in any market, against any competition, at any time."

    . . . and holy cow, wouldn't we love to actually have a political party that could hand the Socialist-Democrats their jackasses on a plate with some reliability every election.  But there's some work we're going to have to do first in order to get there.


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    David vs. Goliath


    By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
    Posted on Wed May 16, 2012 at 11:20:09 PM EST
    Tags: MIGOP May 2012 State Convention, Michigan's Republican National Committeeman, Saul Anuzis, Dave Agema, Gerald LaRouche, National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, Tom McMillin, integrity argument, disingenuous hypocrisy, memory holes, backroom shenanigans, smoking gun (all tags)

    Because I couldn't have said it better myself, I wanted to share with you an e-mail that I received from State Representative Tom McMillin a couple of hours ago.


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    Michigan Republican Party Call To Convention


    By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
    Posted on Mon May 14, 2012 at 07:55:24 AM EST
    Tags: Michigan Republican State Convention, Presidential Primary, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Michigan's Republican National Committeeman, Saul Anuzis, Dave Agema, G. J. LaRouche, Michigan's Republican National Committeewoman, Holly Hughes, Terri Lynn Land, Michigan Banana Republican Party (all tags)

    Due to the short amount of time between the county and state conventions, information packets will NOT be mailed to state convention delegates.  PLEASE DISTRIBUTE all necessary information (forms provided) to convention delegates at your County Convention.  We will email convention information following the county conventions.

    Thus says the cover memo of the May 2012 Convention Packet e-mailed out from the Michigan Republican Party, back in March, to the County Chairs & Secretaries.  Of particular interest should be Enclosures 14, 15, and 16:

    • Call to the 2012 Congressional District Caucuses
    • Call to the 2012 Spring State Convention
    • Tentative State Convention Agenda

    Each is copied below.


    (6 comments, 1242 words in story) Full Story

    Thinking This Through


    By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
    Posted on Thu May 10, 2012 at 01:09:38 PM EST
    Tags: Republican National Committee, Michigan Republican State Convention, Presidential Primary, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Michigan's Republican National Committeeman, Saul Anuzis, Dave Agema, G. J. LaRouche, Michigan's Republican National Committeewoman, Holly Hughes, Terri Lynn Land, Michigan Banana Republican Party, disingenuous hypocrisy, backroom shenanigans, MIGOP Credentials Committee, "DELE-GATE" (all tags)

    So, since this thing that I broke the story on two days ago has managed to make it to the national news media, I took the time to sit down over my evening coffee last night and channeled my high school debate coach (the late Bayard Gum), specifically a few things he taught me about how to reach a logically-solid conclusion.


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    Neither A Robo-Call Nor A Robo-Poll


    By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
    Posted on Tue May 08, 2012 at 07:31:26 PM EST
    Tags: Republican National Committee, Michigan Republican State Convention, Presidential Primary, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Michigan's Republican National Committeeman, Saul Anuzis, Dave Agema, G. J. LaRouche, Michigan's Republican National Committeewoman, Holly Hughes, Terri Lynn Land, Michigan Banana Republican Party (all tags)

    About an hour ago I received a live phone call from a 517 area code number.  You'll love this.


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