State Convention Updates
Update To We The People Meeting Agenda
While I was not able to attend myself, I have it on good authority that the Missouri GOP state convention could be described in many ways, boring not among them. Rather than try to capture all the details here, secondhand, I have asked some of the people that were there representing Congressional District 4 to come and share with us their experiences from the state convention this last Saturday. Ryan Johnson will still speak after we get the rundown of events. You won’t want to miss it!
Bill Eigel’s Letter To The GOP
As you may, or may not know, due to circumstances orchestrated by MO GOP Chairman Nick Myers and his allies, the MO Party Platform was not revised for 2024, even though the grassroots conservative GOP party base spent hours reviewing and voting on amendments. That’s really just one of the shenanigans that occurred. You really should come Thursday night to hear what happened!
The following letter was sent out this morning from Bill Eigel, MO State Senator, and conservative candidate for MO Governor.
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
ATTN: Nick Myers
Missouri Republican Party
514 E High St #31
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Dear Chairman Myers,
I call on the Missouri Republican Party (MRP) to recall the state convention for the purpose of completing a new 2024 GOP Platform as soon as a practical time and place can be determined and prior to the 2024 National Republican Convention.
The reason for the early adjournment of the state convention lies squarely in the hands of MRP Chairman Nick Myers, who delayed the proceedings of the convention, for reasons unknown, for more than 5 hours. Although it is unclear exactly why Chairman Myers delayed the convention for so long—it is clear that such a delay forced the proceedings well into the evening where an absence of quorum occurred, ending the proceedings.
The vote for permanent convention chair, which finally occurred in the mid-afternoon, was the turning point of the convention. Chairwoman Shore managed more than 800 delegates through all orders of business and over thirty amendments to the platform in less time than Chairman Myers needed to simply count the number of delegates in the room.
During the platform, convention delegates approved amendments to the 2024 Platform that included protecting Missouri land from foreign entities, eliminating personal property tax, deporting illegal immigrants, and getting rid of the Joe Biden voting machines infecting our elections. Due to the egregious delay at the hands of the MRP, the convention ended without the adoption of the 2024 Platform. Unless MRP owns its mistakes and recalls the delegates to finish their work, the voices of millions of Republicans excited about this bold, conservative policy direction will be silenced.
The clear message from convention was this: The GOP convention delegates were deeply disappointed in the status quo. They voted against the establishment at every opportunity, the “Truly Grassroots for Trump” slates all won, and they would have passed the most conservative platform vision the state has ever seen if Chairman Myers wouldn’t have taken five hours to credential the delegates.
The MRP must recall the state convention to finish the Platform work as soon as possible. Previous Platforms—from 2020 or otherwise—do not reflect the current emphasis of policy for Missouri Republicans and are not acceptable.
The message of the 2024 GOP State Convention to the establishment was loud and clear: Do not ignore us. Do not silence us any longer.
Let’s Go, Missouri.
Respectfully,
Bill Eigel
Delegate
Congressional District 3
REMINDER: Meeting This Week at NEW Location!
Please join us for our monthly meeting this week!
DATE: Thursday, May 9th, 2024
TIME: 6:00 – 8:30 PM
LOCATION: Merle’s American Tavern
21900 Branic Dr, Peculiar, MO 64078
Merle’s American Tavern is just off I-49 on the east side of Peculiar. They are in a central location in Cass county, and the food and service are great. We will be meeting on the covered patio, which has windows that close and climate control.
AGENDA:
6:00-6:45 Greet, Meet, and Eat (Dinner on your own)
6:45-7:00 Pray and Greet Attendees
7:00-7:45 MO State Convention Attendees - What happened?
7:45-8:30 Ryan Johnson - Candidate for Missouri House District 56
Additional Information Contact:
Matt Goben Ph: 913-787-5563 (leave voicemail), Email: matt@Patri0t.com
Please note that the O in patri0t is a zero (0), not the letter O.
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