http://issuu.com/gwcollegerepublicans/docs/february

Facebook group

SA Endorsement Hearings: Pyne, Dinolfo, Galonek, Pressner, Clark, Bennett

Frey: Would you eliminate or reduce the student fee? All say no.

Wolf: Would you support a CR traditional marriage event, vocally and financially? All candidates say yes.

Hines motions to endorse all candidates, seconded by Lofquist:

Passes 9-1

For: Oman, Hines, Hansen, Wolf, Meyer, Fitzsimmons, Lofquist, Holler (endorse all w/o individual debate)

Against: Frey (”up/down on each individual”)

Endorsements of Currier, Franzetti,

Pass on same line, 9-1

For: Oman, Hines, Hansen, Wolf, Meyer, Fitzsimmons, Lofquist, Holler (endorse both)

Against: Frey (”they are going to win anyway, currier is unopposed”)

Travis Holler for ESIA – endorsement passes unanimously

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Speakers

SA finance committee has excess funds

akin to price range of Palin, Laura Bush, etc

CPAC – CRNC was impressed with GWCR presence

Bob McDonnell + Joe Wilson + Marco Rubio + Jeb Bush = chapter of the year?

Hawk N Dove CRNC Beer Happy Hour

Erik Paulsen – bigger space, need more people to come

Walter reed on friday – 8:00pm Foggy Btm Metro; soldiers get back at ten

Bag Tax event Mar. 3rd

]]> http://gwrepublicans.org/2010/02/meeting-notes-2-22-10/feed/ 0 http://gwrepublicans.org/2010/02/eboard-2-15-10/ http://gwrepublicans.org/2010/02/eboard-2-15-10/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:31:49 +0000 Will Frey http://gwrepublicans.org/?p=1624 RGA Gala

List: How many executive board members?

Meet at Foggy Bottom Metro; Dress business

Thursday CPAC – Rubio

Travis leading groups; meet at Metro at 7pm

Volunteers for Marco Rubio

Karaoke TGIF – Wednesday 17th-  8pm

DC Fest: Adams Morgan; James Barnes

Freedom first PAC

Travis: Bag Tax; Requested $1,000 cosponsorship

Bags: abve 500 –> 1.75/bag; 800–> $1000

Erik Paulsen: 2/23 MC 7:30pm

SA endorsements — General Body meeting, hatchet deb8 next monday at 7 send over listserv; before the 24th

Jake: finances: Look into cosponsorship on Bag Tax;

Rob: Next Debate: Foreign policy

look in to DPE Cosponsorship for Foreign policy debate

Cynthia: Erik Paulsen posters

Alex: Bar night; looking at fri the 26th Marshalls 25th and L; either an informal group or private room.

Walter Reed trip coming up

CPAC reception | Actively seeking interns

Week in Review

Super Bowl party

Basketball game

RGA Gala

National Museum for women and arts feb 22nd

Spring Speakers:

Erik Paulsen – room 405 @ 7:30-9pm on 2/23

Other big speakers:

Karl Rove, Bill Bennett, Pat Buchanan (April)

Prefer to invite Pat Buchanan (as opposed to Bennett):

Passes:

Buchanan: Hines Lofquist Wolf Frey Oman Hansen Holler Meyer

Bennett: Noel

Travis:

Bag Tax Event: Travis: Space in Kogan

kogan march 3rd backup = marv

Amphitheatre in March for film

Look in to cosponsorship with GreenGW

Trying to get Bobby Jindal

New Business:

Jake: Paulsen Co-Sponsorship

Bulletin board

Will & Dan: Trails event out to TR island

Listserv items

Immigration Debate: Paul Blair and Anthony Marenna

School might be out on Thursday

• Transparent Executive Session Amendment

Introduced by Wolf, Oman, Frey

Amendment: Allow the board to publish notes from executive session (private decision-making post-eboard meeting)

Executive session is a private session comprised only of executive board members, which can be called by the board in order to make decisions while not in the presence of those who may be affected by these decisions.

Oman: we are responsible to members, they deserve to know what happens in executive session

Hines: Constitutional review; Oman, Wolf: executive session mentioned only once.

- Giving away executive session information is an impeachable offense.

Frey: This does not eliminate the purpose of executive session, it merely allows for disclosure of executive session notes at a later date. It’s necessary for fully informing members… members deserve our honesty

Hines, concurrence by Lofquist, Sadlosky and Meyer: we need private decision-making, non-disclosure of full decision details

Oman: How are we going to be held accountable by members?

Frey: this organization is too top-down.

Wolf: we are primarily responsible to members, not press;

Noel: PR perspective could lead to public divisiveness

Executive Session Transparency Vote:

In Favor: Oman, Frey, Hansen, Wolf

Against: Noel, Hines, Lofquist, Meyer, Fitzsimmons

Motion fails 5-4

Brandon: GSPM event – Ethics of Grassroots Advocacy

Tayler Political satire debate coming up – Greta and Tayler (tay not available, Brandon instead)

CPAC – iron out details on eboard leading trips – Marco Rubio keynote

State of the Union watch party – Wednesday 9pm Marv

Walter Reed – 26 feb

Hugo Scheckter Memorial Karaoke night – look into details, TGIF, Japone, etc.

Dan, Brandon, Will: Theodore Roosevelt island – april

January newsletter articles due Sunday

Jake: finances, new expenditures from March for Life

Will: Bag tax event. Possibly work with District of Columbia GOP

Bulletin board: We’re coming for you, Barack. Post quotes, other Obama lies.

Cynthia, Jake: Order More Shirts

Director reports:

Dan: vouchers, DVD, website

Rob: immigration Debate – work with College Democrats

Alex: 294 members, looking into karaoke, other member events, another football game

UPDATE: College Republicans Withdraw Co-Sponsorship for GW Marriage Equality Week

George Washington University, Washington, DC- The GW College Republicans released the following statement:
The GW College Republicans will not be co-sponsoring Meghan McCain’s visit to GW to deliver the keynote address during “Marriage Equality Week.” Our executive board was originally told by Allied in Pride that Meghan McCain’s primary focus would be her opinion on what it means to be a Republican. But having later discovered through Ms. McCain’s twitter, and subsequent conversations that her remarks would be framed around “Marriage Equality Week,” information that Allied in Pride’s president, Michael Komo, withheld from our board, we have since retracted our support for the event.

Originally, the GW College Republicans had pledged $100 towards the $10,000 honorarium and other associated fees. This amount was also in addition to publicity through our messaging and communication outlets.

Our top priority is to represent our membership and promote the conservative message on campus. Considering what we now know the focus of the Meghan McCain event to be, we feel that our involvement would not be in agreement with either of these priorities.

Ms. McCain’s views on marriage equality align with neither the Republican Party nor her father’s personal stance. Though we fully supported John McCain’s candidacy for President, we feel that Meghan McCain’s last name is not near as important as the message she advocates. Moreover, we offer our best wishes to Ms. McCain, and Allied’s members for a successful event.

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Tuesday January 19th 2010
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Rob@GWRepublicans.org

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