Idaho Republican Party Resolutions 2018 State Central Committee Winter Meeting January 5 6, 2018

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1 Idaho Republican Party Resolutions 2018 State Central Committee Winter Meeting January 5 6, Standing Resolutions Committee Members Idaho Republican Party Chairman: Jonathan Parker Resolutions Chair: Tyler Hurst Vice Chair: Julie Yamamoto Secretary: Region 1: Chuck Reitz Region 2: Pete Warwick Region 3: Machele Hamilton Daniel Vaniman Linda Weighall Susie Alvord Region 4: Vicki Keen Region 5: Lee Barron Region 6: Ann Wheeler Sarah Jane Gretchen Dan Cravens McDonald Clelland Region 7: David Taylor Robert Stoddard

2 Submitted Proposed Resolutions Table of Contents Proposed Resolution 2018 P1...3 Resolution in Support of President Trump and Calling on Congress to Focus on the Critical Problems Facing the Republic Proposed Resolution 2018 P2...4 Resolution to Support Removal of the United States from participation in the United Nations Proposed Resolution 2018 P3...5 Resolution Honoring Jack H. Stuart 2

3 Resolution 2018 P1 Resolution in Support of President Trump and Calling on Congress to Focus on the Critical Problems Facing the Republic Submitted by: Elmore County Republican Central Committee Presented by: Mark Bryant, LD 23 Chair WHEREAS, the Republican Party holds a majority of both Houses of Congress, and; WHEREAS, there is widespread reporting that surveillance authorized to protect the United States from foreign elements has been misused by members of the former Obama Administration for political purposes, yet no Congressional committee has focused on the issues, and; WHEREAS, Judicial Watch and a National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower provided the FBI two years ago with evidence that NSA spying authority was being illegally used, yet no Congressional committee has focused on the issue, and; WHEREAS, the foregoing and other related matters threaten the foundations of our Republic while the allegations concerning the foreign lobbying of sometime advisors to President Trump do not threaten the Republic and are s distraction from the grave dangers we face, and; WHEREAS, the Elmore County Idaho Republican Central Committee is disappointed in the Congressional focus on investigations of President Trump and his Administration rather than the critical problems facing the Republic, including out-of-control spending, excessive taxation, failure to control our order, continuing oppression of property rights and uses in Western states by federal land management agencies and the politicization of courts, now; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Elmore County Idaho Republican Central Committee calls upon the Members of Congress to focus their limited investigative resources on the misuse of spying authority and corrupt elements within our law enforcement and national security agendas, rather than attacks on President Trump and his Administration, and; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Elmore County Idaho Republican Central Committee calls upon the Members of Congress to make progress on the real issues facing the Republic or resign so that our members can elect representatives willing to perform that job, and; BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, the Elmore County Idaho Republican Central Committee directs the Idaho Republican Party to direct its National Committeeman and Committeewoman to seek adoption of a resolution similar to this by the Republican National Committee, and to direct its Executive Committee to publicize this resolution in support of the President and his policies. 3

4 Resolution 2018 P2 Resolution to Support Removal of the United States from Participation in the United Nations Submitted by: Elmore County Republican Central Committee Presented by: Mark Bryant, LD Chair 23 WHEREAS, the United Nations has encroached on both the sovereignty of the United States of America and the United States Constitution, and; WHEREAS, the United Nations has become dominated by a majority of countries that are antifreedom and even more strongly anti-american, and; WHEREAS, the United Nations has viciously attacked the State of Israel with deliberate condemnation that has constantly put one of the strongest of American allies in a near condition of total isolation, and; WHEREAS, the United Nations has proven itself counter-productive in pursuit of a peaceful world and has refused to acknowledge or protest human rights abuses by some of the most evil governments in the world, and; WHEREAS, the United Nations has abandoned its original purpose as a forum of nations and is now an experiment in global governance and a method to advance the Leftist agenda; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Elmore County Idaho Republican Central Committee endorses HR 193 and any other similarly purposed legislation as a means of recovering America s sovereignty, and; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Elmore County Idaho Republican Central Committee specifically rejects Agenda 21, The Convention on the Rights of the Child and The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Elmore County Idaho Republican Central Committee calls on Idaho s federal congressional delegation to support HR 193 and similarly purposed legislation, and; BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Elmore County Idaho Republican Central Committee calls on President Donald J. Trump to reaffirm America s sovereignty and to take steps toward removing America from the U.N. 4

5 Resolution 2018 P3 Resolution Honoring Jack H. Stuart Submitted by: Legislative District 17 Republican Committee Presented by: Mathew Jensen, LD 17 Secretary WHEREAS, Jack H. Stuart was an award-winning Precinct Committeeman and committed volunteer to the Republican Party, and; WHEREAS, Jack was a father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, who was still walking his precinct with his great-grandson in the 2012 election cycle; and, WHEREAS, Jack was a friend and a colleague who exemplified the party s values of Faith, Family, and Freedom; and, WHEREAS, Jack was a World War II U.S. Navy Veteran, ran his own hardwood flooring company for many years, was an appointee of Governor Ronald Reagan and carried his appointment card proudly showing his connection to President Reagan, and was well known as a Patrick Henry reenactor, who, in historical dress, delivered the Founding Father s famous give me liberty or give me death speech by memory to audiences around the state and country; and, WHEREAS, Congressman Raul Labrador summarized in his eulogy of Jack, God, family, and country, these were the three things Jack lived for. He was a true believer in the freedoms secured by our constitution, and continued to fight for our liberties until the very end. He will be greatly missed. ; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, First that the District 17 Republican Central Committee held and does hold Jack Stuart in highest esteem, and wishes to express condolences to his family and friends; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, Second that a copy of this resolution shall be sent to the family of Jack Stuart, and also to the State Central Committee Resolutions Committee for consideration. 5