Robert Duvall elected Chair of GOP Nashville

At the Davidson County Republican Party convention today, Councilman Robert Duvall (left) was elected Party Chairman. Stacy Ries Synder (enter) was elected First Vice-Chair and Tony Roberts (right) was reelected to position of Second Vice-Chair. (photo by Randy Foster)

The county party also elected the following officers and regional vice chairs:

1st Vice Chair — Stacy Ries Snyder

2nd Vice Chair — Tony Roberts

Communications Secretary — Tonya Miller

Recording Secretary — Kathy Langan


Treasurer — Chuck Nabb

Vice Treasurer  — Sabrina Orr

Regional vice Chairs

North — George Rand

North Central — Kay Brooks

South — John Bulla

East — Bruce Patterson

Southeast— Pat Carl

South Central — Diane Ries

West — Lonnie Spivak

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Poll questions: Should election commissions check the citizenship of foreign-born voters?

Below is a link to an article appearing  in the Tennessean on Friday concerning the issue of non-citizens being registered to vote in our elections.  At the end of the article is a poll that ask you to vote on the question, “Should election commissioners check the citizenship of foreign-born voters?”

 

Please go to the link, scroll down to the bottom of the page and cast your vote today: Citizenship review of new foreign-born voters is dropped.

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The Quest for Community, by Robert Nisbet

The Quest for Community, by Robert Nisbet will be the next selection of the Conservative Fusion book club. At the recent Conservative Political Action Conference in DC, this was the only book made the subject of a panel discussion in the Intercollegiate Studies Institute series of meetings there. A conservative classic, it will be thought provoking to both the libertarian and the traditionalist.

The Quest for Community: A Study in the Ethics of Order and ...

www.amazon.com  - One of the leading thinkers to emerge in the postwar conservative intellectual revival was the sociologist Robert Nisbet. His book The Quest for Community, published in 1953, stands as one of the most persuasive accounts of the dilemmas confronting modern society. 

 

Nearly a half century before Robert Putnam documented the atomization of society in Bowling Alone, Nisbet argued that the rise of the powerful modern state had eroded the sources of community—the family, the neighborhood, the church, the guild. Alienation and loneliness inevitably resulted. But as the traditional ties that bind fell away, the human impulse toward community led people to turn even more to the government itself, allowing statism—even totalitarianism—to flourish. 

 

ISI Books is proud to present this new edition of Nisbet’s magnum opus, featuring a brilliant introduction by New York Times columnist Ross Douthat and three critical essays. Published at a time when our communal life has only grown weaker and when many Americans display cultish enthusiasm for a charismatic president, this new edition of The Quest for Community shows that Nisbet’s insights are as relevant today as ever.

I look forward to reading and discussing this book. Please order the book, read it and join the discussion. The next meeting of Conservative Fusion will be Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Meetings are from 7PM-9PM. Sign up at this link: Conservative Fusion.

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Davidson County Republican Party Convention Sat. March 23rd

Saturday, March 23, 2013, Ed Jones Auditorium, Ellington Agricultural Center, 440 Hogan Road.

Registration: 8:15 AM, Meeting Promptly 9:00 AM. You must be a delegate to attend this Convention. At the Convention you will vote for the Executive Officers.

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Robert Duvall seeks Chairman of GOP Nashville

 From Robert Duvall

 

March 22, 2013

 

Dear 2013 DCRP Delegates,

Below you will find a bullet point Bio regarding me.  The list should give you a solid overview of my background, successes, leadership, and support the fact that I have been out front in many issues that affect our day to day lives in Davidson County.

While I prefer to not “beat my chest”; I do want to bring to the attention of all delegates that the key to any success in Davidson County will be leadership.  I have a proven demonstrated record of leadership among the organizations I am a member, as well as in the offices I have held.  

We must build on the foundation provided by those that have preceded us.  Organization of the local party is a major factor in achieving success.  Fundraising is absolutely essential, and vetting viable candidates for targeted offices provides us with the opportunity to elect those of our own.

There are three key facets to our plan.

1.    Membership

2.    Fundraising

3.    Viable Candidates

Speaking to those three topics:

1.    Membership 
       a.    We must initiate our ability to utilize electronic data and capture Republican’s in our data base
       b.    We must communicate with them and we must make them part of the Republican family.  
             i.    We will initiate with the Boards support a monthly newsletter related to our meetings. 
             ii.    We will begin to hold monthly membership meetings with keynote speakers to help with membership drives, recruitment, and fulfill a feeling of actually belonging to Republican Party organization.

2.    Fundraising 
      a.    We need to hold a major fundraising event quarterly.     
              i.    This effort will take the full support of the Board, but the life of our organization and the support of our candidates are directly related to our ability to effectively raise money.

3.    Viable Candidates 
     a.    We must identify local 2014 candidates,  
            i.    We have a minimum of two House seats that can be won in 2014.  I am certain other races will also bubble to the top. 
           b.    We must be also working toward the Metro Council elections in 2015.  Sourcing viable candidates is essential to our success.  It is absolutely ludicrous we have Liberal Council Members in predominant Conservative neighborhoods of Davidson County.

I hope this information provides you with a “thumbnail sketch” of where we need to go as an rganization.  The rest is in your hands Saturday morning.  

Please feel free to contact me if you have questions.  I look forward to seeing you tomorrow morning.

A brief bullet point Bio is listed below.

Sincerely,

ROBERT DUVALL

Candidate DCRP Chairman

Councilman, Council District 33
208 Cambridge Place

Antioch, TN  37013  USA

Home: (615) 641-7313

Cell: (615) 594-7313

email: rduvall71@comcast.net

 

Noted Conservative Battles:

• Lead opposition opposing the 2012 Property Tax increase. Submitted ZERO tax increase budget.
• Worked diligently to pass the Property Tax Referendum.
• Fought for 2^nd Amendment Rights.
  • Lead opposition opposing denying Permit Holders the right to carry in Public Metro Parks.
  • Appeared on Fox National News standing up for the right for Carry Permit holders to carry in restaurants in which alcohol is served.
• One of the key leaders instrumental in saving the Fairgrounds in 2010.
• Opposed the Metro changes in their handbook, which provided special rights to “Gays”.
• Lead opposition opposing Metro “living wage” minimum hourly salary.
• Co-sponsored the Resolution to remove David Torrence, when he compromised his public trust.
• Sponsored the Resolution to remove John Arriola, when he compromised his public trust.

Professional Information:Executive Management, Logistics, Customer Service, Supply Chain,Sales & Marketing

Previous Occupation Titles:Vice President of Sales & Marketing; Vice President of Logistics; Director of Logistics; Contractor – Iraq 2004; Principal – Consulting Firm,Sales & Marketing, Logistics, Customer Service, Business Operations & Management, Political Advisor.

Personal Information: Married – Brenda; Three Children – Walter, Michael, December; Four Grandchildren – Taylor, Tyrin, Kaylee, Jayla

Religious Affiliation: Baptist, New Salem Baptist Church - Member

Military:

• United States Navy Reserve 1983 – 1989
• Military Support Personnel, Contractor – Iraq 2004, Balad, Iraq – Camp Anaconda and Mosul, Iraq – Camp Diamondback & Camp Marez. (Glory)

Education: Business Administration, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas; Numerous industry and continuing education unit workshops in the field of Logistics

 

Organizations:

• Davidson County Republican Party – Member
  • Past 2^nd Vice Chair – Resigned for tour of duty in Iraq.
• Tennessee Firearms Association – Member
• National Rifle Association – Member
• Tennessee Republican Assembly – Member
• Tennessee Republican Party – Member
• President – Long Hunter Chase HOA
• Jaycees - Past Vice President (2), Secretary, Director (8)
  • Numerous Civic Awards – Chairman of the Year (2)
• United Way – Past Fund Raising Captain
• American Cancer Society – Past Director
• National Defense Team – Past State Director
• Council of Logistics Management – Past Director

Honors, Certificates & Awards:

• 2002 – Outstanding Citizenship Award.
• 2002 – Patriots Award.
• Past Candidate US Congress – TN 5^th District.
• Past Candidate State House – 59^th & 60^th Districts.
• Elected Metro Council – Nashville, TN 2006, 2007, 2011

Council Committees:

• Convention & Tourism
• Transportation & Aviation
• Codes, Fair, & Farmers Market
• Public Safety – beer & Regulated Beverages
• Personnel – Public Information – Human Resources – Housing
• Public Works
• Education
• Health, Hospital, & Social Services
• Traffic, Parking & Transportation

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Jim DeMint: No Internet Taxation Without Representation

Jim DeMint: No Internet Taxation Without Representation

online.wsj.com

By JIM DEMINT - Our nation was born from the idea of "no taxation without representation"—that citizens should not be taxed by governments in which they have no political voice. Yet now lawmakers in Washington want to overturn that bedrock principle in order to extract more revenues from American consumers.

The Marketplace Fairness Act recently introduced in the Senate would require online retailers to collect and pay sales taxes to states where they have no physical presence or democratic recourse.

 

My Comment: I am disappointed that Senator Lamar Alexander is supporting this effort to tax internet sales. Among the reasons I oppose this act is (1) Taxation without representation, (2) Invasion of Privacy, (3) The burden that would be imposed on small businesses dealing with up to10,000 state, local and municipal tax jurisdictions nationwide, and (4) stifling a growing source of economic activity and growth.

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Steve Abernathy on yesterday's Election Commission meeting: We Won.

From Steve Abernathy, 
Commissioner, Davidson County Election Commissiion
 
Good Evening Friends,

It was a tuff battle, but we won.  Even though the Commission voted to rescind the motion I had made in February, it forced the State Election Coordinator Office to finally set a date to release the report by April 8th 2013.  It was supposed to be released on March 6th, 2012, and that office failed to release the information to the County Election Commissions so we could begin our part of the 30 day process to verify citizenship on those voters identified that registered to vote illegally.   This same issue impacts elections in all States because of the Federal Motor Voter Act, passed in 1993.  Florida, Michigan, and Colorado are three states that took more aggressive action to identify and remove non-US citizens from their voting rolls during 2012.

 

There have been three major elections in Tennessee during that time, and based on my review of the voter registration document process at the Tennessee Department of Safety, I am certain we had non-US citizens on our voting rolls during those elections.  Anyone on the Voting rolls in error “dilutes” your vote, and should be removed as soon as possible.  I have run various models, factoring the amount of time the “Motor Voter Act” has been in place,  and believe it is possible  we could have between 3000-10,000 non-US citizens on our Voting rolls in Davidson County alone, out of 370,000 registered voters.  Even if it is just one, we must remove that person from our Voting rolls as soon as possible to insure we have honest elections. 

 

This not only “dilutes” your vote, it also hurts legal non-US citizens when they attempt to get their US Citizenship.  Part of the process of applying for US Citizenship involves Immigration services checking voting rolls.  If it is discovered the non-US citizen applying for citizenship is registered to vote, either mistakenly or on purpose, they could be deported.   They are guilty of a felony, even though a Government employee asked them if they wanted to register to vote, while holding a document clearly indicating they are not a US citizen yet.  This flaw in the Motor Voter Act process is ridiculous and is by definition “entrapment”.   It should be stopped across the country.

This is a timely issue because it is currently being debated at the Supreme Court.  See the attached link.

 

Thank you for your support and special thanks to Chris Cannon from Channel 5 for doing an outstanding report.

 

Steve Abernathy

Davidson County Commissioner

 

  http://www.newschannel5.com/story/21761633/davidson-county-scraps-plan-to-audit-foreign-born-voters

 

http://news.msn.com/politics/high-court-divided-over-ariz-voter-requirement

 

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Dan Davis seeks Chairman GOP Nashville

From Dan Davis:

About Dan Davis

Dan Davis is the Current 1^st Vice-Chair of GOP Nashville and has been an active member of  GOP Nashville since 2009. Dan resides in Antioch and is a teacher and assistant football coach at Pearl-Cohn Entertainment Magnet High School in Nashville. Dan has also worked in the golf industry as a golf pro and product rep. His experience in the school system and in the golf industry has given him a unique view of how things work in both the public and private sectors.

Involvement in GOP Nashville

Dan has been actively involved in the Davidson County Republican Party since 2009. Dan successfully ran for 2^nd Vice-Chair in 2009 and was elected 1^st Vice-Chair in 2011. During his tenure, Dan helped re-write the county party bylaws, helped candidates fund-raise and campaign, helped create programs to promote the Party and has worked to build relationships with other Republican groups.

Two of his most successful efforts have been the Conservative Groups of Middle Tennessee and the Tennessee Republican Minority Coalition (The Minority Coalition). Under his leadership, the Conservative Groups of Middle Tennessee has evolved into a solid and committed network of Republicans across the region who collaborate on projects and host events to promote the Party. Dan is also a founding member of the Minority Coalition, which has made its mission to actively reach out to the different minority groups in area in an effort to grow the Party in Nashville.

Vision for GOP Nashville

Dan’s vision for GOP Nashville is growth – through outreach and participation.  It's Dan's belief that in 2013, GOP Nashville is poised to become a true political force in Davidson County and in the state of Tennessee. Dan's plan for that growth is outlined in the following:

Growth: Dan intends to grow the party from the grassroots up – both financially and politically.

Outreach: Dan has demonstrated a commitment to growing the Party by reaching out to a diverse   constituency – diverse in gender, race, ethnicity, religion, cultural background and age – and actively engaging them in the Republican Party. It's Dan's belief that a Party that more closely reflects the diversity of Nashville only strengthens GOP Nashville's position and ability to shape the political landscape in Davidson County.

Participation: Dan believes that outreach should include extending a seat at the table and giving those who want to participate the information, resources, and ability to do so. Under his leadership, GOP Nashville will continue to focus on local issues, local political races, and growth, but it will also focus on becoming more inclusive, which in turn will garner more support and more votes for the Party.

I have posted announcements of several candidates who are seeking leadership positions with the Nashville GOP. Posting of a candidate's announcement should not be construed as an endorsement of that candidate. Who ever is elected I will wish them the best and will continue  to support the Party. Rod

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How I will participate in the silly symbolism of earth hour

Every light in the house is on

The backyard's bright as the crack of dawn

The front walk looks like runway lights

It's kinda like noon in the dead of night

Every light in the house is on

Just in case you ever do get tired of being gone

Every light in the house is on

Earth hour is March 23rd at 8:30PM.

 

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Channel 5 reports on Election Commission Rescission vote

NewsChannel5.com | Nashville News, Weather

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Election Commission rescinds plan to review voter citizenship

The Davidson County Election Commission today voted to rescind a motion they passed last month that would have examined the citizenship status of foreign born people who registered to vote at the Department of Motor Vehicles and who used as a form of Id a green card or other documents that would lead one to suspect they may  not be citizens.

Legal immigrants who are not citizens can legally get drivers license. DMV workers are required to ask people when they are getting a drivers license if they are registered to vote and offer to register them. Election Commissioner Steve Abernathy expressed concern that many immigrants who may have limited English skills, when asked it they would like to register, may be intimidated by a person in uniform asking them if they want to register and may assume they are supposed to do so.

The argument against the proposed study was that it was constitutionally suspect to only look at the registration of foreign born registered voters. Abernathy, said that, that is where the problem is and his attorney argued such a study would be constitutional. An argument against the proposed study was that the State Election Commission is working on a study to conform to a law passed in 2010 that requires the State Election Commission to examine the citizenship status of all voters and then pass on to the local election commissions a list of those who are discovered not to be citizens. Patricia Heim argued that Metro should not duplicate work the state is doing.


Abernathy argued that we have had three close elections since the State was supposed to have done their study and that the outcome of those elections might have been different had only citizens been permitted to vote. He said he did know how many non-citizens may be registered but estimated the number may be between 3000 to 9000. He also said, the problem of non-citizens registering to vote is probably a lot worse in Nashville than in any other county in Tennessee due to the large number of immigrants living in the Nashville area.

The discussion of the rescission motion went on for about an hour as a standing-room-only crowd of about forty people crammed into the meeting room to observe the proceedings and others listened on monitors from nearby rooms. The overwhelming majority of the public attending the meeting was there to support Abernathy's efforts to ensure voter integrity and they wore identifying badges. There were several people there on the other side of the issue but the efforts to turn out the other side appeared to have fizzled. All commissioners agreed they did not want non-citizens voting in our elections. Lynn Greer, Chairman of the Election Commission, said he was going to support the motion to rescind but would write a letter to the state urging them to complete their study. If not done by May 1, the Election Commission will revisit the issue. Everyone seemed pleased by the results of the session and Abernathy joined the other commissioner in voting to rescind the original motion calling for the study.

Steve Abernathy is to be commended for shedding light on this problem and taking a stand. We need to be vigilant and make sure the State follows through on the study they are supposed to be doing and completes it in a timely manner. Thankfully there are no elections scheduled soon, so there is time to purge from the rolls ineligible voters before the next election. If the State does not act in a timely manner, we need to organized to put pressure on the state and again pursue Metro undertaking its own study. Elections are too important to allow non-citizens to vote.

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controversy grows, libs to rally to oppose voter integrity

Davidson County Election Commission Causes Controversy

by Chris Cannon, News Channel 5, NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A controversial vote by the Davidson County Election Commission to review registrations of foreign-born voters will be debated when the body convenes on Thursday.

The study of all registrations completed at drivers testing stations by that group was proposed by commissioner Steve Abernathy. (read more)

Steve Abernathy

Steve Abernathy of the Davidson County Election Commission needs our help!.  He is fighting to ensure that only U. S. citizens are allowed to vote in our elections and he is being resisted in this effort.  Please attend this meeting if you can and pass it along to your friends and email lists.  

The ACLU and a group named "Nashville for All of Us" are deceitfully representing this effort as discriminating against immigrants because we are simply looking into their immigration status. The liberal advocates who think it is insulting to require that people prove they are Americans before they can vote in our elections are going to turn out in force. The intent here is ONLY to ensure that only those legally able to vote here actually get to vote. Nothing more. There will  be an important vote on this issue tomorrow, Thursday, March 21st.   I plan to attend this important meeting. Please join me and take a stand for fair and honest elections.

What: Davidson County Election Commission Meeting
When: Thursday, March 21st, 1PM
Why: To ensure only American citizens can vote in our elections
Where:  800 2ndAvenue South, Davidson Conference room

Please arrive early.  The room will only hold about 50 people but there will be overflow rooms with monitors to watch the proceedings.  We need to pack the rooms and the halls.  Show the Elections commission we care about this issue. 

 

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