The citizens of this country lost the right to free political speech after Ross Perot gained enough votes in 96′ to get on the ballot in 2000 with millions of dollars in FEC Campaign funds in addition to 2.5 million in convention funds.

We lost that opportunity because Reform was sold out by Buchanan Reform and the 2000 Convention Committee. Reform was sold out for 333,000.00 by greedy individuals who knew that the Performance Group was already paid 300,000 to manage the 2000 convention. The 2000 Convention Committee or it’s Treasurer decided they wanted to award the contract to a vendor of their choice. The result was the FEC would not pay twice for the same service. In addition there were more than 33,000 in unrelated or undocumented convention expenses denied by the FEC. This money was paid to venders who didn’t qualify? WHY? Then simply the money shouldn’t of been spent.

These selfish vindictive acts cost the citizens of this country access to an independent political party of the people, by the people and for the people.

Why the FEC is not holding the Committee Treasurer or the Committee itself responsible we could conclude that the Reform Party could survive if blame was placed upon the responsible person(s). However with the Party being held responsible in time the FEC can simply dissolve the Committee organized as the RPUSA and the Party would be gone. Clearly that is what the major parties want.

A history of infighting waged over who would get the Reform Nomination continued, always leading those fights either for the nomination or FEC battle to blame the Party was the self imposed Hero “the Bev”. The Bev told the FEC we owe the money and should pay it yet continues her fight with the FEC seeking to deny them payment? WHY?

Buchanan finally won the nomination beating John Hagelin in a primary that was contested in the courts. Many Reformers were never allowed to cast their votes in that primary. To our surprise Buchanan won that court battle. The result Buchanan didn’t ever deliver half of one percent of the vote for Reform! Why was that, he had millions to spend on the campaign? Follow the money and see where it went.

The 2000 Buchanan Reform Convention Committee then comes up short owing the FEC 333,000.00 . Where did the money come from to pay the venders that the FEC later denied? Was Buchanan campaign funds used to pay the venders who then submitted the bill to the FEC knowing it would not get paid; sticking the RPUSA for the expense.

Today the fight headed by Foster/ Kennedy Reform
goes on to defeat the RPUSA. The innocent party who is suffering from this political grab for power or money is the citizens of this country. It’s time for the citizens to come to the rescue of the Party that was organized to represent the people, the RPUSA under Rodney Martin et al needs your support

Do we need to call for a Congressional investigation? We need to seek the help of the media through Lou Dobbs or C-span to televise the hearing before Judge Hinkle? It’s your country do you care? It’s your money do you care?

I do wish those who are in the Reform Party Organization all the best and hope that Mr. Martin sees fit to hold those people accountable. His remarks I heard on Las vegas radion seemed more concilatory, which is positive. If i were in his shoes, I would want a little more justice.

The rightful parents will be proved by the birth certificate along with family records clearly showing the lineage of the baby (Reform Party). These records will show the kidnappers to be Kennedy/Foster. The records will also show that the basic principals contained in the Constitution of the RPUSA was changed in June, 2005 by Foster/ Kennedy.

After the rightful parent dispute is settled there is a ransom that needs to be paid to allow the baby to go free and exercise it’s heritage showing that it is the people of this country, it’s citizens who own this country and not the special interest groups. Will the Judge be wise enough to determine where the 333,000,00 went? The convention committee must be responsible for the deficit of 333,000.00. “TheBev” is a member of that 2000 convention committee. We need to make those responsible pay for expenses not covered as a convention expense? For example a cash payment paid to a company called Professionally Yours was denied as a convention expense was that money returned? Evidently not!

If the audit report is complete, it must show who did what? It must show where the 333,000.00 went.

Yes, then we can concentrate on investigating criminal activity within the major parties. We need to make sure our own house is clean first.

As I looked on the webs ites, it seems that McCloskey’s buddies are nothing more than a bunch of people operating out of their living rooms. They didn’t run any candidates in the last mid term elections, and as with others who said on this site they have not sought to get their organizations officials in their States, I wonder why??

I originally didn’t care much about this, now I will watch a jury laugh Messers McClosky and his comrades out of the court. If many of us are not buying theeir story, I doubt a jury will want to waste much of their time either. I hope the people these people have been attacking file a suit against them to recover damages as a result of what I for one see as bully tactics. I would award a handsome sum.

I would no more join a Reform Party with this going on, and it seems that Mr. McCloskey and his friends would rather attack people in his own Party, rather than achieve success for the Party. Why can’t you all sit down and chat? According to the Reform Party web site, Mr. Martin has offered to work within the party to resolve these issues. This seems reasonable, unless one side is acting like a spoiled brat, has something to hide, or real motives that they don’t want to disclose.

I’d like to see more sunshine cast on McClosky and his comrades.

Unfortunately in this case, neither side gave in and the “baby” was cut into many pieces and died years ago. I marvel that years later both “mothers” are still fighting for rights over a dead body.

Oh, they act like it’s still alive because they are in denial. They use terminology like: National Committee, Credentials Committee,Finance Committee etc. which would lead anyone to believe that two very large organizations still exist when in reality each one has maybe 15 members scattered over the entire US and connected only by webtv and cell phones.

Whoever wins these court battles will only be left with the “dead baby’s” funeral expenses of $333,000; not much of a victory to me. And what’s worse yet is that the infiltrators who destroyed the Reform Party in the first place are still getting their way in that they are keeping many talented activists busy with a lost cause when perhaps they could do more for America if they were running for elections with another party or becoming lobbyists or exposing criminal activity within the Republican and Democratic parties rather than within the Reform Party.

First, it’s clear you either haven’t bothered to read the FEC Audit Report, or simply don’t understand it. No money is missing, nothing is unaccounted for. The FEC Audit very clearly shows every penny spent on the 2000 Convention is accounted for, and states three of the expenditures were not actually convention expenses. It’s all there, plain as day, for anyone to read. Any accusations you make of improprieties are pure nonsense, nothing else.

Oh, by the way. Please go back and read my comments regarding attending Tampa. Where, pray tell, did I use the word “delegate”? For the record, I was NOT a delegate, and have never claimed that I was. I simply said I attended, and I did. I was asked by several people to come attend, and received the blessing of our state chair, Chris Hollenden. I attended, however, only as an individual, and did not act in any manner on behalf of the RP of PA, except to observe and report back.

Ken, as always you aren’t paying attention. The “presidential candidate” was mentioned several times on an open chat board set up on the RPUSA website. Anyone was free to post, regardless of whether they were party members. No official release or post of any kind on the RPUSA website EVER declared this individual to be a candidate. The attempt by you and others to turn someone’s practical joke on us into some shadowy conspiracy is just wishful thinking on your part.

Henry, believe what you will. Your comments about me and PA basically discredited your entire post. I know everyone on the state committee at present, and though they don’t always agree with me, none of them would label me “village idiot”. Sorry, not even close. Oh, your “contacts”, whoever they are, need to get their facts straight. I paid for my own flight down to and back from Tampa, Florida. While there, I shared a room with another delegate, who had already secured the room for himself before I was even invited down. So, the allegation I was “paid” to attend is baseless, like most of your claims on here.

As for the rest, you’re obviously here just to spew your line, and really don’t care about facts. That’s fine, but I’m not buying what you’re selling. The fact is, Mr Martin and Co realized they couldn’t manipulate an in-person National Committee Meeting OR Convention they way they constantly manipulated telephone conferences, so they refused to show up, declared everything void, and ran off to Yuma to hold their own convention. And then they accused everyone else of a “hostile takeover”. Please!!!

Well, it’s all simple. A trial will be held. All the parties to the suit will show up and present their evidence, giving Rodney, Shene’, Shawn, Jerome, etc, their opportunity to put their best case forward. Then the judge will rule based on the merits of the case. In the meantime, keep spinning away.