Showing posts with label Primary Election. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Primary Election. Show all posts

Friday, April 16, 2010

Sam Rohrer Endorsed by Homeschool Leader


Sam Rohrer has been representing Bucks County since 1992. That translates as being elected and re-elected nine times, a good job performance approval from his constituents. This comes as no surprise since he has been an outspoken supporter for timeless constitutional principles evidenced by his record. And there can be no more explosive issue today than the protection of time-honored traditions and practice.

Posterity depends on education and is a universal campaign hot topic.

As a home educator by choice and by default - and later by conviction, I owe a debt of gratitude to Sam Rohrer. He is a courageous homeschool father who continues to work hard to protect the rights of parents to teach and train their own God-given charge.

I am pleased that Michael Farris of the Homeschool Legal Defense Association has come out to endorse him for all his efforts.

"As homeschooling parents of six, Sam and Ruth Ann have led by example. Take a closer look at Sam Rohrer’s record on parental rights and education. If you’re a homeschooling parent, the old license place slogan applies – 'You’ve got a friend in Pennsylvania'!”
Join the growing grassroots movement “to energetically support him in every way possible. His election would be a tremendous victory for the cause.”
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Monday, February 15, 2010

The Republican Party Should Stop the Endorsement Practice

I am making a bold statement here but I'm compelled to uphold the sacred right of each voter. Sadly in my ignorance, I was part of the system before I realized the injustice of the practice.

Every election cycle, we have committee members in State and County levels who vet every candidate running for a particular office. Each of these candidates fulfill the legal requirements to be included in the ballot. However, an endorsed candidate who usually is already part of the establishment gets campaign help from the party.

While State and County Republican Committee members are elected (albeit, non-paid) positions, it is not their job to pick our candidates for us. Primary elections are for the people to decide who they want their party to endorse as a candidate; then come election time, those candidates put forth by each party competes for everybody's vote.

Not all patriotic consciencious citizens or super voters (faithful exercisers of their right and responsibility to vote) are aware of this matter. Many better and exemplary candidates have gotten knocked out of the race partly because of this process.

Primary Elections are important. Let me reiterate this by saying that courageous citizens who has stepped up to the plate to challenge bad politicians are unable to justly and fairly compete because right off the bat, they're weeded out of the game. It is a big disservice to us.

True. Any candidate can proceed without party endorsement.

True. There are advantages to the practice, I do not deny that.

However, if we are truly to have a government of the people, by the people, and for the people, no power-holding select group of people should take away the right of the citizenry to be acquainted with anybody and everybody who wants to come forward offering their services to the public.

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