CNS Senior Staff Writer
December 12, 2000
Those appearing at the convention included Republican congressional Representatives Bob Barr (R-GA) and Ron Paul (R-TX).
Chuck Muth of Nevada, a longtime GOP activist, was elected to serve as the caucus national chairman. He has headed the Nevada chapter of the Republican Liberty Caucus for the past four years.
In a speech accepting the chairmanship, Muth called the Republican Liberty Caucus a very unique organization under the GOP's big tent.
Unlike other Republican affiliate groups, we don't care what your race is. We don't care about your color, or national origin, or income, or age, or gender or sexual orientation. We only care if you champion limited government as authorized by the Constitution, personal freedom and individual responsibility.
Muth said he will focus on two primary objectives during his two-year term. He wants to build RLC affiliates throughout the United States and promote the election of what Muth called pro-liberty Republicans at all levels of government.
The RLC, Muth vows, will not become a wishy-washy, middle-of-the-road, let's-make-a-deal organization.
The 'Rodney King' Republicans of the Kumbaya wing of the GOP aren't likely to find a sympathetic ear at the RLC as long as I'm chairman, Muth said. We're in a dead serious war of ideas with our opponents, and I'm in this to win....not split the difference. The future of our country and our children depends on our winning this contest of philosophies. RINO's (Republicans In Name Only) need not apply, Muth said.
The RLC also elected Murray Sabrin of New Jersey as Vice Chairman, Laura Kotelman of Illinois as Treasurer and Rob Booth of Texas as Secretary. Also on the RLC national committee will be the RLC's founder, Eric Dondero of Texas, Tom Walls of Florida and Rick Sincere of Virginia.
Muth concluded that the United States Constitution is the original Contact With America. (In 1994, the GOP won a congressional majority for the first time in over 40 years by running on a conservative platform billed as a Contract with America.)
It's time for us to concentrate on electing representatives who will actually live up to their oath to honor, abide by and defend this greatest document of all time. Democrats and others who would shred that compact with our Founding Fathers need to be wiped off the electoral map, Muth said.
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