The best symbol of the grassroots worker I can think of is the Republican Assembly… [NFRA’s] thousands of dedicated men and women are the ones who turn all those modernistic campaign devices into real votes.
“[NFRA] provides the nucleus of the Republican candidate’s volunteer work brigade. I know from personal experience. It’s hard to imagine my campaigns being anywhere near as successful as they were without the dedication of Republican Assembly members.
“I urge you to join today.
Like my precious friends Ronald Reagan and Charlton Heston, I am proud to be a member of the Republican Assemblies. There was a time when we in Hollywood fought Communism and believed in America. Now the liberals seem to run everything and want to destroy all that we fought for. But the NFRA isn’t afraid of that fight, and it grows stronger every day, and I am honored to be involved with people who truly understand what America is all about.
We are engaged in a social, political and cultural war, in our country and even in our own party. The Republican Assemblies are some of the most effective forces in that war, and I applaud your work.
The Republican Assemblies are unafraid, to stand up for principle or to stand up to the establishment.
The NFRA fights tirelessly to elect a strong, grassroots Republican Party leadership. The more they succeed, the more we’ll see real change in America.
Now is the time for Patriots to mobilize. The NFRA is a great vehicle for taking back our country.
If you picked up a Coke bottle and saw a rat’s head in the bottom, you’d never think about Coke the same way again. Republicans who vote for tax increases and bigger government destroy the Republican brand name in exactly the same way. It is the job of the Republican Assemblies to defend the brand Reagan built, and stop the people who are ruining it.
As a famous Californian once said, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” That’s why, now more than ever, the National Federation of Republican Assemblies is looked upon as one of the preeminent guardians of Ronald Reagan’s legacy, providing a powerful, unwavering voice for conservative principles amid the pandemonium of modern politics. Their advocacy is vital to our party’s future.
When conservatives took back America’s largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, from the liberal leadership which had hijacked it, we used the same strategies and tactics that make the NFRA so potent a force today. Those strategies worked flawlessly then, and they’ll work as conservatives assert themselves in the Republican Party today.
In a political world of rapid changing institutions, the National Federation of Republican Assemblies stands as an anchor of principles on which conservative political leaders can depend. I am proud to be a member of the California Republican Assembly and to stand with Republican Assemblies all across America as they take back our party for true conservatives and stand for the values we hold dear.
The Republican Assemblies are truly a force for renewal within the Republican Party.
The Republican Assemblies are the conscience of the Republican Party.
Unlike too many other Republicans today, [the Republican Assemblies] stand strongly for the moral foundation of our Republic, which is that we are created equal and endowed by our Creator, not by our leaders, with our rights.
I am honored to stand with the National Federation of Republican Assemblies, one of the strongest voices for conservative values and a revitalized Republican Party in America.
If you want to see Reagan conservatives running the Republican Party, then the NFRA is where you need to be.
The NFRA can play a major role in the remaking of our Party. It can certainly be the organizational power behind the Tea Parties, working with those groups to give organizational effect to their outrage and passion.
The Republican Assemblies were the Tea Party movement before there was a Tea Party.
While many so-called Republican leaders would surrender the Culture War and sell out our sovereignty, the NFRA is a bastion of hope standing against them, and standing for a Constitutionalist America.
The NFRA endorsed me early, and it made a huge difference in the outcome of my race. Why? Because the Republican Assemblies are the real grassroots, the true conservatives, the soul of the Republican Party. And if you want more Marco Rubios, more Nikki Haleys and more Sharron Angles, getting involved in the Republican Assemblies is the way to make it happen.
The Republican Assemblies work tirelessly for conservative candidates and legislation.
The NFRA has never been more important than it is right now. We no longer have the luxury to nominate Republicans who, once elected, undermine the principles of individual freedom and limited government that define our party. Republican Assemblies across the country have kept the conservative movement alive and the future of our party and of our country ultimately depends on their success.
I’ve been a Republican all my life, was a precinct committeewoman for 16 years, president of the Illinois Federation of Republican Women for five years, attended every Republican National Convention starting in 1952, and served on the Platform Committee in 1984. I’m proud to be a charter member of the NFRA because I know it is doing the absolutely necessary work of restoring the Republican Party to its proper position of leadership for authentic conservative principles.
The NFRA is the flagship of constitutionalist conservatism within the Republican Party. It is intent on making sure the federal government has limited powers and the states have an independent sovereign place in our system of government. If we, the people, are to arrest the Obama march to collectivism, social democracy and an imperial presidency, we must swell the ranks of the NFRA and maintain its status as a principled defender of liberty.
When I was a high school student, Phyllis Schlafly’s book, A Choice, Not an Echo, was an important influence on my political direction. Today I support the NFRA for that same reason. The Republican Party must be more than just a cheaper, slower echo of the Democrats: it must be a distinct choice, for conservative values and for a future of freedom. If you long for that choice, then you should join the NFRA.
We need more people like you [the Republican Assemblies] who truly believe in the Constitution, in liberty and in standing up to an establishment that believes in neither.
The loyal patriots of the National Federation of Republican Assemblies…stand for the enduring principles that have made our Nation great. I thank the NFRA for standing at the ready to defend freedom and liberty no matter what the cost. Real hope is alive in the NFRA.NFRA Welcomes Georgia Republican Assembly
The National Federation of Republican Assemblies (NFRA) is proud to announce the formation of the Georgia Republican Assembly, and to welcome the conservatives of Georgia to the Republican Assemblies' family.
"Georgia is a great model for conservatives across the nation," said Rod D. Martin, NFRA President. "They have formed a broad coalition of committed conservatives working together as a Republican Assembly to bring our values back to the forefront of Georgia politics. Ronald Reagan, an NFRA member himself, would be proud."
The NFRA Board meets on March 2, in Destin, Florida. The Board will vote on the official charter for Georgia (GRA is currently provisionally chartered), along with other states seeking to join the NFRA. If your state needs a Republican Assembly, the time to join is now! Contact NFRA at NFRA@RepublicanAssemblies.org or call (850) 629-9002.
Text of the Georgia Republican Assembly press release follows
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For Immediate Release
Grassroots Conservatives Rise to the Challenge: National Federation of Republican Assemblies Issues Charter for Georgia
ATLANTA, GA, February 5, 2013 - President Ronald Reagan once stated: “The best symbol of the grassroots worker I can think of is the Republican Assembly…The Republican Assemblies are the conscience of the Republican Party."
Never has the above statement of appreciation of the grassroots conservative activist been more poignant than today. In light of recent statements made by some highly paid consultants calling themselves Republicans, but declaring war on the conservative base of the Party, the GOP grassroots, including Tea Party activists, social conservatives, local GOP activists, and other grassroots conservatives that make up the base of the Republican Party must stand united for the American principles of conservative, limited government, if the Party is to remain intact. Senator Rand Paul stated, “We need more people like you [the Republican Assemblies] who truly believe in the Constitution, in liberty and in standing up to an establishment that believes in neither.”
Ken Blackwell, Vice President of the NFRA stated, “The NFRA is the flagship of constitutionalist conservatism within the Republican Party. It is intent on making sure the federal government has limited powers and the states have an independent sovereign place in our system of government. If we, the people, are to arrest the Obama march to collectivism, social democracy and an imperial presidency, we must swell the ranks of the NFRA and maintain its status as a principled defender of liberty.”
As such, we are proud to announce the formation of the Georgia Republican Assembly, chartered by the NFRA on January 25, 2013.
"We are at a major crossroads in the Republican Party, and we must decide who we are", said GRA President Julianne Thompson. "Do we stand for the issues that define conservatism, or do we become democrat-lite? Conservatism wins elections when it is well-articulated by a messenger that resonates with the people. The GOP has allowed the left to lead on messaging and we have been reactionary. It is time conservative Republicans become pro-active and choose candidates that can articulate our message of freedom and actually believe in it. The GRA plans to be in the forefront to see that happen not only in elected government positions, but in Republican Party offices as well."
The National Federation of Republican Assemblies is a 75 year old grassroots movement that began as the California Republican Assembly before going nationwide, to take back the Republican Party for the vast and disenfranchised majority of its members, Reagan conservatives who believe in limited government, lower taxes, free market capitalism, a strong defense, the right to life, and a strong, sovereign America.
Republican Assemblies work to recruit committed conservative activists to become involved in the Republican Party, earning and taking leadership positions within it. Conservatives, while active in election campaigns, have long ignored the party structure in much of America. We mean to redress that wrong, increase the ranks of activists, revitalize our Party, and turn it into an electoral powerhouse Americans can believe in once again. Secondly, we do what other Republican organizations almost never do: we endorse candidates in contested primaries. In the spring of every election year, some Republicans learn to love Ronald Reagan; and ten minutes after clinching the nomination, they get selective amnesia with regard to those who elected them. The NFRA and State organizations hold highly competitive grassroots endorsing conventions where candidates are vetted and must secure two-thirds delegates' support to win an endorsement.
National Director Josh McKoon stated “This organization will play a crucial role in assuring the Republican Party in Georgia will remain the Party of bold ideas that seeks to empower the individual to reach for excellence.”
National Director Kay Godwin added, "The Georgia Republican Assembly is an organization for conservative Republicans by conservative Republicans. The Charter members of the GRA have worked tirelessly for over two months to prepare for the launch of what we know will be a fantastic organization for Georgia conservatives. With this announcement, we are prepared to move forward and grow this organization across the State to be a major force in Republican politics in Georgia."
Charter Members of the Georgia Republican Assembly:
- Julianne Thompson - President
- Kay Godwin - National Director
- Josh McKoon - National Director
- Heather Alvarez - Vice President
- Pat Tippett - Secretary
- Debbie Whelchel - Treasurer
- Jason Thompson
- Ralph Hudgens
- Suzanne Hudgens
- Byron Alvarez
- Nickie Summers
- Jason Spencer
- Terri Green
- Shannon Ryle Brown
- Linda Gail Dennison
- Cameron Harrellson
- Robert Irvin
- Melaney Spencer
- Debbie Dooley
- Kathy Hildebrand
- Judy Craft
- Chip Pearson
- U.D. Roberts
- Carolyn Garcia
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Contact: Julianne Thompson at 404-798-4663
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