Constitutional Union July Conference

[King]

I was thinking about this and I motion a request that the Constitutional Union Party hold an July Conference at the Party HQ in Memphis to discuss our party campaign strategy, nominations for the August elections, changes to the platform, and maybe organize our five-man Senate Caucus.  We can start it this Monday and go on until July 31st.

[True Democrat]

I will be glad to attend my first ever Constitutional Unoin conference.

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

I second the motion.

[Colin]

Would this be open to all UP members or just Chairman and elected officials?

[True Democrat]

I was thinking about this and I motion a request that the Constitutional Union Party hold an July Conference at the Party HQ in Memphis to discuss our party campaign strategy, nominations for the August elections, changes to the platform, and maybe organize our five-man Senate Caucus.  We can start it this Monday and go on until July 31st.

By Monday, I hope you will mean next Monday, as that is when I return from my trip.

[Sam Spade]

I was thinking about this and I motion a request that the Constitutional Union Party hold an July Conference at the Party HQ in Memphis to discuss our party campaign strategy, nominations for the August elections, changes to the platform, and maybe organize our five-man Senate Caucus.  We can start it this Monday and go on until July 31st.

I support this idea and the time frame, but also may I ask where we intend to hold this conference, primarily because of my reasons below.

As far as I'm concerned, this should be open to all members, but if we're going to conduct strategy, I suggest we conduct it sort of in private without outside interference. 

Obviously, organizing our five-man Senate caucus can be handled separately by us five Senators.

[King]

I was thinking about this and I motion a request that the Constitutional Union Party hold an July Conference at the Party HQ in Memphis to discuss our party campaign strategy, nominations for the August elections, changes to the platform, and maybe organize our five-man Senate Caucus.  We can start it this Monday and go on until July 31st.

By Monday, I hope you will mean next Monday, as that is when I return from my trip.

I do.

[Colin]

I was thinking about this and I motion a request that the Constitutional Union Party hold an July Conference at the Party HQ in Memphis to discuss our party campaign strategy, nominations for the August elections, changes to the platform, and maybe organize our five-man Senate Caucus.  We can start it this Monday and go on until July 31st.

I support this idea and the time frame, but also may I ask where we intend to hold this conference, primarily because of my reasons below.

As far as I'm concerned, this should be open to all members, but if we're going to conduct strategy, I suggest we conduct it sort of in private without outside interference. 

Obviously, organizing our five-man Senate caucus can be handled separately by us five Senators.

Well what would we do to organize a Senate caucus. I'm guessing we pick a leader and all as well as possibly work up some major agenda and possibly lay down the rules for some sort of coalition with another Senator or with another party.

[Sam Spade]

Because of being pretty busy of late, I will not start the conference until Wednesday of this week.

We will be meeting in Memphis.

I consider this to be a little more informal affair than an actual convention.  What will be brought up is as follows:

- Nominations for candidates to the various positions (including a final decision on how we're going to handle the Pacific Lt. Gov. thing)
- Revisions and amendments to the platform and bylaws
- Speeches by the various Union Party candidates for this election.

[KEmperor]

Sounds like a plan.

[Max Power]

I will be glad to attend my first ever Constitutional Union conference.

[Alcon]

You know my rule.  If there's a continental breakfast, I'm there.

[King]

You know my rule.  If there's a continental breakfast, I'm there.

We have a constitutional breakfast (since we aren't the Continental Union).