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SHORT HISTORY OF THE REFORM PARTY USA | ||||||||
Just as these United States of America were born into adversity, so too has the Reform Party USA (RPUSA) come into existence through its many unique trials and tribulations to emerge as the newest gladiator in the arena of American politics! From the crucible of conflict have come many an invention, many great ideas, many works of art, and many great achievements in the annuals of history. The Will to Win can be summed up in the often quoted philosophy of the nineteenth century German philosopher, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, when he wrote, "That which does not destroy me makes me stronger! So too has this been the case in point with the emergence of the RPUSA since no political competitor, no special interest, and no ruling regime at the local, county, state, regional or national level wishes to see the Reform Party USA succeed! What makes the reorganized RPUSA different is that we are not here to join with any political competitors, or accept bribes from any special interests ~ no, we are here to sweep them all away, uphold the limitations of government in Our Constitution, enforce the Freedoms in Our Bill of Rights, and bring real Reform to every level of society necessary for Liberty and Social Justice for All! Ideally, Reform is a way-of-life, something felt and lived everyday ~ it's not a piece of legislation, or a momentary policy or program, it's a concept of making things better for the greatest number of people at any given time. And now is the time to return to the principles of Our Founding Fathers by placing The Common Good before Self or any Special Interest and Breaking the Bondage of Debt and Taxes! And just as Our Forefathers saw their dream of Liberty and Freedom opposed by the corporate special interests in their time ~ so too do we now see those same dreams opposed by corporate predators and special interests in our time! And that's what makes this whole challenge now so unique as we stand up for what is Right & Just against what some would believe are overwhelming odds! Contrary to some ironic popular myths, Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot did not found the Reform Party when he ran for president as an independent in 1992 and 1996. Mr. Perot made it quite clear that he did not want to start a new political party ~ yet once political activists did bring the RPUSA into formal existence on 2 November 1997 in Kansas City, MO, Mr. Perot tried to control and contain the new organization with the same Dallas folks he used to create and control his political action committee called, United We Stand America (USWA) following his 1992 campaign. While Mr. Perot favored keeping his supporters within the UWSA reservation, political activists in eight states formed state political committees between 1993 and 1995 that led to the formation of independent State Party Organizations (SPO's) each calling themselves the Patriot Party. H. Ross Perot used those eight states for ballot access when he ran again for president in 1996, but he did not like the name Patriot Party, so when those eight SPO's came together on November 2, 1997 as the nucleus for a new political party, the Reform Party USA came into existence by those holding the belief that Mr. Perot would use his wealth and influence to help build a new political party. But those hopes soon faded just as fast as Perot faded from the political arena, especially after Perot's corporate business cartels got huge government contracts both here in the USA and with the Israelis via USA foreign aid! Hence the irony that it has been political activists believing in reform that have developed the RPUSA and not Ross Perot himself! Author Todd Mason published his Unauthorized Biography of H. Ross Perot, in 1992 just prior to Mr. Perot's announcement to run for president as an independent candidate. Mr. Mason's account exposed Perot's checkered financial rise to power via government contracts. And prior to his presidential bid Perot wrote a thesis which set forth his proposed "reforms" for America's financial well-being which were later incorporated into the "Founding Principles" some of which were popular themes a decade ago. I t was the adoption of these economic and government ?reforms? that lead to the popular myth that Ross Perot was the founder of the RPUSA. Yet the internal history of the RPUSA has been a conflict between keeping the Reform Party USA a political action committee (PAC) to offer differences of opinions to current regime policies, as preferred by those aligned with the "Dallas faction" ~ or building a truly competitive political party where ?action speaks louder than words as preferred by the Party activists who met in Kansas City, MO, on 16 March 2002! It is from that meeting that the reorganized Reform Party USA has come about under a Charter & Bylaws that now makes the reorganized RPUSA competitive with our political opponents, and sets forth a political Ideological challenge for all Americans through the 10 POINTS of REFORM for AMERICA that will make the dream of Our Forefathers for Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness a reality for everyone once again! On 4 April 2004, a group of legitimate State Party Organizations formally adopted the Resolution for Substitution that officially replaced the founding RPUSA "Constitution" with a new Charter & Bylaws that provides a fully integrated management system for the local, county, state, regional and national levels of the Reform Party USA. No longer is the RPUSA just a political action committee, as envisioned by Mr. Perot and his "Dallas supporters". That task has been fully absorbed by the Reform Party USA - Action Group, which now functions as an administrative arm of the RPUSA putting the Party on the same political playing field as our competition. Now reorganized, the RPUSA is governed by a legitimate National Committee whose sole purpose is to select the best qualified candidates for president and vice-president of these United States of America! The goal and purpose of the Reform Party USA - Action Group is to support candidates for all political offices within each State of these United States! The reorganized Reform Party USA has overcome its external enemies who have tried every means to stamp out the Party before it gained a political foothold; and the Party has overcome all its internal dissension and political incompetence between those that only wanted a political PAC, or social club, and those that really want to make a difference here in America and around the world in our lifetime! Imagine an American domestic policy where everyone has a home on unencumbered land, with an honest money supply free of debt and income taxes; and imagine an American foreign policy that brings Peace instead of illegal wars ~ and you only have a quick glimpse of the Reforms envisioned by the reorganized Reform Party of these United States of America! JOIN THE CALL FOR LIBERTY AND FREEDOM ONCE AGAIN! |