Welcome to all of the new members that have signed up recently. If you have not received a welcome email, check your spam folder. All who have registered should have received a response. Also, you may want to set your email system to accept emails from texaswhig.org.
A national meeting of the Modern Whig Council will take place in Washington D.C. on December 12-13th. As this will be our first national organizational meeting, it is an exciting time to be part of the Modern Whig movement. The Chair of the Modern Whig Party of Texas will be attending to represent us at this important event. We have many items to discuss, including further developing our positions on the issues, reviewing state ballot access rules with an eye on future campaigns, coalitions with other political groups, and electing a national leadership team.
Here in Texas, we are continuing our grassroots efforts to organize. A guide has been sent to all of our county chairs, with instructions and forms relating to the precinct and county conventions to be held
on March 2, 2010. If you are interested in further involvement with the Modern
Whigs, send an email to
info@texaswhig.org. We are looking for volunteers to make arrangements for the county meetings. We can provide you with step by step instuctions, along with the materials that you will need.
We intend to follow up with a State Convention in Houston in June 2010.
An online survey last year showed an almost even division between those who were previously Republican and Democratic, with plenty of former Libertarians, some Greens, and some pure Independents. This means that the Modern Whigs are on the right path. The desire for real change, honesty in politics, and for regular people to take back control of our country is broader and more comprehensive than is currently reported.
There needs to be a home for those who are fed up, left out, and disregarded by our current politicians. And that home is the Modern Whig Party. No two people are ever going to have the same beliefs or perspective on every issue. But by reaching for common ground, and by engaging with each other in the spirit of good will and compromise -- dirty words elsewhere, unfortunately -- we can accomplish something.