As Brian T. Campbell Sr. and I stood on the East steps (yes the East steps) of the Colorado State Capitol on February 27th of 2009 at the first Denver metro Tea Party, we were encouraged by the obvious unity of the some 250 – 300 persons in attendance.

We also shared with each other the same question, what issues could destroy what we saw growing before us?

One of those issues we thought, could be, disagreement on candidates.

Will the current disagreement between groups and individuals about the Colorado governors race destroy the Liberty movement in the state?

I don’t know, I kind of doubt it.

But the risk does exist as the animosity seems to be on the increase.

I angered and lost some allies when Tom Tancredo entered the race as a third party candidate and I expressed my belief that to enter the race as he did was not a move I, personally, supported.

People actually choose to disassociate with me because I held and continue to hold that belief.

This without my having said anything about if I believed him qualified or not to be governor of Colorado.

Wednesday evening Hear Us Now pulled it’s endorsement of Dan Maes.

The ‘fall out’ has actually been minimal, so far.

We took a few very nasty emails, lost a couple of people on our email list (gained 24 on our email list), lost a few Facebook associates and have been removed from the email list of other organizations.

This is all well and fine.

As a co-founder of Hear Us Now I state that we have, in all things, acted in honesty and with integrity and if we ceased to exist as a group tomorrow, I’m fine with going out like that.

My concern is with the sentiment of the few emails we took against our decision to pull our endorsement of Maes and with many of the messages I see across Facebook and in some email threads.

It seems that some believe they cannot be disagreed with.

There exists a core of people who support Tom Tancredo in this race and believe that a vote for Maes is not a vote based upon principle.

Clearly there is as well a core of people who also question an individuals commitment to conservatism, the Liberty movement and the state of Colorado if they are not in support of Dan Maes.

If John Hickenlooper is elected governor of Colorado, some are going to blame Maes supporters and others will blame Tancredo supporters.

Some will never get past the fact that their candidate was not elected and are going to refuse (and already are refusing) to work with those individuals and groups who supported the “other” candidate.

I state flatly; if there is no room in the Liberty movement for disagreement then there is no Liberty in the Liberty movement.

The Hear Us Now committee met at 5:30 Wednesday morning to make a final decision regarding our continued endorsement of Republican candidate for Colorado Governor, Dan Maes.

We have, in the days following the Republican primary met and discussed, several times our growing concern and dissatisfaction with the Maes campaign.

A final decision was reached by the committee Wednesday morning to rescind our endorsement of Dan Maes.

It’s been no secret among some groups involved in the Liberty movement that we have been considering withdrawing our endorsement.

While some have challenged us suggesting that perhaps we, as a Liberty group, would not be standing on principles were we to withdraw our endorsement, we disagree.

We believe that the principles of the Liberty movement require us to cease any further support of Mr. Maes.

I have been assured that were we to withdraw our endorsement, our group would be “shunned”.

If that is the case, then so be it.

So, today we join CRL and former Senator Hank Brown as we withdraw our endorsement of Dan Maes for Governor of Colorado.

The letter to the Maes campaign is posted directly below. Click on it to download a more viewable copy in PDF form.

The Leadership Institute will be holding a Youth Leadership School October 9th – 10th.
There is no cost associated with the class.
While their website needs to be updated to reflect the fact that there is no cost, I have spoken with Meghan Swella and she has confirmed that the classes are indeed free.
Those of us who have children and are new to political involvement, have hopefully, over the now nearing two years, involved our children in some way.
At least in letting them know why we have become involved and the importance of individual involvement in defending the founding ideals of this nation.
I know a number of people who are involved in the pro-liberty movement as families.
It is important that our children understand the founding ideals of this nation and the founding documents of this nation.
Assuming we are successful in righting this vessel, it’ll take our children to keep the vessel up right and make sure it does not take on water.

I’m not suggesting you turn your children into activists.

I am suggesting that we educate our children and prepare them to step into roles of leadership, no matter if that role is within their own families, their neighborhoods, their city, state, or the nation.

This class in October, provided free of charge by the Leadership Institute can be useful for your children in preparing them to step into those roles of leadership when that opportunity arises.

The Leadership Institute is one of the premier conservative training organizations in the nation.

Just as many of us left a leadership void in our communities and our nation, if we do not prepare our children to be leaders, then another void will be left in the future and the Left will step into those voids just as they did when we left voids in leadership.
You can register your children for the class by clicking here.
If you’ve any questions please contact Meghan Swella.
October 9th-10th 8:30 AM
Denver, Co

The Leadership Institute’s flagship school, nicknamed “the boot camp of politics,” provides you with effective techniques to organize and lead mass based youth efforts for candidates and causes of your choice.
The Youth Leadership School has launched more successful political careers than any other Leadership Institute training program.

Topics covered include:

• Building an effective student organization
• Getting out the vote
• Earned media (favorable publicity)
• Developing a public relations strategy
• Launching a successful career in politics

Do you know what you are doing September the 13th at 11:00 AM? No, you’re not going to work. Remember, you’re going into work tomorrow morning and filling out a vacation request form.

Why?

Because you are going to be at the West Steps of the Colorado State Capitol.

No seriously, I’ve already got the perfect spot picked out for you where you will have a great view.

We the  People of the United States of America, in Order to form a more perfect Union…

The Union has been hijacked, stolen, right from our very hands. We’ve allowed it to some degree.

Yet since February of 2009 we’ve been working hard and fighting hard to wrest the Union back from those who would “fundamentally” transform her.

This is likely to be the last large scale rally in the Denver metro area before the November 2nd elections.

Let us come together on September the 13th knowing the current goal line is within our reach.

Actress and Co-chair of Constituting America Janine Turner as well as conservative political commentator and author S.E. Cupp will both be speaking to the situation America now finds its self in and motivating us towards what we can do about it.

This is a long fight folks, we need motivation breaks such as this.

So let’s huddle up this one last time before November 2nd and when we break huddle, lets return to the work of reclaiming this nation.

You can join us at a post rally VIP event as well.

At the post rally VIP event you will be able to meet with all speakers, enjoy Hors d’oeuvres, drinks and conservative conversation.

Tickets purchased for the VIP event will go to help cover the cost the rally itself, anything above and beyond that cost will be used as seed money for the 2011 event.

Tickets are $125.00 each and can be purchased online by following this link.

If you are unable to attend the VIP event, but would like to make a donation to cover the cost of the rally, you may do so at the same site.

I encourage you to either attend the VIP event or to make whatever donation you are able. Broomfield 912 has gone out of their way to put together a terrific.

Please help them cover the expense if you are able.

We’ll see you September 13th, West Steps of the Colorado State Capitol.

R Block Party will hold it’s 2nd annual picnic today from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Washington Park Boathouse.

The boathouse is located at the north end of the park, E Exposition Ave & S Franklin St in Denver.

Don’t pretend you have something more important to do.

What could be more important than reclaiming our state?

It all starts at home, if we don’t reclaim the state then it makes it that much harder to reclaim the nation.

22 State House District candidates will be in attendance.

There will be auction items, some of which are:

• Concealed Carry Weapon class for six
• Broncos tickets
• One week in Hawaii
• 3 days and 2 nights in Crested Butte

There will also be a bake sale.

This IS a fund raiser.

While there is no charge to attend, please come and plan to participate in the auction, buy something from the bake sale or just write a check to a candidate who you support.

R Block Party is providing chips and drinks.

Please bring your own picnic meal.

You may contact R Block Party by emailing them at RBlockParty@comcastDOTnet.

You may also visit their Facebook page.