HRC Weekly - Volume XI Issue IX

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The HRC Weekly
Harvard Republican Club Bulletin
Volume XI, Issue IX -- Week of November 13th, 2005

This week’s contents:

I. HRC Candidacy Declarations and Dues due Wednesday by Midnight

II. HRC Condemns UC for "Living Wage" Endorsement

III. Paintball vs. the Harvard Dems

IV. HRC Study Break Wed. - Discuss "Kelo v. New London"

V. HRC Alum Declares for Alaska Rep. Seat!

VI. Debate America's Third World Disaster Response at HPU - Thursday

VII. Join the "Confirm Alito" Facebook Group!

VIII. Gaylord Study Group - Wednesdays

IX. Buy a T-Shirt

X. Pay Dues

Weekly Action Item

Quote of the week...

"This is the last straw for many students at Harvard, who are now asking whether they want to continue to pay for a dysfunctional
organization that wastes their money and speaks for them without their
permission."

- from HRC's press release condemning the UC's vote in favor of the "Living Wage" campaign, available here www.harvardgop.org/Documents/ucstatement.doc

TOP PHOTO: HRC members prepare to march through Harvard Yard in support of our troops this past Friday, which was Veterans' Day. The march was part of a nonpartisan Support Our Troops week cosponsored with the Harvard Democrats. (Photo submitted by HRC Member Chris Lacaria).

BOTTOM PHOTO: Members of HRC pose on the steps of the US Supreme Court during our trip to Washington DC last week. The Supreme Court is on all of our minds as Judge Alito prepares for confirmation hearings. (Photo submitted by HRC President Matthew Downer)

I. HRC Candidacy Declarations and Dues due Wednesday by Midnight - If you intend to run for the office of President, Vice President, Secretary or Treasurer, you must declare your candidacy by Wednesday night at 11:59 PM by emailing Election Commission chair Zach Singer (singer@fas). Additionally, those who want to run or vote in elections must be dues-paid by the same time, so email Meghan Grizzle (mgrizzle@fas). Election rules have been finalized and are available at www.harvardgop.org/Documents/2005ElectionRules.doc . These rules are in addition to the guidelines in the HRC constitution at www.harvardgop.org/constitution.html

II. HRC Condemns UC for "Living Wage" Endorsement. - HRC has released a statement regarding the UC's vote tonight to endorse the "living wage" campaign on campus. You can read it here: www.harvardgop.org/Documents/ucstatement.doc

III. Paintball vs. the Harvard Dems - If you are interested in playing a game of paintball against the Harvard Democrats, please fill out the following survey to help the organizers: http://inventacorp.com/paintball

IV. HRC Study Break Wed. - Discuss "Kelo v. New London" - HRC's next study break is this Wednesday at 8 PM in the Leverett Private Dining Room, to the back and left as you enter the Leverett dining hall (not to be confused with the other room in Leverett where we've been having study breaks). We'll be discussing the (bad) law and economics behind the Kelo v. New London Supreme Court decision that allowed governments to use eminent domain to encourage private economic development.

V. HRC Alum Declares for Alaska Rep. Seat! - HRC Alum Matt Moon '05 has declared his intent to run for a seat in the Alaska State Legislature. Matt was an active member of HRC and an excellent debater on behalf of the club. We look forward to his victory in the Nov. 7th elections next year! If you'd like to help or donate to his campaign, you can get in touch with Matt at moonforstatehouse@gmail.com.

VI. Debate America's Third World Disaster Response at HPU - Thursday - HPU's topic of the week is America's response to disasters in the third world, particularly the recent earthquake in South Asia. The discussion is at 6 on Thursday in the IOP, and pizza will be served.

VII. Join the "Confirm Alito" Facebook Group! - Join the "Confirm Alito" facebook group to show your support for President Bush's new nominee to the Supreme Court! You can search for "Confirm Alito" or visit http://www.facebook.com/group_profile.php?gid=19178 once you're logged in. If you want to become an admin to invite your friends, email John Wilson (jwilson@fas).

VIII. Gaylord Study Group - Wednesdays - Joe Gaylord, the author of the Contract with America and the 1994 campaign manager of the year, will be leading a study group at the IOP every Wednesday at 4:00pm. He will be discussing how to win campaigns in the 21st century from both a candidate and a strategist perspective. We encourage you all to participate.

IX. Buy a T-Shirt - You can buy an HRC T-shirt for $10 by emailing John Souther at souther@fas.harvard.edu to arrange for payment and shipping/pickup.

X. Pay Dues - If you haven't paid your $5 dues for the year yet, you can do so by mailing it with your name and email address to Meghan Grizzle, 195 Leverett Mail Center, Cambridge, MA 02138. Paying dues gets you a membership card, priority in our events and other benefits.

Weekly Action Item

Sign the Petition for the Pledge of Allegiance - The Pledge of Allegiance as it currently stands affirms the fundamental American value of belief in God, and needs to continue to do so. Belief in God is not only the basis of our social values, it is also the basis of the social contract on which our democracy is founded. U.S. District Judge Lawrence Karlton disagrees, and ruled the Pledge unconstitutional this past September. Sign the petition in favor of the Pledge: http://www.gopusa.com/activist/petitions/petition.php?petition=050914_pledge

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