In response to the Minnehaha County SDGOP Chair earlier today calling the attempted coup by the vice-chair improper.. The Minnehaha SDGOP Vice-chair responded in a completely adult manner, and declared (in effect) No it’s not improper. Nee-ner nee-ner! No takebacks! As they prepare for a rumble at the bingo-hall!
In case the middle-school students need some remedial bylaw training, which clearly they do.. If you look at the governing bylaws as per the State Republican Party, which supersede any county rules to the contrary:
5. Duties of Officers:
A. County Chairman: The county chairman, as head of the Republican Party in the county, has the following duties:
1. Direct county Republican Party affairs as well as to conduct the political campaign in the county.
6. Preside over meetings of the County Central Committee and County Executive Board.
and..
B. County Vice Chairman: The county vice chairman has the following duties:
1. Discharge all duties of the county chairman in his/her absence or disability.
2. Coordinate all Republican auxiliary activities in the county.
3. Other duties as the county chairman may delegate.
I’m quite sure the state bylaws noting that the chair directs party affairs, and presides over meetings, AND that the VC can only discharge the chair’s duties in the chair’s absence or disability, means that unless the Chair delegated to the Vice Chair the ability to call meetings, the vice-chair does not get to do so, just because they don’t like the chair’s decision.
Good Gosh. Maybe we can hope that they’ll finally figure it out and quit it.
The vast majority of Republicans I talk to are siding with Chairman Petterson over the Fuoss / Pischke rebellion. They really need to knock it off.
If R. Shawn Tornow still had a law license, he could take up this important subject in the courts.
The more they ignore the written state and national bylaws, as well as actual state and federal laws regarding political organizations, the more firmly I believe the state organization has been taken over by Democrats posing as “True Conservatives” (TM)
Haahaah there you go blaming the Dems again when this has been a one party state for decades. Just remember all this stolen election, deep state, capitol attacking stuff started with one guy.
You obviously haven’t studied history.
Still waiting to hear whether they actually resolved anything , or if we all just witnessed the first-ever coup attempt held at a bingo hall.
It’s amazing they call themselves Republicans while ignoring the rules and the process they claim to defend. There’s a name for people who do that…. RINOs.
Maybe the next time they hold one of their John Hansen Pizza Ranch rallies, they can just advertise it honestly as ‘RINOs at the Ranch.’ At least then the branding would finally match the behavior.
“RINOs at the Ranch” – Now THAT’s truth in advertising!!
Tbe best part? County Chairs and Vice Chairs who actually understand the duties they have agreed to perform find the positions to be thankless jobs they soon grow tired of. You spend a lot of your own time and money, and directing the activities of the precinct committeemen and women is like herding cats. You don’t have any power at all. None.