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To: all patriot saints in the Hudson Valley, New York
area.
(Please be discrete with this information. You may selectively
forward to fellow patriot saint contacts in the area, after you have read the message and are
familiar with its contents and purpose.)
Subject: IMPORTANT: Formalizing
Hudson Valley Patriot Saints Branches
Sub theme: You are being considered a potential
member of a local Patriot Saints branch.
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We are beginning to formally organize the Patriot Saints branches in New
York.
A "branch" of Patriot Saints is the most local unit of free
government, where most all functions are taken care of. As the organization grows, the
branches will become more and more local so that ultimately their boundaries will be defined by
neighborhoods rather than towns or counties.
There are basically five things that we propose to happen in the next
two to three months. Each of these will be discussed in more length below.
We need to
(1) approve a mission statement
(2) gather membership
(3) elect a branch coordinator
(4) decide if the branch want to affiliate with Remnant
Saints Inter-Continental Congress with its governing body: Remnant Saints Inter-Continental
Congress (RSICC)
(5) if so, approve representatives from the branch to serve on RSICC.
We want to give people time to think through the mission statement,
offer amendments, and for individuals to be nominated as branch coordinators.
Sooner or later, the branches in New york can decide whether or not
they want to affiliate one with another on a regional level and appoint coordinators for that
affiliation.
MISSION STATEMENT AND MEMBERSHIP
The first and second steps are inter-related because the approval of a
mission statement will be dependant on the make-up of the membership; and the membership will be
dependant on the content of the mission statement.
The most broad point of gathering is the name: "Patriot
Saints," conveying the idea of individuals who are exemplars, defenders and promoters of
both freedom and the gospel.
What that means, specifically, is left up to each branch to decide;
with the hope that the definitions will not become so narrow as to exclude individuals who really
ought to be part of the group.
RSICC has adopted the following broad definition for 'saint.'
RSICC has also presented a suggested mission statement for
Patriot Saints branches as well as for the Patriot Saints organization as a whole.
Our local branches may or may not choose to adopt that as their own.
Voting on the mission statement can be done via the Internet.
The gathering of membership can be facilitated via the Internet as
well, through the above web page. Some members may choose not to have their names listed
publicly, though they will be part of the organization and could even serve as an officer within
the organization.
While the branch is forming, the page listing prospective member
nominations can be private, protected online with a username and password. After the branch
has been officially formed, those who wish to have their names public can do so.
There are two different positions proposed to be presented for a vote in the next two or three
months.
The first election pending is for Branch Coordinator.
Presently, I, Joe Eldred, am serving as branch contact points in the area. I am willing to serve
in that capacity officially, but I encourage someone else to step forward of interested.
The second election pending is for representation to Remnant Saints Inter-Continental Congress.
Currently I am the only member from the Hudson Valley who is a member
of Remnant Saints Inter-Continental Congress (RSICC) I serve as a current facilitator of that
body.
Because RSICC is just in its beginning stages, proportionate
representation is not yet in place. Eventually, representation at RSICC, and international
organization, will be geographically based with fair proportions to population and other
considerations as RSICC may determine.
If there are other individuals from New York who would like to serve
as members of RSICC, they are free to submit applications.
For now, we are asking that the branches where these current RSICC
members reside approve their appointment as representatives. Otherwise, they cannot be
considered 'representatives,' though at this early stage they can still participate as members of
RSICC.
The same will hold true if the branch decides not to affiliate with
RSICC at this time, which is their prerogative.
A branch may also decide that they wish to have a different
representative from their branch for RSICC, and may appoint such an individual, so long as the
individual is in compliance with RSICC requirements.
CONTACT:
Joe Eldred
<email: joseph@patriotsaints.com
>
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