The Reform Party is Building a Base of Small Donors

For Immediate Release – The Reform Party of the United States of America is a centrist party supported by small donors. In the 2012 presidential election it improved its vote total by ninety percent compared to the 2008 election, without funding from special interest groups or large donors.
 “All of our donations in recent years come from members and individual supporters. Ninety-nine percent of those donations are one hundred dollars or less. A few donors have given large donations in the form of in-kind or cash donations. In those few instances the donations are rarely more than five hundred dollars in value,” said Reform Party Chairman David Collision.

The Reform Party recently reorganized its fundraising committee. The committee is expected to setup and maintain fundraising infrastructure and events. It is chaired by Reform Party treasurer Bill Merrell.

“Most of the money we will raise will be reinvested in the form of fundraising efforts, so we can make necessary expenditures for the 2014 elections, and build a reserve fund,” said Nicholas Hensley of North Carolina, the South East Fundraising Chair.

Currently there are three primary ways of donating to the Reform Party. The first is by donating a lump sum through Paypal, the second by joining their monthly donors club through Acteva and the third is to send a check to their treasurer in New York. If you want to donate or find out more about the Reform Party, you can visit their website www.reformparty.org or email them at www.rpusa.org.

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The Reform Party Principals (part 2)

(part 2)

Create a new tax system:

• It must be fair.
• It must be paper less.
• It must raise the money to pay the bills.
• Require that any future tax increases under this new system be approved by the people in the next federal election, in order to impose discipline on spending.

Carefully putting together plans to deal with Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security:

• Explain these plans in detail to the American people.
• Get a consensus.
• Pilot test each of these programs before implementing them nationwide to make sure they produce the anticipated results at the anticipated cost.
• Keep these programs dynamic, so they can be changed based on experience - don't freeze them with restrictive legislation.

Promoting jobs in the USA:

• Negotiate trade agreements that promote American jobs, consumer safety, environmental protection, and fair trade.
• Create a business environment that supports small business, which accounts for roughly 80 percent of jobs held by Americans today. Trade agreements, tax reform, health care reform, and other programs must reflect the needs of small business.

Lobbying Reform:

• Prohibit former elected and appointed officials from ever taking money from foreign governments or foreign interests.
• Prohibit any former high level federal employees - including elected officials - from ever working as a foreign lobbyist.
• Allow foreign governments to provide information to our government through the State and Commerce Departments and the Executive Branch, but prohibit them from giving contributions or gifts of any kind.
• Allow foreign representatives to visit with Members of Congress, but under no circumstances allow them to give elected officials anything now or later.
• Prohibit any former high level federal employees - including elected officials - from working as a domestic lobbyist for five years after leaving government service in the area for which they served.
• Limit domestic lobbying to presenting client's ideas to the Legislative and Executive Branches
• Prohibit domestic lobbyists from giving money, trips or other incentives to current or former members of the Legislative and Executive Branches.

The Reform Party Principals (Part 1)

The Reform Party Principals (part 1)

Set the highest ethical standards for the White House and Congress:

• No more gifts.
• No more trips or junkets paid for by special interests.
• No more free meals.
• Pass laws with significant penalties - not rules.
• Give Congress and the White House the same retirement plans and health care as the average citizen.  

Balance the Budget:

• Develop a detailed blueprint to balance the budget.
• Eliminate the practice of keeping some programs off-budget.
• Pass the Balanced Budget Amendment.
• Create an annual financial report in plain language so the American people will know whether or not we are following the plan to balance the budget.
• Give the President the Line Item Veto. 

Campaign Reform:

• Reduce the cost of campaigns by shortening the election cycle.
• Vote on Saturdays and Sundays - not Tuesdays - so working people can get to the polls.
• Replace the Electoral College process for electing the President with a direct vote from the citizens - so that every vote counts.
• Prohibit announcements of exit polls until all voting has been completed in Hawaii.
• Require Members of Congress to raise all money from voters in their districts, and require members of the Senate to raise all money from voters within their States. 

Term Limits:

• Limit Members of Congress to three terms in the House of Representatives and limit Senators to two terms in the Senate.

 
More to come Later...