RPOF Now Purging Its Own

Long-Time Grassroots Conservative Leader Left Out of Key National Delegation Committees

Like good Marxists, the RPOF continues with its purge of Constitutional Conservatives in Florida Remember, a purge always follows a coup. The coup, now several years in the making, was the attempted removal of citizens’ organizations supporting Donald Trump.

This rejection of certain “Republicans” has been developing since 2020 at least, in county meetings and conference rooms across the state, where new members were turned away, and some old members given the cold-shoulder. Reports from people around the state, over the last several years, have noted the “unwelcome” nature of their county REC’s (Republican Executive Committees). “They’re getting clubbish”, a friend told me.

This particular move has the distinct odor of sneaky, back-room stuff. We were made aware of it by their latest victim.

As the RPOF chose their national delegates this past week, they managed to cut out a long-time party regular, RPOF National Committeeman, Peter Feaman, from meaningful committee assignments. His crime? He supports grassroots conservatives and Donald Trump.

Here is Mr. Feaman’s message about what went down, released Thurs., May 16.

“As an RPOF leader I thought you should be aware of what happened last week.

Now that we have chosen our Florida convention delegates, Republican National Committee (RNC) Rule 41 requires that all of the delegates meet in order to elect individuals to serve on the convention committees, including the Rules Committee and the all-important PLATFORM COMMITTEE.

Last week, your RPOF had its so called “election”. Except that there was no real election. There was a rubber-stamp of committee members pre-selected by an unknown cabal.

-HERE IS HOW IT WENT DOWN-

Last Tuesday, May 7, I had a phone conversation with Evan Power. In that conversation he made no mention of any upcoming Delegate phone call. I told him I was in Hawaii visiting family which is why I missed this past quarterly meeting. That is why I was very surprised to receive later on that same day an email announcing a telephone call for all delegates set for the following day at 6:00 pm. (Wednesday, May 8), less than 24 hours away. There was no mention in that email that there would be an “election” of committee members to be held during the call. I sent an email to Evan asking for an agenda for the telephone meeting, especially since we had just spoken and he knew I was in Hawaii, and he said nothing about a call the next day. I received no reply from Evan or anyone else.

The next day we received a reminder email about the call from Bill Helmich. The email mentioned only that the call was necessary for “some quick bookkeeping and information.” In hindsight, that description was purposefully misleading.

I then sent an email to Helmich asking him for an agenda. Again, I received no reply.

Then, less than 15 minutes before the phone conference the bombshell email arrived. The email said the phone conference would include “selection” of convention committee members “who have agreed to serve.” To my surprise, the list of pre-selected committee members was included.

This was not to be an election, as specifically required by RNC Rule 41. This call was meant to be a rubber-stamp of members already SECRETLY CHOSEN by the elites.

Imagine my surprise when I saw Kevin Cabrera as the male platform committee designee, (each convention committee must consist of one male and one female from each state). This was the same person who, only 3 months before, had failed in his bid to be RPOF Vice-Chairman. The Platform Committee will write the RNC Platform for the next 4 years.

Imagine my surprise when I saw Evan Power as the male representative on the Rules Committee. After having served for 12 years on the RNC Rules Committee and having served on the 2016 Convention Rules Committee, when we successfully fought off the Never-Trumpers, I naively thought I would be informed at some point about this.

RNC Rule 41 specifically requires an election by the convention delegation so that the convention committee members represent the majority consensus of each state’s convention delegation. Our delegation had no say other than to rubber-stamp those pre-selected.

After 20 years of leadership on the RPOF Executive Committee, one would think I should not have been so naïve as to think the Republican Party of Florida leadership would actually follow the RNC rules. Silly me.

Peter M. Feaman

RNC National Committeeman, Florida

2012-2024”

The message is very clear. NO ONE, even party regulars, WHO SUPPORTS GRASS ROOTS CONSERVATIVES - WHO HAPPEN TO SUPPORT DONALD TRUMP - IS WELCOME IN THE RPOF. I am guessing that Mr. Feaman had a clue about this when he tried to become the Party Chair.

Last year Peter Feaman ran against Evan Power, Leon County GOP Chair and convicted drunk driver, for RPOF party chairman. Feaman had been a member of its executive committee for over 20 years and an avid supporter of Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020. He also worked to replace Rona McDaniel as national party chair. THAT, folks, was his downfall.

At the time, he stated, “Know this. The Tallahassee establishment will fight like mad and use any means necessary to win this election for their preferred candidate.”

Mr. Feaman was correct; he knew it going in, and he is telling Florida what their “Republican Party” organization is all about.

This year, National Convention Delegate committee assignments were made behind his back because he supports the grassroots and Donald Trump. This is the kind of back-room sleaze that is easy to put over on the people. So they did. But, as Peter Feaman points out, these are decisions that will determine things for the next 4 years. “The People” be damned.

It is VERY apparent that Donald Trump is NOT the choice of the RPOF, despite the fact that President Trump is the far and away choice of Florida conservatives. Let each RPOF member express their personal choices at the polls in November. It is NOT their mandate to turn the state party into a campaign against a candidate - OR AGAINST THE ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE MADE THEIR OWN CHOICES.

Last week, the RPOF tried to shut down the Florida Republican Assembly, a fast-growing Judeo-Christian conservative group who also is supporting Trump, as their people choose. Several other grassroots groups were treated similarly, told that they could not identify themselves as “Republican”, et. al.

Whether or not the “rules change” that allowed for this will be ratified by the whole body, the RPOF has engaged lawyers to fight the peoples’ groups. They must expect full ratification. Anyone who disagrees will be “dealt with”, I guess.

Lawfare, homestyle! Who has to go to NYC to be attacked for things that are perfectly legal - like choosing a candidate for President ? In the old America anyway. Until these latest moves, I’d bet Floridians thought they still lived in the “land of the free.”

I’ve said it dozens of times and I’ll say it again here because it is so appropriate: “R” and “D” labels are meaningless. Our political choices are between our Constitution, and Communism. With this law-breaking attack on true conservatives, the RPOF shows where they stand. They appear to be working against our Constitutional Republic, and those of us who treasure that form of government.

The RPOF is NOT representing the people of Florida.

Is the RPOF working with DeGov to try to breathe life into his now “suspended” campaign effort? Or are they just going straight for connection with the Biden White House to help derail the speeding Trump Train? It really doesn’t matter. They are NOT acting according to our Constitution.

At a time in our nation’s history when it is imperative - LIFE OR DEATH IMPERATIVE - that the voice of the people be restored through free and fair elections, the RPOF spends their efforts (and citizens’dollars!) for just the opposite.

NEVER FORGET, DESANTIS AS THE GOVERNOR AND LEADER OF THE PARTY IN FLORIDA, IS ALLOWING THIS TO OCCUR. His silence is deafening, and it tells you all you need to know.

Wake up, America! This should serve as an alert to “good red states” everywhere. There is real trouble ahead.

Blessings,

Kat