C o u n c il f o r N a t io n a l P o lic y

3 0 3 0 C l a r e n d o n B o u le v a r d
S u it e 3 4 0
A r lin g t o n , V ir g in ia 2 2 2 0 1

(7 0 3 ) 5 2 5 -8 8 2 2 p h o n e
( 7 0 3 ) 5 2 5 - 7 2 3 7 fa x

7 4 1 5 7 . 1 2 5 1 @ c o m p u s e r v e .c o m

The C o u n c il fo r N a tio n a l P o lic y is a n e d u c a tio n a l fo u n d a tio n r e g is t e r e d

u n d e r s e c t io n 5 0 1 ( c ) ( 3 ) o f t h e In t e r n a l R e v e n u e C o d e .
 E x e c u t iv e C o m m it t e e

O f f ic e r s

E d w in M e e s e III
P r e s id e n t

F o s t e r F r ie s s
V i c e P r e s id e n t

R e e d L a rs o n
S e c re ta ry -T re a s u re r

E x e c u t iv e C o m m it t e e

G a ry B au er
B e v e r ly D a n ie ls o n
E d F e u ln e r
F o s t e r F r ie s s
P r e s t o n H a w k in s
D o n a ld P a u l H o d e l
L o u is " W o o d y " J e n k in s
M a r io n " M a c " M a g r u d e r
S a m M o o re
O liv e r L . N o r th
H o w a r d P h illip s
L o w e ll S m it h
L a N e il S p iv y

S e n i o r E x e c u t i v e C o m m i t t e e a n d P a s t P r e s id e n t s

R ic h D e V o s 1 9 9 0 - 1 9 9 3 a n d 1 9 8 6 - 1 9 8 8
P a u l P r e s s le r 1 9 8 8 - 1 9 9 0
M . G . " P a t" R o b e r t s o n 1 9 8 5 - 1 9 8 6
Sam M o o re 1 9 8 4 -1 9 8 5
N e ls o n B u n k e r H u n t 1 9 8 3 - 1 9 8 4
Tom E llis 1 9 8 2 - 1 9 8 3
T im L a H a y e 1 9 8 1 -1 9 8 2

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B o a rd o f G o v e rn o rs

H o w a rd A h m a n s o n
D a n ie l B . A llis o n
T o m A n d e rs o n
T h o m a s A rm s tro n g
E d A t s in g e r
C a r o le B a k e r
R a y B e rry m a n
D ic k B o tt
J im B o w e r s
R o b e rt C o n e
P e te r C o o k
H o lly C o o r s
J e ff C o o rs
B e v e r ly D a n ie ls o n
R ic h D e V o s
A n n D re x e l
S tu a rt E p p e rs o n
E d F e u ln e r
F o s t e r F r ie s s
P r e s t o n H a w k in s
Thom as H ess
J im m y H ill
J o e H ily a r d
R o la n d H in z
M a r y R e illy H u n t
L o re n a J a e b
W o o d y J e n k in s
B o b K r ie b le
B e v e r ly L a H a y e
T im L a H a y e
E d L o z ic k
M a c M a g ru d e r
W ilh e lm M a i e r
N o r m M c C le lla n d
J im M c C o t t e r

S a m M o o re
O llie N o r th
J im P r ic e
E ls a P r in c e
R ic h R id d le
L y n d a S c r ib a n t e
R o n S e e le y
J im R . S m it h
L o w e ll S m it h
G e rry S n y d e r
S ta c y T a y lo r
C h r is t in e V o l lm e r
C r a ig W e lc h
P a u l W e y r ic h
 R u le s a n d r e g u la t io n s

In o r d e r to " a llo w open, u n in h ib it e d re m a rk s " fro m th e s p e a k e rs , CNP m e m b e rs

m ust a d h e re to s t r ic t r u le s r e g a r d in g th e m e e t in g s . A m e m o ra n d u m fro m
e x e c u tiv e d ir e c to r M o rto n C. B la c k w e ll lis t e d th e r u le s . They a re :

* S p e c ia l g u e s ts m ay a tte n d o n ly w ith advance u n a n im o u s a p p ro v a l o f th e

E x e c u tiv e C o m m itte e .

* The s o l ic it a t io n of fu n d s on a o n e -to -o n e b a s is is p r o h ib it e d at
m e e t in g s .

* C o u n c il m e e t in g s a re c lo s e d to t h e m e d ia a n d t h e g e n e r a l p u b lic . T h e
m e d i a s h o u ld not know w hen or w h e re w e m e e t o r w h o ta k e s p a r t in o u r
p r o g r a m s , b e f o r e o r a f t e r a m e e t in g .

* S p e a k e rs ' re m a rk s a t C o u n c il m e e t in g s a re o ff t h e re c o rd and n o t fo r
c ir c u la t io n la t e r , e x c e p t w it h s p e c ia l p e r m is s io n . M e m b e rs and g u e s ts
a re re q u e s te d to keep in t h e i r p e r s o n a l p o s s e s s io n th e ir r e g is t r a t io n
p a c k e ts and o th e r m a te r ia ls d is t r ib u t e d a t th e m e e t in g .

* Our m e m b e r s h ip lis t is s t r ic t ly c o n f id e n t ia l and s h o u ld not be s h a re d

o u t s id e t h e C o u n c il.

* F u n d r a is in g fro m th e lis t is a ls o p r o h ib it e d .

* M e m b e rs a re asked to a v o id o r g a n iz in g and a tte n d in g fo rm a l m e e t in g s of

o th e r g ro u p s o r o r g a n i z a t io n s in t h e sam e c it y b e f o r e , d u r in g or
im m e d ia te ly a fte r a C o u n c il m e e t in g .

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 W h a t m e m b e rs s a y a b o u t C N P

It is n 't o fte n in lif e th a t r e a lity is b e tte r th a n th e d re a m . T h a t 's th e w ay

it is w it h th e C o u n c il fo r N a tio n a l P o lic y .

The R e v . T im LaH aye, C N P c o - f o u n d e r a n d f ir s t p r e s i d e n t

The C o u n c il f o r N a t i o n a l P o lic y a llo w s p e o p le to know each o th e r, and by

k n o w in g each o th e r th e y can in te g r a te one m o v e m e n t w it h a n o th e r.

Judge P a u l P r e s s le r

I'v e o fte n th o u g h t back th a t w hen we la u n c h e d t h is o r g a n iz a t io n w it h p ra y e r

and som e v e ry good m en, and it r e a lly s e e m e d lik e t h e L o rd w a s w it h u s th a t
day in D a l la s .

R ic h a r d V ig u e r ie , r ig h t-w in g fu n d r a is e r

I g o t in s p ir e d b y th e p e o p le who spoke h e re , w h o s h a re d t h e i r s t o r ie s , got

t h r ille d by n o t ju s t ta lk in g about b e in g a c o n s e r v a t iv e p e rs o n , but by th e
n u m b e r o f p e o p le in t h is o r g a n i z a t io n w ho a re d o in g t h in g s t o m ake th e
c o u n try a b e tte r p la c e .

R ic h D e V o s , A m w a y

If y o u w a n t to be in t h e know a b o u t th e re a l s c o o p , th a t y o u d o n 't r e a d
about in th e n e w s p a p e rs , t h is is t h e o r g a n i z a t io n to be p a r t o f.

Pat R o b e rts o n , C h r is tia n C o a lit io n

I w as a c h a rte r m e m b e r o f th e C o u n c il f o r N a tio n a l P o lic y , and it is a g re a t

o r g a n iz a t io n . It h a s a ll th e best p e o p le in it.

P h y llis S c h la fly , E a g le F o ru m

CNP is a n o r g a n iz a t io n w h ic h has been e ffe c tiv e in d e v e lo p in g lin k s am ong

p e o p le who o u g h t to know one a n o th e r, w h o a re m o v in g in t h e sam e d ir e c tio n .
But w ho, b u t fo r th e fa c t th a t th e s e m e e t in g s o c c u re d , w o u ld s im p l y by s h ip s
p a s s in g in th e n ig h t .

H o w a rd P h illip s , C o n s e r v a t i v e C aucus, U .S . T a x p a y e r s P a rty

C o u n c il e n c o u ra g e s its m e m b e rs to be a c t iv is t s . And, th a t is n o t j u s t to

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le a r n s o m e t h in g a b o u t th e is s u e s , but do s o m e t h in g about it. It is s o
im p o r ta n t to get in v o v le d .

Ed M eese, C N P p r e s id e n t , f o r m e r U . S . A t t o r n e y G e n e r a l

T h e re a re v e ry fe w o r g a n iz a t io n s le f t t h a t s a y 'y e s , we b e lie v e .' A n d , w e 'r e

o u t to i m p l e m e n t t h a t p o lic y in e v e r y w a y w e can. W e need th o s e p e o p le out
th e re w ho a re c o n s id e r in g lin k in g hands and a rm s w it h us in t h is b a ttle . I
do hope t h e y 'll jo in us.

J im D o b s o n , F o c u s o n t h e F a m ily

I t h in k th e Y o u th C o u n c il f o r N a tio n a l P o lic y has been a c r it ic a l

p a r t...b e c a u s e w hat it h a s a ll o w e d u s to do is to s it a t t h e fe e t o f o u r
e ld e r s and to le a r n fro m th e m .

R a lp h Reed, C h r is tia n C o a lit io n

The k in d of p e o p le th a t a re in v o lv e d in t h is o r g a n iz a t io n r e fle c t th e best

of w hat A m e r ic a r e a lly is .

O l li e N o r t h

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 C N P m e e t s in S a in t L o u is

O ver 200 m e m b e rs o f th e s e c r e tiv e C o u n c il f o r N a t i o n a l P o lic y (C N P ) h e ld

c l o s e d - d o o r m e e t in g s a t th e H y a tt R e g e n c y in S t . L o u is o n O c to b e r 2 2 and 23,
1993. Founded in 1 9 8 1 , th e CNP m e m b e r s h ip is a v ir t u a l w h o 's who o f th e
r e lig io u s and p o lit ic a l r ig h t - w in g in th e U n ite d S ta te s . The CNP e x is t s as a
n e tw o r k in g v e h ic le fo r r ig h t-w in g le a d e r s h ip . CNP m e e t in g s e n a b le m e m b e rs to
becom e a c q u a in te d w it h one a n o th e r a n d to p la n s h o rt- and lo n g -te r m
s tr a te g ie s .

A t th e O c to b e r m e e t in g , CNP m e m b e rs d is c u s s e d th e im p le m e n ta tio n of "sch o o l

c h o ic e " as a m e c h a n is m fo r th e e li m i n a t i o n o f p u b lic e d u c a tio n . It w a s
re p o rte d th a t C N P m e m b e r th e R ev. Duane M o t le y , e x e c u tiv e d ir e c to r o f N e w
Y o rk e rs fo r C o n s t i t u t io n a l F re e d o m s (N Y C F ), t o ld th e a u d ie n c e th a t h is g ro u p
is o r g a n iz in g c h u rc h e s in N ew Y o rk S ta te . M o t le y r e c e iv e d an e n th u s ia s tic
re s p o n s e fro m h is f e l l o w CNP m e m b e rs w hen he in fo r m e d th e m th a t h e has
o r g a n iz e d m o re th a n 130 c h u rc h e s , w h ic h a re p r o v id in g a m o n th ly s tip e n d fo r
N Y C F 's lo b b y in g e ffo rts in A l b a n y , New Y o rk .

M o rto n B la c k w e ll, C N P 's e x e c u tiv e d ir e c to r , s a id th a t r u le s g o v e r n in g th e

m e e t in g s a re d e s ig n e d to " a llo w open, u n i n h ib it e d re m a rk s fro m our
s p e a k e r s ." C N P m e e t in g s a r e c lo s e d to t h e m e d ia a n d g e n e r a l p u b lic . T h e
g ro u p m akes e v e ry e f f o r t to a v o id le t t in g th e m e d ia know w hen o r w h e re it
m e e ts or w ho p a r tic ip a te s in its p ro g ra m s . Any m e m b e rs d e s ir in g to b r in g
g u e s ts m a y o n ly d o s o w it h t h e a d v a n c e d , u n a n im o u s a p p ro v a l fro m C N P 's
E x e c u tiv e C o m m itte e . The CNP m e m b e r s h ip lis t is s t r ic t ly c o n fid e n tia l. To
e n c o u ra g e openness, it is t h e g r o u p 's p o lic y t h a t s p e a k e r s ' re m a rk s at
C o u n c il m e e t in g s a re o ff th e re c o rd and n o t fo r c ir c u l a t i o n .

In d e e d , m e m b e r s d o s p e a k f r e e ly . O n e CNP m em ber w as o v e rh e a rd u s in g r a c is t
and a n ti-S e m itic la n g u a g e , m a k in g re fe re n c e s to " J e w -b o y " and " n ig g e r ."

Judy B ro w n , p r e s id e n t o f th e A m e r ic a n L ife League, w as w e lc o m e d as a new

m e m b e r. O th e r re c e n t n e w m e m b e rs in c lu d e : B a r b a r a A lb y , J o h n A n k e rb e rg , Lee
LaH aye, E d w a rd G . A t s i n g e r III, B e n ja m in B u ll, a n d R a lp h R e e d . A lb y is a
C a lif o r n ia A s s e m b ly w o m a n . A n k e rb e rg is a t e l e v i s io n e v a n g e lis t. LaH aye, th e
s o n o f th e R e v . T im and B e v e r l y L a H a y e , is c o m p t r o lle r o f C o n c e r n e d W om en
fo r A m e r ic a . A ts in g e r is p r e s id e n t of S a le m C o m m u n ic a t io n s (w h ic h r e c e n tly
p u rc h a s e d Pat R o b e r t s o n 's CBN r a d io n e tw o rk ). B u ll is s e n io r l it ig a t io n
counsel fo r Pat R o b e r t s o n 's A m e r ic a n C e n te r fo r Law and J u s t ic e 's w e s te rn
r e g io n a l o f f ic e in P h o e n ix . He w as fo r m e r ly g e n e r a l c o u n s e l of R ev. Don
W i l l d m o n 's A m e r ic a n F a m ily A s s o c ia tio n and C h a r le s H K e a t i n g 's C i t i z e n 's fo r
D ecency th ro u g h Law . Reed is e x e c u t i v e d ir e c to r o f Pat R o b e r t s o n 's C h r is tia n

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C o a litio n .

W it h about 205 in a tte n d a n c e a t th e g a la d in n e r , th e s e a tin g a rra n g e m e n ts

p la c e d R a lp h R eed and h is w if e J o A n n e , w ith L in d a B e a n F o lk e r s ( L . L . B e a n
b o a rd m e m b e r), s ta te d ir e c to r o f th e C h r is tia n C o a litio n of M a in e . Paul
W e y r ic h , o f th e F re e C o n g re s s F o u n d a tio n , and N e tw o rk E m p o w e rm e n t
T e le v is io n , jo in e d H o lly C o o rs , v ic e c h a ir m a n of A C h r is tia n M in is tr y in th e
N a tio n a l P a rk s , and b o a rd m e m b e r o f t h e A d o lf C o o r s F o u n d a tio n , a t a n o th e r
ta b le .

F o rm e r A tto rn e y G e n e ra l E d w in M eese III is t h e C N P 's c u r r e n t p r e s id e n t. Past

p r e s id e n ts in c lu d e : R ic h D eVoss o f th e Am w ay C o r p o r a tio n , Pat R o b e rts o n , and
th e R e v . T im LaH aye.

In f o r m e d s o u rc e s t o ld The F re e d o m W r ite r th a t th e 1994 CNP m e e t in g s a re set

fo r F e b r u a r y 4 a n d 5 in P a lm Beach, F lo r id a ; M a y 6 a n d 7 in A r lin g t o n ,
V ir g in ia ; a n d N o vem b er 18 and 1 9 in N e w O r le a n s .

P u b lis h e d in F r e e d o m W r i t e r J a n u a r y 1 9 9 4

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 C N P m e e t s in M c L e a n , V ir g in ia

A p p r o x im a te ly 375 m e m b e rs of th e s e c r e tiv e C o u n c il fo r N a tio n a l P o l ic y (C N P )

h e ld c lo s e d -d o o r m e e t in g s a t th e R itz -C a r lto n Tysons C o rn e r h o te l in M cLean,
V i r g in i a o n M ay 12 and 13, 1995. Founded in 1 9 8 1 , t h e C N P m e m b e r s h ip is a
v ir t u a l w h o 's who of th e r e li g i o u s and p o lit ic a l r ig h t-w in g in th e U n ite d
S ta te s .

The m e e t in g s a re so s e c r e tiv e th a t th e p re s s is n o t a ll o w e d , and no p u b lic

a n n o u n c e m e n ts o f th e m e e t in g s a re ever m ade. P l a i n c lo t h e s s e c u r ity g u a rd s
c a r e fu lly w a tc h who com es and goes a t th e h o t e ls w h e re th e m e e t in g s a re
h e ld .

The CNP is a n e tw o r k in g v e h ic le fo r r ig h t - w in g le a d e r s h ip . CNP m e e t in g s

e n a b le m e m b e rs to becom e a c q u a in te d w ith one a n o th e r , s p e a k fr e e ly , and to
p la n s h o rt and lo n g -t e r m s tr a te g ie s .

At each m e e t in g , CNP A c t io n In c . s p o n s o rs s ta n d in g c o m m it te e w o rk s h o p s ,
w h ic h p r o v id e a v e h ic le fo r m e m b e rs to w o rk to g e th e r to in flu e n c e c r u c ia l
p u b lic p o lic y d e c i s i o n s . A c c o r d in g to a CNP m em o, a t th e s e w o rk s h o p s m e m b e rs
" fo r m u la te s tr a te g ie s and e x e c u te p la n s to m ake a d iffe r e n c e on th e is s u e s
w h e re we can have a r e a l im p a c t ." The s ix p e r m a n e n t s t a n d i n g c o m m it te e s a re :

* F a m il y c o - c h a i r e d b y D r. J a m e s D o b s o n o f F o c u s o n th e F a m il y a n d
P h y llis S c h l a f l y o f E a g l e F o ru m .
* Law and ju s tic e c o -c h a ir e d b y fo rm e r A tto rn e y G e n e ra l E d w in M eese III
a n d fo rm e r T e x a s C o u r t o f A p p e a ls j u d g e P a u l P r e s s le r .
* E c o n o m ic s c o -c h a ir e d b y fo r m e r O ffic e of M a n a g e m e n t and B u d g e t d ir e c to r
J im M ille r a n d R eed L a rs o n o f th e N a t io n a l R ig h t to W o r k C o m m i t t e e .
* D e fe n s e a n d f o r e ig n p o lic y c o - c h a i r e d by S en. Jon Kyi (R -A Z ) a n d
H o w -a rd P h illip s o f th e C o n s e r v a tiv e C aucus.
* In s titu tio n a l re fo rm c o -c h a ir e d by fo rm e r C a lif o r n ia s ta te s e n a to r H .L .
R ic h a r d s o n and d i r e c t m a il e x p e r t R ic h a r d V ig u e r ie .
* E n v ir o n m e n t c h a ir e d b y fo rm e r S e c re ta ry o f th e In t e r i o r a n d S e c re ta ry
o f E n e r g y D o n H o d e l.

A t th e M ay m e e t in g , CNP m e m b e rs d is c u s s e d im p e a c h m e n t s tr a te g ie s r e g a r d in g
p r e s id e n tia l a p p o in tm e n ts . It w as p o in te d out th a t any p r e s id e n tia l
a p p o in te e can be im p e a c h e d , a n d th a t th e p r o c e s s is q u it e easy. Though not
m e n tio n e d s p e c ific a lly , it m ay be th a t th e y had P r e s id e n t C l i n t o n 's n o m in e e
fo r S u r g e o n G e n e r a l, D r. H e n ry F o s te r, in m in d d u r in g t h is d is c u s s io n .

Two m e m b e rs of th e House of R e p r e s e n ta tiv e s who w e re sw ept in t o o f f ic e la s t

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N o v e m b e r , R e p . S te v e S to c k m a n ( R - T X ) a n d R e p . H e le n C h e n o w e th (R -ID ), s p o k e
on " O k la h o m a C ity , m i l it ia s , and te r r o r is m ."

S to c k m a n , a life tim e m e m b e r o f th e N a tio n a l R if le A s s o c ia tio n , is a new CNP

m e m b e r. In t h e J u n e 1995 is s u e o f G u n s & A m m o m a g a z in e , S to c k m a n w ro te :
" B ill C l i n t o n and th e gun c o n tro l lo b b y w e r e not u n h ap p y w it h th e fie r y end
o f t h e s ie g e a t W a c o . W a c o w a s to b e a le s s o n to g u n o w n e r s a ll o v e r
A m e r ic a : D o n 't own fir e a r m s th a t th e g o v e rn m e n t d o e s n 't lik e ."

D r. J a m e s Dobson le d a w o rk s h o p c a lle d " A b o r t io n and th e R e p u b lic a n P a r t y ,"

and spoke a b o u t " th e a ttitu d e o f H a le y B a r b o u r ." T h i s p a s t s p r in g , Dobson
sent a le tte r to B a rb o u r, th e head o f th e R e p u b lic a n N a tio n a l C o m m itte e
(R N C ), s a y in g , " If t h e RNC abandons its c l e a r p r o - lif e p o s it io n , t h e n you
le a v e us and m illio n s lik e us w it h no re c o u rs e b u t to c o n s id e r a t h ir d p a rty
c a n d id a te fo r p r e s id e n t in 1 9 9 6 ."

A c c o r d in g to an in f o r m e d s o u rc e , d u r in g a q u e s tio n and a n s w e r s e s s io n w it h
S e n . B o b S m it h , w h o a p p e a r e d o n b e h a l f o f S e n . P h il G r a m m , D o b s o n p r o c e e d e d
to le c tu r e th e g ro u p about G r a m m 's w a f f lin g on " f a m ily v a lu e s ." M o d e ra to r Ed
M eese c a u tio n e d Dobson t h a t th is w a s a q u e s t io n and a n s w e r s e s s io n , not a
d e b a te . A c c o r d in g to o u r s o u rc e , M eese f in a lly s a id , " J im , I 'v e t o ld you
b e fo re t h a t t h is is n o t a d e b a te , it is a q u e s t io n and a n s w e r p e r io d . Now
p le a s e s it d o w n so w e can h a v e th e n e x t q u e s t io n ."

The C N P 's la s t c o n f e r e n c e w as h e ld in F e b ru a ry in P a lm S p r in g s , C a lif o r n ia .

D is c u s s io n s in c lu d e d c a p ita l p u n is h m e n t, school p ra y e r, " d e fu n d in g th e
le f t," and E n g lis h as th e o f f ic ia l la n g u a g e o f th e U n ite d S ta te s .

R ic h a r d V ig u e r ie s a id th a t th e b a ttle to d e fu n d th e le f t " w ill be won

p r im a r ily in th e c o m m itte e s and s u b c o m m itte e s ." In o th e r w o rd s , k ill fu n d in g
in c o m m i t t e e s , b e fo re it e m s com e u p fo r a v o te in C o n g r e s s .

P h y llis S c h la fly c la im e d th a t la s t y e a r C o n g re s s gave m o re th a n $1 b illio n

to fe m in is t o r g a n iz a t io n s . She a ls o spoke a b o u t th e need to a b o l is h th e
N a tio n a l Endow m ent fo r th e A rts and th e C o r p o r a tio n fo r P u b l ic B r o a d c a s tin g .

H o w a rd P h illip s c a lle d fo r a c o n s titu tio n a l am endm ent to m ake E n g l is h th e

o f f ic ia l la n g u a g e . H is p ro p o s a l w as i n s p ir e d by th e passage of C a l i f o r n i a 's
P r o p o s it io n 187.

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W a s h in g to n , DC - The C o u n c il f o r N a t io n a l P o lic y (C N P ) r e c e n tly r e le a s e d a

re p o rt o n s e n a to rs and c o n g re s s m e n " m o s t o p e n to p e r s u a s io n ." T h e CNP is t h e
n a t i o n 's fo re m o s t g ro u p of u ltr a -c o n s e r v a t iv e le a d e r s .

A c c o r d in g to th e CNP, th e le g is l a t o r s "have re c o rd s o v e r s e v e ra l y e a rs of
fr e q u e n tly s w itc h in g th e ir v o te s back and fo rth b e tw e e n c o n s e r v a t iv e and
lib e r a l p o s itio n s on le g is la t io n w it h in th e c a te g o r ie s of e c o n o m ic , s o c ia l,
or d e fe n s e /fo r e ig n p o lic y i s s u e s ." The re p o rt s ta te s th a t " s w in g " s e n a to rs
and c o n g re s s m e n d e te r m in e w h e th e r c o n s e r v a t iv e s w in or lo s e le g is la t iv e
b a ttle s . The CNP re p o rt u rg e s its i n f lu e n t ia l m e m b e rs to " g e t to know th e s e
key le g is la t o r s and m a in t a in r e g u la r c o m m u n ic a tio n w it h th e m ."

The lis t o f m o re th a n 200 nam es in c lu d e s le g is l a t o r s fro m e v e ry s ta te except

New H a m p s h ir e a n d W y o m i n g . O n e s e n a t o r , B o b P a c k w o o d o f O r e g o n , is lis t e d a s
a p o te n tia l s w in g v o te r in a ll th re e c a te g o r ie s . C u r r e n tly b a ttlin g c h a rg e s
of sexu al m is c o n d u c t, Packw ood m ay not be of m uch h e lp to t h e c o n s e r v a t iv e s .

P re p a re d a n n u a lly , th e lis t does not in c lu d e fre s h m a n l e g is l a t o r s , as th e y

have y e t to e s ta b lis h a v o t in g re c o rd . " B y w o r k in g w it h th e m a lo t," t h e CNP
re p o rt s ta te s , "you can m ove th e m to th e r ig h t."

P u b lis h e d in F r e e d o m W r i t e r J u n e 1 9 9 5
 C N P h o n o r s D 'S o u z a

N a s h v ille , T e n n e s s e e W ith about 360 m e m b e rs and g u e s ts p re s e n t, th e

C o u n c il fo r N a tio n a l P o lic y , at its S e p te m b e r 2 9 th and 3 0 th m e e t in g a t th e
O p r y la n d H o t e l in N a s h v ille , h o n o re d D in e s h D 'S o u z a , a fe llo w a t th e
A m e r ic a n E n te r p r is e In s titu te , w it h its W in s t o n C h u r c h ill A w a rd . M r.
D 'S o u z a is t h e a u th o r o f th e c o n t r o v e r s ia l b o o k , T h e End o f R a c is m :
P r in c ip le s of a M u ltir a c ia l S o c ie ty .

As a r e s u lt o f D 'S o u z a 's book, o th e r fe llo w s a t th e A m e r ic a n E n t e r p r is e

In s titu te , a le a d in g c o n s e r v a tiv e th in k ta n k , have d is a s s o c ia te d th e m s e lv e s
fro m th e o r g a n iz a t io n . G le n n L o u ry , e c o n o m ic s p ro fe s s o r a t B o s to n
U n iv e r s ity , and Bob W oodson, p r e s id e n t o f th e N a tio n a l C e n t e r fo r
N e ig h b o r h o o d E n t e r p r is e , b o t h b la c k , d e n o u n c e d t h e book. W ood son c a lle d
D 'S o u z a " th e M a r k F u h r m a n o f p u b lic p o lic y ." H e s a id , " T h e E n d o f R a c is m ,
th e title its e lf a d e c e it, fa n s th e fla m e s of r a c ia l a n im o s ity ."

O th e r b la c k c o n s e r v a tiv e s , in c lu d in g w r ite r S h e lb y S te e le and m a g a z in e

e d i t o r / p u b l is h e r s G w en and W i l l ie R ic h a r d s o n , have a ls o denounced th e book.

W ith c h a p t e r t i t le s such as " U n c le T o m 's D ile m m a : P a t h o lo g ie s o f B la c k

C u lt u r e ," and "T h e C o n t e n t o f O u r C h r o m o s o m e s ," D 'S o u z a w r ite s a b o u t "a
n a tu ra l h ie r a r c h y of r a c ia l a b i li t i e s . " He a ls o s u g g e s ts th a t s e g r e g a tio n
w as a s y s te m d e s ig n e d " to p r o te c t b la c k s ."

M ic h a e l C r o m a r tie , s e n io r fe llo w a t th e E t h ic s and P u b lic P o l ic y C e n te r,

s a id , "T h e re a re c e r ta in p h ra s e s and a rg u m e n ts D in e s h uses in t h e b o o k th a t
c o u ld e it h e r h a v e been e d ite d o u t o r n o t s a id ."

W ith a lm o s t 600 m e m b e rs , th e s e c r e tiv e C o u n c il fo r N a tio n a l P o l ic y is a

v ir t u a l " W h o 's W ho" o f th e r a d ic a l p o lit ic a l and R e l ig io u s R ig h t . The g ro u p
m e e ts fo u r tim e s a year to s o c ia liz e , n e tw o rk , and p la n n a tio n a l
c o n s e r v a t iv e s tra te g y .

P u b lis h e d in F r e e d o m W r i t e r N o v e m b e r 1 9 9 5

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On S e p te m b e r 19, 1995, th e i n f lu e n t ia l C o u n c il fo r N a tio n a l P o l ic y (C N P )

sent its m e m b e rs a c o n fid e n tia l m em o fe a tu r in g a " fo r y o u r e y e s o n ly "
in te r v ie w w it h C o n g re s s m a n M a rk Souder (R -IN ), who, a c c o r d in g to th e m em o,
is " o n e o f th e c o n s e r v a t iv e s ta rs in t h e new C o n g r e s s ." S o u d e r, a
c o n s e r v a t iv e C h r is tia n w ho in te r p r e t s th e B ib le lite r a lly , has s a id th a t h is
th e o lo g ic a l v ie w s w ill shape h is p u b lic p o lic y . He w as one o f th e s ig n e r s of
th e " C o n tra c t w it h A m e r ic a ." The c o n fid e n tia l re p o rt sheds lig h t on th e
re c e n t g o v e rn m e n t s h u td o w n and th e b a t t le o v e r th e fe d e ra l b u d g e t.

" W e 'll le t t h e g o v e rn m e n t shut d o w n ," S o u d e r t o ld C N P 's in te r v ie w e r , A le x

M ooney. " T h is is n o t a g a m e o v e r w h e th e r th e g o v e r n m e n t is g o in g to s h u t
down. T h is is our m a x im u m p o in t o f l e v e r a g e to in s is t t h a t p a rts o f th e
r e v o lu t io n a re e x e c u te d . B ecause if t h e y a re n o t a tta c h e d to m oney b ills ,
th e y w ill never get t h r o u g h ."

"The House R e p u b lic a n l e a d e r s h ip , " S o u d e r s a id , " h a s s a id th a t th e m in im u m

g o a ls a re to b a la n c e th e b u d g e t in s e v e n y e a rs , re fo rm w e lfa r e , save
m e d ic a r e , a n d h a v e t a x c u ts ." H o w e v e r, S o u d e r a d d e d , " T h e fre s h m e n have
c o m m u n ic a te d to th e le a d e r s h ip t h a t th a t is n o t e n o u g h ." W ith o u t th e
s u p p o rt o f th e new r e b e ls in C o n g r e s s , H o u s e S p e a k e r N e w t G in g r ic h fo u n d h is
hands tie d .

"The q u e s tio n is t h e d e t a il s o f th e b u d g e t ," S o u d e r s a i d . H e added th a t

th e re a re " s o c ia l is s u e s , r e g u la tio n and e n v ir o n m e n ta l changes, and la b o r
changes" th a t a re of c o n c e rn , a n d , fo r e x a m p le , " W ill w e c o m p r o m is e on th e
N a tio n a l Endow m ent fo r th e A rts ? "

"W e a re n o t s a y in g we have to h a v e e v e r y th in g in a ll o f t h o s e c a te g o r ie s ,
but it b e t t e r not be a s tr ip p e d , n ic e p r e s id e n tia l c a m p a ig n t h in g fo r D o le
and C lin to n and not have a n y t h in g fo r o u r [h a rd r ig h t] s u p p o r t e r s . "

W hen asked " W h a t w o u ld re a lly h a p p e n in a g o v e r n m e n t 's h u t d o w n '? " , S o u d e r

re s p o n d e d , "W e d o n 't k n o w o r r e a l l y c a r e ."

" W h a t c a n th e CNP m e m b e r s d o to s u p p o r t y o u to e n s u r e t h e r e is n o c o m p r o m is e
on th e key s o c ia l a n d e c o n o m ic is s u e s ? " t h e CNP in te r v ie w e r a s k e d
C o n g re s s m a n S o u d e r.

"The b ig t h in g th a t C N P m e m b e rs can do is to b o ls t e r u p in d iv id u a l
[ c o n g r e s s i o n a l] m e m b e rs and t e ll t h e m to h o ld fir m and do w hat you s a id you
w o u ld d o ," S o u d e r re s p o n d e d . " T e ll t h e m if y o u get heavy p re s s u re , know th a t

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 we a re w it h you. CNP m e m b e rs can te II t h e [ c o n g r e s s i o n a l] m e m b e rs w it h whom
th e y have in flu e n c e , 'if y o u have to v o te a g a in s t a c o n t in u in g r e s o lu tio n in
o r d e r to g e t o u r p o in t s o f th e agenda, w e u n d e rs ta n d . H o ld f ir m . T h i s is o u r
b ig c h a n c e .

"T h e p itc h th e le a d e r s h ip is m a k in g to th e fre s h m e n is : 'A r e you re a lly

g o in g to b r in g down th e e n tir e b ill j u s t because of yo u r one p o in t? " 1

On J a n u a ry 4, 1996, th re e w eeks a fte r m u c h o f th e fe d e ra l g o v e rn m e n t

r e m a in e d c lo s e d , th e C h r is tia n C o a l i t i o n 's W a s h in g to n o f f ic e fa x e d an A c tio n
A le r t u r g in g its m e m b e rs to p re s s u re P r e s id e n t C lin t o n to g iv e in to th e
R e p u b l i c a n 's p r o p o s e d b u d g e t , a n d to k e e p t h e p r e s s u r e o n t h e H o u s e and
S e n a te R e p u b lic a n le a d e r s h ip and c o n s e r v a t iv e D e m o c ra ts .

C h r is tia n C o a litio n p r e s id e n t Pat R o b e rts o n is a fo rm e r C N P p r e s id e n t. He

and C h r is tia n C o a litio n e x e c u tiv e d ir e c t o r R a lp h R eed a re a c t iv e CNP
m e m b e rs .

The A c tio n A le r t in c lu d e d a lis t of th e c r u c ia l c o n g r e s s io n a l le a d e r s to

c o n ta c t. It a ls o s u g g e s te d h o ld in g p re s s c o n fe re n c e s , c a llin g ta lk show s,
and w r itin g le tte r s to e d ito r s .

The A c t io n A le r t e m p h a s iz e d th a t th e is s u e at s ta k e is m o re th a n b a la n c in g
th e b u d g e t, and i n c lu d e d a p o in t - b y - p o in t lis t o f t h e h a rd r ig h t a g e n d a .
Som e o f th e n u m e ro u s it e m s lis t e d in c lu d e d : a p e rm a n e n t H y d e A m e n d m e n t;
a b s t in e n c e e d u c a tio n f u n d in g ; educa tio n v o u c h e rs ; a p r o h ib it io n on
u n m a r r ie d c o u p le s a d o p tin g c h ild r e n ; no f u n d in g in any w ay fo r a b o r t io n ;
ze ro fu n d in g fo r G o a ls 2000; a 40% r e d u c t io n in t h e N a tio n a l E n d o w m e n t fo r
th e A rts ; and e li m i n a t i o n o f th e O ffic e of S u rg e o n G e n e r a l.

A fte r th e lo n g e s t g o v e rn m e n t s h u td o w n in h is t o r y , tim e w ill t e ll how th e

C o u n c il fo r N a tio n a l P o lic y , and its C h r is tia n C o a litio n m e m b e rs , a ffe c te d
th e in n u m e r a b le d e ta ils o f th e c o m p le x fe d e ra l b u d g e t.

F o u n d e d in M a y 1 9 8 1 , b y t h e R e v . T im L a H a y e , T . C u lle n D a v is , a n d N e ls o n
B u n k e r H u n t, th e goal of C N P is to m a k e t h e m e m b e r 's "s h a re d m o ra l v a lu e s "
d o m i n a n t in d o m e s t ic and f o r e ig n p o lic y . If t h e r e is o n e g ro u p in t h e U n ite d
S ta te s th a t s e rv e s as an u m b re Ila fo r th e h a rd r ig h t it is t h e C o u n c il fo r
N a tio n a l P o l ic y . The g r o u p 's 500+ m e m b e rs re p re s e n t th e h a rd r ig h t 's
r e lig io u s , p o litic a l, and b u s in e s s le a d e r s .

F o rm e r A tto rn e y G e n e ra l Ed M eese III c u r r e n t ly s e rv e s as p r e s id e n t; M o rto n

B la c k w e ll is th e g r o u p 's e x e c u tiv e d ir e c t o r . F o rm e r CNP p r e s id e n ts i n c lu d e

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th e R e v s . T im LaH aye and P a t R o b e r t s o n , a n d A m w a y 's R ic h D e V o s . C N P 's fir s t
c o n fe re n c e w as h e ld in D a lla s on J a n u a ry 17, 1 9 8 2 . M e m b e r s h ip is $ 1 , 5 0 0 a
y e a r, p lu s an a d d itio n a l $300 a year fo r C a p ito l H ill R e p o rt, th e n e w s le tte r
of C N P A c t io n , In c . T h e p r ic e o f a d m is s io n to t h e C N P 's t h r ic e - y e a r ly
c o n fe re n c e s is a d d itio n a l.

The m e m b e rs of th e s e c r e tiv e g ro u p m eet c la n d e s tin e ly at s p e c ia lly s e le c te d

c it ie s to p lo t p u b lic s tra te g y . The g r o u p 's next m e e tin g is s c h e d u le d fo r
M a rc h 8 th and 9 th a t th e Buena V is ta P a la c e , in O r l a n d o , F lo r id a . F o r tw o
days, th e s e le a d in g p o lit ic a l a nd r e lig io u s r ig h t-w in g le a d e rs w ill g a th e r
u n d e r tig h t s e c u r ity to hear s p e a k e rs , a tte n d w o rk s h o p s , n e tw o rk , and
s o c ia liz e .

Ten y e a rs ago, w hen F re e d o m W r ite r s ta rte d in v e s t ig a t in g CNP, a s p o k e s p e rs o n

re fu s e d to answ er any q u e s tio n s , s a y in g th a t th e g ro u p " o p e ra te s as s e c r e tly
as p o s s ib le ; th e m e m b e rs and o f f ic e r s nam es a re kept s t r ic t ly w it h in th e
c o n f in e s of th e o r g a n iz a tio n ." A t t h e tim e , C N P w as lo c a te d in B a to n Rouge,
L o u is ia n a . Today it h a s o f f ic e s at 3030 C la r e n d o n B o u le v a r d in A r lin g t o n ,
V ir g in ia .

The C o u n c il fo r N a tio n a l P o lic y has ta k e n c r e d it f o r a n u m b e r of

c o n s e r v a t iv e v ic to r ie s in C o n g re s s . They in c lu d e : th e d e fe a t of P r e s id e n t
C l i n t o n 's h e a lth p la n ; th e d e fe a t o f th e P r e s i d e n t 's a tte m p t to a llo w gays
to s e rv e o p e n ly in th e m ilit a r y ; th e W h it e w a te r h e a r in g s ; s id e tr a c k in g th e
F re e d o m o f C h o ic e A c t; p r e v e n tin g th e passage o f th e F a ir n e s s D o c tr in e in
b r o a d c a s tin g ; s t o p p in g th e Equal E m p lo y m e n t O p p o r tu n ity C o m m is s io n (E E O C )
fro m p r o h ib itin g r e li g i o u s h a ra s s m e n t in th e w o r k p la c e ; and b lo c k in g th e
Lobby R e fo rm B ill. S o m e m e m b e rs , such as John D o g g e tt, te s tifie d on b e h a lf
o f C la r e n c e Thom as d u r in g h is c o n f ir m a t io n h e a r in g s fo r a s e a t on th e U .S .
S u p re m e C o u rt.

W h ile th e CNP does not e n d o rs e o r o p p o s e c a n d id a te s , lo b b y f o r o r a g a i n s t

le g is la t io n , or ta k e o f f ic i a l p o s itio n s on p o lic y is s u e s , its a ffilia te d
g ro u p , CNP A c tio n , In c . is p o lit ic a lly a c t iv e . CNP is a ta x -e x e m p t
(5 0 1 )(c )(3 ) o r g a n iz a t io n ; CNP A c t io n , In c ., is a (5 0 1 )(c )(4 ), w h ic h is
exem pt fro m ta x e s , but c o n t r ib u t io n s to it a r e not d e d u c tib le . CNP A c tio n ,
In c . can lo b b y and c o n d u c t o t h e r p o lit ic a l a c t iv it y . CNP m e m b e rs w ho lo b b y
u s u a lly do so in t h e i r o w n n a m e , o r in t h e nam e o f th e o r g a n i z a t io n th e y he
ad.

CNP A c t io n , In c . c o n d u c t s th e CNP m e e t in g w o rk s h o p s , and f o llo w s th ro u g h

w it h re p o rts on th e s e s s io n s , in c lu d in g th e a p p r o p r ia te a c t io n CNP m e m b e rs
s h o u ld ta k e . F o r e x a m p le , CNP A c t io n In c . in te r v ie w e d C o n g re s s m a n M a rk

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S o u d e r, and s e n t th e c o n f id e n t ia l m e m o to C N P m e m b e r s , u r g in g t h e m to p u s h
fo r a g o v e rn m e n t s h u td o w n in o rd e r to c o e rc e P r e s id e n t C lin to n to i n c lu d e
th e ir a g e n d a in t h e fe d e ra l b u d g e t.

E v e r y s ix m o n t h s , C N P m e m b e r s r e c e iv e " U p d a te o n P ro d u c e rs of T V and R a d io
New s and P u b l ic A ffa ir s P r o g r a m s ." T h is p u b lic a t io n lis t s th e nam es,
a d d re s s e s , phone, and fa x n u m b e rs o f a ll n a t io n a l r a d io a n d tv n e w s and
p u b lic a ffa ir s p ro d u c e rs . CNP m e m b e rs u se th e lis t to w r ite to p ro d u c e rs to
in f o r m th e m o f th e ir a re a of e x p e r tis e and in te r e s t. They a re in s t r u c t e d to
g iv e t h e m e d i a t h e i r o f f ic e and hom e phone n u m b e rs so th e y c a n be c o n ta c te d
w hen t h e i r is s u e s a r is e . The p u rp o s e , of c o u rs e , is to in flu e n c e t he
t h in k in g of th e m e d ia and g e n e ra l p u b lic .

O n c e a y e a r, C N P p r o v id e s m e m b e r s w ith a n a n a ly s is o f m e m b e r s of C o n g re s s
"w h o a re th e m ost open to p e r s u a s i o n ." The re p o rt s a y s : "T h ese l e g is l a t o r s ,
lis t e d by s ta te , have re c o rd s over s e v e ra l y e a rs of fr e q u e n tly s w itc h in g
th e ir v o te s back and fo r th b e tw e en c o n s e r v a t iv e and lib e r a l p o s it io n s on
le g is la t io n w it h th e c a te g o r ie s of e c o n o m ic , s o c ia l, or d e fe n s e /fo r e ig n
p o lic y is s u e s . 'S w i n g 1 S e n a t o r s and C o n g re s s m e n d e te r m in e w h e th e r w e w in or
lo s e le g is la t iv e b a ttle s . If a m a jo r i t y of th e s e o f f ic i a ls v o te on th e
c o n s e r v a t iv e s id e , we can p r e v a il. If t h e y v o te w it h th e lib e r a ls , we lo s e ."

" P le a s e g e t to know th e s e key l e g is la t o r s n o w ," th e re p o r t c o n tin u e s , "and

m a in ta in r e g u la r c o m m u n ic a tio n w it h th e m . Put th e m on your m a il i n g lis t to
r e c e iv e your n e w s le tte r and o t h e r p u b lic a t io n s . T h e y a re open to your
in f o r m a t i o n and id e a s . By e s ta b lis h in g good p e rs o n a l and p o lit ic a l
r e la tio n s h ip s w it h th e m , you w ill m ake a re a l d iffe r e n c e in th e o u tc o m e of
m a n y v o te s in c o m m it t e e s and o n t h e f lo o r o f t h e H ouse and S e n a te ."

CNP A c t io n , In c . a ls o s p o n s o rs s t a n d in g c o m m it t e e w o rk s h o p s at C N P
c o n fe re n c e s w h ic h p r o v id e a v e h ic le fo r m e m b e rs to w o rk to g e th e r to
in f l u e n c e c r u c ia l p u b lic p o lic y d e c is io n s . A c c o r d in g to a CNP m em o,
a tte n d e e s a t th e s e w o rk s h o p s " f o r m u la t e s tr a te g ie s a nd e x e c u te p la n s to
m ake a d iffe r e n c e on th e is s u e s w h e r e we can have r e a l im p a c t ." T h e s ix
p e rm a n e n t s ta n d in g c o m m itte e s a re :

* F a m il y c o - c h a i r e d b y D r . J a m e s D o b s o n o f F o c u s o n th e F a m il y a n d
P h y llis S c h la fly o f E a g le F o ru m .
* Law and ju s tic e c o -c h a ir e d b y fo rm e r A tto rn e y G e n e ra l E d w in M eese III
a n d f o r m e r T e x a s C o u r t o f A p p e a ls ju d g e P a u l P r e s s le r .
* E c o n o m ic s c o -c h a ir e d b y fo r m e r O ffic e of M a n a g e m e n t and B u d g e t d ir e c to r
J im M ille r a n d R eed L a rs o n o f th e N a t io n a l R ig h t to W o r k C o m m i t t e e .
* D e fe n s e a n d f o r e ig n p o lic y c o - c h a i r e d by S e n . Jon Kyi (R -A Z ) a n d H o w a rd

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 P h illip s o f C o n s e r v a t i v e C aucus.
* In s t i t u t i o n a l re fo rm c o -c h a ir e d by fo rm e r C a lif o r n ia s ta te s e n a to r H .L .
R ic h a r d s o n and d ir e c t m a il e x p e r t R ic h a r d V ig u e r ie .
* E n v ir o n m e n t c h a ir e d b y fo rm e r S e c re ta ry o f th e In te r io r a n d S e c re ta ry
o f E n e r g y D o n H o d e l.

CNP m e m b e rs r e c e iv e w r itte n r e v ie w s of each w o rk s h o p , in c lu d in g a lis t of

s p e c ific s te p s to ta k e to im p le m e n t th e ir u ltr a -c o n s e r v a t iv e agenda.

F o r e x a m p le , a t th e S e p te m b e r 1995 m e e t in g a t th e O p r y la n d H o te l in
N a s h v ille , C a th ie Adam s, p r e s id e n t o f T e x a s E a g le F o ru m , p ro p o s e d d e fe a t in g
th e next U n ite d N a tio n s w o m e n 's c o n fe re n c e in J u n e in T u r k e y . C a lle d
" H a b ita t T w o ," she s a id th e m e e t in g 's agen da in c lu d e s ze ro p o p u la t io n
g ro w th , liv e s to c k c o n tr o l, r e d is t r i b u t in g e c o n o m ic re s o u rc e s am ong
c o u n tr ie s , and c it y p l a n n in g . " C o n s e r v a tiv e s ," she s a id , "m ust u n it e and
p la n now to b e in T u r k e y . "

" It w o u ld b e t e r r if ic ," s h e added, "to g e t u s o u t o f t h e U .N . O u r g o a l m u s t

be to b o th d e r a il th e lib e r a l agenda in T u r k e y , and th e n d e fe a t P r e s id e n t
C lin to n in 1 9 9 6 ."

The re p o rt on M s. Adam s' p r e s e n ta tio n c o n c lu d e d w it h th e f o ll o w i n g " A c t io n

It e m ." " C o n ta c t th e R e p r e s e n ta tiv e s w it h whom you have in flu e n c e and t e ll
th e m to o p p o s e a n y f u n d in g f o r C lin t o n 's W h i t e House C o u n c il o n W o m e n , w h ic h
he p r o m is e d w o u ld im p le m e n t t h e U . N . 's p la t f o r m f o r a c t io n ."

E v e ry CNP A c t io n , In c . re p o rt e n d s w ith a c t io n it e m s . T h e y o fte n nam e

s p e c ific s e n a to rs and r e p r e s e n ta tiv e s to c o n ta c t; and o fte n ask th a t th e
in f o r m a t i o n be passed on to in te r e s te d t h in k t a n k s o r o th e r g ro u p s ; and
s o m e t im e s ask fo r nam es o f f o u n d a tio n s , c o m p a n ie s , or m a jo r s p o n s o r s w h n
m ig h t be a b le to h e lp fin a n c ia lly w it h th e s p e c ific in te n d e d a c t io n .

W h ile th e s e ta c tic s a re not new , or p a r tic u la r ly in n o v a t iv e , th e y

d e m o n s tra te th a t th e h a rd r ig h t is w e ll-o r g a n iz e d . S u p e rb o r g a n iz in g and
advanced c o m m u n ic a tio n s s k ills h e lp e x p la in th e m any successes o f th e h a rd
r ig h t. T h e C o u n c il fo r N a tio n a l P o lic y is t h e g ro u p le a d in g th e w ay.

A fte r th e M a rc h 8 th and 9 th m e e t in g , CNP m e e ts n e x t o n A u g u s t 9 th and 1 0 th

in San D ie g o . T h e ir f in a l m e e t in g of 1996 f a lls a fte r th e n a tio n a l e le c tio n ,
on N o v e m b e r 8 th and 9 th , in W i l l ia m s b u r g , V i r g in i a . W h ile CNP m ay not
e n d o rs e a p r e s id e n tia l c a n d id a te , its m e m b e rs w ill s u r e ly oppose th e
r e e le c t io n of P r e s id e n t C lin to n , and push th e u ltr a -c o n s e r v a t iv e agenda.
T h e re is n o t h in g th e h a rd r ig h t w a n t s m o re th a n to c o n tro l b o th houses of
. C o n g r e s s , a n d th e W h ite House

P u b lis h e d in F r e e d o m W r i t e r J a n u a r y 1 9 9 6

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v:-s ^ m r m :
 C N P m e e t s in O r la n d o , F lo r id a

M e m b e rs o f th e s e c r e tiv e C o u n c il fo r N a tio n a l P o lic y m et b e h in d c lo s e d d o o rs

on M a rc h 8 and 9 a t th e B u e n a V is ta P a la c e in th is r e s o r t c it y . M u c h o f th e
c h a tte r fo c u s e d o n B o b D o le a n d w h o h e m ig h t c h o o s e a s a r u n n in g m a te . T h e
u ltr a -c o n s e r v a t iv e s a t th e c o n c la v e a p p e a re d re a d y to back D o le if h e p ic k s
a e x p l i c it ly a n tia b o r tio n r u n n in g m a te . D o le w o u ld a p p a r e n tly fa c e e x tre m e
o p p o s it io n if h e chooses a n y th in g b u t.

C h r is tia n C o a litio n e x e c u tiv e d ir e c to r R a lp h Reed h in t e d th a t CNP m e m b e rs

m ig h t lo o k e ls e w h e r e , p e rh a p s to a t h ir d p a rty , if D o l e fa ils to s u s ta in a
f u ll a n tia b o r tio n tic k e t.

R eed u rg e d C N P m e m b e r s to b e c o m e d e l e g a t e s to t h e G O P 's n a t io n a l c o n v e n t i o n
in S a n D i e g o . O n l y b y d o in g s o , a n d in c o n c e r t w ith B u c h a n a n 's d e l e g a t e s at
th e c o n v e n tio n , c o u ld c o n s e r v a t iv e s h o ld D o l e 's f e e t to th e f ir e on
p r o -life , p r o -fa m ily m a tte rs and, s p e c ific a lly , fo rc e h im to choose a
p r o - lif e r u n n in g m a te . (A m o n g o th e rs m e n tio n e d by R eed as n o t a c c e p ta b le
w e re C o lin P o w e ll and C h r is tin e Todd W h itm a n .)

R eed s a id th e re a re " tw o s t a r k m o r a l c h o ic e s ." W it h a ll t h e p r o b le m s to d a y

w e lfa r e , a b o r t io n on dem and th e re s till a r e som e p e o p le who h o n e s t ly
b e lie v e th a t th e s o lu t io n is not a re tu rn to G od, b u t a n o th e r g o v e rn m e n t
p ro g ra m .

"The q u e s tio n is ," Reed s a id , " w h ic h of th o s e tw o p a th s w ill we f o llo w ? " He

s a id th a t th e r e v o lu tio n w ill not be c o m p le te u n til th e re is som eone in th e
W h ite House w ho, am ong o t h e r t h in g s , w ill le g a liz e p ra y e r in s c h o o ls and
s ig n th e C o n tra c t w it h A m e r ic a . Reed, h o w e v e r, in d i c a t e d th a t th e p ro s p e c ts
fo r th a t a r e n o t g o o d . W it h D o le le a d in g in d e l e g a t e s , w h a t c a n be done to
deal w it h h im ?

T h e re is o n e g o o d s ig n , a c c o r d in g to R e e d : " P e o p le o f f a it h have been

p o u r in g in t o t h e p r im a r ie s ." Reed sounded a w a r n in g to m o d e ra te s and
D e m o c ra ts . "Y ou b e t t e r g e t u s e d to u s , b e c a u s e w e 'r e g o in g to b e a r o u n d fo r
a lo n g t im e ."

T h u s , a c c o r d in g to R e e d , th e k e y is s u e s g o in g in to t h e GOP c o n v e n tio n a re
th e p a r t y 's and th e n o m i n e e 's p r o - lif e and p r o -fa m ily s ta n d . That is w hy
B u c h a n a n 's d e le g a te s m a tte r. That is w hy c o n s e r v a t iv e s m ust c o n tro l 8 0 0 -1 0 0 0
d e le g a te s in S a n D ie g o if t h e y a re to have enough c lo u t t o f o r c e th e ir
p o s it io n on th e s e is s u e s .

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As fo r th e v ic e p r e s id e n tia l n o m in a tio n , R eed s a id , th e re r e m a in s th e
p o s s ib ilit y of a p r o -c h o ic e r , lik e P o w e ll o r W h itm a n . If t h a t happens, he
p r e d ic te d , "T h e R e p u b lic a n s w ill lo s e th e W h ite H o u s e ...fo r h a v in g tu rn e d
th e ir back on th e p r o -life m o v e m e n t."

In o th e r new s fro m th e O r la n d o m e e t in g , F re e d o m W r ite r M a g a z in e le a r n e d th a t

M ic h a e l F a r r is is c o n s id e r in g a ru n f o r t h e U .S . S e n a te . F a r r is , head o f th e
Hom e S c h o o l D e fe n s e League, a n d f o r m e r a t t o r n e y w ith C o n c e rn e d W om en fo r
A m e r ic a , ra n a h o t ly c o n te s te d and u n s u c c e s s fu l ra c e fo r lie u t e n a n t g o v e rn o r
in 1992. F a r r is e x p re s s e d h is o p in io n t h a t V i r g in i a "need s Kay Jam es o r m e ."
Jam es r e c e n tly le f t her p o s it io n as head of V i r g in i a 's S e c re ta ry of H e a lt h
and Hum an R e s o u r c e s to t e a c h a t P a t R o b e r t s o n 's R e g e n t U n iv e r s ity . (S o u r c e :
J e ff T r u e s d e ll of T h e O r la n d o W e e k ly , and s e v e ra l o th e rs c o n tr ib u te d to t h is
s to r y .)

P u b lis h e d in F r e e d o m W r i t e r A p r il 1 9 9 6
 C N P in C a lif o r n ia

O ver s ix t y C a lif o r n ia n s a re m e m b e rs o f th e C o u n c il f o r N a tio n a l P o l ic y (C N P )

and n o w h e re in t h e c o u n try have CNP m e m b e rs been m o re p o lit ic a lly a c t i v e and
s p e n t m o re m oney th a n in C a l if o r n i a . S in c e 1988, m any of th e s e m e m b e rs have
assum ed a v e ry a c t iv e le a d e r s h ip and g e n e ro u s f i n a n c ia l r o le in a v a r ie ty
of i d e o lo g i c a l causes m o v in g th e C a lifo r n ia R e p u b lic a n P a rty in to th e ra n k s
o f th e R a d ic a l R e l ig io u s R ig h t .

One o f th e m ost i n f lu e n t ia l CNP m e m b e rs no lo n g e r liv e s in C a l if o r n i a , but

h is lo n g shadow re a c h e s fro m th e Rocky M o u n ta in s to t h e S ie r r a s . J a m e s
D o b s o n , fo r m e r ly o f P o m o n a , now p r e s id e s o v e r h is F o c u s o n t h e F a m ily ( F O F )
e m p ir e fro m C o lo r a d o S p r in g s .

A c c o r d in g to a N ovem ber 26, 1995 a r t ic le in T h e L o s A n g e le s T im e s ,

C a lif o r n ia s ta te S e n a to r Rob H u rtt J r. c a m e u n d e r th e in f l u e n c e of D obson in
th e e a r ly 80s. H u rtt, in t u r n , h e l p e d b r in g t o g e t h e r a g r o u p of m en who have
b u ilt a fo r m id a b le p o lit ic a l m a c h in e by s p e n d in g over $ 8 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 fro m th e ir
ow n p o c k e ts to change th e fa c e o f C a lif o r n ia p o lit ic s . A ll a re m e m b e rs of
th e C N P . T h is g ro u p of m en n o w c o n s is t s of:

* H o w a rd Ahm anson J r ., th e h e ir to t h e Hom e S a v in g s fo r tu n e , c h a ir o f th e

C a lifo r n ia I n d e p e n d e n t B u s in e s s P A C , s u c c e s s o r to t h e A llie d B u s in e s s
P A C , 2 0 + - y e a r t r u s t e e o f R . J . R u s h d o o n y 's C h a l c e d o n , b o a r d m e m b e r o f
th e C la r e m o n t In s t i t u t e , and d e e p -p o c k e t p o lit ic a l c a m p a i g n
c o n t r ib u t o r . In a 1985 O ra n g e C o u n ty R e g i s t e r in t e r v i e w , A h m a n s o n
s ta te d he w a n te d to d e d ic a te h is f o r t u n e to s e e th a t w e had B ib lic a l
la w in te g r a te d in to o u r e v e r y d a y liv e s .

* R o la n d H in z , ow ner of D a is y /H iT o r q u e P u b l ic a t i o n s , p u b lis h e r s of D ir t
B ik e a n d M o t o c r o s s m a g a z i n e s . H is w if e , L ila , h a s s e r v e d o n t h e b o a r d
o f d ir e c t o r s o f P a u l W e y r i c h 's N a t io n a l E m p o w e rm e n t T V .

* E d w a rd G. A ts in g e r I I I, o w n er of 2 9 c o m m e r c ia l C h r is tia n r a d io
s ta tio n s , g r a d u a t e of Bob Jones U n iv e r s it y , a n d b o a rd m e m b e r o f th e
N a tio n a l R e l ig io u s B ro a d c a s te rs A s s o c ia t io n .

* R i c h a r d A . R id d le , o w n e r o f I. W . W a l k e r , a b o x m a n u f a c t u r in g c o m p a n y
and a p a r t n e r in R ic h r a y In d u s t r ie s , a n im p o r t - e x p o r t c o m p a n y w h ic h
d o e s a lo t o f b u s i n e s s w it h S o u t h K o r e a , a n d a g r a d u a t e o f B o b J o n e s
U n iv e r s it y .

The g ro u p h a s g o n e th ro u g h s e v e ra l n a m e c h a n g e s . It s t a r t e d o u t a s th e

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C a p it o l C o m m o n w e a lth G ro u p w h ic h becam e th e A llie d B u s in e s s PAC w h ic h in
tu r n has been re b o rn a s th e C a l if o r n i a I n d e p e n d e n t B u s in e s s PAC. It h a s
h e lp e d to e le c t over o n e -fo u rth o f th e 120 m e m b e rs of th e C a lif o r n ia
le g is la tu r e .

B ecause o f C a lif o r n ia p o lit ic a l c a m p a ig n la w s , Sen. H u rtt has been fo rc e d to

d ro p o u t o f th e C a lifo r n ia I n d e p e n d e n t B u s in e s s PAC. H o w e v e r , t h a t d id not
keep h im fro m s p e n d in g a lm o s t $ 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 on p o lit ic a l c a m p a ig n s in 1994.

In 1987, H u rtt, A h m a n s o n , a n d CNP m e m b e r P re s to n H a w k in s , a d e v e lo p e r ,

fo u n d e d th e C a p ito l R e s o u rc e In s t it u t e (C R I) in S a c r a m e n t o as a
p u b l i c - p o l ic y o r g a n iz a tio n a ffilia te d w it h Focus on th e F a m ily (F O F ). S in c e
C R I 's f o u n d in g , H u r t a n d A h m a n s o n h a v e p ro v i d e d o v e r 7 5 % o f th e a n n u a l
b u d g e t.

W it h a s m a ll s ta ff, CRI c o n d u c ts a m u lt it u d e of a c t iv i t i e s such as lo b b y in g

th e le g is la t u r e on b e h a lf of H u rtt a n d FOF, p u b lis h in g at le a s t tw o m o n th ly
n e w s le tte r s , c o n d u c tin g d a i ly and w e e k ly r a d io p ro g ra m s (m o s tly on
A t s i n g e r 's r a d io s ta tio n s ), p r o v id in g v o te rs ' g u id e s , and p r e s e n tin g
C o m m u n ity Im p a c t C o m m itte e s e m in a r s .

A h m a n s o n 's m egabucks a ls o p r o v id e s u p p o rt fo r s u c h o r g a n iz a t io n s as th e
W e s te rn C e n t e r fo r L a w and R e lig io u s F r e e d o m , th e R eason F o u n d a tio n , th e
C la r e m o n t In s titu te , th e H e r ita g e F o u n d a tio n , th e C a lif o r n ia P r o l if e
C o u n c il, a n d C h a lc e d o n , In c .

In 1994, th e m en s u p p o rte d a fa ile d s c h o o l- v o u c h e r i n i t i a t iv e by p r o v id in g

o v e r $ 4 5 0 ,0 0 0 . A c c o r d in g to a Com m on Cause re p o rt, in 1994 th e y w e re
r e s p o n s ib le fo r a lm o s t 10% o f a ll t h e m oney d o n a te d to th e C a lif o r n ia
R e p u b lic a n P a rty .

A n o th e r CNP m em ber is a s s e m b l y w o m a n B a rb a ra A lb y , an a lly o f fo rm e r s ta te

s e n a to r H. L. ( B ill) R ic h a r d s o n , a l o n g - t im e C h r is tia n R e c o n s t r u c t io n is t
a c t iv is t . A s s e m b l y m a n H o w a rd K a lo o g ia n of S an D ie g o C o u n ty is a new m e m b e r.
F o rm e r a s s e m b ly m a n P a t r ic k N o la n is s till lis t e d in t h e 1995 CNP phone
d ir e c to r y as a m em ber a lt h o u g h he is p r e s e n tly a r e s id e n t o f a fe d e ra l
c o r r e c tio n a l f a c ility . N o la n p le a d e d no c o n te s t to p o litic a l c o r r u p tio n
c h a rg e s . C h r is tia n R e c o n s t r u c t io n i s t g u r u R .J . Rushdoony has been lis t e d as
a m e m b e r f o r m a n y y e a r s , a lt h o u g h h e c la im s he h a s n 't b e e n to a m e e tin g in
y e a rs a n d d o e s n 't k n o w w h o p a y s h is a n n u a l m e m b e r s h i p f e e s . S o m e o th e r
C a lif o r n ia n s w ho a re m e m b e rs :

* Pat Boone, a c to r /s in g e r /in fo -m e r c ia liz e r

 * W illia m D a n n e m e y e r , fo r m e r U .S . R e p r e s e n ta tiv e
* R o b e r t K . D o r n a n , U . S . R e p r e s e n ta tiv e a n d c a n d id a te fo r th e R e p u b lic a n
p r e s id e n tia l n o m in a t io n
* W illia m S a r a c in o , C itiz e n s fo r R e s p o n s ib le R e p r e s e n ta tio n , s la te m a ile r
e x p e rt
* L o u is K . U h le r , U .S . T a x p a y e r s A s s o c ia t io n , a u t h o r o f C a l if o r n i a
le g is la t iv e te rm lim it s
* B a rb a ra K e a tin g -E d h , C itiz e n A le r t , fa ile d c a n d id a te fo r th e A s s e m b ly
* Jam es D ig n a n , fo r m e r c h a ir o f th e R e p u b lic a n S ta te P a rty
* D r. H e n ry M. M o r r is , r e t ir in g p r e s id e n t of th e I n s t it u t e fo r C r e a tio n
R e s e a rc h
* M a rg re t L e s h e r, fo rm e r o w n e r o f th e L e s h e r p u b lis h in g e m p ir e w h ic h she
r e p o r te d ly s o ld fo r $ 3 5 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0
* W . R o b e r t S to v e r , c h a ir m a n of W e s te rn T e m p o ra ry S e r v ic e s (a m o n g th e ir
te m p o ra ry s e r v ic e s , th e y s u p p ly m o s t o f th e S a n ta s fo r d e p a r tm e n t
s to re s and m a lls in C a l if o r n i a )
* L a rry A rn n , p r e s id e n t of th e C la r e m o n t I n s t it u t e (p ro m o te rs o f th e
a n ti-a ffir m a tiv e a c t io n i n i t i a t iv e )
* R o b e r t W . P o o le , p r e s id e n t o f th e Reason F o u n d a t io n
* Joseph F a r a h , fo r m e r e d ito r o f th e n o w -d e fu n c t S a c r a m e n to U n io n
* M s. T e rry S i e m e n s , a f o r m e r M is s C a l if o r n i a
* W illia m R u s h e r, fe llo w of th e C la r e m o n t I n s t it u t e
* D a v id B a ls ig e r , m o v ie a n d T V p ro d u c e r
* John S to o s , fo r m e r e x e c u tiv e d ir e c to r o f C a lif o r n ia Gun O w n e rs
A s s o c ia tio n , p o lit ic a l c o n s u lt a n t

To d e fin e m ost C N P m e m b e rs as r a d ic a l is c h a r i t a b l e . A s one lo o k s a t th e

a c t iv i t i e s in w h ic h CNP m e m b e rs a re engaged, it w o u ld a p p e a r th e ir g o a l is
th e to ta l d e s t r u c t io n o f s o c ie ty as we know it. T h e y a re le a d in g th e c h a rg e
to deny m in o r itie s e q u a lity , d e s tro y p u b lic e d u c a tio n , and th e i n s t it u t io n
of g o v e rn m e n t. C a lif o r n ia is th e ir te s tin g g ro u n d .

P u b lis h e d in F r e e d o m W r i t e r A p r il 1 9 9 6
 P r e s s r e le a s e

F O R I M M E D IA T E R E L E A S E
August 1, 1996

C O N T A C T : S k ip p P o r t e o u s
(4 1 3 ) 5 2 8 -3 8 0 0

C o v e r L if t e d o n S e c r e t i v e C o n s e r v a t i v e G r o u p

G re a t B a r r in g to n , M a s s a c h u s e tts - C lo th e d in s e c re c y s in c e its f o u n d in g in
1 9 8 1 , th e C o u n c il f o r N a t i o n a l P o lic y (C N P ) is a v ir t u a l W h o 's W ho o f th e
H a rd R ig h t. C o m p r is e d of th e R ig h t 's W a s h in g to n o p e r a t iv e s and p o litic ia n s ,
its fin a n c ie r s , and its h a rd c o re r e lig io u s a rm , th e C N P 's m e m b e r s h ip lis t,
u n til to d a y , has been h ig h ly c o n fid e n tia l.

S ta r tin g to d a y , "T h e C o u n c il fo r N a tio n a l P o l ic y U n o ffic ia l In fo r m a tio n

Page" w ent on th e In te r n e t th ro u g h th e w eb s it e o f th e In s t i t u t e fo r F ir s t
Am endm ent S tu d ie s (IF A S ), p u b lis h e r s of F re e d o m W r ite r m a g a z in e . F re e d o m
W r ite r p u b lis h e s in fo r m a tio n on r e li g i o u s p o litic a l e x tr e m is ts .

A c c o r d in g to F re e d o m W r ite r p u b lis h e r , S k ip p P o rte o u s , "H a rd c o re

c o n s e r v a t iv e s use th e C N P 's th r e e -tim e s -a -y e a r s e c re t m e e t in g s to p la n
s tra te g y fo r im p le m e n tin g th e r a d ic a l r ig h t agenda. It is h e re th a t th e
o r g a n iz e r s and a c t iv i s t s m eet w it h th e f i n a n c ia l b a c k e rs w ho put up th e
m o n e y to c a rry o u t th e ir a g e n d a ."

F o r e x a m p le , te le v a n g e lis t P a t R o b e rts o n m e t A m w a y 's R ic h DeVos a t th e CNP.

T h e n , t h is y e a r , t h e y la u n c h e d a schem e fo r b r o a d c a s tin g th e R e p u b lic a n
N a tio n a l C o n v e n tio n on Pat R o b e r t s o n s F a m il y C h a n n e l .

Last S e p te m b e r, th e CNP sent a c o n fid e n tia l m em o to its m e m b e rs o u t lin in g

how r e lig io u s c o n s e r v a t iv e fre s h m a n in C o n g re s s p la n n e d to s ta n d up to
Speaker N ew t G i n g r ic h and shut dow n th e g o v e r n m e n t to fo rc e im p le m e n ta tio n
o f th e c o n s e r v a t i v e 's s o c ia l agenda.

B ecause CNP r u le s s ta te t h a t " C o u n c il m e e t in g s a re c lo s e d to th e m e d ia and

th e g e n e ra l p u b lic ," and "O u r m e m b e r s h ip lis t is s t r ic t ly c o n fid e n tia l and
s h o u ld not be s h a re d o u ts id e th e C o u n c il," th e m a in s tr e a m p re s s know s v e ry
little a b o u t th e CNP. T h ro u g h t h is s it e , and th e F re e d o m W r ite r , th e
In s titu te fo r F ir s t A m endm ent S tu d ie s is , fo r th e fir s t tim e , r e v e a lin g th e
a c t iv i t i e s and c u rre n t m e m b e r s h ip of th e C o u n c il fo r N a tio n a l P o lic y .

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. S e c re t m e e t in g s la te d fo r S a n D ie g o

The L o e w 's C o r o n a d o B a y R e s o r t in S a n D i e g o w ill h o s t t h e C N P 's m e e t in g on

August 9. 10, 1 9 9 6 , ju s t p r io r to th e R e p u b lic a n N a tio n a l C o n v e n tio n in th e
sam e c it y .

The R e p u b lic a n N a tio n a l C o n v e n tio n , H o w a rd P h illip s ' U .S . T a x p a y e rs P a rty

C o n v e n tio n , and Pat B uchanan w ill be h o t t o p ic s d u r in g th e tw o -d a y m e e tin g .

M any CNP m e m b e rs a re g r u m b lin g a b o u t th e R e p u b lic a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t 's

e n d o rs e m e n t of B ob D o le a s th e ir c a n d id a te . M a n y w o u ld p re fe r P a t B u c h a n a n ,
who has been a ll b u t s h u t o u t o f t h e c o n v e n t io n .

The IF A S hom e page lis ts t h e m o re th a n 500 CNP m e m b e rs b o th a lp h a b e tic a lly

and by s ta te . In m ost cases, th e m e m b e r 's a f f ilia t io n or co m p an y is a ls o
lis t e d . The w eb s it e a ls o i n c lu d e s s e v e ra l a r tic le s about CNP fro m re c e n t
is s u e s of F re e d o m W r ite r m a g a z in e . "N ew i n f o r m a t io n is b e in g added
r e g u l a r l y ," a c c o r d in g to P o rte o u s .

A p r iv a te p r o m o tio n a l v id e o o b ta in e d by F re e d o m W r ite r r e v e a ls th e p u rp o s e
o f th e CNP as d e s c r ib e d by som e o f its m e m b e rs . " It is n 't o f t e n in life th a t
r e a lity is b e tte r th a n th e d re a m . T h a t 's th e w ay it is w it h th e C o u n c il fo r
N a t i o n a l P o lic y ," a c c o r d in g to t h e R e v . T im LaH aye, C N P c o - fo u n d e r a n d th e
g r o u p 's fir s t p r e s id e n t.

"The C o u n c il f o r N a t i o n a l P o lic y a llo w s p e o p le to know each o th e r, and by

k n o w in g each o th e r th e y can in t e g r a t e one m o v e m e n t w it h a n o th e r ," s a id Judge
Paul P r e s s le r .

" I'v e o fte n th o u g h t back th a t w hen we la u n c h e d t h is o r g a n iz a t io n w it h p ra y e r

and som e v e ry good m en, and it r e a lly s e e m e d lik e t h e L o rd w a s w it h us th a t
day in D a lla s ," re m a rk e d r ig h t-w in g fu n d r a is e r , R ic h a r d V ig u e r ie .

Am w ay head, R ic h D e V o s s a id , "I g o t in s p ir e d b y t h e p e o p le w h o s p o k e h e re ,
w ho s h a re d th e ir s to r ie s , g o t t h r ille d by n o t ju s t t a l k i n g about b e in g a
c o n s e r v a t iv e p e rs o n , but b y th e n u m b e r o f p e o p le in t h is o r g a n iz a t io n who
a re d o in g t h in g s to m ake th e c o u n try a b e t t e r p la c e ."

C h r is tia n C o a litio n fo u n d e r Pat R o b e rts o n s a id , "If y o u w a n t to be in th e

know a b o u t th e re a l s c o o p , th a t y o u d o n 't r e a d a b o u t in t h e n e w s p a p e r s , t h is
is th e o r g a n iz a t io n to be p a r t o f."

One o f th e g r o u p 's fe w w om en m e m b e rs , P h y llis S c h la fly of th e E a g le F o ru m

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s a id , "I w a s a c h a rte r m e m b e r o f th e C o u n c il f o r N a t i o n a l P o lic y , and it is
a g r e a t o r g a n iz a t io n . It h a s a ll t h e b e s t p e o p le in it."

"C N P is a n o r g a n iz a t io n w h ic h has been e ffe c tiv e in d e v e l o p i n g lin k s am ong

p e o p le who o u g h t to know one a n o th e r, w h o a re m o v in g in t h e sam e d ir e c t io n .
But w ho, b u t fo r th e fa c t th a t th e s e m e e t in g s o c c u rre d , w o u ld s im p l y by
s h ip s p a s s in g in th e n ig h t ," a c c o r d in g to H o w a rd P h illip s o f th e
C o n s e r v a tiv e C a u c u s a n d T h e U .S . T a x p a y e r s P a rty .

F o r m e r U .S . A tto rn e y G e n e r a l a n d c u rre n t C N P p r e s id e n t , f o r m e r , Ed M eese,

s a id , " C o u n c il e n c o u ra g e s it's m e m b e rs to be a c t iv is t s . And, th a t is not
ju s t t o le a r n s o m e t h in g a b o u t th e is s u e s , but do s o m e t h in g about it. It is

so im p o r ta n t to get in v o lv e d ."

O th e r le a d e r s , s u c h a s D r. J a m e s D o b s o n , o f F o c u s o n th e F a m ily , s a id ,
"T h e re a re v e ry fe w o r g a n iz a t io n s le f t t h a t s a y 'y e s , we b e lie v e .' And,
w e 'r e o u t to i m p l e m e n t t h a t p o lic y in e v e r y w a y w e can. W e need th o s e p e o p le
o u t th e re who a re c o n s id e r in g lin k in g hands and a rm s w it h us in t h is b a ttle .

C h r is tia n C o a litio n e x e c u tiv e d ir e c to r R a lp h Reed, who o r ig in a lly jo in e d CNP

th ro u g h its Y o u th C o u n c il, s a id , "I t h in k t h e Y o u th C o u n c il f o r N a tio n a l
P o lic y has been a c r it ic a l p a r t...b e c a u s e w hat it h a s a ll o w e d u s to do is to
s it a t t h e fe e t o f o u r e ld e r s and to le a r n fro m t h e m ."

F o rm e r s e n a to r ia l c a n d id a te , O liv e r N o rth , s a id , "The k in d of p e o p le th a t

a re i n v o lv e d in t h is o r g a n iz a t io n r e fle c t th e best of w hat A m e r ic a r e a lly
is ."

R e c e i v in g 2 5 ,0 0 0 v is it s a w e e k , th e a d d re s s o f th e IF A S hom e page is
h ttp ://w w w .b e r k s h ir e .n e t/~ ifa s /.

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 W e y r ic h a t t a c k s K e m p

E x c e r p t fro m Paul W e y r i c h 's speech a t th e C o u n c il fo r N a tio n a l P o lic y

m e e t in g in S a n D ie g o o n S a tu rd a y , A u g u s t 1 0 .

B e fo re I d is c u s s th e t o p ic o f th e m o r n in g , I w a n t to m ake a c o m m e n t o r tw o
about Jack K em p. I have been asked a b o u t fift y t i m e s t h is m o r n in g w hat I
t h in k . S o fo r th e b e n e fit o f th o s e of you who h a v e n 't a s k e d , I d e c id e d I
w o u ld save m y s e lf s o m e t r o u b le and g iv e y o u m y o p in io n .

D oes K em p h e lp D o le ? Y es, he h e lp s h im m a r g in a lly . H e h e lp s h im w it h s o m e

c o n s e r v a t iv e v o te rs , w it h som e m i n o r it y v o te rs , p r o b a b ly w it h som e s u p p o rt
in t h e J e w is h c o m m u n ity . Does he c o n t r ib u t e to a D o le v ic t o r y ? I d o u b t it. I
t h in k th a t th e o n ly p e rs o n who can beat B ill C lin t o n is B ill C l i n t o n . And
t h a t 's o n ly g o in g to happen if, G o d f o r b id , w e have som e d i s a s t e r in B o s n ia
or if H illa r y g e ts in d ic te d . O th e r w is e , it is u n lik e ly th a t s im p l y th e
a d d it io n of J a c k K em p is g o in g to m ake any d iffe r e n c e . A lth o u g h , th e v ic e
p r e s id e n c y is im p o r ta n t in t h is case, g iv e n D o l e 's age.

W h at about Kem p? In c o m p a r is o n to w h o m ? In c o m p a r is o n to T o m R id g e , o n e o f
th e p e o p le w ho w as flo a te d by Bob D o le ? W e ll, o f c o u r s e h e 's m uch b e tte r.

But u n d e rs ta n d th a t J a c k Kem p is a b ig -g o v e r n m e n t c o n s e r v a t iv e . In fa c t, I
d o n 't k n o w of an y g o v e rn m e n t p ro g ra m s th a t h e has a d v o c a te d c u t t in g . He is
p r o -life - and s in c e r e ly so - but it's not an im p o r ta n t is s u e fo r h im . He
has s a id r e p e a te d ly , " T h is is not my p r io r it y . Yes, I ta k e th a t p o s it io n ,
but t h is is not my p r io r it y ."

H is p r io r it y is t a x c u ts and th e re tu rn to t h e g o ld s ta n d a rd . Those a re
i m p o r t a n t i s s u e s , d o n 't g e t m e w r o n g . But he is s o m e b o d y w h o does n o t fe e l
c o m fo r ta b le w it h th e p la tfo r m th a t P h y llis and Kay d e s c r ib e d la s t n ig h t .
H e 's on th e o t h e r s id e o f a ffir m a tiv e a c t io n . H e 's on th e o t h e r s id e of
" E n g lis h o n ly ." H e 's on th e o th e r s id e of im m ig r a t i o n and c u r t a il i n g i l le g a l
i m m ig r a n t s . H e 's on th e o t h e r s id e o f r ig h t to w o r k . I c o u ld go on down th e
list.

W h a t you have now is t w o c a n d id a te s w h o a re n o t g o in g t o ru n on th e p la t f o r m

passed b y th e R e p u b lic a n N a tio n a l C o n v e n tio n . A n d if I w e r e o n th e o th e r
s id e , I w o u ld s im p l y c ra n k up a d e b a te b e tw e e n th e ju s t-p a s s e d p la tfo r m and
th e tw o c a n d id a te s r u n n in g on it a n d m ake th a t th e s to ry fo r th e re s t o f th e
e le c t i o n . A n d you can b e t t h a t 's p r o b a b ly w h a t 's g o in g to happen.

So if y o u a re lo o k in g fo r t h is to be th e s il v e r b u lle t t h a t is m a g ic a lly

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, g o in g to tra n s fo rm Bob D o le in to a w in n in g c a n d id a te , I w o u l d n 't c o u n t o n
it.

T h e re is a lw a y s som e p o s s ib ilit y th a t s o m e t h in g w ill happen, th a t C lin to n

w ill d e fe a t h im s e lf . W hen you b u ild y o u r w h o le c a re e r on lie s , t h in g s can
c o l la p s e . A n d th e y can c o l la p s e in a h u rry . B u t it's g o in g to t a k e th a t
because it's v e ry c le a r a t t h is p o in t t h a t t h e m a jo r it y o f th e p e o p le in
t h is c o u n try a ffir m a tiv e ly do not w an t Bob D o le to be p r e s id e n t.

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