Three Year Organizational

Plan
By Scott Davis
Updated: November 22, 2009
Cook County Campaign For Liberty
Mission Statement
 The Cook County Campaign for
Liberty's mission is to promote
ethical leadership in Cook County
by defending and advocating for
the great American principles of
civil liberties, privacy, fiscal
responsibility, and transparent &
limited government by means of
activism, education and political
activity.
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 How do we accomplish this
mission?
• Identifying activities and
opportunities that support our
mission.
• Planning activities for Cook County
Campaign for Liberty members to
participate in.
• Scheduling and Promoting our
activities through our
communications network.
• Executing our planned activities.
• Celebrating our successes.
 Cook County Leadership
• Cook County Coordinator (Chicago) -
Scott Davis
• Cook County Coordinator (NW Subs) -
Bob Jones
• Cook County Coordinator (SW Subs) -
Open
• Communications Leader -  Open
• Issue Activism Leader - Steve Jaye
• Party Relations Leader - Marty Phelan
• NEW – Education Team Leader - Open
Cook County Coordinators
• District 1 - Open
• District 2 - Louise Schneemann
• District 3 - Open
• District 4 - Stephen Jaye
• District 5 - Open
• District 6 - Matt Phillips
• District 7 - Dan Ferreri
• District 8 - Robert Schlereth
• District 9 - Justin Kapacinskas
• District 10 - Justin Kuehlthau
 2009 Accomplishments
• 13 of 19 Illinois co-sponsors Audit the
Fed.
• Numerous HR 1207 and S 604 petition
drives
• End the Fed Rally (April)
• Audit the Fed Rally (September)
• Meet the Candidate Events
• Developed Social Networking
capabilities
• Issue Activism Health Care Flier –
Featured on the National Website!
• State Issue Activism
• Chicago GOP Volunteer Organization
 What’s Next?

 That Depends on what YOU want to

do.
 2010 – 2012 Plan
• Recruit new activists and to fill vacant
leadership positions
• Continue Issue Advocacy at Local,
State and National Levels
• Continue to Build Relationships with
local Political Parties
• Educate the people of Cook County
on the message of Freedom and
Liberty
• NEW – Begin to TAKE ACTION
through the Political Process
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 2010 – 2012 Plan
• What is the future of the
Freedom Movement?
 Education
 Issue Activism
 Political Action
 2010 – 2012 Plan
Education


– An educated public is an essential ingredient of a free

society. Ambitious governments would have far
greater difficulty implementing schemes that
undermine liberty and prosperity were they faced
with an informed and vigilant population.
Areas of focus: Education for Liberty


– Economics
– Constitution
– Sound Money
– Civil Liberties
– Foreign Policy
– Education Freedom
 2010 – 2012 Plan
Education Next Steps:


– Recruit an Education Team Leader

– Kick off Education Team in Q1 2010
– Identify activities to educate and
promote Liberty in Cook County
• Book club
• Guest speakers
• Grass Roots Training
• Seminars
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 2010 – 2012 Plan
Issue Activism


 Continue Federal, State and Local Issue Activism

through Letter Writing Campaigns, Petition
drives, “melt the switchboard” campaigns, and
participation in protests and rallies.
Areas of focus: Issue Activism


– Oppose escalation of Afghan War

– Oppose Cap And Trade
– Oppose the Pass Act
– State Issues
– County issues
– Local Issues
 2010 – 2012 Plan
Issue Activism Next Steps:


– Develop a Coalition Strategy for 2010-

2012
– Complete Cap and Trade Flier and
plan an activism campaign
– ???
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 2010 – 2012 Plan
• What is Political Action?
– Leverage Grassroots activity to Gain
Access to politicians
– Run for Positions in local political
Party
– Run in elections for Local political
office
– Run in elections for State political
Office
– Support elections for National Political
Office
 2009/2010
• Learn as much a possible about the
political process by working on a
campaign
• Gain access to critical information like
Voter Vault
• Build relationships with local political
party leaders
• Develop Action plan to win Party
Committeemen positions throughout the
suburbs and city
• Help canvass precincts for C4L members
running for Committeemen (Dupage or
other collar counties)
 2011
• Team up with other C4L activists to
canvas each others precincts and
wards (summer) to prepare for 2012
Committeeman elections
• Recruit Liberty Coalition members to run
for Chicago Alderman
• Utilize canvassing experience and
precinct information acquired during
the 2010 cycle to execute a winning
Alderman campaign(s).
• Expand the Cook County Liberty Coalition
• Support Liberty Presidential Primary
Candidate
 2012
• Support Liberty Presidential Primary Candidate
• Utilize canvassing experience and precinct
information acquired during the 2010/2011
cycles to execute a winning Ward and County
Committeemen campaign throughout the city
and suburbs
• Win Ward and County Committeemen elections
in 2012 primary
• Liberty Coalition Committeemen can now vote
for party endorsements and vote for State
Central Committee
• Run Candidates for State Rep / State Senate
• Local Organization is now ready to support 2012
Liberty Candidate for President.
• Continue to expand the Cook County Liberty
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 Our mission is to promote and defend the great American
principles of individual liberty, constitutional government,
sound money, free markets, and a noninterventionist
foreign policy, by means of educational and political
activity.