In preparation for the 2012 election cycle, the Miami-Dade RLC is kicking into gear after reforming last year. Finishing up the affiliation process for official recognition by the state RLC, the group on Sept. 6 held elections and made plans for running candidates for public and party officies and participation in the upcoming Presidency 5 straw poll.

The Southernmost RLC club has some pedigree to live up to, as prior to statewide revival of the RLC in 2004, the Miami RLC was the flagship Florida RLC organization.

At the Tuesday meeting, at The Bar in Miami, it was determined that the following members present would form the pro-tempore executive committee:

Marcus Rivchin, chair (pictured)
Emmanuel "Manny" Roman, vice-chair
Alex Stauber, secretary
Ira Paul, treasurer

It was determined that the following members present would form the by-laws committee:

Hector Roos
Channie Kahan
Alden Dominguez

The next meeting will be at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18 at Sushi Cafe & Shilla Korean Restaurant, 7917 NW 2nd St., Miami, FL 33126, (305) 261-4266. To be alerted of future Miami-Dade RLC activities, join the Miami-Dade RLC online Meetup here. 

On July 12, some 10,000 people marched in Washington DC on behalf of freedom, peace and prosperity as part of U.S. Rep Ron Paul's "Revolution March." Several Florida RLCers were in attendance, including state board member Steven Talcott Smith of Boca Raton (pictured above with author Naomi Wolf and Ray Leavitt). Speakers on the West Lawn of the Capitol were diverse, and included authors Wolf and Tom Woods; Micheal Scheuer, former head of the Bin Laden unit at the CIA; and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas.

From the Palm Beach Post, 22 Jun 2008:

Slosberg bow to party unity gives freshman ticket to win

"Expect Ron Paul supporters to have a louder voice in the local GOP. Former Paul organizer Steven Talcott Smith estimates that 20 to 30 Paulites filed for county Republican Executive Committee seats last week. There are 200 REC district seats but many go unfilled and most of the filled ones are not contested. Smith, who was one of the filers, says the libertarian-leaning Paul enthusiasts will try to wield influence in the local party, but aren't looking to oust county GOP Chairman Sid Dinerstein."

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