How Your Organization or Candidate Can Get Its Message Out to an Interested and Influential Audience at the 2007 Bill of Rights Day Celebration.

This is the first time that we have offered these kinds of opportunities, which we believe will help to promote the Constitution restoration message throughout the South Florida area and beyond. We want to give exposure to the name, message and mission of each group during the course of this event. Following are the revised, more inclusive rules providing publicity for your organization:

Benefits will accrue to organizations and candidates that bring out six or more paid attendees to the luncheon, as follows:

A. Speaking Order:

The first 5 organizations/candidates to fill tables of 10 will be able to speak in the program period immediately prior to the meal. However, if less than 5 organizations reach 10, the remaining spots will be filled by those organizations that first fill 8 seats and then by those that first fill 6 seats. We are working on the premise that the speaking spots closest to the start of the meal will be best. In light of that, the order within the five that get to speak (about how their organization or candidacy will help to restore constitutional government) will be determined first by the initial 10, 8, 6 rankings and then by the number of additional paid attendees who self-identify or whom can otherwise reasonably identify with a particular organization or candidate.

Beyond the top five organizations, speaking opportunities will be provided following the drawings for prizes. Attendees will be encouraged to stay and listen to those additional interesting speakers and to engage in networking and exchange of information.

The cutoff date for purposes of the total count will be December 8 for mail-in ticket purchases and December 10th for on-line ticket purchases. The speaking time will be between three and five minutes and will effected by considerations such as how many speakers need to be accommodated and the necessities for pacing the event.

B. Banner Placement:

Banner placement will be based on a ranking of the total number of paid attendees identified with each organization. The ranking will determine how close to the podium, along the wall behind the podium, each banner will be located. The minimum number of paid attendees to qualify for a banner is 6. The counting for this purpose will continue through December 8 for mail-in ticket purchases and December 10 for on-line ticket purchases. In the unlikely event that insufficient locations are available for banners from all groups that otherwise qualify, the lowest ranking organizations in terms of the number of tickets will be unable to display a banner. We will communicate with you should such a dilemma arise.

C. Listing your organization as an event sponsor:

Organizations with 6 or more attendees will be listed in the program as event sponsors. The order of listing in the program and the amount of contact information included will be based the date upon which you reached the threshold numbers of 6, 8, or 10 luncheon participants and on the number of attendees associated with your organization. Because we need lead time to produce the the printed program, the cutoff date for the data to be used for these determinations will be December 7, or earlier if necessary.

We believe the above sets a reasonable and understandable set of ground rules. The Bill of Rights Day Committee reserves the right to make final decisions in all matters and to make adjustments and improvements as circumstance either require or permit.

Please contact me with any questions at 561-687-8002 or by email at cfceig-billofrightsday07@yahoo.com. Also, please check our Celebration website, www.BillOfRightsDay.org, for the most up-to-date information.

We look forward to being with you and your members/supporters on December 15.

Sincerely yours,

Dean Taffel

THE CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE’S 2007 BILL OF RIGHTS DAY CELEBRATION AT THE PALM BEACH COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER WAS ANOTHER MILESTONE SUCCESS. Here are the HIGHLIGHTS:

• Approximately 90 people were in attendance to enjoy a terrific meal and program.

• Constitution Committee Founder Lee Coleman, who will be 90 next April, pesented a retrospective on the founding and history of the Constitution Committee, plus some important commentary on the state of freedom in America today.

• Leaders from The Second Amendment Coalition of Florida (Bill Gorman), The Florida Ballot Initiative (John Parsons), The Dean Santoro Campaign (Dean Santoro), The Constitution Committee (Dean Taffel), We The People of Florida (Dan Gonzalez), and The Ron Paul Citizens’ Campaign (Steven Talcott Smith) each spoke for a few minutes on how the activities of their candidate or organization is furthering the cause of the restoration of Constitutional government. All spoke well.

• Our guest speaker, Professor Marshall DeRosa, gave us a great education in the originally intended limitation of the jurisdictional scope of the Bill of Rights and how the Bill of Rights was subsequently subtly perverted by those who intended to destroy the sovereignty of the states and centralize all power into a highly socialized INDIVISABLE central government, as exists today. The audience’s was completely attentive throughout Dr. DeRosa’s presentation and the very interesting question & answer session that followed.

• Constitution Committee Vice-President David Wood was presented with the prestigious Eagle Award from The Eagle Forum for his service to God and Country. The Award was made by Eagle Forum Representative Barbara Susco.

• I was privileged to receive the Constitution Committee’s 2007 Lee Coleman award, presented by Constitution Committee Founder Lee Coleman.

• The food, service and facilities were excellent. Our special thanks go to the very helpful staff of the Convention Center and Aramark Catering Services.

Dean Taffel, The Constitution Committee

If you enjoyed the Bill of Rights Day and appreciate the work of the Constitution Committee, and would like to make a donation to further our work, you can do so either on-line using the “Pay Now” link below or by sending a check made out to “The Constitution Committee” and mailed to The Constitution Committee, 809 North “O” Street, Lake Worth, FL 33460. Look for a notice soon about our next Constitution Committee event.

Make A Donation Online Via Paypal for the Work of The Constitution Committee

Donate By Check

Make Checks Payable to: The Constitution Committee
Mail checks to: 809 North “O” Street, Lake Worth, FL 33460 [please include your phone number and email address.]

Questions? Contact David Wood at 561-582-6099 or Dean Taffel at 561-687-8002, or send email to: cfceig-BillOfRightsDay07@Yahoo.com

Other Information About The Recently Held Bill of Rights Day Celebration

Our Featured Speaker was:

Special Guest Marshall L. DeRosa, Ph.D, Political Science Professor at Florida Atlantic University and author of Redeeming American Democracy/Lessons from the Confederate Constitution.

Marshall L. DeRosa, Ph.D., is a distinguished scholar and expert on the Confederate constitution. His expertise includes American constitutional law and policymaking, international law, and the judicial process. In addition to this first book with Pelican, he is the author of three books and several journal articles. He is a professor of political science at Florida Atlantic University. He lives in Boca Raton, Florida.

(Online Donations Accepted Below)

• Free Parking, Pocket Constitution, Constitution Course Preview DVD; cash bar
• SCHEDULE (revised 11/28)
• 11:00 AM—Pre-Lucheon Reception for Professor DeRosa—book signing, inspect & bid on prizes;
• 12:00 PM—Luncheon program begins;
• 12:45 pm—Meal service (See Menu Below);
• 1:45 pm—Featured Speaker followed by Q & A;
• 3:10 pm—Drawings For Prizes;
• 3:25 pm—Short Talks by other organization leaders & candidates (3 to 5 min. ea.);
• 3:40 pm—Neteworking of Individuals & Organizations + Literature Available; panel discussion

MENU

Luncheon was served with a Baker’s Basket of Assorted Breads, Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee, Hot Tea, Iced Water & Iced Tea, +Cash Bar Available
Chopped Salad: Romaine and Iceberg Lettuce with Tomato, Cucumber, Red Onion, Bell Peppers, Pineapple & Celery, Served in a Radicchio Cup with Honey Ginger Vinaigrette
Entree: Chicken Breast Sautéed with Bell Peppers, Mushrooms, Sun-dried Tomatoes & Black Olives in Sherry Wine Sauce with Grilled Red Bliss Potatoes & Broccoli Florets
Dessert: Key Lime Pie