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Radagast · February 27, 2013, 08:19 PM

Branch stacking is a very common way of taking over a political organization.
Here in Australia a future state premier was elected to parliament after 400 members of the local mosque joined his party branch in one day and then voted for him.
When members of that mosque rioted the rumor was that police were told not to intervene. We'll never know as the 000 Emergency (our 911) recording 'went missing'.
Similar stories of 200 to 400 members of an ethnic group joining a small branch on the same day used to be common, with one bulk payment of dues and all with the same registered address.
Such people, or their group leaders, always expect a payoff for toeing the party line.
Your President was a 'community organizer' and is backed by some very big money. I'd be very thankful that it would take them five years to stack the NRA.

February 27, 2013, 08:19 PM	#29
Radagast Senior Member Join Date: July 13, 2001 Posts: 449	Branch stacking is a very common way of taking over a political organization. Here in Australia a future state premier was elected to parliament after 400 members of the local mosque joined his party branch in one day and then voted for him. When members of that mosque rioted the rumor was that police were told not to intervene. We'll never know as the 000 Emergency (our 911) recording 'went missing'. Similar stories of 200 to 400 members of an ethnic group joining a small branch on the same day used to be common, with one bulk payment of dues and all with the same registered address. Such people, or their group leaders, always expect a payoff for toeing the party line. Your President was a 'community organizer' and is backed by some very big money. I'd be very thankful that it would take them five years to stack the NRA.