Frequently asked questions.
1. Who are the Co-Founders?
They are Michael Smith and Will Head. They have a joint mission. Their joint mission is to defend American Exceptionalism. They formed Purge Congress, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and then assigned to Purge Congress, Inc. their mission to defend American Exceptionalism.
2. What is American Exceptionalism?
We define American Exceptionalism as: Life, Liberty, Equality and Opportunity that relies on small government. Click here, then view Wikipedia's definition of American Exceptionalism.
3. What is Purge Congress, Inc.?
Purge Congress, Inc. is a Delaware corporation. Purge Congress, Inc. is the defender of American Exceptionalism. In order to extend, legally, its intended reach within the halls of Congress, it formed its family of organizations. The member organizations in the family of organizations can seek, legally, to defend American Exceptionalism. Purge Congress 527 is the initial member organization of the family of organizations.
4. Who is the President of Purge Congress, Inc.?
Candidates for this position are being considered by the Co-Founders.
5. Is Purge Congress, Inc. partisan?
No. Purge Congress, Inc. is non-partisan. It is not Left, not Right, but in the aisle of Congress. Furthermore, Purge Congress, Inc. is powered by "unrestricted vision", which means that it is not beholden to any political party and is free to critique both sides of the aisle.
6. What is Purge Congress 527?
Purge Congress 527 is a "section 527 political organization" registered according to the Internal Revenue Code ( IRC ) of the Internal Revenue Service ( IRS ). It is the initial non-partisan non-profit organization in the Purge Congress, Inc. family of organizations.
7. What is the Purge Congress 527 mission?
It is a member organization in the Purge Congress, Inc. family of organizations. It [ Purge Congress 527 ] seeks to defend American Exceptionalism through specifically seeking to educate the pubic, including voters, on certain issues; primarily issues in Congress. It seeks to bolster the political activities, direction and ideologies, in Congress, that support American Exceptionalism and, conversely, it seeks without mercy to crush those political activities, direction and ideologies, in Congress that are a threat to American Exceptionalism.
8. How will the family of organizations identify and attract prospective Members and Donors?
We will greatly rely on the Internet. We will also rely on radio ads, television ads, news print ads, direct mail, word-of-mouth, and more. In addition, Purge Congress, Inc. will seek that one or more of the member organizations in its family of organizations resemble the national organization of a political party and thereby relying on participation by Members and Donors.
For example: Purge Congress 527 will seek a State Chair Person for each state, a County Coordinator for each county, thousands of Local Chapters throughout America including an Academic Chapter on the campus of each high school and each college in America, Active Duty Military Chapters, and more. Thereafter, Purge Congress 527 will rely on its active participants to assist it in recruiting Members, Donors and soliciting donations and in promoting its mission; defend American Exceptionalism.
9. Is any sort of media campaign planned?
We anticipate that a national media campaign via talk radio and the Internet will be launched to support recruitment, fundraising, and name brand identity.
10. What will a Chapter do?
The Chapters will serve as our grassroots effort that, collectively, will on a local level seek to energize and will seek to motivate millions of concerned Americans. We envision that the Chapters will hold get-togethers, coffees, luncheons, meetings and more in order to discuss our issues. We anticipate that the Chapters will seek to attract, identify and register prospective Members, Donors and more including seek to create local awareness.
11. I am interested in starting a Chapter. What do I do?
Click here, then read more, plus send an e-mail. You need at least four ( 4 ) Donors in addition to yourself to activate your Chapter.
12. What is the difference between a Member and a Donor?
A Member is a person or company that has registered in order to join Purge Congress as a Member. A Member may choose to make or to not make a donation to Purge Congress. It's free to join as a Member.
A Donor is a person that has made a donation to Purge Congress. The donor may or may not be a registered Member of Purge Congress. The Donor determines what amount same will donate to Purge Congress. The Donor may make a one time donation, multiple donations, and / or recurring monthly donations. The Donor's donation may be paid using a credit or debit card or otherwise.
13. How many Members and Donors do you expect to register?
Our goal is to register at least two million ( 2,000,000 ) Members prior to the 2008 election season. In addition, our goal is to register at least one million ( 1,000,000 ) Donors prior to the 2008 election season.
14. Can I determine how much I donate?
Yes. You determine the amount that you seek to donate, then click here, then thereafter complete the donation form and submit it to Purge Congress.
15. Can the family of organizations support political candidates?
A certain member organization in the Purge Congress, Inc. family of organizations can support political candidates. This organization must be registered as a Political Action Committee ( PAC ) according to the Federal Election Commission ( FEC ). Purge Congress, Inc. caused its initial PAC to be formed during October 2006. Said PAC is Purge Congress PAC.
16. Can Purge Congress 527 say "vote" or say "do not vote" for a political candidate?
No. Purge Congress 527 is registered as a "section 527 political organization" according to the Internal Revenue Code ( IRC ) of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Therefore, it can neither endorse candidates for office nor oppose candidates for office. However, it may raise awareness of issues and provide character information and more regarding elected members in Congress and candidates that seek to become elected to serve in Congress. Perhaps the most effective and most provocative "527" to date was the "SWIFT VETs AND POWs FOR TRUTH" that sought, without mercy, to provide information during the election season of 2004 regarding John Kerry's active duty military aboard swift boats in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. However, a member of the family organizations can say "vote" or say "do not vote" for a political candidate. Said member is Purge Congress PAC.
17. How will the donations be used?
Our Motto: YOUR DONATION IS ONTO CONGRESS!
Purge Congress, Inc. will seek to run an efficient operation. It will primarily seek to operate its family of organizations. We anticipate that most donations will be used generally. However, certain donations may be raised and simultaneously reserved for specific use. The Co-Founders anticipate that the donations will be mostly used to purchase media time, ad space, production of advertising, for Internet promotions, direct costs associated with organizing the states and local chapters on a national level, and more. Donations may be redistributed to other organizations in the Purge Congress, Inc. family of organizations, or otherwise.
Donations will be used to defend American Exceptionalism.
18. What types of geographic issues will the family of organizations seek to influence?
Our issues will be national in scope but not limited so such.
19. Will abortion be a topic for the family of organizations?
No. The Co-Founders believe the topic of abortion is a very delicate and personal issue. We envision Purge Congress Members and Donors holding various positions on this subject as we unite to solve other issues in which we may more readily agree.
20. On which issues will the family of organizations concentrate its influence and be active?
The family of organizations has many issues that it is concerned about. However, we will concentrate on selected issues in order to be effective in our advocacy. These issues will be labeled as Target Issues. A list of Target Issues will be published on our website under Target Issues.
21. Who decides what is or is not a Target Issue?
The Co-Founders ultimately decide the Target Issues and our positions. However, the opinions of our Founding Council and our registered Members, Donors, and Purgers may seek to influence the final decision / action. We encourage the Founding Council and the registered Members and Donors to participate in helping us to identify issues and positions, so please be active in our blog and our polls, as well as our email surveys. In addition, please send us your suggestions, ideas, and more.
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