词条 | Young Conservatives of Texas |
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| name = Young Conservatives of Texas | colorcode = | logo = |motto = "Pro Libertas. Pro Texana." | chairman = Saurabh Sharma | senior vice-chairman = | treasurer = | secretary2 = | executivedirector = | founded = 1980 | headquarters = Austin, Texas | mother_party = | international = | website = yct.org}}Young Conservatives of Texas (YCT) is a non-partisan conservative youth organization based in Texas. Founded in 1980, it has chapters at ten universities—including Baylor University, the University of North Texas, Texas A&M University, Texas State University, the University of Texas at Austin, Trinity University, Lone Star College, Texas Wesleyan University, St. Edwards University, and Texas Tech University.[1] A total of 177 delegates attended the first convention. YCT and its members participate in a wide spectrum of Texas politics, attempting to shape the policies of the state of Texas and the whole of the United States.[2] HistoryYoung Conservatives of Texas was formed by a faction that split off from Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) in 1980. The Texas chapter of YAF, led by student activist Steve Munisteri, broke off after a dispute with the national organization. The Young Conservatives of Texas was founded on March 2, 1980, (Texas Independence Day) in Austin. There was a convention held that day wherein Congressman Bill Archer, Ernest Angelo (former Mayor of Midland and former National Committeeman), and many others spoke at a gathering to launch the group. A total of 177 persons attended part or all of the convention. At the conclusion of the convention, it was decided that Young Conservatives of Texas would be founded.[3] ChronologyA few selected events from the YCT history:
List of State Chairmen
YCT alumni in politicsYCT alumni can be found working in a number of political capacities, and several members and alumni have successfully run for public office. A partial list can be found below.
ActivitiesProtests and demonstrationsSome YCT chapters have garnered media attention from their often deliberately controversial protests. These demonstrations have included such events as the American Civil Liberties Union Nativity scene, Affirmative Action Bakesales, Catch an Illegal Immigrant, playing Rush Limbaugh on a PA System "because we can," and protesting Ted Kennedy's reception of the George Bush Award for Excellence in Public Service. The Texas A&M YCT chapter has also conducted mock wedding ceremonies with things such as bicycles, books, and animals to protest against Obergefell v. Hodges. Endorsements and campaignEach election cycle, members of YCT meet with candidates for office in the state of Texas to conduct interviews to determine that candidate's adherence to conservatism. Based on these interviews, YCT offers its official endorsement of the candidate in each race who it believes to be the most conservative. Members then campaign for the endorsed candidates in their respective races. The endorsements are decided by the board of state officers and chapter chairmen from each university. Individual chapters are not allowed to issue endorsements. Rating the Texas LegislatureYCT has consistently rated the Texas legislature going back to the 1975 Legislative Session. In doing so, Young Conservatives of Texas has now compiled 38 years worth of ratings of the Texas Senate and Texas Legislature which track the ideological shift in Texas political parties over that time.[6] ControversyOn October 1, 2013 the Young Conservatives chapter at UT Austin held a bake sale to show the effects of affirmative action on minorities. Prices were different depending on the person's race. The head of the chapter Lorenzo Garcia[7] said they wanted to show how affirmative action can be more harmful then helpful and said it can cause reverse racism. However, it received negative reactions even from the school's own news columnist. Pavel Nitchovski, a columnist at the Horn, a local newspaper that covers UT Austin said "What’s so sad about this whole bake sale (aside from its utter tastelessness and caricaturization of a very serious issue) is that the people involved actually think that they’re making a valid intellectual point with their childish actions," Nitchovski wrote. "They are convinced that rather than behaving like attention-seeking children, they are genuinely starting an intellectual discourse." [7]The next month, the same chapter made national headlines when they proposed an on-campus game called "Catch an Illegal Immigrant," involving students in red shirts that said Illegal Immigrant whose capture would net a player 25 dollars. They cancelled plans after criticism from other students, the administration, and state attorney general Greg Abbott, a Republican.[8] This time chapter head Garcia said, "The idea for the event was intentionally over-the-top in order to get attention for the subject."[8] References1. ^{{cite web|title=YCT Chapters|url=http://yct.org/chapters}} 2. ^{{cite web|title= About YCT|url=http://www.yct.org/about-yct/}} 3. ^{{cite web|title= Interview with Steve Munisteri|url=http://www.yct.org/steve-munisteri-chairman-of-the-republican-party-of-texas-and-founder-of-young-conservatives-of-texas/}} 4. ^{{cite news| url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/04/politics/uwire/main4568527.shtml | work=CBS News | title=Second YCT Anti-Obama Carnival Draws Crowd Of Protesters To Texas A&M | date=November 4, 2008}} 5. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.pointsoflight.org/press-releases/president-barack-obama-joins-former-president-george-hw-bush-celebrate-20th-anniversa|title=Press Releases|work=Points of Light|access-date=2018-12-01}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=YCT Legislative Affairs|url=http://www.yct.org/ratings/}} 7. ^{{cite news| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/01/affirmative-action-bake-sale_n_4025362.html | work=Huffington Post | first=Tyler | last=Kingkade | title=Conservative Students Think Affirmative Action Bake Sale Is A Good Idea | date=October 1, 2013}} 8. ^1 2 {{cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-young-conservatives-group-cancels-catch-illegal-immigrant-game-v21537743|title=Texas young conservatives group cancels 'Catch an Illegal Immigrant' game|publisher=NBC News|date=Nov 19, 2013}} External links
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