Founded in 1991, the Republican Liberty Caucus works to advance the principles of limited government, free markets and individual liberty within the Republican Party.

We are putting together a new promotional video for the Republican Liberty Caucus. This is one of several RLC video projects which are in development, each with a different approach to making people aware of what the RLC is and what we believe in.

For this project to succeed, I need short video clips from as many RLC members from all over the country as I can get, with a simple message. All your clip needs to say is “I believe in X and I am the RLC” where X represents a fundamental right which you believe in.

It’s simple and it doesn’t require much work and you can submit your clips by e-mail. I can handle any video format and will edit them together into a coherent whole. I don’t guarantee to use every submission, and it would be a good idea for each participant to do 3 or more different clips on different topics so that I have plenty to work with.

We need diversity. Some of the clips should have groups of people, some should be individuals and there should be a mix of ages, genders and ethnicities if possible.

There are two kinds of group clips we’d like to see.

Individual: One person saying “I believe in X and I am the RLC.”

Small Group: A group of 2-5 people each saying “I believe in X” in sequence, followed by all of them saying together “and we are the RLC.”

Large Group: Everyone speaks in unison, saying “We believe in X and we are the RLC.”

Everyone should look happy, upbeat and smiling within reason. Feel free to submit multiple different clips with different approaches and themes. The more variety we get the less we’ll have to duplicate the themes, so do some you think are unusual or unexpected, not just the obvious ones. You can also vary saying “RLC” and “Republican Liberty Caucus.” There can even be a few where you throw in some additional details or commentary, but most should be kept as simple as possible. We could even have some where you say “I don’t believe in X and I am the RLC” where X is something undesirable.

Here are some suggestions of specific issues you might want to consider mentioning in your clip, but if you can think of more unusual but relevant ones, go wild.

Freedom of speech
Freedom of assembly
The rule of law
Freedom of religion
Limited government
Responsible government
Free enterprise
Entrepreneurial capitalism
The constitution
National sovereignty
Individual liberty
The right to privacy
Individual responsibility
Do it yourself capitalism
Private property
Gun rights (pose with your gun?)
Government by the people
Free labor
The right not to join a union
Lower taxes
Sound money
Educational choice
Ending the war on drugs

I’m sure you can think of more examples and good variations of these.

For the best results, if you don’t have a high-end digital video camera and some sort of studio lighting, shoot your clip outdoors in good natural light. It doesn’t matter what format video file you produce and you can shoot individual clips or a series of takes in one video which I can then edit. Get some RLC friends together and shoot a bunch of clips and send them all in together if you want. Do it at a rally or event.

When you send them in include the names of the participants and what state they are from. We will assume that submission of a video clip implies permission to use those clips in a video promoting the RLC.

The deadline for inclusion in the project is January 31st. Get your clips in by then. Send them to: dave@fontcraft.com.

Thanks for helping to spread the word.

Dave