Topic: Reform Party

The conversation moves to the American Reform Party and the decision to distance the movement from Ross Perot. Speakers express skepticism about Perot's role in a perceived "scam." The segment transitions to a social gathering where the Mike Hanson Freedom Report and Radio Chaos are discussed among attendees.

Steve Lane interviews Jim Welch of the American Reform Party regarding the history of the "United We Stand America" organization. Welch explains that the group was started by Ross Perot in 1992 as an educational group for political reform. The interview explores the background of the movement before Welch broke away from Perot in 1995.

Jim Welch describes the 1994-1995 efforts to form a new political party in Texas. Unlike other states, the Texas group moved quickly to establish a platform and bylaws aimed at dispersing power away from a centralized authority. Welch notes that the national leadership in Dallas eventually rejected their proposed bylaws for giving too much power to the people.

The Texas committee continued to develop a political platform despite orders from the Dallas national office to disband. Jim Welch explains that Ross Perot changed his mind about a new party, opting instead to allow established Republicans and Democrats to speak at their convention. The committee planned to use proxy votes to regain control from the national leadership.

Following the dissension in the original Reform Party, representatives from 23 states met in Schaumburg, Illinois, to form the American Reform Party. Jim Welch discusses the financial history of Perot Systems, claiming the company was "bailed out" by a Swiss banking merger which may have influenced Ross Perot's political shifts.