Monday, April 22, 2013

Benton County GOP Newsletter Article Suggests "Shooting" Legislators - Talk Business

Perhaps the most dramatic example is found in the April newsletter sent out today by the Benton County Republican Party – the reddest of counties in northwest Arkansas.  The newsletter contained an explosive article entitled “Scathing” by committee member Chris Nogy, husband of Benton County GOP secretary Leigh Nogy.

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The full article and newsletter can be read here. It offers very strong criticism for Republican legislators that voted for the private option.  Here is perhaps the most troubling portion.

We need to let those who will come in the future to represent us [know] that we are serious.  The 2nd amendment means nothing unless those in power believe you would have no problem simply walking up and shooting them if they got too far out of line and stopped responding as representatives. It seems that we are unable to muster that belief in any of our representatives on a state or federal level, but we have to have something, something costly, something that they will fear that we will use if they step out of line.

If we can’t shoot them, we have to at least be firm in our threat to take immediate action against them politically, socially, and civically if they screw up on something this big. Personally, I think a gun is quicker and more merciful, but hey, we can’t.

But we have to do something, we have to gain control of our representatives, if we don’t then what the hell are we doing as a party except having fundraiser dinners and meetings just to raise more money for future meetings and fundraisers, and giving money to empower and elect those who would betray us without having the control to keep them in line once we do?

Benton County GOP Newsletter Article Suggests "Shooting" Legislators - Talk Business

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