Posted on 08/18/2017 9:13:09 AM PDT by Ennis85
The ongoing controversy surrounding the proposed removal of the Confederate monument in Travis Park was at the center of Wednesday evening’s citizens to be heard session in City Council Chambers.
As speakers addressed Council members on the dais inside, about 10 individuals donning kevlar vests and assault rifles stood guard outside. They arrived as escorts for This Is Texas Freedom Force (TITFF) Vice President Brandon Burkhart, who addressed Councilmen Roberto Treviño (D1) and William “Cruz” Shaw (D2) – authors of the Council Consideration Request to relocate the monument – during his time to speak.
“I’m going to address you guys again, especially you two, Shaw and Treviño,” Burkhart said echoing through the chamber. “Do you guys see the problems that you’re causing? … Do you know the death threats that I’ve received?”
Burkhart, one of the lead organizers for the rally defending the monument on Saturday, criticized council members for failing to support San Antonio police officers who arrested one individual and stopped an SATX4-led street march during Saturday’s demonstrations. He reiterated that his organization was prepared to recall Treviño and Shaw, should the monument be moved.
“A lot of Texans are watching,” Burkhart told the councilmen. “We are prepared to move forward with a recall for you Treviño, you Shaw … if need be, because we are not going to stand by and let you remove a monument that represents veterans, not race.”
This is the second time that Burkhart spoke at a citizens to be heard session, but the first time that he arrived with a heavily armed security detail. Outside of the chambers with around 15 police officers standing nearby, Burkhart stated that a credible threat had been made against his life by members of the opposition.
“We have threats on my life, we have threats on a few of our members’ lives that said they were going to shoot us tonight when we came here to speak,” Burkhart said. “They’re trying to silence me, which is not going to work. We will come armed every time and we will come [with] even bigger armaments if we have to. If we have to bring a bigger security team with us, we will.”
Councilmen Treviño and Shaw told the Rivard Report after Wednesday night’s remarks that they would not be moved by intimidation tactics.
“I think it’s sad that somebody feels that they have to make an argument by instilling fear first into the conversation,” Treviño said. “I think it’s unfortunate that they would do it like that.”
“Using guns or threats of violence doesn’t solve anything,” Shaw said. “Like I said before: this is about an opportunity for the city to come together to … discuss peacefully. When you bring guns to an event, that doesn’t express peace. That’s violence, and San Antonio is better than that.”
““A lot of Texans are watching,” Burkhart told the councilmen. “We are prepared to move forward with a recall for you Treviño, you Shaw … if need be, because we are not going to stand by and let you remove a monument that represents veterans, not race.””
I don’t think that “A lot of Texans” can recall a member of the San Antonio city Council.
Now, the voters of Trevino’s district can remove him, but everyone outside of that district has no say in the matter.
There one thing democrat politicians do is lie and lie some more.
If they say peace they mean war.
you can not trust them.
I am not an expert on San Antonio city politics, but I suspect that people from outside the city showing up at a city council meeting with weapons does not move their cause in a positive direction.
Ping.
All Texans should have a say about what to do with our historical monuments that we ALL visit and enjoy, and if these low level politicians try to take down the monument, I expect and hope the Texas governor to step in.
As for people carrying guns in Texas--it's Texas and we have the right to do so, especially if we have a bunch of crazed BLM fools--who make up a fraction of the population--making death threats and other demands about our statues.
think it’s sad that somebody feels that they have to make an argument by instilling fear first into the conversation,” Treviño said. “
Yeah Trevino, YOU use cops enforcing gross distortions of law to in sill fear. Well...right back atcha’.
"If they bring a knife, we'll bring a gun" works both ways.
“All Texans should have a say about what to do with our historical monuments that we ALL visit and enjoy, and if these low level politicians try to take down the monument, I expect and hope the Texas governor to step in.”
If this was a monument that was on state property and belonged to the state of Texas, you would be correct, but this is a monument that belongs to the city of San Antonio.
“As for people carrying guns in Texas—it’s Texas and we have the right to do so, especially if we have a bunch of crazed BLM fools—who make up a fraction of the population—making death threats and other demands about our statues.”
Persons on both sides of this mess are crazed, from Antifa to BLM, to the Klan, to the Neo-Nazis to the White Power crowd. They are are political garbage.
If Law Enforcement refuses to do anything about Leftwing Terrorists everyone has to carry small arms for protection. Get use to it.
I dunno. The council members might respond to intimidation better than they do to logic, since obviously logic has failed.
They’re defending freedom of speech there. If so, great stuff.
Councilmen Treviño and Shaw told the Rivard Report after Wednesday night’s remarks that they would not be moved by intimidation tactics.
Aren’t they being intimidated to take the statues down?
There will be a lot more of this. Leftist agitators will go to the event and commit acts of violence. They don’t care if they get arrested, because the media will hide their leftist origins, and blame the violence on Trump supporters.
Will the city council put this to a popular vote or just use their personal whims.
The Speakers were threatened so they armed themselves.
Next they’ll go after the Alamo.
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