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Greenville Republicans Censure Sen. Graham
The Times Examiner ^ | 8/7/2007 | 4everontheright

Posted on 08/07/2007 7:30:43 AM PDT by 4everontheRight

The Greenville County Republican Party Executive Committee met Monday night to elect members of three standing committees. The meeting ran for 3 hours, including brief comments by one presidential candidate and representatives of three other candidates.

Following the election of members of the Finance, Rules and Candidate Recruitment and Liaison Committees, two hotly debated resolutions were passed by executive committeemen.

A resolution proposed by Chris Golden would have asked Sen. Lindsey Graham to resign as a member of the Republican Party, and not seek the Republican Party nomination for the United States Senate or any other office in the future.

After extended debate, the resolution passed with an amendment that was a compromise between the original strong resolution and a much weaker one.

The resolution that passed with a majority vote of representatives from 60 of Greenville’s 105 organized Republican precincts follows:

Whereas, the 2001 Greenville County Republican Convention passed a resolution opposing any legalization of illegal immigrants;

Whereas, the Greenville County Executive Committee in 2004 and 2006 passed resolutions opposing any legalization of illegal immigrants;

Whereas, thousands of grass-roots, self-described Republicans, here in Greenville County have sent e-mails, faxes, letters, made telephone calls, and showed up at events to express their strong opposition to any legalization of illegal immigrants;

Whereas, U. S. Senator Lindsey Graham continues to adamantly support legalization of illegal immigrants in spite of the evidence stated above;

Whereas, U. S. Senator Lindsey Graham expressed contempt for grassroots Republicans, conservatives, and anti-illegal immigration activists by calling them “bigots” who will be told to “shut up,” before the National La Raza Conference.

Therefore, let it be resolved: That the Greenville County Executive Committee respectfully requests, with sincere sadness, to censure Sen. Lindsey Graham for many of the positions which he has taken that do not represent the wishes of the people of South Carolina, such as:

Immigration, border security, McCain-Feingold, and participation in the “Gang of 14.”

A resolution introduced by Evert Headley called for a public reprimand for members of the South Carolina General Assembly who cast votes for Justice-elect Don Beatty to fill the vacancy in Seat Five of the South Carolina Supreme Court.

The resolution alleged that as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, Judge Beatty cast numerous documented votes on taxes, gun control and the issue of protecting life, both born and unborn, contrary to basic Republican principles.

In part, the resolution that passed stated:

That the Republican members of the South Carolina General Assembly who cast votes for Judge Beatty should be publicly reprimanded for selecting a South Carolina Supreme Court Justice–Elect who has a measurable record of anti-conservative philosophy.

Be it further resolved that Republican members of the South Carolina General Assembly who cast votes for Justice-Elect Beatty and who previously took public positions favoring stances such as a right-to-life, Second Amendment rights, and tax reform, have a responsibility to communicate to their constituencies official explanations of rationale in voting for a judicial candidate who espoused views in the contrary to those supported by their district constituents.


TOPICS: Government; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: 110th; graham
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To: Mamzelle
I heard about all his war chest money and for the most part it comes from out of state...he is toast here I don’t care who he thinks he is kidding. I got a mailer from Graham the other day and I never opened it up. I did save it though because I got it on Friday and I don’t line the bird cage until Saturday so by Sunday it was already put to as good of use as I have for anything Grahamnesty
21 posted on 08/07/2007 10:51:41 AM PDT by 4everontheRight ("Boy, those French: They have a different word for everything! "- Steve Martin)
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To: 4everontheRight
Good!! It's a start and it puts him on notice. I hope it makes him very nervous. I dislike Grahamnesty more than any other senator, RAT or RINO! To say that I detest him, would be a huge understatement. I'd like to get my hands around his throat and choke him, and I'm not a violent woman. LOL
22 posted on 08/07/2007 10:56:38 AM PDT by NRA2BFree
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To: NRA2BFree
“I’d like to get my hands around his throat and choke him, and I’m not a violent woman. LOL”....

I like your thinking.....and that is from one nonviolent woman to another!!! :)

23 posted on 08/07/2007 11:26:42 AM PDT by 4everontheRight ("Boy, those French: They have a different word for everything! "- Steve Martin)
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To: 4everontheRight

Does anyone in Freeperland know where I can get a DUMP GOOBER bumpersticker??? I am moving to his hometown next week and would be proud to drive around with that next to my STOP THE BEAST (Hillary’s picture)sticker.


24 posted on 08/07/2007 11:47:06 AM PDT by samanella ((Iraq: Brave Soldiers, Vital Cause, Gutless Politicians))
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I like your thinking.....and that is from one nonviolent woman to another!!! :)

Well, thank goodness you feel that way too. I didn't know if he affected other women the way he does me. :o) He's one little sissy who really gets under my skin. His arrogance is unbelievable. When I saw his speech at the Latino convention and heard him call us "bigots" and say that he was going to tell us to "shut our mouths", I wanted to dive through my TV screen and rip his heart out right then. Suffice to say, he would not be safe around me. LOL

25 posted on 08/07/2007 11:47:17 AM PDT by NRA2BFree
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re: I got a mailer from Graham the other day and I never opened it up.)))

Send him a Bush Peso. I can show you where to find one if you don't know.

26 posted on 08/07/2007 12:39:51 PM PDT by Mamzelle (Down with Mel Martinez)
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To: 4everontheRight

PS—he’s not toast. With the money and Bush’s help, he’ll force himself on South Carolina.


27 posted on 08/07/2007 12:41:00 PM PDT by Mamzelle (Down with Mel Martinez)
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To: samanella

Does he still keep an office in Seneca?


28 posted on 08/07/2007 12:43:11 PM PDT by Mamzelle (Down with Mel Martinez)
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To: Mamzelle

No, it’s in downtown Greenville...a stone’s throw from my office. I still want a bumper sticker.


29 posted on 08/07/2007 1:30:05 PM PDT by samanella ((Iraq: Brave Soldiers, Vital Cause, Gutless Politicians))
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Does anyone in Freeperland know where I can get a DUMP GOOBER bumpersticker???

Try this:

Shutup Lindsey

30 posted on 08/07/2007 2:33:11 PM PDT by End_Clintonism_Now (<==== NOW MORE THAN EVER !!!!!)
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