Posted on 07/02/2011 1:49:24 PM PDT by The Magical Mischief Tour
Pima County Republican Party leaders voted late Thursday to take party chairman Brian Miller’s keys to the GOP headquarters away and call a special meeting to try to remove him from his post.
Miller has been under fire from party stalwarts for the past month, with multiple meetings called in recent weeks after he criticized a SWAT raid in May that resulted in the shooting death of a man law enforcement officers said they suspected of involvement in drug dealing.
Several elected officials and party leaders have complained that his comments pitted the party against law enforcement at a time when city elections are looming and candidates are gearing up for bigger 2012 races.
After questions were raised about the amount of police force used in serving a search warrant Miller said he hoped the incident would foster community discussion of “the policies that routinely lead to heavily armed and militarized local police invading private homes and a renewed interest in the civil liberties codified in our Bill of Rights.”
After Miller refused to resign, the executive committee voted 10-2 to order Miller to cease and desist from acting as an agent of the county committee and return his keys.
Barney Brenner, a member of the committee who voted to seek Miller’s removal, said he wished Miller had resigned to help heal the party.
Brenner said the action doesn’t reflect a rift between more libertarian-leaning Republicans, like Miller, and other more traditional party members.
“This is solely about the best interests of the Pima County Republican Party,” Brenner said, adding regardless of whether Miller meant it to happen, his words damaged the party and the ability of its candidates to raise money and support.
Miller said it is the executive committee that has kept the controversy in the forefront, by continuing to call these meetings to complain about his leadership.
He said he’s been consistent in defending the constitution.
“This is a political witch hunt,” he said, adding, “If they wanted it dropped, they would have dropped it three weeks ago.”
The meeting has yet to be scheduled. A two-thirds vote of the elected precinct committeemen will be required to remove him from office.
Miller said if he survives, he will then call a special meeting of his own to ask the precinct committeemen to vote on the performance of each member of the executive committee.
Funny, its a bit like some “conservatives” here, speak out against law enforcement, no matter how criminal their actions might be and you are labeled anti-cop and subject to attacks and retaliation...
And not to mention the Sheriff of Pima County is a flaming left wing anti-gun RAT, who blamed the shooting of Congresswoman Giffords on the Tea party...
So, who’s side is the Republican Party of Pima County really on?
So, who’s side is the Republican Party of Pima County really on?
B I N G O!
Hmmmm. I wonder what part of Conservatism out-of-control murdering cops belong to. I’m trying to figure out where it comes under the general heading of the govt being there to protect the citizenry. I guess I’m missing something.
Yep.
Clowns like Hannity will never countenance any critical comment of LEO’s, even when their behavior crosses the line into felonious criminal activity. For the lock-step Republicans, the law can never be wrong.
Unless we’re talking about efforts to enforce the laws against fraud on banks. Then that’s a zealous over-reaching effort.
“So, who’s side is the Republican Party of Pima County really on?”
The same side as the GOP at large - the The Status Quo.
So, these little puppet republicans are siding with Dupnik? I don’t put the primary blame on the SWAT team for the disaster. I blame Dupnik, the guy who ordered the raid, for reasons he has been unable to explain.
This is why John McCain was re-elected. The AZ GOP is run by jelly-spined RINOs.
Proves beyond a doubt that republicans put their party before principles. No different from democrats.
And is not this same department that blamed the Gilfort shooting on Sarah Palin?
The National Marxist/Progressive democrat side. Who else???
Law enforcement in this country is completely out of control.
Then Pima County Republican Party leaders should be investigated.
Whoa!!! (principles and democrats) in the same sentence?
Rats may be the party of BIG gov’t, but Pubs are the party of BRUTAL gov’t, at least in Pima county.
One word stood out to me in this article: “suspected”.
“Suspected” cost this man his life.
This agency became judge, jury, and excecutioner the moment the first swat team member pulled the trigger. All just to execute a search warrant.
Now they want to shut this guy down because he has the audacity to question the LEO’s motives and methods.
I don’t know the gentleman and did not know that Pima County even had a GOP organization. Has it ever won an election?
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