Posted on 07/18/2022 6:21:52 PM PDT by cotton1706
Idaho’s dominant political party charted a new direction for itself over the weekend at its state convention, not only replacing all current members of the GOP state party leadership, but also approving an array of resolutions, rule changes and platform modifications favored by the farthest-right wing of the party.
“My concern is a purge has begun,” said Gem County delegate Steven Thayn, a current GOP state senator from Emmett who attended his first state GOP convention in 1972 at age 18, the first year that 18-year-olds were allowed to serve as delegates. “What you see here is basically wanting to achieve unity through purity,” he said.
The three-day convention in Twin Falls, attended by more than 700 delegates from across the state, approved 14 resolutions, nine platform changes, and one sweeping proposed rule change, which would allow party officials at the county, legislative district and state levels to endorse and donate to candidates in primary elections, and even to block disfavored ones from running by determining they’re not really Republicans.
In addition, the proposed rule change, and a matching resolution that also passed, would sharply restrict who can vote in Idaho GOP primary elections. If approved by the state party’s standing Rules Committee in January and then by the Legislature, the rule change would block anyone who hadn’t affiliated as a Republican at least 12 months in advance from voting in the primary, along with anyone who’s disaffiliated from the party, affiliated with a different party, or even donated to a candidate from another party within the last two to three years.
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wow, this is great news. I bet George W.. is happy, as well as the former Attorney General William Barr and Liz Cheney is ecstatic.
A good model for other state GOPs to use. This only scares the subversives.
Read through the whole thing.
Just simply Amazing and Outstanding.
The GOP in my newly adopted state is on the right track!
Oh SNAP!
LOL
“My concern is a purge has begun.”
Whatever gave him that idea?
and even to block disfavored ones from running by determining they’re not really Republicans.UH OH! That one, with out specifically defining what a "real Republican" is, could be a problem for anyone NOT a RINO.
And, they bring their politics with them. They're too stupid to do anything else.
“My concern is a purge has begun,”
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A Bush League Republican purge is what is needed nationwide.
“UH OH! That one, with out specifically defining what a “real Republican” is, could be a problem for anyone NOT a RINO.”
I think the intent is the opposite. For example, if you’re a Republican candidate for office and you’ve donated to democrats in say th last ten years, or voted in democrat primaries or endorsed democrats, then you’re not a real Republican.
The problem is Idaho is going to be flooded with Romney Republicans from CA. It might take a decade or two but it will happen.
Don’t assume RINOs can’t use these rules against conservatives at some point.
I call it "Liberation".
Where in Idaho did you land?
The word is spreading. “No More RINO’s”.
We already have the bloody Marxist democrats to contend with; we don’t need back stabbing RINO’s around to block good ideas and legislation like RINO John McCain did with the bill to gut Obamacare.
RINO’s need to register as the democrats they really are if they want to stay in politics. They are not wanted at all in the republican party. With friends like RINO’s; who needs enemies...
CDA
Damn right it’s a purge. Squeeee, little shitlib rats.
Excellent news!!
It’s way past due for these kind of changes to occurs in EVERY state!!!!!!
Well past time the Republican Party has gotten outta the bushes!!!!!!!!
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