I think we can safely separate Simcox from the Minutemen, don't you?
I haven't followed the whole group in depth. I was under the impression he was their leader of sorts. I'm sure if he's into wrong doing, there are still folks who are apart of it 'fighting the good fight' and they aren't guilty of anything. I didn't intend to include all of those involved with the movement because I think their efforts are very noble, but this guy needs to disclose the finances since he's accepting contributions on a large scale. It needs to be done, or he will be.
I feel sorry for all those good folks who volunteered their time, simcox should be prosecuted!
Yes you can and it is a very safe bet to do so. Jim Gilchrist of the (real) Minuteman Project made a point to on his web site and Texas Minutemen issued a specific response to the typical accusations being spouted by Minuteman Civil Defense Corps (kicked off the project, racists language, carrying rifles, etc.) which I am including here...
note: no one was "expelled" from Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, the totally separate TEXAS MINUTEMEN organization has never had anything to do with Chris Simcox specifically because of indications that Chris Simcox was mishandling funds as far back as April, 2005. Yes, under TEXAS law, long guns can be kept in vehicles for protection and no "racist" language has ever been used by the co-founders of the TEXAS MINUTEMEN.
click the link at the bottom of the page (read more) to see the actual email that was forwarded to TXMM with the statement that Minuteman Civil Defense Corps is in fact asking for $55,000,000.00 dollars to continue a Israeli-style double fence 15 feet high with dual vehicle-trapping trenches and dual four-layer razor wire. There are also further updates to the issue of Minuteman Civil Defense Corps collecting massive amounts of money claiming to be for the fence project and it, to date is not showing up anywhere.
The person making the accusations (Chris) actually had the nerve to imply that the original Minuteman Project was a product of Minuteman Civil Defense Corps. Check this quote..
“One of the groups lending their voice to the criticism is the Texas Minutemen, an organization Simcox says has been bitter toward him since it was expelled by the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps in April 2005 for carrying rifles and using racist language.”
There was no Minuteman Civil Defense Corps during the April 2005 Minuteman Project and Chris Simcox was only a local guide for Jim Gilchrist, founder, The Minuteman Project. No member of Texas Minutemen was expelled from the project, much less any of the co-founders of Texas Minutemen. Chris is making up B.S. to have it appear as though he is the Minuteman Project. He is not. The Minuteman Project is Jim Gilchrist.
The individuals that Chris is referring to only worked for Jim Gilchrist during the original Minuteman Project, never once met Simcox during the original project and when formed in the third week of April, 2005, never associated The Texas Minutemen with MCDC in any way, to the point of flatly telling Chris in his later requests to join MCDC... NO, WE DO NOT WANT TO HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH MCDC. That is why Chris has always badmouthed TXMM and TXMM will not touch anything MCDC..
http://www.txminuteman.org/mambo/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=354&Itemid=2
BTW, if anyone has any additional questions about Texas Minutemen they can direct them here, in public, and get a straight answer, here, in public!
Thanks for letting me rant....