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  • Bruce Under Fire For 'Illiterate Peasants' Remark (CO State Rep)

    04/23/2008 5:47:13 AM PDT · by Impy · 117 replies · 371+ views
    thedenverchannel.com (ABC) ^ | April 22, 2008 | AP
    DENVER -- Lawmakers in the state are trying to determine what kind of action will be taken against Republican Rep. Douglas Bruce after he was ordered to leave the podium of the Colorado House of Representatives for saying that Colorado doesn't need "5,000 more illiterate peasants." Bruce made the comment Monday during a debate on a bill that would allow the state to help immigrant workers get temporary visas from the federal government. Rep. Kathleen Curry, D-Gunnison, who was chairing the floor debate, ordered Bruce to leave the speaker's podium after saying, "How dare you?" Bruce denied later he was...