I mean that’s basically a rule that says they can’t associate with other GOP members, so it’s not surprising they’d reject it.
And, as awful as Nazis are, there’s this thing called “freedom of association.” We’d have to change our Bill of Rights before a law like that wouldn’t be stricken by the courts.
That means our only recourse is to work as hard to protect our democracy as they are trying to dismantle it.
And, as awful as Nazis are, there’s this thing called “freedom of association.”
Which includes the freedoms of private organizations to not associate with Nazis.
We’d have to change our Bill of Rights before a law like that wouldn’t be stricken by the courts.
We’re not talking about the government limiting associations, this is a private organization trying to limit what it’s members can do, which is perfectly legal and not even out of the ordinary. As far as I’m aware, the bill of rights is immaterial to this situation, considering we’re talking about private people interacting, something which you have no right to force upon people aside from protected classes.
Wow, the US GOP is both nazist and zionist. I did nazi that coming!
“It’s the same photo.”
If your organization knowingly tolerates any number of Nazis in its ranks, you have a Nazi organization.
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
In a 32-29 vote on Saturday, members of the Texas GOP’s executive committee stripped a pro-Israel resolution of a clause that would have included the ban— delivering a major blow to a faction that has called for the party to confront its ties to groups that have recently employed, elevated or associated with outspoken white supremacists or antisemitic figures.
In October, The Texas Tribune published photos of Fuentes, an avowed admirer of Adolf Hitler who has called for a “holy war” against Jews, entering and leaving the offices of Pale Horse Strategies, a consulting firm for far-right candidates and movements.
Rather than calling for a break from Defend Texas Liberty, the faction proposed general language that would have barred associations with individuals or groups “known to espouse or tolerate antisemitism, pro-Nazi sympathies or Holocaust denial.”
The party’s internecine conflict has exploded into all-out war since the impeachment and acquittal of Paxton, a crucial Defend Texas Liberty ally whose political life has been subsidized by the PAC’s billionaire funders.
After Paxton’s acquittal, Defend Texas Liberty vowed scorched-earth campaigns against those who supported the attorney general’s removal, and promised massive spending ahead of next year’s primary elections.
The day prior, Sen. Bob Hall — an Edgewood Republican who has received $50,000 from Defend Texas Liberty — was also at the Austin hotel where executive committee members were meeting, and in a speech condemned attempts to cut ties with the group based on what he called “hearsay,” “fuzzy photographs” and “narratives.”
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They know their audience.
Of course I know them, they’re me!
Republicans are NOT Nazis! They just want to be able to associate with Nazis!
