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Last night, the Clark County Republican Party Central Committee in Nevada unanimously passed a resolution soundly denouncing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2012, sections 1021 and 1022, and requesting immediate action against it by the Clark County Sheriff. These sections of NDAA 2012 include language that the Clark County Republican Party calls “blatant attacks on the United States Constitution, specifically Amendments 4, 5, 6, and 8 of our Bill of Rights”. In NDAA the federal government claims the right to detain American citizens indefinitely, without producing a search warrant.
The resolution passed last night calls for and requests the Clark County Sheriff, Douglas Gillespie to publicly state that Clark County is not a battlefield, as the NDAA declares, and that he will not enforce the imposition of martial law, absent a declaration of war duly approved by Congress. In addition, the resolution requests the Sheriff to publicly state the he will not aid or participate in the unconstitutional arrest, detainment, torture, assassination, or extraordinary rendition of any United States citizen in Clark County, Nevada.
Originally posted by Blackmarketeer
The 'Clark County Republican Party of Nevada' is not "THE" Republican Party. Considering that the Sponsor (Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon [R-CA25]) of the NDAA is a Republican, the Republican Party has fully embraced the NDAA. Even the Democrats have embraced it, even if the person who signed it into law claimed to have some "reservations" about it. There are local Democratic governments that have also denounced it, as other local Republican governments. I would not go so far as to claim either of those represent a unified party opposed to the NDAA. (see: Democrats and Republicans at local level step up to oppose NDAA detention)
Originally posted by johnnysixguns
While I am not a Republican, I now know who is getting my vote this fall.
Originally posted by CoolerAbdullah786
reply to post by eLPresidente
The subject heading is slightly misleading. It makes it seem like the entire GOP, especially the Representatives and Senators, denounced it. Instead it's just one group of Republicans in a county in Nevada and not even Republican lawmakers.
Originally posted by johnnysixguns
reply to post by CoolerAbdullah786
Ron Paul.
I read the article. I had it narrowed down to Ron Paul or Gary Johnson. Even if it is a minority of GOP, it is 'his' minority, you could say. While I am liberal in many aspects, I don't find enough common denominators to align myself with the Democratic party, and I feel Gary Johnson would be a vote that would be better served going to Ron Paul.
Originally posted by CoolerAbdullah786
reply to post by eLPresidente
The subject heading is slightly misleading. It makes it seem like the entire GOP, especially the Representatives and Senators, denounced it. Instead it's just one group of Republicans in a county in Nevada and not even Republican lawmakers.
Originally posted by CoolerAbdullah786
Originally posted by johnnysixguns
reply to post by CoolerAbdullah786
Ron Paul.
I read the article. I had it narrowed down to Ron Paul or Gary Johnson. Even if it is a minority of GOP, it is 'his' minority, you could say. While I am liberal in many aspects, I don't find enough common denominators to align myself with the Democratic party, and I feel Gary Johnson would be a vote that would be better served going to Ron Paul.
Well if you are "Liberal in many aspects" what about Jill Stein? RP and GJ are more Conservative and both are Republicans. Well GJ was until Dec. 2011 when he realized that he couldn't win the GOP ticket. He's still very much a Conservative Republican, as is Ron Paul.