Morever, it’s largely the leadership’s fault, because it’s one thing to actually construct this preposterous resolution, it’s another to cram it down our throats as one big block of resolutions with no real discussion. We know that everyone wants to go home at such a late hour, and this is what is always done at mtgs. as a political tactic/ploy. This is not acting in good faith toward the PC’s of one’s own party and, therefore, is divisive!!

The committee was asking for this by being INSENSITIVE on this topic and going OVERBOARD. This is not the way to effect UNITY in the party.

You don’t take a touchy subject and then try to railroad people. That is divisive and not promoting unity. Further, a commendation from the platform would have been sufficient, but this turned out all the contrary! :0

If we want to create unity in the party, we must be willing to really HEAR our fellow Republicans and enter into dialogue. We all agree on so many things – why let certain issues such as this golden calf cause so much turmoil? And then look astonished that people are not just swallowing hook, line and sinker?

I stood up and voted NAY just on principle! It doesn’t mean I’m a radical or a nutter! It means that you are going to have to deal with me as a genuine person and not play political games and insult my intelligence!

Let’s work together and TALK things out.

You can bet the MCRC vote was unanimous because otherwise…. well, who knows when the next round of investigations will start.