Responding to comments made this week by McCain backers, MCRC Chairman A. J. LaFaro stated today, “Based on the responses from the diminishing number of John McCain supporters – they are either in denial, senile or lying to the public again. It’s unfortunate liberal individuals like John McCain, Jon Kyl, Democrat gubernatorial candidate Fred Duval, and Duval’s campaign manager, Grant Woods – who is a Republican – would use Saul Alinsky tactics to try silencing the millions of people in Arizona and America who disagree with them on the critical issues and their progressive socialist bullying tactics. The censure and the people who support it have never used demeaning or derogatory terms or phrases like John McCain and his few public supporters.”
The Maricopa County Republican Committee (MCRC) passed a censure resolution by a 1151 to 351 vote during its annual precinct committeemen meeting held Jan. 11 in Tempe. Within two weeks, the other five county committees passed similar resolutions censuring McCain for not sticking to the party platform.
Maricopa County is the largest county in the state with 3.942 million of Arizona’s 6.553 million residents. Maricopa County has 63% of Arizona’s registered Republican voters, according to LaFaro.
Last Saturday morning (Jan. 25), volunteers quickly gathered more than double the required 200 signatures to bring the resolution to the floor – as state committee arrived prior to the state GOP meeting, according to Timothy Schwartz, who authored the Maricopa County Resolution and headed up the movement for state passage as well. Some 55% of the 704 early morning arrivals signed the petitions as they streamed into the parking lot.
During a press conference following the AZGOP meeting, Schwartz said… “Senator McCain always drafts legislation with liberal Democrats, but never drafts legislation with members of his own Party. He never criticizes liberal Democrats, yet he publicly reprimands Conservatives in his own Party. He makes welcomed promises to get re-elected. Once elected, his promises get quickly broken.
“For many years, our citizens have attempted in vain to get the Senator’s attention. We’ve made countless phone calls, written letters, and attended town halls. But Senator McCain has ignored the people he represents. Washington’s power lure has thoroughly corrupted. But Arizona cannot be ignored any longer.”
Schwartz further stated, “Those in our Party who refuse to listen are becoming fewer every day, but those who care about the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights and the Second Amendment – well, our numbers are swelling, and, we’re become tired of “business as usual” in Washington D.C.”
He continued, “This message is vitally important. We are losing our Country. Everyday a little more of what made this Country the greatest Nation on Earth is being taken from us — and Washington is to blame. Ironically, it seems necessary that we must remind ourselves that those who go to Washington go for us, not themselves. They go to make the voice of their constituents back home heard. Yet Senator McCain does not listen to his constituents back home, and will not even listen to his own Party. He goes to Washington with an agenda of his own. That must change.
“As each election cycle rolls around, we are constantly reminded of Senator McCain’s war record. And yes, we are mindful of that….but that was some 60 years ago!! It’s time to ask the same question the popular song does: “What have you done for me lately?”
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