Denied Due Process
Some thoughts as we enter the weekend before the June 2nd LCRP monthly meeting.
As many of you know, this Monday night there will be a vote to censure Preston Baines, John, and me.
Over the past month, the party leadership has emailed a written prosecution against us FOUR TIMES to the body, and when we requested the contact info for the ECs and presidents to provide our written defense in the vein of due process, we were denied.
Though I doubt they’ll give us any chance to speak on Monday night anyway, I’m not planning to provide a defense.
I refuse to degrade myself to the entertainment and pleasure of Mark Weber to scramble together a rebuttal the night of the vote.
I saw the smiles and twinkle of glee in his eyes when he reluctantly gave us an impromptu 5 minutes split between the three of us the night of the ambush censure, while Matt Heim (Debbie Heim’s husband) stood up and stared us down as he growled and slammed his fist in his hand.
I regret participating in their drama by trying to muster a minute-and-half rebuttal, only to sit down and endure a young man I’ve never even spoken to before take the mic for over five minutes telling me to just “take it.”
When Preston (a respected and dedicated conservative and active member of the party for decades) stood to give a defense, Mark Weber initially refused to let him hold the microphone, only to acquiesce when he felt the room reeling in shock and disgust. Video of this incident is below.
This is only further evidence of the petulant behavior and authoritarian control our party leadership has begun to wield over its members.
On another note, I find it confusing that the LCRP leadership claims that those of us who campaigned for office damaged the party and “drove people away,” while simultaneously boasting in their new larger venue to accommodate the growth.
It’s just as confusing as the leadership claiming their reputations were damaged during the campaign, when they won the election 2-1.
I personally know several people who quit participating in the party since even as far back as October due to direct mistreatment from our Chairman. Should those people write a resolution to censure our Chairman for that?
When I ran for State EC, I was falsely accused of many things by my opponents (including damaging rumors about my sexuality), being called a liar, and even a “cancer to society.” Should I write a resolution to censure those responsible for that?
If public servants don’t have the constitution to receive criticism, or the fortitude to withstand a campaign (even after they won), then they should remain in the private sector.
It’s interesting to mention that not a single member of the leadership who signed off on the censure has ever reached out to me regarding my actions during my campaign.
Furthermore, the night of the ambush censure, while I had the mic I invited anyone and everyone in the party to contact me if they had any questions or concerns about my actions, or the allegations against me. Not a single party member reached out. I even specifically invited certain members to lunch to discuss it, and they declined my invite. One in particular claimed she “didn’t want to hear it.”
If the majority of the voting body thinks it’s appropriate to censure party members for campaigning based on the one-sided allegations provided by leadership, then I welcome them to censure me, and I’ll wear it as a badge of honor.
Regardless of the outcome, I will continue to do what I have always done — expose corruption in our government, and call out compromise amongst our elected officials.
A worldwide cancel culture campaign, stalkers, death threats, and a corrupt FBI didn’t stop me. Not sure how Mark Weber and Debbie Heim think they will.
