Local GOP Censures Sen Thad Cochran (R-MS)

[Matt Collins]

http://mississippipep.wordpress.com/2013/10/15/marshall-county-republican-party-executive-committee-passes-censure-of-cochran-in-unanimous-vote/

[No1butPaul]

Fantastic Post!

I particularly enjoyed:


WHEREAS, when any official continues to engage repeatedly in a course of conduct that violates fundamental principles of the Mississippi Republican Platform, even after such actions have been publicly called to his attention, it is the responsibility of all Republicans, including this body, to take such remedial measures as are reasonably available to them, always placing the interests of the People and our Principles ahead of any Party or Personal interests that may appear to be in temporary conflict with those interests;


Voted to fund Obamacare: In September of 2013, after Republican Senator Cruz’s bulwark stand against funding Obamacare, Mississippi Senator Cochran embarrassed our party and state by voting for cloture, knowing a 3/5 majority was needed to bring it to a vote. This tactic is a sleight-of-hand, handing over the ability to pass the legislation with a simple majority vote to the Democrats, while claiming opposition to the legislation by voting against it.

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Supported Obama’s drone program against American citizens: In March of 2013, when Republican Senator Rand Paul bravely stood up to the White House to seek reassurances that drone strikes would not be used on American soil in contravention of the Constitution, Senator Cochran chose to not support the filibuster.