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And the reality is, religious conservatives are using a small number of people, (60,000) to gin up fear. Can't really use the blacks & browns anymore, though lord knows you try, gays, no longer such an easy target but trans. With trans we can own the libs. Oh yeah. And that's all it is in its blown out of proportion glory.

Commented: Wednesday, March 29th, 2023 @ 1:21 pm By: Big Bob

The very start of the grooming process is trying to tell children that they can decide for themselves whether they want to be a girl or a boy. This is very damaging to children and should be strictly prohibited in schools. Any teacher that does that should be summarily fired. Unfortunately, Beaufort County Schools have no policy on that so teachers are allowed to do it. That is dangerous to children and needs to be corrected.

Commented: Wednesday, March 29th, 2023 @ 11:04 am By: Rino Hunter

The real question is whether the Beaufort County Republican Party leadership will now do the right thing by Tandy Dunn. We need to be fighting the increasingly radicalized Democrats, not engaged in a circular firing squad among ourselves.

Commented: Wednesday, March 29th, 2023 @ 8:31 am By: John Steed

Ms. Garris, I have found the Republican Party plan of organization, sort of like a party constitution, on the NC Republican Party website and studied it. I read in your comment that you say you followed that document, but I have a few questions.

First, please cite me the provision of that document that gives you the power and authority to decree that someone has "automatically resigned". I see the provision on automatic resignation but it does not provide in its terms for any particular person or body to make that determination. Please cite the specific provision by number from that Plan that gives you as county chairman the power to do this. The article above says you did it "unilaterally" which I presume means doing it by yourself without the consultation and agreement by any county party body. I do not even see anything in this plan that even says whether such a determination is made at the county, state, or some other level. I also read the part about powers and duties of the chairman, and I saw nothing there that gives you this power. Am I missing something? If so please point it out.

Secondly, it appears that Dunn is being punished more severely than those who actually admitted party disloyalty, while the determination has now been made that he should never habe been punished at all because he did not commit party disloyalty. While it is not completely clear from the article, it would appear that he had already been suspended from participation in party offices sometime close to when those who resigned did so. Please clarify whether that is true. The others had their resignation go out of force at the convention because they were allowed to run for things, but Dunn's was not. If that is the case, that is clearly a double punishment. Alternatively, if the punishment for Dunn just started at the convention, why was that done while his appeal was still pending?

So the two questions are:
1) Cite the specific provision of the Republican plan of organization that gives you as county Republican chairman the power to declare that someone has "automatically resigned" due to party disloyalty. Give me the specific provision number.
2) Was Tandy Dunn punished both before the convention and at the convention for party disloyalty and was that inconsistent with the punishment of those who actually committed and admitted party disloyalty? Why were the latter allowed to run for office and Dunn not?

The internet is an amazing thing. There is a lot of information out there that can be found to fact check comments such as yours. Anyone reading this can have a look for themselves at the NC Republican Party website and decide for themselves whether that document was followed. As the old saying goes "the devil is in the details.

Commented: Wednesday, March 29th, 2023 @ 7:30 am By: Rino Hunter

It would be great to have an answer from both. Has this been forwarded to them? I would bet money they will split like the did on Obamacare Medicaid expansion, where Kidwell voted with the taxpayers and the grassroots against it, but Perry, who is in bed with Big Medicine, supported it.

In North Carolina, with the rules in our state, Obamacare Medicaid expansion will provide money for woke hospitals like UNC and ECU to do child genital mutilation surgeries. Jim Perry sold us down the river on that one.

Commented: Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 @ 9:28 pm By: Conservative Voter

Your intended point is fine for folks like you, and a less cynical, and younger me. Sadly, there are new age Republicans, well connected and here in Beaufort County, that talk a mediocre game, but have reduced themselves to little more than useful idiots of the Left.

Browny, your well "intended points' are well received and of a great long lasting value on this /these publications.

Commented: Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 @ 8:02 pm By: Stan Deatherage

15. That said, the Beaufort County Republican Party operated correctly under the Plan
of Organization. The Automatic Resignation provision, unlike the Party Disloyalty provision,
does not afford any opportunity to be heard to individuals like Mr. Dunn.

I informed Mr. Dunn that he had the right to file for an arbitration hearing and I am glad he did. We have revised our Plan of Organization to hear items such as these at the local level. I believe this is the way it should be. I respect the process. Thank you for your spin but I will be happy to clarify and answer any questions.

Commented: Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 @ 7:14 pm By: Carolyn Garris

Browny: What if one of some stature is "labeled a RINO" by a bona fide RINO, who is well accustomed to projecting many accusations against many real Conservatives.

Commented: Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 @ 6:38 pm By: Stan Deatherage

I agree with BH. More guns is the answer. We just have to be willing to live with the outcome. We cant cry every time a group of kids gets shot up. This is our world are we are armed. We just need to suck it up, bury the dead and understand the same thing will happen again tomorrow. No big deal. Stupid liberals. No gun control! EVER!

Commented: Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 @ 5:03 pm By: Big Bob

Those with these serious mental health problems should be institutionalized instead of put out on the streets to wander around as homeless.

Commented: Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 @ 3:10 pm By: Conservative Voter

The one who is not true is YOU, Bob. Nobody I know thinks nutjobs ought to have guns, bombs, knives, vehicles, etc., and clearly these mixed up trannies are in that category. A boy who thinks he is a girl is as nutty as a boy who thinks he is Napoleon, and neither should have anything that could be a deadly weapon.

Commented: Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 @ 1:21 pm By: Conservative Voter

Our country is facing an existential threat from the far left that wants to destroy our Constitutional Republic, and local Republicans are involved in this sort of catfight?????? It should be all hands on deck to stop the radical Democrats.

Commented: Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 @ 11:42 am By: John Steed