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MaduroBU wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2019 2:04 pm Antifa attacking Cruz and McConnell during the Kavanaugh hearings was obscene. Taking a firm stand against that sort of ludicrous behavior is important,

I agree with you 100% on that part!


and to me, that stand includes condemnation of folks who show up at the homes of government officials.

There is a big difference in showing up to deliver a flier and showing up to intimidate, disrespect, yell at, etc.

MaduroBU wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2019 9:06 am State elected officials all maintain "contact me" options online. Mcnutt may not like that, but that's the accepted pathway. Showing up at a stranger's door from across the state is not "handing out fliers, and we would all condemn that behavior if anti gun nutters did it to pro gun Congressmen.

Ahh... but so do the voters, it's called mail, email, text and voice mail- yet every cycle, I get a dozen or so "paid activists" show up at my door, looking to alter my vote to their guy. Should I call the news and police and be afraid for my life?

If it's accepted for the politicians, why not the voters?

baytownb wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2019 11:15 am ...That being said, if ANYTHING about him being armed...

You know, I just assumed that he had a gun but I went back and watched it again, and I did not see a gun, or even a bulge under his (fairly snug) shirt... further, he said he flew to Austin from lubbock and was in a rent car. So I have to ask, did McNutt actually have a gun or even say he was armed? (if he did, I missed it)

mojo84 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2019 10:33 am

bblhd672 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2019 10:16 am So Bonnen lied/exaggerated/mischaracterized/politicized whatever you want to call it. Most politicians do that without a second thought.

What Bonnen didn't lie about was McNutt going to his and other legislators homes while they were in Austin for the legislative session. And that is the crux of what McNutt did to reflect badly upon himself and law abiding gun owners in Texas who want less restrictions on their 2nd Amendment rights. That he did it in the nicest, gentlest manner possible doesn't mean he was right in doing it.

No elected official is going to go after the Speaker in an effort to oust him during the legislative session over this.

What he did and how he did it are examples of passive aggressive behavior. He drove across the state to show up at their homes and neighborhoods while the legislators weren't home to let them know he and his followers know where they live.

What he did is a passive aggressive method of doxing and intimidation.

I'm surprised by these comments. So we should accept bonnen's slanderous behavior/character attack as fine/normal, but someone acting as a gentleman having a conversation with a State Trooper is problematic?

I also missed the doxing and intimidation part? The trooper put the flier on the door, after a pleasant and light conversation. The fact the TXGR's own person delivered it is no more "intimidating" than hiring a person to go door to door.

Is this different than a politician sending political canvassers to my home asking for a vote. They have my address and know my name. Door hangers/fliers are now aggressive? I guess I should feel really threatened by about 50 different politicians.

WildRose wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2019 9:51 pm
What do I think? I think the speaker and his chair should both resign. I also think the activist should file a defamation lawsuit against both of them.

I agree... bonnen and his tactics are bush league.