'Commit to not criticizing the president': Hawaii GOP ousts leader for speaking at Women's March

[DonViejo]

Source: RawStory


02 FEB 2017 AT 15:20 ET

Republican lawmakers in Hawaii have reportedly booted state Rep. Beth Fukumoto (R) out of her position as House Minority Leader because she participated in the Women’s March against President Donald Trump. Fukumoto told KHON that she was bullied by her colleagues and is now considering switching parties.

“The Republican Party is getting increasingly hostile to different opinions,” she explained. “If you followed what happened at the state convention (in May 2016), I got booed for about 10 minutes straight for raising concerns about President Trump, then nominee Trump, and the way he treated women and minorities in many of his remarks. I, at the time, had said this is not, this should not reflect our party.” Fukumoto said she “repeated those sentiments at the Women’s March last week.”

“And since then, there have been many calls for my resignation, and my caucus members have raised concerns about whether or not that means I’m a Republican, whether or not that means I’m fit for leadership, whether or not that means I should even be an elected official.”

In an address on the state House floor, Fukumoto revealed that Republicans had asked her to agree to never criticize Trump again. “They told me they would keep me in this position if I would commit to not disagreeing with our president for the remainder of his term. Mr. Speaker, I’m being removed because I refused to make that commitment, because I believe it’s our job as Americans and as leaders in this body to criticize power when power is wrong.”



Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/02/commit-to-not-criticizing-the-president-hawaii-gop-ousts-leader-for-speaking-at-womens-march/

[Angry Dragon]

1. she should have told themm to go to hell with trump

[Initech]

2. And they say we're the ones who need safe spaces.

[enough]

3. These people seem to have no idea what the United States of America is. NT

[Turbineguy]

4. She's lucky

Kim Jung Un would have had her shot.

Just goes to show how tolerant republicans are.

[angstlessk]

6. Were'r not there YET!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

5. They have forgotten what the second greatest Republican, Teddy Roosevelt,

said: speaking out against criticism of the President "is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."

[angstlessk]

8. The democrats should have that quote etched on a plaque and posted

on the floor of both the senate and the house!

How could the republicans complain? He was a republican once?

[Stonepounder]

15. +1000

[Aristus]

7. Hawaii GOP?

Isn't that, like, seventeen people or something?

[billh58]

14. Eighteen, if you

count Tulsi Gabbard...

[Cha]

25. lol I see you have the Islands there in

your avatar.. which Island, do you mind me asking?

I'm on Kauai

[billh58]

28. Hi Cha!

Makawao, Maui for the past 60 years.

[Cha]

29. Nice! I've been here

in Kapaa for 6 years this time and in the '90s for 6 years. 12 years in upstate New York in between.

[billh58]

30. Originally from

Long Beach, CA, but moved to Hawaii when I was 16 (before statehood). Married a Maui girl, and have called Hawaii home ever since.

Aloha no,
Bill

[Cha]

33. Aloha, Bill!

[flygal]

27. .....

[cab67]

18. I just checked out her campaign web site.

I would never have guessed she's a Republican from its content.

[LisaM]

9. The Democrats need to sweeten the pot for her to get her to switch parties.

I hope that she does.

[mahina]

23. I realize that's the sentiment here but I disagree.

She'll vote with us when she agrees and won't when she doesn't. It doesn't matter if she has a D or and I by her name. My recollection of her opposition to solutions most liberals would see the sense in, during her neighborhood board service, informs that opinion.

The good one to bring over would be Cynthia Theilen, who is such a fine person and advocate for renewable energy and the environment. That'll never happen though.

We don't really need one more person with a D behind their name from the right.

I give her lots of credit for taking a courageous stand, though.

[LisaM]

31. But she's in office now!

They aren't going to un-elect her and it would give the Dems a larger majority

[mahina]

32. We don't need a larger majority. It's 45 to 6. There are zero Republicans in the Senate.

[Marthe48]

10. Thank you!

Anybody who tries to smother freedom of speech is a traitor. Anybody who supports trump is a traitor. Our country is at stake, our national identity, our international reputation.

Rep. Fukumoto is 100% right and her critics are 100% WRONG.

[rzemanfl]

11. No, if she was 100% right she never would have been a Republican.

She's right this time.

[Marthe48]

12. She is capable of growth

but, my bad.

[mahina]

24. Thank you.

[Skittles]

13. if you care about people, if you care about America, LEAVE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY

NOW

[Stonepounder]

16. Since when is a "Loyalty Oath" required of what are supposed to be Public Servants???

[catbyte]

19. Since Germany, circa 1933?

Next thing you know it, Der Drumpfenfuhrer will have little school children singing songs praising "Great/Dear Leader" before classes in the morning, just like every other two bit, tin horn despicable dictatorship.

[sinkingfeeling]

17. Wow, a Republican with guts and someone who puts country over party.

[milestogo]

20. She needs to switch parties.

[Beartracks]

21. "Tough guys" that can't handle other opinions are still...

... snowflakes looking for safe zones.

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[TNNurse]

22. GOP AGAINST FREE SPEECH

Guess that whole Constitution thing is meaningless to them.

[Trust Buster]

26. At the same time that they are whining that tax exempt churches cannot exercise their right

to free political speech. Does their hypocrisy know no bounds ?