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TexasTowelie

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Sun Aug 25, 2019, 06:03 AM Aug 2019

51st state supporters reserve booth at Spokane County Interstate Fair, draw scrutiny

Supporters of a movement to turn Eastern Washington into a 51st state have concerned local progressive activists by reserving a booth at the Spokane County Interstate Fair.

The movement to create a new state called Liberty has been championed in recent years by state Rep. Matt Shea, the Spokane Valley Republican who has faced calls for his resignation amid revelations that he explored ways to surveil political adversaries and endorsed training children in “biblical” warfare.

Shea’s former legislative aide, Rene’ Holaday, said in a Wednesday installment of her “Liberty State Radio” podcast that volunteers have begun collecting petition signatures and handing out flyers at fairs across Eastern Washington, including recently in Grant County.

“Our county captains have been hitting it out of the park this past week with their Liberty state booths at their local fairs,” said Holaday, who calls herself Lady Liberty.

Read more: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/aug/24/51st-state-supporters-reserve-booth-at-spokane-cou/
(Spokane Spokesman-Review)

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51st state supporters reserve booth at Spokane County Interstate Fair, draw scrutiny (Original Post) TexasTowelie Aug 2019 OP
A state in Eastern Washington would be a land of poverty and despair Renew Deal Aug 2019 #1
That sounds like Idaho Sewa Aug 2019 #3
Turning a part of Washington into another state sounds like something Russian spies would promote. Farmer-Rick Aug 2019 #2

Farmer-Rick

(10,135 posts)
2. Turning a part of Washington into another state sounds like something Russian spies would promote.
Sun Aug 25, 2019, 08:49 AM
Aug 2019

Take a careful look at their funding. I bet you find the little man in Russia, Putin, is funneling some of his radio active citizen's wealth into that group.

Really, this sounds like a false flag designed by Putin.

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