State GOP requires a loyalty oath

[Bravo Zulu]

Associated Press
TOPEKA - The state Republican Party is forming a loyalty committee so that it can punish officers who endorse or contribute to Democrats.

The state committee's anti-Cloud resolution and its decision to form the loyalty committee came as Republicans continue to feel the sting of election losses last year.

"The motive behind this is, 'Let's make sure Republicans are supporting Republicans,' " said Christian Morgan, the state GOP's executive director. "If you want to hold a party post, you should at least be supporting Republican candidates."
The state committee's actions struck a sour note for some Republicans, particularly moderates on issues such as abortion. Bob Beatty, a Washburn University political scientist, suggested the loyalty committee could prove a "public relations disaster."
"Ironically, it smacks most of the Communist Party," Beatty said Monday. "That's the kind of public irony that most parties try to avoid -- the party of freedom telling people they have no freedom."


http://www.kansas.com/news/state/story/135962.html

[hobbit709]

1. -- the party of freedom

The Republicans have NEVER been the party of freedom since the days of Abraham Lincoln. After that they never wanted to give people rights.

[tanyev]

2. That's an interesting technique for increasing your membership.

I wish them all the success they deserve.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. We love Jesus and George Bush, but not necessarily in that order!