Gun toter at Obama rally tied to Arizona separatist groups

[Renew Deal]

Reminder. I wonder what William Kostric thinks today.



The man who brought a gun to President Barack Obama's town hall meeting on Tuesday is a former Arizona resident with ties to an extreme right-wing group that calls for "resistance...against unconstitutional or illegal behavior by government officials."

William Kostric, 36, formerly of Scottsdale, stood outside the New Hampshire meeting on healthcare with a gun holstered at his thigh and holding a sign proclaiming that "it is time to water the tree of liberty."

The quote, often referenced by militia members and those in separatist movements, refers to Thomas Jefferson's famous call for vigilance: "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of tyrants and patriots."

Records show that Kostric is a "team member" of the Arizona chapter of We the People Foundation, which has a stated goal of "returning America to it's founding principles."
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http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/WATCHBLOG/60115

[provis99]

1. America's "founding principles"? What, rule by slave-owning white men?

I suspect that's what they always mean.