'Shedding of blood' may be required to save US, controversial former Arizona state senate president Russell Pearce claims during right-wing rally
By Rod Ardehali
Daily Mail
April 20, 2019
A controversial former Arizona state senate president appeared to suggest the U.S. might have to resort to violence to save itself during a right-wing rally this week.
Russell Pearce, a firebrand ex politician who helped introduce one of the country's harshest state immigration laws, declared that it might take the 'shedding of blood to save the Republic,' during a series of remarks delivered at an event dubbed 'Patriotism Over Socialism.'
While it is unclear what the remarks specifically referred to, the heated speech comes against a backdrop of vast economic migration from Central America.
Pearce, wearing an American flag shirt and Stetson hat, told the audience of anti-immigration activists that 'I, for one, am willing to do whatever it takes.'
During the rambling speech, that appeared to have severe racial and homophobic undertones, he rallied against lawmakers who do not support his tough immigration laws.
'We have stupid leaders, we have stupid politicians, and it's time we started replacing those that refuse to stand up for the values that have shed blood for,' he said.
Pearce was fundamental in introducing the SB1070 requires police to determine the immigration status of someone arrested or detained when there is 'reasonable suspicion' they are not in the U.S. legally.
The much maligned law is among the toughest on illegal immigration nationally.
The rally also included speeches by U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., Arizona Republican Party chairwoman Kelli Ward, and right-wing activist Laura Loomer, who was banned from Twitter and for using Uber and Lyft over her anti-Muslim posts.
Later in his remarks, Pearce went on to criticize the repealing of a law that banned teachers from discussing homosexuality in the classroom.
'They took that away. Why would they do that? Why would they do that? Why would they put my children at risk?' Pearce said about the repeal of the so-called 'No Promo Homo' law.
Pearce currently works at the treasurer's office, where he earns $157,000 a year, according to county officials.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Bet many of those nutjobs were wearing MAGA caps.
8 comments:
Nut jobs? He could be right. Unless this nation see's some dramatic changes that include common sense there could be a lot of civil unrest. Take your head out of the sand and look around.
Texas is being Californianated and I predict it will go blue within two election cycles.
Unfortunately there is a bigger and bigger slice of the population that is very happy to take away rights from "those people over there" to make themselves feel more comfortable. The base of these folks is on the left side of the political spectrum. The target of these folks is on the right side. IF we wait until people are forced to wear arm bands with an R on them while out in public and Republicans are banned by law from working certain jobs, living in certain areas and speaking in public, we may have waited too long.
So then, Howie. Is EVERYONE you disagree with a nut job? Or just those who wear MAGA hats?
I've own a MAGA hat that was personally given to me by Judge Jeanine Pirro when she was dating my partner at Auto Crimes. I'm wearing it to a dinner today. Does that make me a nutjob? When people start having to hide their political affiliations and opinions, we have trouble. Your nutjob comment just reaffirmed the far left's agenda.
Dave and Trey, I was just referring to the nutjobs like Russell Pearce and those on the far-right like him. The far-right adherents are one of Trump's most ardent supporters, and the MAGA cap is very popular with them. That includes the white supremacy groups.
Howie, your focus on the nut jobs, which exist on the fringes of ANY movement, you do a great many sincere, concerned patriots a HUGE disservice.
I don't own a MAGA hat. I do own a MACA hat. At the bottom it say MAKE AMERICA CRAPPY AGAIN, VOTE DEMOCRAP.
Maybe so, Dave, but Russell Pearce is a nutjob and it figures that many in his audience were nutjobs too.
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