MT GOP Legislator declares “Democracy..has failed”
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Monday, February 7, 2022
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MT GOP Legislator declares “Democracy..has failed”
Joins a growing list of MT GOP members who are attempting to subvert Democracy
Helena, MT – This week, Kalispell state Rep. John Fuller wrote an op-ed that declared “democracy is a methodology of government that has failed as miserably as socialism.” His shocking op-ed attempts to argue that protecting democracy should not be a legitimate goal of a government, because democracy is “tyranny.”
Rep. Fuller goes as far as to equate the tyranny of American democracy with the tyranny of the British colonial monarchy.
With his latest op-ed, Rep. Fuller joins a growing list of Montana GOP members who have either advocated for the whole-sale dissolution of democracy or worked tirelessly to dismantle its frameworks.
Sen. Steve Daines and Rep. Matt Rosendale flamed the Jan 6th insurrection attempt by voting to throw out election results, and failed to condemn the violence, investigate and hold insurrectionists accountable.
Attorney General Austin Knudsen has promulgated the dangerous Big Lie conspiracy theory by hosting Mike Lindell at his office.
Rep. Derek Skees has made it very clear how little regard he has for the Montana state constitution, which he has deemed as “socialist rag” and has threatened to “throw out.”
“It is shocking that the Montana GOP has grown so radical that they’re arguing that Democracy is a failure.” Sheila Hogan, executive director of the Montana Democratic Party said. “The MT GOP sounds more and more like Russian propaganda every day.”
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