Pima County GOP officials trying to oust party chairman over raid comments
This article doesn’t say it, but some of the offending words were: “We are all Jose Guerena”.
Pima County Republican Party leaders voted late Thursday to take away party chairman Brian Miller’s keys to the GOP headquarters and called a special meeting to try to remove him from his post.
Miller has been under fire from party stalwarts for the past month, with meetings called in recent weeks after he criticized a SWAT raid in May that resulted in the shooting death of a man law enforcement officers suspected of involvement in drug trafficking.
Several elected officials and party leaders have complained his comments pitted the party against law enforcement at a time when city elections are looming and candidates are gearing up for bigger 2012 races.
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Party insiders say to some degree, the fight reflects a rift between some of the more libertarian-leaning members of the party, and other more traditional party members. [emphasis added]
Even before the SWAT controversy raised hackles, there was some concern over a comment he made after the Jan. 8 shootings in Tucson that left six dead and 13 injured [including Rep. Giffords] when state lawmakers moved to establish a no-protest zone around funerals. At the time, he expressed concern about infringement on First Amendment rights
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Here is an earlier article with more details about Miller’s remarks about the SWAT raid, including the remark at the top.