More on Allen Westās chief of staff:
Via the local Crowley Political Report site, here is a fascinating video of Kaufman speaking at a 4th of July Tea Party event this past summer:
At about the 5:00 mark, Kaufman read from the Declaration of Independence: āThat whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.ā
She then continuedā¦
The Founding Fathers were brilliant. They gave us two methods with which to do it. They gave us ballots ā and thatās a first line of defense. We go out there, and we change them, we send home all of these incumbents who have done nothing to represent the people. They donāt come to their districts, they donāt talk to us ā and they stopped taking my calls.
And then the Founding Fathers were ever so brilliant ā and I donāt care how this gets painted by the mainstream media, I donāt care if this shows up on YouTube, because I am convinced that the most important thing the Founding Fathers did to ensure me my First Amendment rights was they gave a Second Amendment. (Cheering.) And if ballots donāt work, bullets will.ā
And at about 7:45, she talked about exactly what she would do if the Republicans didnāt win big in November ā a plan that sounds an awful lot like putting together a militia to fight the United States government:
When I say Iāll put my microphone down on November 2nd if we havenāt achieved substantial victory, I mean it. Because if at that point, Iām gonna go up into the hills of Kentucky, Iām gonna go out into the Midwest, Iām gonna go up in the Vermont and New Hampshire outreaches, and Iām gonna gather together men and women who understand that some things are worth fighting for ā and some things are worth dying for.ā
You heard it right: if ballots donāt work, bullets will. That from the chief of staff for newly minted Republican/GOP/Tea Party/EIEIO Representative, Allen West.