"A New Christian State or Bloodshed."

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/washington-democrats-call-for-gop-state-rep-matt-shea-to-be-expelled-after-latest-allegations/

Washington Dems want GOP Rep. Matt Shea out over texts discussing physical attacks on political enemies

OLYMPIA — Washington Democrats have called for the expulsion of GOP state Rep. Matt Shea from his caucus and other sanctions after a report that he allegedly participated in a group chat that discussed spying on and attacking political enemies.

A story by The Guardian on Saturday detailed group text messages purportedly exchanged among Shea and right-wing activists in response to November 2017 demonstrations around the country that had been planned by anti-fascists. Some conservatives feared those demonstrations would lead to a civil war.

According to The Guardian, the participants in the chat thread discussed physically attacking demonstrators, showing up at their homes, or where their children go to day care, and conducting background checks on political organizers.

At one point during her own speech Thursday, Shea’s legislative assistant, Rene’ Holaday, said supporters of the 51st state idea were bound by a common sentiment: “It’s either going to be bloodshed or Liberty State.”
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Shea delivered the last speech of the night, covering many of his usual talking points. He denied the existence of global warming, instead blaming seasonal wildfires on changes in forest management practices. He spoke of the cultural and political differences between Eastern and Western Washington. He claimed the United States is “a Christian nation” under siege by atheists and Communists.

To prove his point, Shea shared a photo of a small group of leftist antifa, or anti-fascist, protesters on the steps of the Capitol in Olympia. One was holding a red-and-yellow flag bearing the hammer-and-sickle symbol of the Soviet Union.

“The Communists and atheists – those that are responsible for the deaths of more people than any other belief system in the history of the world – unfurled their flag on the Capitol steps this last spring,” he said.

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/may/24/former-matt-shea-loyalists-escorted-out-of-51st-st/