If early vote totals hold, this California county will be controlled by militia-aligned group

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Mike Madrid
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Shasta County, CA has been taken over by militia members and The Proud Boys in what may be the first militia backed majority in a public agency in the country.

Redding resident Karen Lawrence, center, shows excitement as results in the Shasta Board of Supervisors District 2 recall election are refreshed on Tuesday night, while she stands with replacement candidates Tim Garman, left, and Dale Ball, right, at Country Strong Fitness in Palo Cedro. The recall was passing late Tuesday, with Ball leading Garman to fill the seat.
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If early vote totals hold, this California county will be controlled by militia-aligned group
The group aligned with the Proud Boys appears to have prevailed in Shasta County recall.
11:32 AM · Feb 2, 2022



https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article257968573.html

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After two years of threats and conspiracy theories, the militia-backed movement seeking to seize control of one of California’s most conservative counties, so far, appears to have prevailed — a major victory for far-right factions vying to replace more moderate Republican elected leaders across the state.

On Tuesday, Shasta County voters chose to recall Supervisor Leonard Moty, a Republican former Redding police chief, according to early election returns posted late Tuesday night.

With all precincts in Moty’s district reporting Tuesday night, nearly 53% of voters choose to remove him. Still, fewer than 400 votes separate the tally, and local election officials caution that the race remains too close to call.

But if the early vote totals hold, Moty’s ouster will tip the majority of the five-member board to a movement aligned with local militia members.

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[edhopper]

1. A matter of time until

the screw things up beyond fixing, or are indicted. (no question they will be corrupt)

[tanyev]

2. And then only a matter of months until the county collapses in corruption and chaos.

I predict.

[TheBlackAdder]

4. If Libertarianism is so great, why isn't there one government in existence that runs on it?

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Only two were tried, one in Central America and one in Idaho. Both were abysmal failures, since the core premise of Libertarianism means the person subscribes to being a self-affecting fuck. The are primarily out for themselves and don't like others interfering with their actions. Sooner or later chaos develops as in-fighting takes over the community, as people vie for power and control.

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[ProudMNDemocrat]

3. My remaining sister lives in Shasta County.

Though we no longer have a relationship, I have no idea as to what she is thinking. Where she lives is mostly farm lands.

[Zambero]

5. Time for Mt. Shasta to have that long-overdue eruption

An "Act of God", if you will!