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brooklynite

(93,847 posts)
Fri Feb 4, 2022, 10:42 PM Feb 2022

California county on track to be run by militia-aligned group

The Guardian

A retired police chief and self-described Reagan Republican with decades of public service, Leonard Moty checked all the boxes to represent his community in one of California’s most conservative counties.

But on Tuesday, voters ousted Moty, handing control of the Shasta county board of supervisors to a group aligned with local militia members. The election followed nearly two years of threats and increasing hostility toward the longtime supervisor and his moderate colleagues in response to pandemic health restrictions.

While it’s not yet clear who will replace Moty, the two candidates in the lead attended a celebration on Tuesday with members of an area militia group, the Sacramento Bee reported.

The recall is a win for the ultra-conservative movement in Shasta county, which has fought against moderate Republican officials and sought to gain a foothold in local government in this rural part of northern California.
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California county on track to be run by militia-aligned group (Original Post) brooklynite Feb 2022 OP
ok then...let them take power... bahboo Feb 2022 #1
Very very sparsely populated area..more trees than people Demovictory9 Feb 2022 #2
a lot of people have been drawn to Shasta County. as long as I can remember msfiddlestix Feb 2022 #3
Hadnt considered that. Demovictory9 Feb 2022 #4
It's a beautiful county. I usually camp/hike annually cally Feb 2022 #5
I don't know if they're anything like free staters, elias7 Feb 2022 #6
Fascism is creeping through America! Emile Feb 2022 #7
The two 500 KV transmission lines from Oregon go through Shasta County Klaralven Feb 2022 #8
Sounds like "State of Jefferson" crap to me. Silver Gaia Feb 2022 #9

bahboo

(16,234 posts)
1. ok then...let them take power...
Fri Feb 4, 2022, 11:21 PM
Feb 2022

and then see how fucked up things get. Maybe that will open some people's eyes...

msfiddlestix

(7,265 posts)
3. a lot of people have been drawn to Shasta County. as long as I can remember
Fri Feb 4, 2022, 11:33 PM
Feb 2022

at least over 50 years. I'd wager $5 if I had it to wager, scores of folks off grid, never accounted on Census records etc.

lots of territory to populate under the radar.

elias7

(3,976 posts)
6. I don't know if they're anything like free staters,
Sat Feb 5, 2022, 07:55 AM
Feb 2022

But in NH, there’s a whole bunch of them trying to take over the state. Some have gotten elected. One introduced a bill this year for NH to secede from the nation. That’s secede….

 

Klaralven

(7,510 posts)
8. The two 500 KV transmission lines from Oregon go through Shasta County
Sat Feb 5, 2022, 08:21 AM
Feb 2022

They are how California imports Columbia River Basin hydroelectric power.

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