RNC Censure of Cheney, Kinzinger Shows GOP 'Is a Cult:' Missouri Newspaper
A prominent Missouri newspaper took aim at the Republican National Committee's censure of Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger on Sunday, arguing that the sanction "confirms that the GOP no longer stands for anything beyond blind allegiance to the former president who fomented the violence" on January 6.
"When future historians seek to pinpoint exactly when it was that the Republican Party stopped being a legitimate political entity promoting a coherent set of principles and was transformed fully into a cult of personality organized around a would-be autocrat, Feb. 4, 2022, might be in contention," wrote the editorial board of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
On Friday, the RNC voted to censure Cheney, of Wyoming, and Kinzinger, of Illinois— the only Republicans who sit on the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The censure resolution accused the two legislators of "participating in a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse, and they are both utilizing their past professed political affiliation to mask Democrat abuse of prosecutorial power for partisan purposes."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/rnc-censure-of-cheney-kinzinger-shows-gop-is-a-cult-missouri-newspaper/ar-AATx6Nz
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and a state party's action? 
Or maybe not.
And the OP is about an editorial written by that newspaper's Editorial Board. Here is a direct link to that editorial - https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-republicans-censure-two-true-conservatives-and-confirm-their-party-is-a-cult/article_0b36c450-14de-58e5-8af0-bde33668227b.html
Here is their quote from whence the headline was derived -
By the Editorial Board 22 hrs ago
When future historians seek to pinpoint exactly when it was that the Republican Party stopped being a legitimate political entity promoting a coherent set of principles and was transformed fully into a cult of personality organized around a would-be autocrat, Feb. 4, 2022, might be in contention. That date — last Friday — was when the Republican National Committee formally censured two Republican House members, Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, for clinging to genuine conservative ideals while refusing to promote the toxic populism and contempt for democracy that now defines their party.
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The above editorial links to the resolution (in a PDF viewer at that site) - https://www.washingtonpost.com/context/rnc-resolution-to-censure-cheney-kinzinger/cf48ebbc-aeb2-42c2-9a6b-3802186203e3/
And the last part of that resolution is what impact the NATIONAL resolution will have -
This is in contrast to what is in your linked article -
By Jack Healy
Published Jan. 22, 2022Updated Jan. 24, 2022
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The censure from the party’s executive board was symbolic, but it crystallized a growing sense of anger and frustration among liberal activists and Democratic voters aimed at Ms. Sinema.
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In being censured by her own party, she joins a club that includes former Senator John McCain, former Senator Jeff Flake and the state’s sitting Republican governor, Doug Ducey, who have all been censured by the Arizona State Republican Party.
Barrett Marson, a Republican political strategist, said that those censures of prominent Arizona Republicans by their own party had little effect, and that he doubted the censure alone would hurt Ms. Sinema’s political fortunes. But, he said Ms. Sinema’s problems go far deeper than the censure vote.
“The censure in and of itself means absolutely nothing,” Mr. Marson said. “It’s a feckless move. However, Senator Sinema certainly has a broader problem than just a censure from the party faithful.”
But that didn't appear to be the intent of what you posted that came across as "both sides".
Found in a leaked advisory gray paper on the topic, the RNC suggests...
* Being in a cult unifies highly disparate groups.on crucial national issues. (yeah, as in Jonestown and Branch Davidians).
* Cults help promote unity in messaging on important social issues. (yep, 'cause if you're a Republican your fingers and ears will be cut off if you speak up against any other member) and......
* Cults encourage healthy social activities among disparate groups (I can think of many examples like the January 6th insurrection rally and Cliven Bundy's occupation of a National park).
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KY rant done......
