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O'Brien Purges House Leadership of RTW Opponents

by: William Tucker

Wed Jun 01, 2011 at 15:45:25 PM EDT

Zandra reports House Deputy Majority Leader Matt Quandt (Exeter) and House Whip Tim Copeland (Stratham) have resigned their GOP house leadership posts. Both men have been outspoken in their opposition to the so-called right-to-work legislation promoted by Speaker O'Brien. Both sharply criticized O'Brien on their way out.

“Our family is made of staunch Republicans,” Matt Quandt said. “We are not here to blindly follow a leader who is rejecting those values to please a group of transplants who have no understanding of New Hampshire tradition.”
“I’m a retired state worker and know first-hand what these attacks on workers will mean to middle class families in New Hampshire,” Rep. Tim Copeland said. “I cannot sit by and participate in a leadership team that is bent on destroying the strong labor force and good benefits that we have in our state. I cannot condone the incredible disrespect that Bill O’Brien has shown to other members of our caucus who are trying to represent their constituents.”
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O'Brien Purges House Leadership of RTW Opponents | 24 comments
Vote of No Confidence (4.00 / 2)
Has there ever been a vote of no confidence or one in which a speaker was removed?  If not, now would be a great time to make history!

"We start working to beat these guys right now." -Jed Bartlet
"A group of transplants" (4.00 / 5)
That's an interesting phrase.  I wonder who he is talking about.  
kidney? liver ? n/t (0.00 / 0)


note to close readers: this might be sarcastic so think twice before reading to candidates for use in their attacks on each other
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Brain! (4.00 / 2)

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Matt or Lee? (4.00 / 1)
Matt Quandt is Lee's son. Like his father he has been in the legislature for some time.

If this is Matt then It looks like we can add another name to the courageous short list of Republicans standing up against leadership.

Lucy--( agree)

It's Matt n/t (0.00 / 0)

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These people are incredibily brave (4.00 / 3)
and I hold them in deep regard.  Thank them if you can.

You have not converted a man because you have silenced him.  (John Morley, 1838-1923)
What is the GOP's idea of Democracy? (0.00 / 0)
Kinda make you wonder about he current crop of Constitutional Republicans.

I love it when GOPers talk about running Gov. like a business----SINCE WHEN IS A BUSINESS EVER A DEMOCRACY!

SORRY BOUT THIS (4.00 / 1)
I shouldn't say this but I must

ANYBODY GOT AN EXTRA SHORT BUS FOR OBRIEN AND HIS STAFF

Standing up to Speaker O'Brien (0.00 / 0)
So happy to see two more stand up to O'Brien. I fear that there are House members who don't even know that they CAN stand up to him. I'd like to see the admirers of Walter Peterson write a public letter speaking out about the meanness and small mindedness of many of this year's House members. Where are the wise men/women when we need them? Are they afraid to call out their fellow Republicans who go after public education, the needs of our mentally ill, etc? Or, perhaps they approve of all this?
O'Brien Purges House Leadership of RTW Opponents | 24 comments

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