Monday, February 07, 2022

Local republican national committee member votes on RNC resolution censuring Cheney

The republican national committee is composed of 3 members from each state, 2 elected committee members and the chair of the State party. Robin Armstrong is one of the committee members from Texas. Robin lives in Friendswood. From the RNC:

Robin Armstrong was elected as the National Committeeman from Texas in June of 2012. He is a politician and physician who served as vice chairman of the Republican Party of Texas from 2006-2010. Mr. Armstrong has a B.S. in microbiology from Texas A&M University and an M.D. from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. 

The resolution censured Congresswoman Liz Cheney and Congressman Adam Kinzinger for participating in the Jan 6 Committee investigating the Jan 6 riot at the capitol that led to the deaths of a number of police officers and 2 rioters, along with millions in damages. Robin voted on the language claiming the riot was  "legitimate political discourse". From the resolution:

WHEREAS, Representatives Cheney and Kinzinger are 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,

The full resolution can be read below. 



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