Greenville GOP Censures Lindsey Graham.

The Greenville County Republican Party has censured Lindsey Graham. From the Greenville Times-Examiner:

(Note: I am told that members of the Spartanburg GOP have tried to pass the same resolution at the past two Spartanburg GOP meetings. The Spartanburg Chairman has used parliamentary procedure both times to thwart a vote. CofCC members believe it would pass if given a chance.)

The resolution that passed with a majority vote of representatives from 60 of Greenville’s 105 organized Republican precincts follows:

Whereas, the 2001 Greenville County Republican Convention passed a resolution opposing any legalization of illegal immigrants;

Whereas, the Greenville County Executive Committee in 2004 and 2006 passed resolutions opposing any legalization of illegal immigrants;

Whereas, thousands of grass-roots, self-described Republicans, here in Greenville County have sent e-mails, faxes, letters, made telephone calls, and showed up at events to express their strong opposition to any legalization of illegal immigrants;

Whereas, U. S. Senator Lindsey Graham continues to adamantly support legalization of illegal immigrants in spite of the evidence stated above;

Whereas, U. S. Senator Lindsey Graham expressed contempt for grassroots Republicans, conservatives, and anti-illegal immigration activists by calling them “bigots” who will be told to “shut up,” before the National La Raza Conference.

Therefore, let it be resolved: That the Greenville County Executive Committee respectfully requests, with sincere sadness, to censure Sen. Lindsey Graham for many of the positions which he has taken that do not represent the wishes of the people of South Carolina, such as:

Immigration, border security, McCain-Feingold, and participation in the “Gang of 14.”