“Let me be clear: we will not be bullied, and we will not be silenced.” The Idaho Republican Party released a statement today after death threats have gone out to Idaho Republicans. Idaho GOP Chairwoman Dorothy Moon says she had a message on her home phone promising a “personal visit”.
The statement continues: “In recent days, our party has been subjected to disturbing threats…calling for the murder of Idaho Republicans. These threats follow the horrific assassination of a state senator and her family in Minnesota, a tragedy that underscores just how seriously we must treat acts of political intimidation and violence.”
She continues to write “The Idaho Republican Party will continue to stand for the traditional values that reflect our great state; values that include protecting children from irreversible medical procedures, opposing the sexualization of minors through obscene public performances, and preserving the rights of parents to guide their children’s development without interference from political ideologues.
We do not apologize for our positions, and we will not retreat from our responsibility to represent our constituents, especially when the issues at stake involve the health, safety, and innocence of Idaho’s children.
Moon says the threats have bene reported to law enforcement and there is an investigation. She goes to to say they are “taking appropriate measures to protect our staff, volunteers, and elected officials.”
She then calls for leaders from all political backgrounds to denounce the actions, saying “Violence has no place in our political discourse, and threats must never be tolerated as a form of activism.”
